I'm waiting eagerly for U:A. I don't think no-prone is "dumbed down". I don't call X-Com 1 dubmed down because there's only stand/crouch and no run/walk difference... Actually I'm playing the windows version of X-Com 1 perfectly right now and I don't get uptight because I can't go prone.
(It works on XP on my Athlon 2600+ without having to use like 5 slow-down programs or VMWare or DosBox or something weak and STILL not end up working)
[edited by - Nypyren on June 27, 2003 5:49:29 AM]
XCom clone.
Hehe, yeah I also found the WinXP working version of Xcom, I love that game, but it''s damn hard! I''ve played many similar games, but X-com is amazing, it was way ahead of it''s time in many aspects if you ask me.
quote:Original post by Bad Maniac
Hehe, yeah I also found the WinXP working version of Xcom, I love that game, but it''s damn hard! I''ve played many similar games, but X-com is amazing, it was way ahead of it''s time in many aspects if you ask me.
where did you get that version? i´d love to play ufo again but can´t get it to work on my winxp.
I can't remember where I got it, basically you'd need a full version of UFO first of all, and I'm told it's now regarded abandonware.
I can't seem to find it on google, but it's basically a new .exe file that acts as a wrapper between the game and directX I think.
I could possibly upload the .exe alone somewhere, but I need to figure out if it's legal first =D
[edited by - Bad Maniac on June 27, 2003 8:31:59 AM]
I can't seem to find it on google, but it's basically a new .exe file that acts as a wrapper between the game and directX I think.
I could possibly upload the .exe alone somewhere, but I need to figure out if it's legal first =D
[edited by - Bad Maniac on June 27, 2003 8:31:59 AM]
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You can still buy a Wins 95/98/ME version on Amazon.
Which probably means that its not abandonwarez yet...
[edited by - samsmithnz on June 27, 2003 9:30:51 AM]
Which probably means that its not abandonwarez yet...
[edited by - samsmithnz on June 27, 2003 9:30:51 AM]
hmm, I got X-COM 2 - Terror from the Deep on abandonware (http://free-game-downloads.mosw.com/abandonware/pc/strategy_games/games_w_z/x_com_terror_from_the_deep.html)
seems strange that the first one isn''t also...
by the by, TFTD runs fine on WinXP, but it''s processor-speed based, so animation and scrolling is looney tunes (days flash by even on 5 second interval !), plus I couldn''t get the sound to work.
Thorax.
seems strange that the first one isn''t also...
by the by, TFTD runs fine on WinXP, but it''s processor-speed based, so animation and scrolling is looney tunes (days flash by even on 5 second interval !), plus I couldn''t get the sound to work.
Thorax.
You can get the patch from
http://f0dder.has.it
under misc. But you need the windows directdraw version.
[edited by - Cocalus on July 2, 2003 3:12:49 AM]
[edited by - Cocalus on July 2, 2003 3:14:15 AM]
http://f0dder.has.it
under misc. But you need the windows directdraw version.
[edited by - Cocalus on July 2, 2003 3:12:49 AM]
[edited by - Cocalus on July 2, 2003 3:14:15 AM]
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p.s. on this site http://f0dder.has.it/ is the "patch". It''s basically a user-created fix for some graphics problems. Requires the Windows (Collectors Edition) version of either X-Com 1 or 2. NOT the MS-DOS version (as supplied by abandonWare).
Thorax.
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p.s. on this site http://f0dder.has.it/ is the "patch". It''s basically a user-created fix for some graphics problems. Requires the Windows (Collectors Edition) version of either X-Com 1 or 2. NOT the MS-DOS version (as supplied by abandonWare).
Thorax.
Do a search for X-Com GOLD abandonware and I'm sure you'll find a download link somewhere. It's less than 10 megs for cryin' out loud 
If I knew for sure whether it's OK to host it, I would host the stand-alone installer that I found myself.
[edited by - Nypyren on July 18, 2003 3:05:51 PM]
If I knew for sure whether it's OK to host it, I would host the stand-alone installer that I found myself.
[edited by - Nypyren on July 18, 2003 3:05:51 PM]
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