Difference between revisions of "XCOM: Enemy Unknown"
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{{ii}} Windows XP is not supported, but the game can be hacked to run on it [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2964408 using this guide]. | {{ii}} Windows XP is not supported, but the game can be hacked to run on it [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2964408 using this guide]. | ||
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===Run on Windows XP=== | ===Run on Windows XP=== | ||
Revision as of 19:08, 29 July 2013
| X-COM | |
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| X-COM: UFO Defense | 1994 |
| X-COM: Terror from the Deep | 1995 |
| X-COM: Apocalypse | 1997 |
| X-COM: Interceptor | 1998 |
| X-COM: Email games | 1999 |
| X-COM: Enforcer | 2001 |
| XCOM: Enemy Unknown | 2012 |
| The Bureau: XCOM Declassified | 2013 |
| XCOM 2 | 2016 |
| XCOM: Chimera Squad | 2020 |
Not to be confused with X-Com: UFO Defense
Key points
- The game suffers from an abundance of bugs in its current state. Some bugs are game-breaking.[1]
General information
- Steam Forum
- Steam Community Hub.
- Official Forum - not PC-specific.
Availability
- All versions require Steam, including retail.
Improvements
Disable intro movies
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Graphics Mod by philstatUK
Turn off multiplayer chat
Some users may be using an alternate VoIP program (Ventrilo, Mumble, TeamSpeak, etc.) to chat while playing multiplayer, and may wish to turn the in-game chat off. There is no in-game setting to do so, but by editing an INI file, you can turn off voice chat.
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Enable armor tint options
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Game data
Save game location
- Having too many savegames can cause slowdowns, which can be fixed by regularly purging savegames.
- Savegames will start appearing in the wrong order once there are more or around 100 savegames.
Save game cloud syncing
Template:Save Game Cloud Syncing
Video settings
File:Xcom eu display.jpg
In-game settings.
Input settings
Issues fixed
Save game slowdowns
- Having a lot of savegames can cause the game to momentarily freeze while loading the "Save Game" screen (most noticeable due to music pausing for a second), caused by a hard drive bottleneck.
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Game appears to run in slow motion
- Using Gigabyte's OC Guru overclocking tool can cause the game to appear to run in slow motion, then jump forward in time every few seconds
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System requirements
Template:System Requirements Template:System Requirements
- Windows XP is not supported, but the game can be hacked to run on it using this guide.
- The Mac version is not supported on these graphics cards: ATI X1xxx series, ATI HD2xxx series, Intel GMA series, NVIDIA 7xxx series, NVIDIA 8xxx series. The following cards require you to have 8GB of system RAM: NVIDIA 320M, NVIDIA 9400 and Intel HD3000.
Run on Windows XP
- A user on the Steam Forums has posted a guide for running the game under Windows XP (outside of its System requirements).