(Q) Amiga version- any differences?

[Aralez]

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?

[Knan]

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.)

[NKF]

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

[Pete]

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.

[Aralez]

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!

[Tepid tasoth]

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?

[Knan]

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

[Aralez]

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

[chocolatemouse]

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

[Aralez]

*post obsolete*

[chocolatemouse]

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.

[Aralez]

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.

[chocolatemouse]

I have mine an old legal one:) and this one too

I just wanted to show you link to others addicted to XCOM EU

 

Nose kisss

[Bomb Bloke]

If memory serves, WinAmp will quite happily play MOD files. Been a while since I've messed with them though.

[Aralez]

I do have problems extracting the music from the file, still working on it And Irfanview plays the mod files, too iirc.

[Tepid tasoth]

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...

[Aralez]

Thanks for the offer, Tepid Tasoth, but i have found the problem: The file was corrupted. Thanks nonetheless!

[Knan]

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?

[Aralez]

Gee, thanks, Knan, will try that!