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Started by Guardian Pegasus
Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:46
Patched X-COM complete collection works under Win XP :D
Author: Guardian Pegasus
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:46
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:46
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Apparently under Vista there are some problems. But for those of us lucky enough to have Windows XP, all these games are now compatible :D It's alien huntin' time!
Re: Patched X-COM complete collection works under Win XP :D
Author: Guardian Pegasus
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:49
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:49
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On Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:46:23 +0200, Guardian Pegasus <noooo@thanks.no> wrote: >Apparently under Vista there are some problems. But for those of us >lucky enough to have Windows XP, all these games are now compatible :D > >It's alien huntin' time! Actually, it says Vista supported! Suppose it was just my friend having trouble.
Re: Patched X-COM complete collection works under Win XP :D
Author: Guardian Pegasus
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:11
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:11
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On Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:32:17 -1200, Mark Morrison <blank@aol.com> wrote: >On Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:46:23 +0200, Guardian Pegasus <noooo@thanks.no> >wrote: > >>Apparently under Vista there are some problems. But for those of us >>lucky enough to have Windows XP, all these games are now compatible :D >> >>It's alien huntin' time! > >I bought them all (again, for most of the titles) last night, on Steam >- a bargain at 7 pounds 50 pence ! > >Had a quick go of Enemy Unknown - god, it's tough at the start ! I'd >forgotten the feeling of losing 2-3 guys per mission... I did as well! It was 5$ per game or 15$ for all five. And as I wanted both UFO, TFTD and Apoc, I bought the complete pack. I can't believe how much fun I'm having playing this game again! I also finally get to check out Interceptor and Enforcer, though they won't be nearly as much fun, I know... >>From the moment I started building my base and stuff, I felt a certain suspense knowing that UFOs with deadly wicked aliens would be popping up at any moment. And at my first landing, I had a lump in my throat! I can't believe how exciting this 15 year old game is! I lost 3 guys on my first mission, a downed UFO in Scotland. Second mission I lost none. It's taking a while to get a hang of it. TFTD and Apoc also look awesome. You can play the games in windowed mode as well, but I actually prefer blocky old fullscreen :) The feeling I get landing and deploying is totally claustrophobic... it's fascinating that such an old game can maintain suspension of disbelief.
Re: Patched X-COM complete collection works under Win XP :D
Author: Guardian Pegasus
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:54
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:54
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On Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:01:16 -1200, Mark Morrison <blank@aol.com> wrote: >Not to mentioned the night missions, when you forgot to load flares >:) Yeah I just did that too... sent a squad out of the ranger first and blanketed a semi-circle around the ranger with proxy grenades. Then I sent all my people in one direction, toward the UFO lol >An acceptable substitute is a rocket laucher with the incendiary >rockets - they light up a field nicely :) Indeed. But the rocket launcher isnt very cost-effective in terms of lighting up. Autocannons with incendiary do a great job. >Would look fantastic on modern PCs with real time shadown flickering >on the walls. I drool at the mere thought of how it could look with a modern game engine...
Re: Patched X-COM complete collection works under Win XP :D
Author: Mark Morrison
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 05:32
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 05:32
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On Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:46:23 +0200, Guardian Pegasus <noooo@thanks.no> wrote: >Apparently under Vista there are some problems. But for those of us >lucky enough to have Windows XP, all these games are now compatible :D > >It's alien huntin' time! I bought them all (again, for most of the titles) last night, on Steam - a bargain at 7 pounds 50 pence ! Had a quick go of Enemy Unknown - god, it's tough at the start ! I'd forgotten the feeling of losing 2-3 guys per mission...
Re: Patched X-COM complete collection works under Win XP :D
Author: Mark Morrison
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:01
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:01
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On Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:11:59 +0200, Guardian Pegasus <noooo@thanks.no> wrote: >The feeling I get landing and deploying is totally claustrophobic... >it's fascinating that such an old game can maintain suspension of >disbelief. Not to mentioned the night missions, when you forgot to load flares :) An acceptable substitute is a rocket laucher with the incendiary rockets - they light up a field nicely :) Would look fantastic on modern PCs with real time shadown flickering on the walls.
Re: Patched X-COM complete collection works under Win XP :D
Author: Anssi Saari
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 07:33
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 07:33
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Mark Morrison <blank@aol.com> writes: > Not to mentioned the night missions, when you forgot to load flares > :) > > An acceptable substitute is a rocket laucher with the incendiary > rockets - they light up a field nicely :) Autocannon works too. Playing with fire you even get alien barbecue by accident. My favorite kill :) But watch out for the fires, your own guys may get cooked too. > Would look fantastic on modern PCs with real time shadown flickering > on the walls. Yes. As I recall the game is somewhat limited on how many tiles can actually be on fire. If it's maxed out, new fires won't start.
Re: Patched X-COM complete collection works under Win XP :D
Author: Mark Morrison
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 09:48
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 09:48
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On Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:33:58 +0300, Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi> wrote: >Mark Morrison <blank@aol.com> writes: > >> Not to mentioned the night missions, when you forgot to load flares >> :) >> >> An acceptable substitute is a rocket laucher with the incendiary >> rockets - they light up a field nicely :) > >Autocannon works too. Playing with fire you even get alien barbecue by >accident. My favorite kill :) But watch out for the fires, your own >guys may get cooked too. > Been playing Apocalyse a little, too - I'd forgotten that gas grenades put out fires.
Re: Patched X-COM complete collection works under Win XP :D
Author: Mark Morrison
Date: Sun, 05 Oct 2008 01:48
Date: Sun, 05 Oct 2008 01:48
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On Sun, 05 Oct 2008 12:03:23 +0100, Jeremy <bmjb@hotmail.com> wrote: >On Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:32:17 -1200, Mark Morrison wrote: > >>On Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:46:23 +0200, Guardian Pegasus <noooo@thanks.no> >>wrote: >> >>>Apparently under Vista there are some problems. But for those of us >>>lucky enough to have Windows XP, all these games are now compatible :D >>> >>>It's alien huntin' time! >> >>I bought them all (again, for most of the titles) last night, on Steam >>- a bargain at 7 pounds 50 pence ! >> >>Had a quick go of Enemy Unknown - god, it's tough at the start ! I'd >>forgotten the feeling of losing 2-3 guys per mission... > >I realise this makes me sound terribly old-fashioned and a bit >paranoid, but is there any way to simply get the patched software, >without having to install some "client" or whatever on my computer >that monitors me every time I want to play the game? As far as I know, it's either Steam, then buy them, or get the originals and fight with XP to get they playing acceptably, I'm afraid.
Re: Patched X-COM complete collection works under Win XP :D
Author: Jeremy
Date: Sun, 05 Oct 2008 11:03
Date: Sun, 05 Oct 2008 11:03
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On Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:32:17 -1200, Mark Morrison wrote: >On Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:46:23 +0200, Guardian Pegasus <noooo@thanks.no> >wrote: > >>Apparently under Vista there are some problems. But for those of us >>lucky enough to have Windows XP, all these games are now compatible :D >> >>It's alien huntin' time! > >I bought them all (again, for most of the titles) last night, on Steam >- a bargain at 7 pounds 50 pence ! > >Had a quick go of Enemy Unknown - god, it's tough at the start ! I'd >forgotten the feeling of losing 2-3 guys per mission... I realise this makes me sound terribly old-fashioned and a bit paranoid, but is there any way to simply get the patched software, without having to install some "client" or whatever on my computer that monitors me every time I want to play the game?
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