A Fix for the Problem of running X-COM on Windows XP
(May work on other versions of Windows)


First off, running X-COM downloaded from here in DosBox will not work. It's a

Windows version NOT a DOS version.
After searching far and wide, finally found something that will correct the problem.

It's not perfect, but it works. At least on my system.

Click your Start Menu/button and go to Run
Type dxdiag
(Or, make a shortcut to dxdiag.exe. It's in your Windows/system32 folder)
Click on the Display tab
You'll see a line "DirectDraw Acceleration" and an "Enabled" button to the right.
click it to "Disable."
Exit dxdiag
Play the game
(If it's Disabled, I *think* it'll only affect any newer graphic intensive games, so go back and Enable it after running X-COM)

Like I said, It's not the best way to do it: the Microsoft dxdiag utility - of course -

doesn't accept any command lines, so I don't know how to, let's say, write a batch

file to automate the process.

But it works.

Anybody out there have any ideas how to automate the enabling/disabling of the
DirectDraw Acceleration, please let me know.

I didn´t found the control center cuz i killed the last alien before. Anyway, i got another and bigger problem, the game closes when the aliens turn finish.... i can abort the mission but it´s a base defence so i will lost one of the most important base. Any idea? :help:

FFS
Ok I did the DXdiag thing. It works fine. Except that when it goes into a battle it crashes onto windows.

The same problem but onlt crashes when attacking bases

Could the DOS version load the savegames from the Windows version?
Otherwise you could give that a try...

Yeah it can. At least v1.4, since it's exactly the same as the Windows version. Minus the Windows support, that is :P

briliant...

Anyone played UFO aftershock?
Its not bad at all. I think even the X-com diehards will like it. (I am one and I do)

U meant aftermatch right?
Ive heard that its not too good coz there is onlt one height level and you cant enter buildings nor destroy them.

Oh i have an gameplay problem ive reasearched everything on earth (corpses guns live aliens even sectopods and celatids) and i want to blast away cydonia but i have an problen.
My whole squad gets blasted into oblivion before i enter the base and my best solidiers hawe 3-30 psi streangh.
Any tips?

Get new best soldiers :D

Bring lots of blaster bombs with you and get troops with good psi-str.