Guest mephi Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 hi i read some threads about installing xcom apoc under win xp, but its realy difficult for me to understand. is there a easy way to install it? btw. i installed it and the isntaller said he found not enough memory cache.. after install i started it and the movie apeared. the sound came very shitty und after the movie the game screen to desktop... i tried dosbox but the programm didnt start.. a friend said something about a crack, so dosbox dont read the cd(what causes the abort) but i found none on gcw.. and now i came on this page and after reading several threadsma head is smoking ^^ they're a bit to difficult... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mephi Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 i tried this for xp [url="http://www.xcomufo.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=841"]http://www.xcomufo.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=841[/url] but it doesnt work.. im going crazy... the only thing that changed is that the movie dont appear und when i press escape i get to desktop... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chispa60 Posted August 10, 2005 Report Share Posted August 10, 2005 Well after looking at various faqs and methods, this is what I've done to get Apoc to run under Win XP. First, it is possible to run Apoc without using either Dosdox or VMWare. Granted you'll lose some functionality (i.e. music and sound). Second, the method I used is somewhat dubious since it involves using so many different programs/modifications to make it work. The procedure? After doing a optimal (Full) install of Apoc: 1. Edit Config.sys to include files=40 and buffers=40 2. Find the no-cd crack for Apoc 3. Find mouse2vk or mousectl to use inconjuction with Apoc (or have a really slow cusor). 4. Edit properties for xcomapoc.exe (and any .bat files you're using to run the game) to have compability for win95, disable visual themes, run in 640 x 480 and run in 256 colors. 5. If using a .bat file apend SKIP after xcomapoc.exe, this skips cinematics which don't work to well for me. Anyways, after all of that the game worked for me. Going to have to try Dosdox and VMWare if I get a chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mephi Posted August 11, 2005 Report Share Posted August 11, 2005 (edited) after all i got it running with this method: [url="http://www.ntcompatible.com/cdetail11017.html"]http://www.ntcompatible.com/cdetail11017.html[/url] i have sound and music, but no movies. the problem is that i cant scroll left or up if i touch the left or upper border the screen shakes an then it scrolls right oder down scrolling left or down is no problem... i think it has to do with mousectl.com which i downloaded.. Edited August 11, 2005 by mephi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j'ordos Posted August 11, 2005 Report Share Posted August 11, 2005 Yes, mousectl if configured incorrectly does that, unfortunately no one seems to know the right values for mousectl to work with xcom3 If you can live with the somewhat slower mouse speed you can safely turn it off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mephi Posted August 12, 2005 Report Share Posted August 12, 2005 i got used to it.. on my laptop the keys for changing floors is right next to die arrows for srolling so its easy to handle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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