Key points
- Joystick / controller is essential 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 30fps.
General information
- Lucasarts file repository
- 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
Template:Availability Table
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.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
- Pilots are stored as a
.plt
file named after your character.
Video settings
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- Main-menu is always rendered at 640x480.
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
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- To enable Force Feedback on XInput controller, see XInput force feedback vibration in DirectInput games.
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Issues unresolved
Can't enable 3d acceleration
- On some configurations it may be impossible to enable 3d acceleration, even though the graphics card supports it. This problem may be solved in a future, with the development of DXGL project.
Issues fixed
Installing on 64-bit versions of Windows
Graphical corruption when running in 3D-accelerated mode
Interface flashes rapidly
Fonts in-game are messed up
Can't activate 3D-audio
System requirements
Windows |
|
Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
95 or 98 |
95 or 98 |
Processor (CPU) |
Pentium 200 MHz
| Pentium 200 MHz |
System memory (RAM) |
| |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
131MB (minimal installation) |
275MB |
Video card (GPU) |
2MB VRAM
| Direct3D compatible, 4 MB VRAM |