General information
- A controller or joystick is required for playing the game - without it, the game will not start. XWA Upgrade Mega Patch includes Babu Frik's Configurator which includes an option for Joystick emulation, bypassing this requirement. Another Option is a Joystick emulation via third party tools. Still, a joystick is strongly recommended to be used.
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Guide using a mouse as input using third party tools
- Steam Community Discussions
- X-Wing Wiki With lots of useful information
- X-Wing Alliance Upgrade project Community dedicated to enhancing the game.
Availability
- A free demo version is available from GameFront.
Essential improvements
Patches
- The latest official patch 2.02 is available here and at soggi.org.
- XWA Hacker - utility with useful tweaks and fixes. Requires game to be patched to 2.02 to work.
- Steam to XWA Compatible patch - modifies Steam's executable in order for it to be compatible with XWAHacker. Do not use it on non-Steam version.
Skip intro videos
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
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Install XWAHacker[citation needed]
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- Download XWA Hacker and extract it to the installation folder.
- Run
changeres.bat. The program will ask you to pick a resolution to modify.
- Pick 800x600.
- Next input the horizontal resolution you want when prompted and then the vertical.
- Now run the game and pick 800x600. The game will then run at the resolution you specified. A vertical resolution greater than 1200 will likely lead to crashes.
- To further improve graphics and performance also run
32bitmode.bat. Keep in mind this might distort the colors of in-game menus.
Notes
- A user friendly app-version of XWA Hacker is available here
- Main-menu is always rendered at 640x480.
- This fix doesn't work with Steam version. Use XWAU Craft Pack installer instead.
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Patch the graphics to 32-bit before forcing AF from the level of graphical drivers. See Widescreen resolution.
Automatically enabled if using xwaupgrade patches or ddraw.dll wrapper (e.g. https://github.com/rdoeffinger/xwa_ddraw_d3d11/releases)
Patch the graphics to 32-bit before forcing AA from the level of graphical drivers. See Widescreen resolution.
- Forcing antialiasing might make in-game fonts distorted, to prevent that, enable "Alternate Pixel Centers" if you have an ATI card. Alternatively, force Supersampling anti-aliasing (SSAA) to resolve font distortion.
Input
Audio
| Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
| Separate volume controls |
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Music, engine, effect, cockpit sound, exterior sound |
| Surround sound |
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Need A3D. See DirectSound3D restoration software. |
| Subtitles |
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| Closed captions |
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| Mute on focus lost |
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| EAX support |
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A3D 1.0 (2.02 update mandatory) |
| Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type |
Native |
Players |
Notes |
| LAN play |
| 8 |
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| Online play |
| 4 |
The official multiplayer service was shut down. |
Issues fixed
Installing retail version on 64-bit versions of Windows
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Installing a game using alternative installer[citation needed]
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The game installer is a 16-bit program meaning it will not run natively on a 64-bit machine.
- Go to Markus Egger website and grab the appropriate installer (note that there is one for the German version of the game and one for the English/Italian).
- Follow the instructions here to create a fixed disc.
Notes
- If the autostart-menu doesn't pop up run SETUP.EXE directly from the disc.
- Run the game from XWINGALLIANCE.EXE not ALLIANCE.EXE
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Graphical corruption when running in 3D-accelerated mode
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Install XWAHacker[citation needed]
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- Download XWAHacker (requires game to be patched to 2.02 to work)
- Extract it to your game-folder.
- Run
fixedclear.bat.
- The .exe should now be patched to fix this issue. You can also try downloading this ddraw.ddl and put it in the installation folder.
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Interface flashes rapidly
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Turn off Crossfire/SLI[citation needed]
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- If you're using Crossfire/SLI - turn it off.
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Fonts in-game are messed up
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Replace fonts[citation needed]
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Change anti-aliasing[citation needed]
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- Text corruption might also be caused by forcing anti-aliasing (to prevent that, enable "Alternate Pixel Centers" if you have an ATI card).
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Can't activate 3D-audio
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Edit settings of Creative Alchemy[citation needed]
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If you're a using creative sound card and have Alchemy installed try adding the following to it:
[Star Wars X-Wing Alliance]
RegPath:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC\X-Wing Alliance\v1.0\Install Path
Path
Buffers=5
Duration=10
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Can't enable 3d acceleration
Steam Controller doesn't work
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Replace game's launcher with the game's EXE[3]
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- Go to <path-to-game>.
- Rename
alliance.exe to something different.
- Make a copy of
xwingalliance.exe and rename it to alliance.exe.
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Other information
API
| Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
| Direct3D |
6 |
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| Software renderer |
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| Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
| Windows |
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System requirements
| Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
| Operating system (OS) |
95, 98 | |
| Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium 200 MHz | |
| System memory (RAM) |
32 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) |
131 MB (minimal installation) |
275 MB |
| Video card (GPU) |
2 MB of VRAM
| 4 MB of VRAM |
Notes
References
