https://www.dosbox.com/wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=Samuel&feedformat=atomDOSBoxWiki - User contributions [en]2024-03-29T08:43:13ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.34.1https://www.dosbox.com/wiki/index.php?title=GAMES:X-COM:_Apocalypse&diff=4345GAMES:X-COM: Apocalypse2011-01-21T15:27:42Z<p>Samuel: /* External Links */</p>
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<div>{{Infobox Game<br />
|title=X-COM: Apocalypse<br />
|image=[[Image:Ufo2p_000.png|320px|Title Image]]<br />
|caption=The title screen for X-COM: Apocalypse<br />
|developer=Mythos Games<br />
|publisher=Microprose<br />
|released=1997<br />
|version=[[Version0.71|0.71]]<br />
|status=Gold<br />
|setup='''SETUP.EXE'''<br />
|installer='''INSTALL.EXE'''<br />
|executable='''XCOMAPOC.EXE'''}}<br />
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==Making it work==<br />
Since this is a CD-ROM game, you will need to mount either the physical CD or an ISO image while the game is running.<br />
The settings are straight forward, but for best performance you will need at least 200MB of free space on your mounted C drive to install. If installing with the minimal (20MB) or standard version (60MB) does not work, use the optimal version (200MB).<br />
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Typical mounts will show around 100MB of free space. Since this is a huge game (for its time), you will need the flag '''-freesize'''. Try '''mount C YOURDRIVE -freesize 1024''' if you need intend to use the optimal version.<br />
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Use the default settings for Sound Blaster 16, and all will be well. The speed of the CD-ROM drive can be ignored if you are mounting the ISO.<br />
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On DOSbox V 0.73 the CD mount was no required after installation of the optimal version<br />
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'''Smoothing Gameplay'''<br />
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''CPU''<br />
Use <br />
normal cpu mode <br />
auto cpu type.<br />
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Configure cycles to smooth gameplay by running the game in a window and increasing the cycles value till u get good performance<br />
CTRL+F12 will increase cycles by the number defined in the conf file.<br />
I have found a value from 8500 to 22 000 works best, make sure u don't exceed your processing limits, to monitor this use Task Manager.<br />
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'''SOUND'''<br />
To improve the choppy perfromance of sound increase the sound buffer until it dissapears<br />
The setting below work best for most.<br />
blocksize=4096<br />
prebuffer=12<br />
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'''RENDER'''<br />
Find what renderer works for your, there is a balance between quality and performance here.<br />
ddraw will use hardware accelleration so disable if u experiance problems and use Surface mode.<br />
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==Reason for Gold==<br />
The program hangs once a blue moon, and sometimes the game will ask for the CD-ROM when it is already mounted. This is tested on Ubuntu 7.10 with DOSBox 0.71. Just close the window and reload the game. Save often.<br />
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==External Links==<br />
*[[http://vogons.zetafleet.com/viewtopic.php?t=8962 VOGONS :: View topic - Tips for getting X-Com: Apocalypse working]] The site this page is based on.<br />
*[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-COM:_Apocalypse X-COM: Apocalypse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia]] Wikipedia Entry on the Game.<br />
*[http://www.pokerenfrancais.eu/winamax-poker-reveiw/ winamax game]</div>Samuel