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Started by Scott Streeter
Tue, 02 Jan 2007 16:42
Wing Commander Saga
Author: Scott Streeter
Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2007 16:42
Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2007 16:42
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Just discovered this. Looks sweet. Indie game made off a modified Freespace 2 engine. http://www.scifi3d.org/ -- Scott Streeter ss@wpi.edu http://www.wpi.edu/~ss/
Re: Wing Commander Saga
Author: sabbey
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 22:48
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 22:48
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Scott Streeter wrote: > Just discovered this. Looks sweet. Indie game made off a modified > Freespace 2 engine. > > http://www.scifi3d.org/ > I might just have to look into this, since I have been looking for a Wing Commander game and none seem to be playable on Windows XP... Thanks!
Re: Wing Commander Saga
Author: Karl Frank
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 09:16
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 09:16
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sabbey wrote: > I might just have to look into this, since I have been looking for a > Wing Commander game and none seem to be playable on Windows XP... Like? Pretty much every WC game can be played on XP with one trick or another. In most cases setting Win9x compatibility on all EXE files in the respective folder is already sufficient. -- At this point, the Russians have more freedom than we do. They got rid of their Communist overlords. We still have our IRS masters. [Delete the karl after the @ to avoid my spam trap]
Re: Wing Commander Saga
Author: sabbey
Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 06:22
Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 06:22
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Karl Frank wrote: > sabbey wrote: > > > I might just have to look into this, since I have been looking for a > > Wing Commander game and none seem to be playable on Windows XP... > > Like? Pretty much every WC game can be played on XP with one trick or > another. In most cases setting Win9x compatibility on all EXE files in > the respective folder is already sufficient. > I don't know about the last game, Prophecy, but from everything I read online all of the past games run too quickly under Pentium processors and/or have issues even under the Windows compatibility feature. Can't say I tried myself, but am waiting to see if some sort of anthology box set is released of the entire series anyway... ;)
Re: Wing Commander Saga
Author: Karl Frank
Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 09:48
Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 09:48
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sabbey wrote: > I don't know about the last game, Prophecy, but from everything I read > online all of the past games run too quickly under Pentium processors > and/or have issues even under the Windows compatibility feature. Can't > say I tried myself, but am waiting to see if some sort of anthology box > set is released of the entire series anyway... ;) The only game with speed issues should be WC1 DOS and SM1 DOS. Everything else has a built in speed limiter. But yes, that limiter might not work without some tinkering on some systems (and the general stability is sometimes less then it was back in the days). I never said it was 100% hassle free, but between Dosbox, VDMSound and some fanmade patches every WC game ever made can be played on modern hardware with XP. If you need help with a particular title check the tech forums at www.wcnews.com -- I am not a vegetarian because I love animals. I am a vegetarian because I hate plants. [Delete the karl after the @ to avoid my spam trap]
Re: Wing Commander Saga
Author: Jim Vieira
Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 15:35
Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 15:35
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"sabbey" <sabbey123@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:1168669356.898260.8990@q2g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > I don't know about the last game, Prophecy, but from everything I read > online all of the past games run too quickly under Pentium processors > and/or have issues even under the Windows compatibility feature. Can't > say I tried myself, but am waiting to see if some sort of anthology box > set is released of the entire series anyway... ;) That would be cool, but I wouldn't hold my breath. None of those people work for Origin or EA anymore. It's highly unlikely.
Re: Wing Commander Saga
Author: Karl Frank
Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 09:37
Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 09:37
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Jim Vieira wrote: > That would be cool, but I wouldn't hold my breath. None of those people > work for Origin or EA anymore. It's highly unlikely. Don't underestimate EA. WC1 and SM1 (SNES versions) have just been rereleased for the PSP in the EA Replay package. -- The following is a new Windows message that is under consideration for the planned Windows 2001: * WinErr 16547: LPT1 not found. Use backup. (PENCIL & PAPER.SYS) [Delete the karl after the @ to avoid my spam trap]
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