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Article #35796Re: Windows version of XCom
From: Anssi Saari
Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 13:02
Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 13:02
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"Kalten" <LordKalten@pandion.chapterhouse.eos> writes: > 1) Where can I get hold of a windows copy of XCom:UFO Defence / UFO:Enemy > Unknown? Other than your friendly neighborhood pirate server, I don't know. I got mine from a PC Games cover disk, July 2000 apparently. > 2) Does the windows version correct the bug where its always on easy level? No, but you can use xcomutil for that. > 3) What are the main differences with the windows version? They added some bugs so that it crashes sometimes, but otherwise it's the same, low resolution and all. It even runs really fast on current hardware, as I recall. > 4) On the Amazon site, it states that the games are compatible with 98/NT. > I assume that it was released quite a while back. Is it compatible with > Windows XP / Windows XP Pro? I think I've played it in XP, but I'm not sure. There is a patch to fix graphics corruption with some display drivers, see http://www.xcomufo.com/x1dl.html for that and some other interesting downloads.
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Path: mbox-mo1.pugleaf.net!number1.nntp.sjc.giganews.com!number1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!internal1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!border2.nntp.dca.giganews.com!cyclone1.gnilink.net!gnilink.net!news.glorb.com!news.zanker.org!border2.nntp.ams.giganews.com!border1.nntp.ams.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!feeder2.news.jippii.net!feeder1.news.jippii.net!news.cc.tut.fi!not-for-mail From: Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi> Newsgroups: alt.games.x-com Subject: Re: Windows version of XCom Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 16:02:21 +0300 Lines: 27 Message-ID: <vg3k6x6bv36.fsf@pepper.modeemi.cs.tut.fi> References: <40f432e8$0$6443$cc9e4d1f@news-text.dial.pipex.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: pepper6.modeemi.cs.tut.fi Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Trace: news.cc.tut.fi 1089810114 59807 2001:708:310:3430:a00:20ff:fec4:bbc4 (14 Jul 2004 13:01:54 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@tut.fi NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 13:01:54 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: Gnus/5.1002 (Gnus v5.10.2) Emacs/21.2 (usg-unix-v) Cancel-Lock: sha1:4+Q0YHC8cJpbUChUPNBE/WwuBT0= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit