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Re: WC-Kilrathi Saga

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From: scatter
Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2003 04:44
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"DK" <rden...@hotmail.com> wrote in
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> Hi!
This is odd, it plays fine on my overclocked P4-2.7ghz machine in winXP.
Do all of them go fast, WC1-WC2-WC3, or is it only one or two of them?

You should also pick up WC4, as kilrathi saga includes a patch to make 
wc4 run in windows.

What DirectX version are you running?  I know I had problems with one of 
them (can't remember), but no issues with DX8.1 and DX9.
  

> A couple of years ago, I bought a WC - Kilrathi Saga with WC 1, 2 and
> 3. On the box is written that it was "modified for Windows 95"; "and
> the gamespeed is also adjusted f�r contemporary machines"; "For
> Pentium 60 or better"
> I have tried it on a 200 Mhz MMX with windows 95, 4 Mb graphic card
> and it goes so fast! I am thinking of trying it on a 550 Mhz AMD K6-2,
> but I am not sure if it's worth fhe bother!? And the Giga
> herz-machines, I can forget, I suppose!
> I remember liking the game, when I bought it, I also bought the IV and
> WC-Prophecy  later.
> But I'd like to play from start, First WC 1 and so on!
> Is there any fixes or patches to slow down the game a bit? Or are some
> parts of the game meant to be very difficult?
> Or is it just me getting to old for fast games :-) I'm 52 (-:
> Dennis
> 
> 
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Subject: Re: WC-Kilrathi Saga
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