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Started by Dave Marron
Sat, 01 Sep 2007 18:32
X-COM on XP
Author: Dave Marron
Date: Sat, 01 Sep 2007 18:32
Date: Sat, 01 Sep 2007 18:32
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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
Re: X-COM on XP
Author: Anssi Saari
Date: Sun, 02 Sep 2007 10:35
Date: Sun, 02 Sep 2007 10:35
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Dave Marron <dbmarron@adelphia.net> writes: > Is there a patch or adjustment out there? Yes. As I recall, you can also turn graphics acceleration off in dxdiag or whereever.
Re: X-COM on XP
Author: 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 >
Re: X-COM on XP
Author: Dave Marron
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 19:02
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 19:02
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On Wed, 12 Sep 2007 21:37:42 GMT, "Chris dale" <acdales@ntlworld.com> wrote: >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 I tried one of those and it didn't work. What I wound up doing is running dxdiag.exe and removing the graphics acceleration. Since it hasn't affected anything else (yet) I'm leaving it off. The game runs fine now. Thanks for the help! "Today, if you ask a car dealer to let you see something for 10 grand, he'll show you the door!" - Alfred E. Neuman
Re: X-COM on XP
Author: Telvos
Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2007 02:17
Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2007 02:17
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On Sep 13, 3:02 pm, Dave Marron <dbmar...@adelphia.net> wrote: > On Wed, 12 Sep 2007 21:37:42 GMT, "Chris dale" <acda...@ntlworld.com> > wrote: > > >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 > > I tried one of those and it didn't work. What I wound up doing is > running dxdiag.exe and removing the graphics acceleration. Since it > hasn't affected anything else (yet) I'm leaving it off. > > The game runs fine now. Thanks for the help! > > "Today, if you ask a car dealer to let you see something for 10 grand, he'll show you the door!" - Alfred E. Neuman It may be a good idea to go to http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/ and get the latest copy of DOSbox. It runs the old X-COM games VERY well.
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