X-com Is Running To Fast!

[B-Boy]

ok so i have looked for several solutions to this problem...

Dosbox won't help because it's the windows version and dosbox doesn't work with it!

Moslo has the same problem, this version is not for dos.

all those software slowdowns dont slow down the game they just freeze it... means it's still to fast only i see it frame by frame and the mouse barely moves!

anyway, is there anything i can do to slow it down? maybe someone could point me to the dos version or something?
thanks.

[ultranewbie]

Well, there is a backdoor way you can use DOSbox to get around this...

Open 4/5 DOSboxes, that'll slow the CPU down really well.

[B-Boy]

tried that... doesn't seem to slow anything down....
i have a 800mhz p3 and winxp

[Lars J]

800MHz and WinXP. wow!
:ot: I know this won't help you, but think about Win2000 or Win98SE :ot:


But back to your problem: We have all three X-Com games (okay the first is named UFO. Who cares?) And all those 3 version run under DosBOX perfectly.
So I think you have not a version from this sit. Am I right?????

Your problem is that, if you got a originally windowsversion your pc is much to fast. Anyway what you do, you can't change this matter of fact. Those programms which slow down your CPU are... well... let me say not so good for the life durance of your computer.

My advice is that you should download the version here on this site

http://www.abandonia.com/genre.php?search=x-com

Enjoy it :cheers:

[Eagle of Fire]

Which Xcom game are you trying to run? UFO (http://www.abandonia.com/game.php?ID=38&genre=strategy), TFTD (http://www.abandonia.com/game.php?ID=60&genre=strategy) or Apocalypse (http://www.abandonia.com/game.php?ID=307&genre=strategy)?

[The Fifth Horseman]

There is a tab where you can change the speed settings of the game. Scrolling and such. This should help ya.

[sasar]

i've got the same problem wit win me (2gh)and i use the version of this site

a tried to slow down scroll speed and so but it won't help

i didn't try these slow down progs

i would be very happy if someone could help

thanks

-sasar

[gregor]

Originally posted by B-Boy@Jan 17 2005, 05:34 PM
tried that... doesn't seem to slow anything down....
i have a 800mhz p3 and winxp
i ran Xcom and ufo on P3 400mhz nicely.
except that scrolling can be fast some times. it can be slowed down in game and also you can used the map to scroll arround much easier. same goes for movement. use in game control to slow it down. i am using a dos version now on 1300Celeron with win98 installed and it works fine. otherwise it worked fine vefore too (except maybe bubles were going up very quick instead of slowly).

[veery good site]

well i have the ufo: enemy unknown game (windows version of this site), and let me say it its one of the best games ever, but i can only play it in light-speed.. i tried to slow down the computer, i put all the game speeds at "1", but nothing will help.. it annoys a lot, does anyone have an enlightning suggestion? please, i would really apreciate any help. by the way, i have an windows xp pentium4 2.80 Ghz and 512 ram, thanks for any help

[Eagle of Fire]

Sasar: create yourself an account and PM me about it.

[veery good site]

hey guys, look at this site i found: hxxp://www.xcomufo.com/, it has a lot of info, i hope it can help you in anyway.
by the way i still have the same problem..

[BeefontheBone]

you don't want the windows versions of the first 2 x-com games, use the dos versions in dosbox or with moslo.