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{{mm}} [http://www.ufopaedia.org UFOpaedia] - A huge wiki for the XCOM series | {{mm}} [http://www.ufopaedia.org UFOpaedia] - A huge wiki for the XCOM series | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:26, 8 April 2024
Developers | |
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MicroProse | |
Publishers | |
Original | MicroProse |
Current | 2K Games |
Release dates | |
Windows | June 15, 1998 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Turn-based |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view, Isometric |
Controls | Point and select |
Genres | Shooter, Strategy |
Themes | Sci-fi |
Series | X-COM |
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 |
X-COM: Interceptor is a singleplayer bird's-eye view and isometric shooter and strategy game in the X-COM series.
General information
- To exit a game, either use the in-game drop down menubar (position the cursor at the top of the screen for a few seconds) or Ctrl+Q to quit directly
- UFOpaedia - A huge wiki for the XCOM series
- StrategyCore
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | ||||
GOG.com | ||||
Humble Store | Included in X-COM: Complete Pack, with X-COM: UFO Defense, X-COM: Terror from the Deep, X-COM: Apocalypse and X-COM: Enforcer. | |||
Steam | ||||
GamersGate (unavailable) |
- A free demo version is available from Archive.org.
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patch 1.2 updates the game to the latest version.
- X-Com Interceptor WinXP Fix - unofficial patch that fixes issues on XP and later.
Mods
- TinyMod - rebalances some mechanics.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\MicroProse Software\X-COM Interceptor\1.2[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/7730/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Saved Games[Note 3] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/7730/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Widescreen resolution | 640x480 only. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | DxWnd - has graphical glitch with in-game cursor. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
German | Retail only; download for digital releases. | |||
Italian | Retail only. | |||
Russian | Unofficial translation, download |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
LAN play | 8 | |||
Online play | 8 | The official multiplayer service was shut down. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Issues fixed
Low FPS on modern systems
Use dgVoodoo 2[1] |
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Other information
API
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Cutscenes | Smacker Video Technology |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | 98 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 133 MHz | Intel Pentium 166 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | 32 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 440 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 2 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ Applications writing to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE
will be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for more details. - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (7730) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
- ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ How I fixed the frame rate issue (and boosted resolution) - last accessed on May 2023