XCOM revived as UFO: Freedom Ridge!

[Raion]

Oh, I might add that I am at a negative 5200 points in the 3rd day of the game!

[Skanky Burns]

Destroying the city will do that to you!

[Raion]

I'll have to try real-time mode, taking too long!
Got more weapons, though!

[Raion]

Dang! I loaded up the DOS version of UFOefense (actually Enemy Unknown) and it works fine. Version is 1.04, don't know if I need a patch, have that somewhere.

The Windows version still had a garbelled screen, but this version which must (I guessing) must be the Gold Version.

Works fine, --- fine out if I need a patch.
Have to review the Adobe Acroread manual.

Yeah!

This is going to be fun!

Tell the truth!
Play XCOM or CIVIII -- someday I might finish both now.

That was simple, just ran hdinst.bat from Windows 98SE, set up my old AWE 64 Gold Soundcard (Soundblaster) and off it went.

Works fine!

Allright!

[Raion]

Oh, Infogrames ( I always thought it was Infogames) has support for XCOM:Apocalypse although also for UFO Defense ( nothing for that game though) at their URL.

Kinda like CIVIII support!
Duh!

I don't think there was ever a patch for the 3rd game.
Also have 'Terror from the Deep', but rather play the first game.


Bye!

[Raion]

Readme.txt from game -- already V1.4

Well onward!

Clunky graphics, perhaps!
Not a FPS -- get real!
Fun to play -- best game ever made!
(except for floors not collapsing, but hey, it was back in 1993-94!)

UFO: ENEMY UNKNOWN V1.4
=======================

The following additions and changes have been made to the game since
the manual was written. We hope these improvements will enhance game
play.

SOUND

1. If you wish to change the sound configuration, after initial
installation, run the setup program in your UFO directory.

MEMORY

Due to the game's size and complexity you may experience difficulties
while playing on a machine with only 2 MB of RAM.

1. If your game fails to load, remove EMM386 from your CONFIG.SYS.
UFO runs in protected mode so it does not require an expanded memory
driver.

2. If you do not get sound effects for certain events from your
Gravis or Soundblaster card, this is due to a lack of available RAM.
This could be caused by superfluous TSR (terminate and stay resident)
programs in your CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files. Remove these TSR
programs and all sound will play correctly.

((Don't use EMM386 with Windows 98SE - don't know about newer OS's and how the game will work)!

Old, yes, fun, definitely!

[Shadowstrike]

I still get nightmares from XCOM UFO Defense...... Damn Sectoids scared the freak out of me, especially when running into them in all the little barns, and opening the doors of the UFOs.

In this regard Apocalypse was better, none of its aliens was sufficiently frightening, thus I could keep my eye on the tactical situation better (improved troop survivability is good also, UFO defense troops seemed so... expendable.

[Urban Ranger]

Strange. I had an easier time with Enemy Unknown than Apocalypse initially. It's those exploding worm things that killed my troopers.

[Raion]

Yeah! I hate those hyperworms or all the rest of them.

The good thing about Apocalyse is it runs the same speed on a fast or a slow computer.

I have an old computer that will slow down UFO-Defense or else I try a slow down program like MloSlo.exe which I just downloaded.
But that game is a little hyper in the Geoscape screen, so it running fast, but then my old computer which needed a power supply would run both those games good!

Some other slowdown program may be listed for it at that link above for UFO-Aftermath, I will have to see what they suggest.

Windows version garbelled screen, now the Dos version works ( I guess its the Gold Version) which would not run that good with Windows 95 because that OS needed emm386.exe for it which the game does not use. Microsoft still owes me for Windows 98FE, that thing, but for homework coming up soon, I may need Windows 2000 at least, so that is what I bought - professional version which I still will use FAT16 with unless I put these older games (a few) I still want to play or keep on my old computer, which be great if it lasts!

A second is a second in XCOM: Apocalyse, but then one has to speed up the game to get through it, although my 'running' squad did not run to fast -- works fine, so it works with both older and newer computers. VESA 2.0 drivers for MS-DOS have been in video cards (all the ones I ever had) for about the last 8 years with nothing else additional needed (drivers that is for the video card)!
So that game works better now than it ever did with my newer computer than my older computers.
But................homework rules yet coming up!

I think I played CivII for that reason, I will get to CIVIII someday later, MOOIII coming out, too bad XCOM got cancelled, but then maybe this UFO-Aftermath will not be too bad, and have to see then!

[Raion]

Okay, may have found out some useful info on running the old game.

CPU Killer 2.0 is a slowdown program for the faster computers nowadays but runs in Windows. Link:

http://digilander.iol.it/robyrobo/Products/index.html

Has a cost to register, demo runs only for 20 minutes to try it out, but a person with Windows XP claims to be using it for UFO: Defense to slow it down.

The Collector's Edition with the garbeled screen can be fixed (I have not tried it yet) by taking off DirectDraw with DXDiag.exe program, and maybe taking off the acceleration off the graphic card in the Performance setting of Windows.

Probably will run fast but the program up above can be used for other games also to make them run right, all the info is at the link.

I will try it, for UFO: Defense to see if that fixes the screen problem with the Windows (sorta) version included with the Collector's Edition.

Had no problem with XCOM:Apocalyse my self yet, but fixes are also mentioned at that sister link for the new Aftermath game up above mentioned link that has a link for XCOM and that forum on the message board forum section.

http://64.46.109.220/forums/ikonboar...fc8cfe6a1cffff;act=ST;f=7;t=691

If I went to the link right while making out this reply!
It's late, so play away if it all works!

[Raion]

Some nice links for people who have all aspects of the XCOM games still going also!
Look around!

[Raion]

Turning off DirectDraw and downing acceleration of the graphics card (and not installing DX6.1 because I am already using DX8.0a)
made XCOM: Enemy Unknown (UFO Defense) of the Collector's Edition all work.

Now to kill the CPU with CPU Killer 2.0 version program (register for $15.00) to play all those old games (works in Windows) that you know you still wanted to play ---- someday!

At the link in previous post for demo download that works for 20 minutes at a time, and all the XCOM games (and if there were any other games you may want to play -- I think even programs to keep settings for separately and individually to store and play at a reduced speed) for even Windows XP whoever wants to use that OS type of 'keep those ol' games rolling, rolling, rolling, keep them playin', playin', keep those old games playing -- Yahoo!

Okay, its late!





This means even the gold version may be slowed down but that is in MS-DOS, although starts from Windows, but somewhere there is a slowdown program for that probably somewhere also!
Like MoSlo.exe or something else!

Well, get all versions working!

Its late!
Later!

[Raion]

Using more Hybrids this game, getting killed too much, have to start thinking!

Those aliens are tough!
The music haunting!

[Urban Ranger]

Don't bring out the hybrids early as you don't need them. Practice your people with cult raids. Maybe stunning the worms is a good idea after all

[Apocalypse]

I find Hybrids great for cult raids. Just have them mind control a member and then detonate some grenades.