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[efthimios]

Hello guys.

I am playing this game again after a long time and I am having a problem with the speed. If I play the game normaly then it is too quick, especialy the earth map and the battle map. Even with reducing the scroll speed to 1. If I use a program to reduce the speed of my pc (PIV 1.7) then I get weird pauses, like bumps in time where everything is frozen for a second or two every few seconds. While the game is still playable it is very annoying and I would rather not have this problem.
Any ideas how to fix it?

And another question, back in 1992-3 (don't remember exactly anymore) I preordered the game for my Atari ST, only to cancel it a bit later cause I had some problems (RL). AFter that I never managed to see any mention of the game for the ST. Which feels a bit weird. Was it actualy ever released for it? (I got the PC version (3? floppies back in 1994)


I do not like doing the MC, it feels like cheating, though it isn't. I like the eh, hmm, I forgot what I was about to say

[Rogue]

I don't think it was ever released on Atari.

Only DOS, Windows and Amiga and later PlayStation, as far as I know.

I have a very curious problem with this game. I changed the monitor to a flat LCD one, and every time I start the game, the following message appears:

Non optimal mode. Recommended mode 1280x1024 60 HZ.

So I change the screen to 1280x1024, and the frequency to 60 HZ, but the problem still continues. It doesn´t happen with any other program, even other old abandonwares.

(notes: I still use windows 98 and the screen is a samsung syncmaster 210V, if that matters)

[Jman4117]

try the f0dder loader.

Woohoo! Finally read the whole thread. Nifty. I really don't have anything to say, just that Xcomutil w/ improved lasers rocks (Mmm... Heavy laser... <3)

[Jman4117]

Originally posted by Fama@Apr 5 2005, 07:31 PM
Woohoo! Finally read the whole thread. Nifty. I really don't have anything to say, just that Xcomutil w/ improved lasers rocks (Mmm... Heavy laser... <3)

Now try a battle on difficulty level 20 with a 6 man interceptor squad! :P

[BeefontheBone]

Originally posted by Guest@Apr 5 2005, 06:09 PM
I have a very curious problem with this game. I changed the monitor to a flat LCD one, and every time I start the game, the following message appears:

Non optimal mode. Recommended mode 1280x1024 60 HZ.

So I change the screen to 1280x1024, and the frequency to 60 HZ, but the problem still continues. It doesn´t happen with any other program, even other old abandonwares.

(notes: I still use windows 98 and the screen is a samsung syncmaster 210V, if that matters)

I have a similar problem with my TFT, only it "reccomends" a really odd resolution. Haven't bothered to work it out yet - you may be pleased to hear that TftD works fine, so you can still play some XCOM.

Something just happened... Not fun in a way, but in a way still fun :blink:
Ok. So. Some random crash place... Didn't pay any attention. I'm still kinda noobish so I sent 1/2 of my skyrangers there... Gave a blaster launcher to a girl with x (bad psi strength), but I thought it wouldn't hurt... You can just see it coming, can't ya? LOL

Well, not exactly that.

But anyway.

I sent 1 guy off to left of the ramp, looking around. Spotted an ethereal. Heavy laser aimed shot... miss. Then I remember the blaster launcher girl... So I thought I'll unload the BL. Well, it wasn't loaded, so I loaded it and shot the ethereal. Almost, that is. I guess is was the unaccyracy of the BL, but it was supposed to go like this: BL shot out of Skyranger, around it, landing on ethereal.

It went like this: BL shot flies clean out of the skyranger and... flies back in. Killing 5 out of my 6 guys. Fun. Kinda. Not. Anyway, I guess it's because of the inaccuracy of the BL? Can't be anything else now can it? Oh well. I guess I'll finish the mission later. Just don't wanna do it right now

[another_guest]

Originally posted by Fama@Apr 5 2005, 08:36 PM
....
It went like this: BL shot flies clean out of the skyranger and... flies back in. Killing 5 out of my 6 guys. Fun. Kinda. Not. Anyway, I guess it's because of the inaccuracy of the BL? Can't be anything else now can it? Oh well. I guess I'll finish the mission later. Just don't wanna do it right now

Blaster launchers have nearly perfect accuracy, so if you choose your waypoints carefully, no accidents will ever happen. Just watch out for narrow paths (only 1 space wide) and don't forget to take trees and such objects into account. But nearly always it's possible to direct the bomb into a hole that's only a single tile wide.

[Jman4117]

You probably made the bomb move vertical. They put a bug into the Windows version that makes the bomb go back south if you set the points for it to go straight up. But....if you are sneaky with it, you can make the bomb fly off of the screen then it will reappear at the next waypoint. :P