Aralez Posted May 12, 2007 Report Share Posted May 12, 2007 Saw an Amiga version of EU and wondered if there were any differences between that version and the PC version? Zombie, you are the leading Xcom collector here, can you please tell me more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knan Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 No night missions. Apart from that, very few differences. Reputedly higher quality music. (avoid the amiga cd32 version, it loses a lot of information when saving ... due to very limited save game space on that console.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NKF Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 It uses the Amiga mod tracker sequences for the music. Brilliant music format for its time. Think of it like Midi sequeces, but with wave audio instruments rather than using your soundcard's instrument table (which differs from soundcard to soundcard). Games like Crusader, Halloween Harry (aka Alien Carnage), Unreal and Deus Ex use an identical but more modern format. Very efficient music format for mainly instrumental pieces (no lyrics). But that's enough gushing from me. I believe there might've been some minor cosmetic differences as well. Well, less graphics. - NKF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 I seem to recall something like the kneel option not being there or something as well, though I might just be getting confused with the "reserve TU's for kneeling" button that's in TFTD and not in UFO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aralez Posted May 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 So basically if i stay with my PC version i will not miss anything except the better music? Oh well. NKF, i will try to take a look at he MOD music files, though. You made me curious. Thanks for the answers, guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tepid tasoth Posted May 18, 2007 Report Share Posted May 18, 2007 I used to fiddle around A LOT w/ the MOD files back then in the old DOS demo coding time. Anyone recalls ScreamTracker 3? Anyhow, w/ composer software like aforementioned ScreamTracker, you could alter the music easily. Edit: Aralez, wie war das, Du kommst aus Heidelberg? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knan Posted May 18, 2007 Report Share Posted May 18, 2007 I used to fiddle around A LOT w/ the MOD files back then in the old DOS demo coding time. Anyone recalls ScreamTracker 3? Anyhow, w/ composer software like aforementioned ScreamTracker, you could alter the music easily. Ah, what was it... Cubic player? The dos player that could play any strange module you came across? I raise you an ancient NoiseTracker on the Amiga 500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aralez Posted May 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2007 ScreamTracker 3? Cubic player? Never heard of those.. My first computer was an Atari 800XL, then i switched to game consoles. Genesis, SNES, and finally PS1. I traded my PS1 and all the games i had for a new PC with Duke Nukem 3D on it I was the first guy in the whole area with a Pentium, lol @Tepid Tasoth, nicht direkt in Heidelberg (ca 20 km weg) aber Heidelberg ist international bekannter, da wissen die Leute wenigstens wo's liegt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolatemouse Posted May 18, 2007 Report Share Posted May 18, 2007 My first machine was a ZX81 sinclair 1 KO memory then i tried amstrad 6128, thomson TO8 and atari 520 ste.I only got one console the first old atari one with the pong game, the pc have my fidelity, there is no mods on consoles.(ps i got your pm aralez and have answer to it) Nose kiss Edited and sorry i was a bad mouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aralez Posted May 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2007 *post obsolete* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolatemouse Posted May 18, 2007 Report Share Posted May 18, 2007 I beg mercy and hope to avoid crucifiction from Slaughter.And will keep for me what i think of companies who keep right of games and not even update them or adapt them to new os. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aralez Posted May 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2007 Chocolatemouse, there is a Xcom version for Pocket-PC's available and it is free and legal and runs in XP and Vista. Sadly the website seems to be down https://www.smksoftware.ru/pufo.shtml But if you want i can send it to you, the file is very small. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolatemouse Posted May 18, 2007 Report Share Posted May 18, 2007 I have mine an old legal one:) and this one tooI just wanted to show you link to others addicted to XCOM EU Nose kisss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomb Bloke Posted May 19, 2007 Report Share Posted May 19, 2007 If memory serves, WinAmp will quite happily play MOD files. Been a while since I've messed with them though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aralez Posted May 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2007 I do have problems extracting the music from the file, still working on it And Irfanview plays the mod files, too iirc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tepid tasoth Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 There's a DOS tool out there called "FM-EXTRACT" or something like that. It's pretty good. I used it all the time fpr extracting MODs. If you can't find it on the net, I may have a copy of it still hidden on some ond harddrive of mine... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aralez Posted May 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 Thanks for the offer, Tepid Tasoth, but i have found the problem: The file was corrupted. Thanks nonetheless! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knan Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 Give MultiRipper a try. Far down on the page. https://iancoog.altervista.org/ Can't even remember the name of the tool I used to grab .mod-files from Star Control II back in the day. It's been, what, a decade? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aralez Posted May 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2007 Gee, thanks, Knan, will try that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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