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Article #36035Re: X-COM on XP
From: Chris dale
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 21:37
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 21:37
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I've finished both UFO Enemy Unknown and TFTDeep under XP. There are patches available that I had to download to fix the graphics problem. Basically, rewritten exe files to run the game and they worked a treat. I'll try and find them again from my archived backup discs and email them on with instructions on how to install them. Chris "Dave Marron" <dbmarron@adelphia.net> wrote in message news:4tbjd3pjenjq8vcul5ltchevgq2irra648@4ax.com... > Well, for some reason I got the hankering to pull the X-COM > Collector's Edition CD out and pop it in...and, of course, it's not > working. > > My problem is the graphics. The MicroProse logo (in red) is jumbled, > and the game graphics are compressed and elongated (I'm sure someone > will know WTF I'm talking about). I can see enough to click on the > EXIT button to leave the program cleanly, but no way I can play. > > Is there a patch or adjustment out there? > > "Today, if you ask a car dealer to let you see something for 10 grand, > he'll show you the door!" - Alfred E. Neuman >
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Path: mbox-mo1.pugleaf.net!number1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!newsfeed00.sul.t-online.de!t-online.de!feeder.news-service.com!feeder4.cambrium.nl!feeder5.cambrium.nl!feed.tweaknews.nl!68.142.88.75.MISMATCH!hwmnpeer01.ams!news-out.ntli.net!newsrout1-gui.ntli.net!ntli.net!news.highwinds-media.com!newspeer1-win.ntli.net!newsfe3-gui.ntli.net.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail From: "Chris dale" <acdales@ntlworld.com> Newsgroups: alt.games.x-com References: <4tbjd3pjenjq8vcul5ltchevgq2irra648@4ax.com> Subject: Re: X-COM on XP Lines: 26 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3138 X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Original Message-ID: <G_YFi.4392$HW.135@newsfe3-gui.ntli.net> Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 21:37:42 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 80.7.198.235 X-Complaints-To: http://netreport.virginmedia.com X-Trace: newsfe3-gui.ntli.net 1189633062 80.7.198.235 (Wed, 12 Sep 2007 22:37:42 BST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 22:37:42 BST Organization: ntl Cablemodem News Service Bytes: 2203 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit