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Key points
- A controller is required for playing the game - without it, the game won't even start.
- Installing on 64-bit systems requires a workaround. See Installing on 64-bit versions of Windows.
- Locked at 24fps.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- X-Wing Wiki With lots of useful information
- X-Wing Alliance Upgrade project Community dedicated to replacing every ship in the game with updated models/textures.
Availability
Essential improvements
Patches
Latest official patch
Official font set. Fixes garbled fonts on certain resolutions.
Includes a bunch of .bat-files that make useful tweaks to the game. Requires game to be patched to 2.02 to work.
Skip intro videos
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video settings
Template:Video settings
Install XWAHacker[citation needed]
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- Download XWAHacker 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 go the game and pick 800x600. The game will then run at the resolution you specified.
- To further improve graphics and performance also run
32bitmode.bat . Keep in mind that this messes up the colors of in-game menus though.
Notes
- 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.
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 settings
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Network
Multiplayer types
Issues fixed
Installing on 64-bit versions of Windows
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
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
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
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
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\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
Replace game's launcher with the game's EXE[2]
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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
Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
95 or 98 |
95 or 98 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium 200 MHz
| Intel Pentium 200 MHz |
System memory (RAM) |
32 MB |
32 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
131 MB (minimal installation) |
275 MB |
Video card (GPU) |
2 MB of VRAM
| 4 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References