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Wildstar

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Posted in: X-Wing 1993
  Wildstar
05-02-2007, 4:22 PM
#2
F9 toggles through the laser recharge settings, F10 for shields, and the SHIFT of those keys will divert power each way (SHIFT+F9 for shields to lasers, SHIFT+F10 for lasers to shields ) Your throttle settings are + to increase throttle, - to decreas...  [Read More]
Posted in: X-wing, Tie Fighter
  Wildstar
04-30-2007, 2:44 PM
#4
DOS then. You should know that WinXP and Vista do not support DOS applications natively, so they must be run under emulation. DOSBox (http://sourceforge.net/projects/dosbox) should do, but you may find they run better under VDMSound (http://sourcefor...  [Read More]
Posted in: X-wing, Tie Fighter
  Wildstar
04-30-2007, 9:53 AM
#2
Are we talking about the DOS versions (floppy or Collector's CD-ROM) or the Windows versions (X-Wing Collector's Series) of these games?...  [Read More]
Posted in: No Targeting box with geforce 8800 gts
  Wildstar
05-01-2007, 10:37 AM
#4
You people having this problem may want to make a post on nVidia's forum (http://forums.nvidia.com). While it's primarily a user-to-user forum, there's a chance someone working for nVidia could be monitoring them....  [Read More]
Posted in: No Targeting box with geforce 8800 gts
  Wildstar
04-29-2007, 10:19 AM
#2
We are aware of the problem, but since it's very recent, no one has really come up w/ a solution yet....  [Read More]
Posted in: Graphic problem under Vista
  Wildstar
04-27-2007, 1:06 PM
#2
Is "Backdrop" on in your video options? You'll need to go in-game, hit your ESC key, and check the "Single-Player Video Options" tab....  [Read More]
Posted in: Problem with joy
  Wildstar
04-24-2007, 2:36 PM
#5
A friend thought it might've been a problem w/ a newer stick's driver not being able to work with older games, but since you mention you don't have this problem w/ TIE Fighter (the TIE95 version, I'm assuming), which is an older game than XWA, my fri...  [Read More]
Posted in: Problem with joy
  Wildstar
04-23-2007, 4:54 PM
#3
I'd also like to ask you if you have any flight sim games other than XWA, and if you experience the same problem in those games....  [Read More]
Posted in: Problem with joy
  Wildstar
04-23-2007, 2:42 PM
#2
I suspect you somehow have a bad contact in the stick. If you know how to do it, it just may need cleaning, but I'd seek the advice of a hardware professional if you're not able to do it....  [Read More]
Posted in: X-Wing 95 + Vista 64 = :(
  Wildstar
04-03-2007, 10:27 AM
#5
OK...just making sure you didn't do anything we didn't already know about. :D...  [Read More]
Posted in: X-Wing 95 + Vista 64 = :(
  Wildstar
04-02-2007, 9:40 AM
#3
Would you mind posting how you did it (even to say you found a page about it)?...  [Read More]
Posted in: XWA Cutscene probems
  Wildstar
03-14-2007, 9:34 AM
#4
Should've just used the fix on LucasFiles (http://www.lucasfiles.com/?s=&action=file&id=653) ;)...  [Read More]
Posted in: XWA Cutscene probems
  Wildstar
03-13-2007, 10:24 AM
#2
Something you can try is to do a Start > Run > dxdiag (choosing OK after you type "dxdiag" in the editbox) and then when it's finished loading, go to the "Sound 1" tab and set the "Hardware Sound Acceleration Level"...  [Read More]
Posted in: XWA problems
  Wildstar
02-27-2007, 10:34 AM
#4
I'd urge patience, as well...Emkay1001 is pretty good w/ these things, but he isn't always around....  [Read More]
Posted in: XWA problems
  Wildstar
02-26-2007, 9:23 AM
#2
I suggest posting this on the LucasArts tech support forums (http://forums.lucasarts.com), as I haven't a clue. (If you have a login @ starwars.com, use that to log in on the LucasArts board, otherwise, register...use the "Other LucasArts Games&...  [Read More]
Posted in: Steal Shuttle tydirium
  Wildstar
02-10-2007, 11:49 AM
#2
Early on, you should redirect all shield and weapons energy to engines and keep hitting for the closest fighter, being sure to stay away from it. I think when you enter the outpost's hangar, you can stop worrying about being inspected. You can find...  [Read More]
Posted in: Problem xp/new radeon 1900xtx XW:A
  Wildstar
01-15-2007, 9:41 AM
#2
The most common way to fix the font problem for ATI video cards is to turn Alternate Pixel Centering (or something to that effect) on. There should be an icon in your system tray you can right-click on call up the settings dialog....  [Read More]
Posted in: Weird XWA problems.
  Wildstar
01-11-2007, 10:44 AM
#2
Only thing I can suggest is backing up your pilot files (they'll have a .plt extension in the main X-Wing Alliance folder), uninstalling, and then reinstalling....  [Read More]
Posted in: The One Year Thread 2007: XWA's Celibatic Boogaloo
  Wildstar
01-18-2007, 11:48 AM
#146
My brother & I had a "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles" scene in the local WalMart parking lot last night when the battery in my dad's car decided to die. Fortunately, the place hadn't closed yet and we found someone with jumper cables....  [Read More]
Posted in: The One Year Thread 2007: XWA's Celibatic Boogaloo
  Wildstar
01-17-2007, 10:44 AM
#134
I don't really have a top 20 album list, but I will say that I agree w/ edlib on Rush's "Moving Pictures". Others that make my list of favorites would probably be Metallica's self-titled "Black Album", Van Halen's self-titled firs...  [Read More]
Posted in: The One Year Thread 2007: XWA's Celibatic Boogaloo
  Wildstar
01-07-2007, 11:22 AM
#68
More like a big department store, Aida....  [Read More]
Posted in: The One Year Thread 2007: XWA's Celibatic Boogaloo
  Wildstar
01-03-2007, 6:06 PM
#26
Finally got to ride my Xmas present, the new bicycle my family gave me. It took me a bit to get used to, as I've been used to shift levers either on the frame or between the handlebars and the front fork and this bike has a twist shifting system on t...  [Read More]
Posted in: Pilot registration codes -planet names?
  Wildstar
12-10-2006, 7:25 PM
#2
I just enter 3 different ones at random, like Alderaan, Hoth, and Tatooine, restarting the game and entering the same 3 when necessary, until you get cleared for pilot selection. Then again, I have XW95, which may not be the same thing as DOS X-Wing,...  [Read More]
Posted in: XWA doesn't see my 3D hardware
  Wildstar
04-24-2007, 2:32 PM
#9
There are a few files found on LucasFiles (http://www.lucasfiles.com/?s=&action=category&id=107) that deal with that problem. The first one, the "all resolutions" fix, seems to work well. If you're using a newer nVidia card (say, mo...  [Read More]
Posted in: XWA doesn't see my 3D hardware
  Wildstar
04-24-2007, 10:14 AM
#7
Yes...the saved game files have a .plt extension and are located in the main game folder. Just be sure to load the pilot file back from the launcher after you reinstall. :)...  [Read More]
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