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General discussion (archive)Release: STAR WARS®: X-Wing Special Edition(153 posts)(153 posts)
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Posted October 28, 2014
Make Admiral Ackbar proud, pilot!

<i>Star Wars</i>&reg;: X-Wing Special Edition, a classic space-combat sim putting you at the helm of the iconic starfighter, is available - for the first time in digital distribution - on GOG.com, for only $9.99!

It is the dawn of the rebellion, in <i>Star Wars</i>&reg;: X-Wing Special Edition. The Old Republic is gone. The Senate has been abolished. The Jedi Knights have been exterminated. Now the last Emperor seeks to crush the last remaining opposition. Against the overwhelming might of the Empire stands a small but growing Rebel Alliance. Scattered resistance groups are uniting and what is needed most now are Starfighter pilots. Will you join their struggle to end this tyranny and become a hero of the Rebellion? Suit up, climb aboard your own personal X-wing and prepare to fight for your life. Out-maneuver the evil Empire's TIE fighters and Star Destroyers and blast them into oblivion. The Special Edition offered here, includes Star Wars: X-Wing Collector's CD-ROM</I> and both [i]Tour of Duty expansions: Imperial Pursuit and B-Wing.

Fly over 120 deep space and Death Star surface missions against the Empire in <i>Star Wars</i>&reg;: X-Wing Special Edition, for only $9.99 on GOG.com!

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Post edited October 28, 2014 by G-Doc
Posted October 28, 2014
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OddDreams101: Anyone know how to fix the wacky color bug? Compatibility mode didn't help any nor did running in 256 colors, and I can't seem to find the .ini files
Which Windows version are you using and which game do you mean in particular? Frankly I'm not having the color bug.

Anyway, a good start should be this:
Outside of a mission (like during a cutscene or at the base) press Escape. The options menu opens, select "Flight Options". The entry to the top is for selecting the screen resolution. Select a resolution that says "hardware". With this selected you at least shouldn't have any wacky colors during missions.

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PatTheMav: but from your post it seems that it's just the old floppy version with the floppy variants of the expansions.
Yeah, it's what the guys over at the X-Wing sub forums said. I thought that they just couldn't tell the versions apart but it seems that they were right. It's just the floppy version with addons. An indicator for this is also the amount of "top ace" profiles you start with. CD-ROM version has only one for me, GOG version starts with two. But the most obvious difference is the lack of voice overs during briefings.

Also IIRC floppy version of X-Wing has permadeath and your profile becomes inaccessible after you die while in the CD-ROM version you get a message that says "pilot restored" or something without any penalty. Tie-Fighter IIRC never had permadeath (but I'm not sure, I've mostly played the Collector's CD-ROMs).
Post edited October 28, 2014 by F4LL0UT
Posted October 28, 2014
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F4LL0UT: Which Windows version are you using and which game do you mean in particular? Frankly I'm not having the color bug.

Anyway, a good start should be this:
Outside of a mission (like during a cutscene or at the base) press Escape. The options menu opens, select "Flight Options". The entry to the top is for selecting the screen resolution. Select a resolution that says "hardware". With this selected you at least shouldn't have any wacky colors during missions.
I'm running Windows 7 trying to run the Special Editions of both games (bug is present in both).

I'll see if switching the rez helps, but it makes it nearly impossible to see anything on the menus in TIE, and X Wing isn't much better.
Posted October 29, 2014
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OddDreams101: I'm running Windows 7 trying to run the Special Editions of both games (bug is present in both).
There's a rather universal fix for issues like these (you can read about it here). I created some registry files so you don't have to go through the whole process yourself:
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Just run the corresponding registry files (depending on whether your Windows is 32 or 64 bit). Running the wrong one won't do any harm, though, just add a tiny bit of unnecessary data to the registry. Anyway, that's a common fix for older games suffering from screwed up colors on Windows 7, it *might* help. Chances are, though, that GOG already did the same thing and the fix just doesn't work on your system for some reason. Please report whether the fix worked.

Btw, if you feel uneasy about running registry files from somewhere on the web you can open them with a text editor and see for yourself that they only add the stuff that was also mentioned in the thread I linked to.
Post edited October 29, 2014 by F4LL0UT
Posted October 29, 2014
So I've been meaning to get a good joystick for a long time and now with these games out is a good enough time.

Can I get some suggestions for joysticks people use? I'm not looking for an expensive one but I do have some cash to drop, say 40-50 pounds.
Post edited October 29, 2014 by falsarr
Posted October 29, 2014
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falsarr: Can I get some suggestions for joysticks people use? I'm not looking for an expensive one but I do have some cash to drop, say 40-50 pounds.
I can only tell you to STAY AWAY from the Speedlink Wasp² and Gembird JSK420. Especially the latter (which I bought just a week or two ago) was an utter waste of money. Its huge deadzone and crappy sensitivity curve makes it pretty much useless for anything.

I've been told that the Thrustmaster T-Flight Hotas X Joystick is great, though. It's the next one I'm going to buy and it's perfectly within your price range. Apparently you can even detach the thrust thingy if you don't need it and want to save some space.
Post edited October 29, 2014 by F4LL0UT
Posted October 29, 2014
Another vote for the Mac version...played the heck out of these games when it came in a box set with Fate of Atlantis, Sam & Max Hit the Road, Day of the Tentacle, Rebel Assault II...I wonder what else was in that set I don't remember.
Posted October 29, 2014
Straw Poll time! Which of the 2 games do you prefer, X-Wing or Tie Fighter? Do you side with the Rebel Alliance, or the Evil Empire? Vote now!

http://strawpoll.me/2880681
Posted October 29, 2014
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BillyMaysFan59: Straw Poll time! Which of the 2 games do you prefer, X-Wing or Tie Fighter? Do you side with the Rebel Alliance, or the Evil Empire? Vote now!

http://strawpoll.me/2880681
Evil Empire...because they have the cooler uniforms :P
Posted October 29, 2014
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BillyMaysFan59: Straw Poll time! Which of the 2 games do you prefer, X-Wing or Tie Fighter? Do you side with the Rebel Alliance, or the Evil Empire? Vote now!

http://strawpoll.me/2880681
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JudasIscariot: Evil Empire...because they have the cooler uniforms :P
Totally.

http://tk656.com/00.jpg
Posted October 29, 2014
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F4LL0UT: Which Windows version are you using and which game do you mean in particular? Frankly I'm not having the color bug.

Anyway, a good start should be this:
Outside of a mission (like during a cutscene or at the base) press Escape. The options menu opens, select "Flight Options". The entry to the top is for selecting the screen resolution. Select a resolution that says "hardware". With this selected you at least shouldn't have any wacky colors during missions.
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OddDreams101: I'm running Windows 7 trying to run the Special Editions of both games (bug is present in both).

I'll see if switching the rez helps, but it makes it nearly impossible to see anything on the menus in TIE, and X Wing isn't much better.
Installed new ATI drivers myself - fixed the crazy colors.

Can't get the mouse to work though... constantly moving down and right (x-wing '93).
Posted October 29, 2014
As a guy that only experiance Space combat Star Wars games from this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQiAEeFwXac

Will I get that same experiacne with these older games?
Posted October 29, 2014
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falsarr: Can I get some suggestions for joysticks people use? I'm not looking for an expensive one but I do have some cash to drop, say 40-50 pounds.
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F4LL0UT: I can only tell you to STAY AWAY from the Speedlink Wasp² and Gembird JSK420. Especially the latter (which I bought just a week or two ago) was an utter waste of money. Its huge deadzone and crappy sensitivity curve makes it pretty much useless for anything.

I've been told that the Thrustmaster T-Flight Hotas X Joystick is great, though. It's the next one I'm going to buy and it's perfectly within your price range. Apparently you can even detach the thrust thingy if you don't need it and want to save some space.
Cool, looks good and has some good reviews. Thanks for the feedback!
Posted October 29, 2014
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JudasIscariot: Evil Empire...because they have the cooler uniforms :P
I prefer the empire because they are all about maintaining peace and order. The rebels are just an evil violent bunch. We gave them universal health care, they didn't want to pay the taxes and now they attack the authorities. Plus, the emperor is the rightful ruler of the galaxy! The senate actually elected him, dammit! Friggin' rebel scum...
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bryanhock: Can't get the mouse to work though... constantly moving down and right (x-wing '93).
Try opening dosbox_xwing.conf in the game's folder and setting "josticktype" to "none". Maybe the game is constantly registering some sort of joystick input for some reason.
Post edited October 29, 2014 by F4LL0UT
Posted October 29, 2014
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Elmofongo: As a guy that only experiance Space combat Star Wars games from this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQiAEeFwXac

Will I get that same experiacne with these older games?
No.
Posted October 29, 2014
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Elmofongo: As a guy that only experiance Space combat Star Wars games from this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQiAEeFwXac

Will I get that same experiacne with these older games?
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Strijkbout: No.
Well thats a shame I guess I have to enjoy Tie Fighter and X-Wing in a different way.
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