| 31-03-2005 01:02 AM | |
| steelblade |
Actually, the game wasn't minimized, it had actually stopped, but I found the DOS version of it and that works with no trouble at all. I think that the Win version is one that is already set up for a certain set of hardware, since there is no 'setup.exe' associated with that version. I guess my hardware or software doesn't quite match. Oh well. I can still save the world Dos style! :bye: |
| 27-03-2005 10:47 PM | |
| Rogue | Win98 should run unpatched version of the game (original version) which runs great with that OS. Only XP/2K users should run patched version. |
| 27-03-2005 04:26 PM | |
| Eagle of Fire |
You can change the speed of about everything in the option menu. I know they are setted as default pretty high so you have to play with them a little. For the crash, there is a bug which will make your game crash if you have interceptors minimized when intercepting a craft and at the same time starting a mission with a Skyranger. I don't think that's your particular problem but be sure that's not what is happening. |
| 27-03-2005 03:12 PM | |
| Endop |
I'm not sure from your description, but does it go this way: You play just fine. You shoot a UFO down (or discover that one has landed). Then you send your X-Com Squad to blast those aliens. Then, after you klick OK on the briefing screen (go there, kill aliens, collect alien artifacts...) you see the desktop. This happens to me  , and to you too, it seems. However, I discovered that the game is still running. I use XComUtil, and at least with it there is a dos prompt left running, but it is minimized. I maximize it and press some buttons in the keyboard, and usually it hops back up and lets me play the fight. I did it accidentally the first time (trying to write 'exit' on it, as I mistook it for a regular dos window), and it doesn't seem to happen if I just wait.However, despite a slowing program (or maybe because of it) the battle's speed sometimes is WAY too high (mouse to the side of the screen = view instantly teleports to one of the corners, autofire sounds like machine gun, I can barely see the screen changing before a shot has travelled through a few screens and hit the end of the map...). I had real troubles trying to play a Terror mission that acted like that. During that mission I realized that I can center on the chosen soldier and move the center of view from the map screen. |
| 27-03-2005 04:17 AM | |
| steelblade | No luck on the hoping. It crashes EVERYTIME! I have no idea whatsoever why this is, I can't run it from DOS since it's a windows version, (I DID try, though just in case) but I have been trying for several days now to get it to work. |
| 27-03-2005 04:04 AM | |
| xcom freak |
Had the same problem fixed it. Can't Remember how... I know this is not helping but just dont get discouraged....I did something really obvious when i figure out what it was ill tell u for sure. For now just save b4 a mission and hope it wont bug..... |
| 27-03-2005 04:00 AM | |
| steelblade |
I have the same problem, no solution yet. I run Win98SE on 3 different P350's, one a laptop, the other 2 desktops. All running a variety of sound cards, video cards, etc. ONly the OS is the same, and I DID run this game once before on at least one of these,(The laptop) if not 2 of them. I also tried redownloading from a different site, no luck there, either. Also tried a 'patch' that was supposed to work. It DID slow the game down to a less then enjoyable crawl on my system, but the same error still occurred. Can anyone help? |
| 23-03-2005 12:21 PM | |
| Omuletzu | Well first off be more specific(ie what OS you are running, your computer specs).As a general solution i suggest redownloading.Until you supply us with further info, i'm afraid no one can help you my friend! |
| 23-03-2005 11:48 AM | |
| Eplekake | This is seriously gettin anoyin.. someone knows what it is ?? |
| 22-03-2005 10:38 PM | |
| Eplekake |
Well i can start the game like it shoud do.. and play i little.. doin my thing... then i come to a mission (this is like 2 mins in the game) i send my troops to the mission and the BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM the computer just turn off the game... can someone help me plz ? |
