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{{infobox
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{{Infobox game
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|cover         = X-Wing - Space Combat Simulator (box cover).jpg
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|cover       = Star Wars X-Wing cover.jpg
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|developer     = [[Wikipedia:Totally Games|Totally Games]]
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|developers  =
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|publisher      = [[Wikipedia:LucasArts|LucasArts]]
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Totally Games}}
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|release dates = February 1993
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|publishers  =
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|LucasArts}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Disney Interactive Studios}}
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|engines     =  
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|release dates=
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{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|February 1993}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|February 1993}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|1998}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|April 28, 2015|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref name="release date">[https://www.gog.com/forum/general/the_what_did_just_update_thread/post7829 The "what did just update?" thread, page 392 - Forum - GOG.com]</ref>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|April 28, 2015|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref name="release date"/>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|April 28, 2015|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref name="release date"/>}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase, Expansion pack }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | First-person }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Action, Vehicle combat }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | Space flight }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Realistic }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Sci-fi, Space }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Star Wars: X-Wing }}
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|steam appid = 354430
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|gogcom id    = 1207666263
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|gogcom id side = 1207667213
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|hltb        = 9140
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|igdb        = star-wars-x-wing
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|strategywiki = Star Wars: X-Wing
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|mobygames    = 536
 +
|wikipedia    = Star Wars: X-Wing
 +
|winehq      = 4540
 +
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
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{{:Star Wars: X-Wing (series)}}
 
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== Version Differences ==
 
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Playing the DOS version in [[DOSBox]] is probably the easiest and most straightforward way to experience the game.
 
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=== Collectors Edition ===
 
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The original release came on five floppies and ran at 320x200 resolution while the collectors CD-ROM came on a single CD and featured an upgraded game engine based on TIE Fighter with support for gouraud-shading. This version also includes voice-overs for several characters in the game. Both versions run great in [http://www.dosbox.com/ DOSBox] without major issues and don't require a joystick to play.
 
  
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=== Collector Series Edition ===
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'''General information'''
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In 1998 a bundle of X-Wing and TIE Fighter ported to Windows 95/98 was released. This version features further enhanced graphics due to an upgrade to the X-Wing vs TIE Fighter engine. The game now included 3D-acceleration support (Direct3D), the use of proper textures instead of primitive gouraud-shading and completely redone concourse graphics. The iMUSE dynamic music system, however, was removed in favor of conventional CD-audio tracks. Furthermore, this version requires a joystick/gamepad and cannot be played with the mouse unless a joystick-emulation program such as [http://www.electracode.com/4/joy2key/JoyToKey%20English%20Version.htm JoyToKey] or [http://ppjoy.bossstation.dnsalias.org/ PPJoy] is used.
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{{GOG.com links|1207666393|star_wars_xwing_and_tie_fighter_series|for game series}}
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The problems and fixes in this article mostly relate to this version of the game.
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{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/354430/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
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== Patches ==
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==Availability==
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Windows XP compatibility-fix
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{{Availability|
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* [http://lucasfiles.com/index.php?s=&action=file&id=653&PHPSESSID=32ecc19b83957b28a4deffb3daaadd8a XWTIE95.zip ] (Collector Series only)
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | physical, disc | DRM: Manual lookup or CD check | | DOS, Windows, Mac OS }}
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{{Availability/row| GamersGate | star-warstm-x-wing-special-edition | Steam | Special Edition | | Windows, OS X }}
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{{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 4083-1 | Steam | Special Edition | | Windows, OS X }}
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | star_wars_xwing_special_edition | DRM-free | Special Edition | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| Humble | star-wars-xwing-special-edition | Steam | Special Edition | | Windows, OS X }}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 354430 | Steam | Special Edition | | Windows, OS X }}
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{{Availability/row| Origin | star-wars/star-wars-x-wing-special-edition | Origin | Special Edition. Included with {{store feature|EA Play Pro}}. Currently only visible in the EA App's Browse menu. | | Windows |}}
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}}
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{{ii}} A [https://archive.org/details/StarWarsX-wingDemo demo] is available.
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 +
===Version differences===
 +
{{ii}} The original 1993 release came on 5 floppy disks and ran at 320x200 resolution. This is also the only release for which the expansions are available separately.
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{{ii}} The 1995 Collectors CD-ROM release came on a single CD and featured an upgraded game engine based on [[Star Wars: TIE Fighter]], with support for gouraud-shading. This version also includes voiceovers for several characters in the game.
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{{ii}} The 1998 version from the Collector Series release (bundle of X-Wing and TIE Fighter) is an official port to the [[Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter]] engine and is therefore Windows-native. The game now includes 3D acceleration support ([[Glossary:DirectX|Direct3D]]), the use of proper textures instead of primitive gouraud-shading and completely redone concourse graphics. The iMUSE dynamic music system was removed in favor of conventional Redbook CD audio tracks. Furthermore, this version requires a joystick/gamepad and cannot be played with the mouse unless a joystick emulation program such as [https://github.com/njz3/vJoy vJoy] is used. '''The problems and fixes in this article mostly relate to this version of the game.'''
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{{++}} The digital releases of the game include all three aforementioned versions.
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==Monetization==
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{{DLC|
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{{DLC/row| Imperial Pursuit |  | DOS, Windows }}
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{{DLC/row| B-Wing |  | DOS, Windows }}
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}}
 +
 
 +
==Essential improvements==
 +
===Patches===
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{{ii}} [https://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/4904/7/56758/download v1.0a patch for Imperial Pursuit]
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{{ii}} [http://lucasfiles.com/index.php?action=file&id=653 Windows XP compatibility fix for Collector Series version]
  
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== Issues and Fixes ==
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==Game data==
 +
===Configuration file(s) location===
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{{Game data|
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{{Game data/config|DOS|}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/config|Mac OS|}}
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{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
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{{Game data/config|Linux|}}
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}}
 +
{{XDG|unknown}}
  
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=== Game installer won't run under 64 bit windows ===
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===Save game data location===
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Since the X-wing and Tie-Fighter installers are 16-bit programs they won't work in 64-bit operating systems. To remedy this use the appropriate fixed installer found here: [http://www.markusegger.at/Software/Games/Default.aspx] to create an updated install disk with which you can install and run the game. Detailed instructions are found here: [http://www.markusegger.at/Software/Games/XcsMsi/Instructions_XW95.html]. The autostart menu seems to be bugged so you might need to run the setup.exe file directly from the disk you created.
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{{Game data|
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{{Game data/saves|DOS|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\*.PLT}}
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{{Game data/saves|Mac OS|}}
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{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Linux|}}
 +
}}
  
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=== Game doesn't run in Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7 ===
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
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Apply the Windows XP compatibility-fix above. 
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{{Save game cloud syncing
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|discord                  =
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|discord notes            =
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|epic games launcher      =
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|epic games launcher notes =
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|gog galaxy                = false
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|gog galaxy notes          =
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|origin                    = true
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|origin notes              =
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|steam cloud              = true
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|steam cloud notes        =
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|ubisoft connect          =
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|ubisoft connect notes    =
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|xbox cloud                =
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|xbox cloud notes          =
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}}
  
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=== When trying to run the game you get a popup to install DirectX ===
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==Video==
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Run the game directly from XWING95.EXE instead of the menu.
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{{Video
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|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/star-wars-x-wing
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|widescreen wsgf award      = unsupported
 +
|multimonitor wsgf award    = unsupported
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = unsupported
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = unsupported
 +
|widescreen resolution      = false
 +
|widescreen resolution notes=  
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|multimonitor              = false
 +
|multimonitor notes        =
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|ultrawidescreen            = false
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|ultrawidescreen notes      =
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|4k ultra hd                = false
 +
|4k ultra hd notes          =
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|fov                        = false
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|fov notes                  =
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|windowed                  = false
 +
|windowed notes            = [[DOSBox]] allows Windowed.
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|borderless windowed        = false
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|borderless windowed notes  =
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|anisotropic                = false
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|anisotropic notes          =
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|antialiasing              = false
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|antialiasing notes        =
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|upscaling                  = unknown
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|upscaling tech            =
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|upscaling notes            =
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|vsync                      = false
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|vsync notes                =
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|60 fps                    = false
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|60 fps notes              = 70fps lock in DOS version.<br>
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Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS in Windows version.
 +
|120 fps                    = false
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|120 fps notes              =
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|hdr                        = unknown
 +
|hdr notes                  =
 +
|color blind                = unknown
 +
|color blind notes          =
 +
}}
  
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=== Sound is crackling/distorted/weird in Windows Vista/Windows 7 ===
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==Input==
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If you're using a Creative sound card and have the Alchemy software installed try adding the following to it:  
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{{Input
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<pre>**RegPath=HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC\TIE95\1.0\Install Path
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|key remap                = false
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**Buffers=5
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|key remap notes          = Only controller can be remapped.
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**Duration=10</pre>
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|acceleration option      = false
 +
|acceleration option notes = DOS doesn't support acceleration, and Collector's Edition doesn't support mouse control.
 +
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
 +
|mouse sensitivity notes  =
 +
|mouse menu                = true
 +
|mouse menu notes          =
 +
|invert mouse y-axis      = false
 +
|invert mouse y-axis notes =
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|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 +
|controller support        = true
 +
|controller support notes  = Right stick is treated as a throttle.<br/>The collector's edition requires a joystick.
 +
|full controller          = false
 +
|full controller notes    = DOS requires keyboard in-flight. Windows requires mouse for menu.
 +
|controller remap          = true
 +
|controller remap notes    = Windows version only.
 +
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
 +
|controller sensitivity notes=
 +
|invert controller y-axis  = false
 +
|invert controller y-axis notes=
 +
|xinput controllers        = unknown
 +
|xinput controllers notes  =
 +
|xbox prompts              = unknown
 +
|xbox prompts notes        =
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|impulse triggers          = unknown
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
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|dualshock 4              = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
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|dualshock prompts notes  =
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|light bar support        = unknown
 +
|light bar support notes  =
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|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
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|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
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|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
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|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers        = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes  =
 +
|other button prompts      = unknown
 +
|other button prompts notes=
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|controller hotplug        = unknown
 +
|controller hotplug notes  =
 +
|haptic feedback          = unknown
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|haptic feedback notes    =
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|simultaneous input        = unknown
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|simultaneous input notes  =
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|steam input api          = unknown
 +
|steam input api notes    =
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|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
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|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =
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}}
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==Audio==
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{{Audio
 +
|separate volume          = true
 +
|separate volume notes    =  
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|surround sound          = false
 +
|surround sound notes    =  
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|subtitles                = true
 +
|subtitles notes          =
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|closed captions          = false
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|closed captions notes    =
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|mute on focus lost      = false
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|mute on focus lost notes = Can't use {{key|Alt|Tab}}.{{cn|date=August 2015}}
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|eax support              =
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|eax support notes        =
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|royalty free audio        = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =
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|red book cd audio        = limited
 +
|red book cd audio notes  = Collector's Series (Windows version) only.
 +
|general midi audio      = true
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|general midi audio notes = Floppy and DOS CD versions only
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}}
 +
{{++}} This game supports the MT-32 and General MIDI for music (Floppy and DOS CD versions only).
 +
 
 +
{{L10n|content=
 +
{{L10n/switch
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|language  = English
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Russian
 +
|interface = hackable
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = hackable
 +
|notes    = [https://www.old-games.ru/game/download/get.php?fileid=5185&modal=1 Fan translation by «Бюро переводов Old-Games.RU»]
 +
|fan      = true
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}}
 +
}}
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 +
==Issues fixed==
 +
{{ii}} These mostly refer to the Windows-native 1998 Collector Series release.
 +
===Game installer won't run under 64-bit versions of Windows===
 +
The installer is 16-bit and does not work by default on 64-bit systems.
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{{Fixbox|description=Use [http://www.markusegger.at/Software/Games/Default.aspx Markus Egger's installer] as per [http://www.markusegger.at/Software/Games/XcsMsi/Instructions_XW95.html his instructions].|ref=|fix=
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}}
  
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=== Cockpit flashes rapidly while flying ===
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{{Fixbox|description=Run the installer through [https://github.com/otya128/winevdm WineVDM]|ref=|fix=
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Disable Crossfire/SLI.
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}}
  
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=== Objects/textures seem to disappear when moving the ship around in hardware accelerated mode ===
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===Game doesn't run on modern versions of Windows===
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Download Reimars [http://www.xwaupgrade.com/phpBB3008/download/file.php?id=98 XWAHacker]. Extract it into your X-Wing folder and run xwing95fixedclear.bat. This should fix the graphical corruption.
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{{Fixbox|description=Apply the [[#Patches|Windows XP compatibility patch]]|ref=|fix=
 +
}}
  
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=== Colors are messed up ===
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===When trying to run the game you get a popup to install DirectX===
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Kill explorer.exe before playing. To make this simple create a text file and paste the following into it:
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Run the game directly from XWING95.EXE instead of the menu.
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<pre>@echo off
 
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TASKKILL /F /IM "explorer.exe"
 
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cd .
 
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XWING95.EXE
 
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cd %windir%
 
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start explorer.exe
 
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exit</pre>
 
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Then rename the file and give it a .bat file-ending. Run the bat.
 
  
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== Graphical Tweaks ==
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===Sound is crackling or distorted in Windows Vista, 7===
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=== Higher resolutions ===
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{{Fixbox|description=Configure ALchemy|ref=|fix=
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While digging through a cracked version of the TIE Fighter .exe in search of entries related to in-game resolution I came across a few numbers that when changed gave interesting results. At one point the game was running at 1920x1200 with the menu as a square up in the corner, but upon entering flight-mode I would always get a crash. It seems playing in higher resolutions might be possible, but someone with a greater knowledge of hex-editing should probably take a look at it.
+
If running a Creative sound card and ALchemy software installed try adding the following to it:
 +
<pre>**RegPath=HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC\TIE95\1.0\Install Path
 +
**Buffers=5
 +
**Duration=10</pre>
 +
}}
  
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=== Antialiasing ===
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===Cockpit flashes rapidly while flying===
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The game doesn't have built in anti-aliasing but forcing it through your graphics control panel should work if you run in 3D-accelerated mode.
+
{{Fixbox|description=Disable Crossfire/SLI|ref=|fix=
 +
}}
  
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=== Anisotropic Filtering ===
+
===Objects/textures disappear when moving the ship around in hardware accelerated mode===
−
See above. Forcing it should work.
+
{{Fixbox|description=Use XWAHacker|ref=|fix=
 +
# Download Reimars [http://www.xwaupgrade.com/phpBB3008/download/file.php?id=98 XWAHacker] and extract it to <code>{{p|game}}</code>.
 +
# Run <code>xwing95fixedclear.bat</code> as administrator.
 +
}}
  
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=== V-sync ===
+
===Colors are wrong===
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The game is capped at 30 fps. There doesn't seem to be a way to remove this cap.
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{{ii}} See [[Glossary:DirectX/DirectDraw troubleshooting|DirectDraw troubleshooting]] for solutions.
  
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=== Run Without CD? ===
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===Capital ships and turrets rarely fire their lasers (Collector's CD-ROM Edition)===
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The Collector Series Edition requires the CD to be in the drive when launching.
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{{ii}} This happens if running the 1995 DOS version in [[DOSBox]]. The firing rate seems to work opposite to the game speed (more cycles means less laser fire).
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Change DOSBox cycles to approx. 30000|ref={{cn|date=November 2016}}|fix=
 +
}}
  
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== Save Game Data ==
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==Other information==
−
Game progress is saved in a .PLT-file named after your character located in the game folder.  
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===API===
 +
{{API
 +
|direct3d versions      =
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|direct3d notes        =
 +
|directdraw versions    =
 +
|directdraw notes      =
 +
|opengl versions        =
 +
|opengl notes          =
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|glide versions        =
 +
|glide notes            =
 +
|software mode          =
 +
|software mode notes    =
 +
|mantle support        =
 +
|mantle support notes  =
 +
|metal support          =
 +
|metal support notes    =
 +
|vulkan versions        =
 +
|vulkan notes          =
 +
|dos modes              = VGA
 +
|dos modes notes        =
 +
|shader model versions  =
 +
|shader model notes    =
 +
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 +
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = false
 +
|windows exe notes      = 1998 Windows-native version only.
 +
|mac os x powerpc app  = unknown
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app = true
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        = <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/354430/view/2085671129240770954|title=April 2020 Update|date=2020-12-22}}</ref>
 +
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux 68k app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =
 +
|mac os powerpc app    = unknown
 +
|mac os 68k app        = unknown
 +
|mac os executable notes=
 +
}}
  
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== Controller Support ==
+
===Middleware===
−
The game supports gamepads out of the box, although it recognizes the right stick as a throttle. Buttons can be assigned from the in-game options menu (press ESC when not flying).
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{{Middleware
 +
|physics          =
 +
|physics notes    =  
 +
|audio            = WinMM
 +
|audio notes      = For music only. GOG.com version uses a wrapper.
 +
|interface        =
 +
|interface notes  =
 +
|input            =
 +
|input notes      =
 +
|cutscenes        =
 +
|cutscenes notes  =
 +
|multiplayer      =
 +
|multiplayer notes=
 +
}}
  
 
==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==
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{{System Requirements
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{{System requirements
 +
|OSfamily = DOS
 +
|minOS    = 3.1
 +
|minCPU  = 386DX
 +
|minRAM  = 1 MB
 +
|minGPU  = VGA
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{System requirements
 
|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
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|minOS = Windows 3.1
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|minOS   = 95
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|minproc = 386DX
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|minCPU  = Intel Pentium 90 MHz
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|minmem = 1 MB
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|minRAM  = 16 MB
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|minGPU = VGA
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|minGPU  = PCI Graphics card
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|minHD    = 3 MB (typical 79 MB)
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|minDX=5.2
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|minother= Joystick and mouse required.
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|recCPU  = Intel Pentium 100 MHz
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|recHD    = 170 MB
 
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* [http://www.lucasarts.com/support/updates.html Lucasarts Downloads] Still host patches and fixes for their older games.
 
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* [http://forums.lucasarts.com/category.jspa?categoryID=99 Official forums.]
 
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Revision as of 03:04, 4 March 2024

Star Wars: X-Wing
Star Wars: X-Wing cover
Developers
Totally Games
Publishers
LucasArts
Disney Interactive Studios
Release dates
DOS February 1993
Mac OS (Classic) February 1993
Windows 1998
Windows (DOSBox) April 28, 2015[1]
macOS (OS X) (DOSBox) April 28, 2015[1]
Linux (DOSBox) April 28, 2015[1]
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase, Expansion pack
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Action, Vehicle combat
Vehicles Space flight
Art styles Realistic
Themes Sci-fi, Space
Series Star Wars: X-Wing
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Star Wars: X-Wing on HowLongToBeat
Star Wars: X-Wing on IGDB
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Star Wars: X-Wing guide on StrategyWiki
Star Wars: X-Wing on MobyGames
Star Wars: X-Wing on Wikipedia
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Star Wars: X-Wing
Subseries of Star Wars
Star Wars: X-Wing 1993
Star Wars: TIE Fighter 1994
Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter 1997
Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance 1999

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Prompts for answers from manual, code wheel, etc.
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
 DRM: Manual lookup or CD check
DOS
Windows
Mac OS
GamersGate
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 Special Edition
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Gamesplanet logo.svg
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 Special Edition
Windows
macOS (OS X)
GOG.com
DRM-free
 Special Edition
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
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 Special Edition
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Steam
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 Special Edition
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Origin
Origin
 Special Edition. Included with EA Play Pro. Currently only visible in the EA App's Browse menu.
Windows
A demo is available.

Version differences

The original 1993 release came on 5 floppy disks and ran at 320x200 resolution. This is also the only release for which the expansions are available separately.
The 1995 Collectors CD-ROM release came on a single CD and featured an upgraded game engine based on Star Wars: TIE Fighter, with support for gouraud-shading. This version also includes voiceovers for several characters in the game.
The 1998 version from the Collector Series release (bundle of X-Wing and TIE Fighter) is an official port to the Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter engine and is therefore Windows-native. The game now includes 3D acceleration support (Direct3D), the use of proper textures instead of primitive gouraud-shading and completely redone concourse graphics. The iMUSE dynamic music system was removed in favor of conventional Redbook CD audio tracks. Furthermore, this version requires a joystick/gamepad and cannot be played with the mouse unless a joystick emulation program such as vJoy is used. The problems and fixes in this article mostly relate to this version of the game.
The digital releases of the game include all three aforementioned versions.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Imperial Pursuit
DOS
Windows
B-Wing
DOS
Windows

Essential improvements

Patches

v1.0a patch for Imperial Pursuit
Windows XP compatibility fix for Collector Series version

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
DOS
Windows
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X) <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1]
Linux <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/354430/pfx/[Note 2]
It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System Location
DOS
Windows <path-to-game>\*.PLT[Note 3]
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X) <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1]
Linux <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/354430/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Origin
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
 
Multi-monitor
 
Ultra-widescreen
 
4K Ultra HD
 
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
DOSBox allows Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
70fps lock in DOS version.
Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS in Windows version.

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Only controller can be remapped.
Mouse acceleration
DOS doesn't support acceleration, and Collector's Edition doesn't support mouse control.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Right stick is treated as a throttle.
The collector's edition requires a joystick.
Full controller support
DOS requires keyboard in-flight. Windows requires mouse for menu.
Controller remapping
Windows version only.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
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
Can't use Alt+Tab ↹.[citation needed]
Royalty free audio
Red Book CD audio
Collector's Series (Windows version) only.
General MIDI audio
Floppy and DOS CD versions only
This game supports the MT-32 and General MIDI for music (Floppy and DOS CD versions only).

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Russian
Fan translation by «Бюро переводов Old-Games.RU»

Issues fixed

These mostly refer to the Windows-native 1998 Collector Series release.

Game installer won't run under 64-bit versions of Windows

The installer is 16-bit and does not work by default on 64-bit systems.

Use Markus Egger's installer as per his instructions.
Run the installer through WineVDM

Game doesn't run on modern versions of Windows

Apply the Windows XP compatibility patch

When trying to run the game you get a popup to install DirectX

Run the game directly from XWING95.EXE instead of the menu.

Sound is crackling or distorted in Windows Vista, 7

Configure ALchemy

If running a Creative sound card and ALchemy software installed try adding the following to it: 

**RegPath=HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC\TIE95\1.0\Install Path
**Buffers=5
**Duration=10

Cockpit flashes rapidly while flying

Disable Crossfire/SLI

Objects/textures disappear when moving the ship around in hardware accelerated mode

Use XWAHacker
  1. Download Reimars XWAHacker and extract it to <path-to-game>.
  2. Run xwing95fixedclear.bat as administrator.

Colors are wrong

See DirectDraw troubleshooting for solutions.

Capital ships and turrets rarely fire their lasers (Collector's CD-ROM Edition)

This happens if running the 1995 DOS version in DOSBox. The firing rate seems to work opposite to the game speed (more cycles means less laser fire).
Change DOSBox cycles to approx. 30000[citation needed]

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes VGA
ExecutablePPC16-bit 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
1998 Windows-native version only.
macOS (OS X)
[2]
Mac OS (Classic)

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio WinMM For music only. GOG.com version uses a wrapper.

System requirements

DOS
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 3.1
Processor (CPU) 386DX
System memory (RAM) 1 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) VGA
Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 90 MHz Intel Pentium 100 MHz
System memory (RAM) 16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3 MB (typical 79 MB) 170 MB
Video card (GPU) PCI Graphics card
DirectX 5.2 compatible
Other Joystick and mouse required.


Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
  3. ↑ 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