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[Forfeit]

Damn. I´ve just started with UFO. I have the original Apocalypse, and I liked it a lot, but I never understood why so many people considered the original UFO to be much better.

I know now.

Too bad I suck at it. I try to use the same tactics I used in Apocalypse (which was damn easy) and now I`m getting my behind completely kicked.

Damn those soldiers, they die like flies... And those aliens look like damn snipers.

This totally sucks. Is there any way to play X-Com on XP simply by downloading it and clicking on the icon? I don't want to install a bunch of fan-made patches, I don't want to move folders around and rename them, I don't want to artificially slow down my duo processor with moslow.

And no, I don't want to install DOSBox and be stuck typing mount C:\Documents and Settings\Desktop\X-Com Enemy Unknown\*meep* you DOSBOX\UFO.exe EVERY BLOODY TIME I want to play this awesome unbalanced piece of teasing game.

[TheChosen]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Guest @ Sep 22 2007, 07:46 AM) [snapback]312411[/snapback]</div>

This totally sucks. Is there any way to play X-Com on XP simply by downloading it and clicking on the icon? I don't want to install a bunch of fan-made patches, I don't want to move folders around and rename them, I don't want to artificially slow down my duo processor with moslow.

And no, I don't want to install DOSBox and be stuck typing mount C:\Documents and Settings\Desktop\X-Com Enemy Unknown\*meep* you DOSBOX\UFO.exe EVERY BLOODY TIME I want to play this awesome unbalanced piece of teasing game.
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Sorry, but there is no another way. You just have to go trough the hardway.

why is patch code timing out what is wrong with you WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU X-COM

Well, bollocks to that. I'd rather wait until 2012, when they finally come out with a remake. I bet it'll run on the Source engine. And it'll have 30% less moronic-looking purple bodysuit comic book reject character models.

[Japo]

There's a Windows version available here and it works in my XP. And about DOSBox you don't have to type that every time, you can configure it to mount drives automatically, even to launch the game automatically or whatever, by typing the appropriate commands in the appropriate place only once.

It doesn't work all that well on XP. It suffers from the fast-scroll problem.

[Japo]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Guest @ Sep 22 2007, 08:23 PM) [snapback]312525[/snapback]</div>

It doesn't work all that well on XP. It suffers from the fast-scroll problem.[/b]

I think you can change that in the game options.

[Forfeit]

It works very well in my XP too. The scroll isnt that bad, you can get used to it.

Also, there are two icons. One of them start the game, but it looks all weird, while the other acts perfect.

Well, almost perfectly, because every once in a while the game crashes (about once per hour).

[Icewolf]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Demeanor @ Sep 22 2007, 11:42 PM) [snapback]312553[/snapback]</div>

Well, almost perfectly, because every once in a while the game crashes (about once per hour).[/b]

Reminds me of the old days where game-crashing was usual and you took in account that it happens:
"Ah, it's about time, I'd better save, the game should crash within the next 15 minutes." LOL