X-Wing and TIE Fighter have such an elevated place in the hearts of so many gamers that they have passed beyond mere computer games and into the realm of legend. Other games are compared with them, usually unfavorably, and the gameplay is so strong that people still return to them despite their aging graphics.
LucasArts knows when it has a good thing and has packaged and rebundled these games incessantly, with add-on discs, deluxe editions, bundles, and so forth. In the latest repackaging, it has taken the complete X-Wing and TIE Fighter, with all missions and campaigns, and a limited version of X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter and bundled them in one package. Having them all together in one box helps reduce shelf space and gives new computer users who may have missed these classics a chance to try them, but the bundle feels curiously unfulfilling.
- Download X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter for free. TIE Fighter, More than 50 original mission scenarios set in a variety of familiar Star Wars. TIE Fighter Free download. Categories Strategy Games Action Card & Board Emulator Game Archives. Mac Patch 1.01e Beta for Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic.
- MegaGames - founded in 1998, is a comprehensive hardcore gaming resource covering PC, Xbox One, PS4, Wii U, Mobile Games, News, Trainers, Mods, Videos, Fixes, Patches.
- A folder Support for the official X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter patch as well as the Windows Installer and C++ redistributable files will be created automatically for you. Obligatory: Download the official X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter v1.1.4 (or later) patch.
No special new missions or campaigns have been added for this release, and gameplay has only been very lightly tweaked by a few bug fixes. The major new appeal is complete hardware-acceleration support for X-Wing and TIE Fighter, which none of the previous bundles or upgrades offered. Support via Direct3D is stable and fairly effective. Essentially, both games have been retrofitted with the X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter engine. Smoothing and shading, some enhanced textures and modeling, and a few lighting effects generally make things look better but not outstanding. These are still old games, and even the X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter engine is looking a bit long in the tooth. No matter what hardware tricks Lucas uses, you can't escape the fact that space-combat games of the last six months (Wing Commander: Prophecy, Descent: Freespace, even X-COM: Interceptor) look much better. The cockpits and wraparound material have been enhanced but still look a bit dated and even cheesy at times.
STAR WARS X-Wing vs TIE Fighter Free Download PC Game Cracked in Direct Link and Torrent. STAR WARS X-Wing vs TIE Fighter is a real time strategy game. X-Wing / Tie-Fighter XP Patch Tiger_Walts 1 Jun 2005 09. And I know I still have Xwing vs Tie fighter in a box soemwhere. Are you thinking what I'm thinking? Khanivor - are you on Saitek's beta test team then or are you saying you get given one and just haven't had a chance to use it? Are any of these 'old games for download' sites.
The included version of X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter has 14 missions and nine spacecraft. You can play online with up to eight people, but only against other people who have this specific version and only via LAN or modem. Internet play is not supported. The game is also incompatible with the full version of X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter, and I found no disc-spawning option. The result is a glorified demo.
These are classic games that belong on every computer gamer's shelf, no doubt about it. The packages are completely Windows native, easily installed, and easy on the hard drive. With about 250 total missions, it's hard to really complain.
People who downloaded Star Wars: X-Wing Collector Series have also downloaded:
Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance, Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter, Star Wars TIE Fighter (Collector's CD-ROM), Star Wars: TIE Fighter, Star Wars X-Wing (Collector's CD-ROM), Star Wars: Starfighter, Star Wars: Rogue Squadron 3D, Star Wars: Dark Forces
Developers | |
---|---|
Publishers | |
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] |
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 |
Key points
- Collector Series requires workaround on 64-bit systems; see Game installer won't run under 64-bit versions of Windows
- Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- Official forums
- Lucasarts Downloads Still host patches and fixes for their older games
- 1Availability
- 1.2Version differences
- 2Essential improvements
- 3Game data
- 6Audio settings
- 7Issues fixed
- 8Other information
Availability[edit]
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | DRM: Manual lookup or CD check | |||
GOG.com | Star Wars: X-Wing Special Edition | |||
Humble Store | Star Wars: X-Wing Special Edition | |||
Origin | Star Wars: X-Wing Special Edition Included with Origin Access Basic. | |||
Steam | Star Wars: X-Wing Special Edition |
- A demo is available.
Downloadable content (DLC) and expansions
Name | Notes |
---|---|
Star Wars: X-Wing - Imperial Pursuit | |
Star Wars: X-Wing - B-Wing |
Version differences[edit]
X Wing Fighter Game Free
Playing the DOS version in DOSBox is probably the easiest and most straightforward way to experience the game.
Collector's CD-ROM Edition[edit]
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 DOSBox without major issues and don't require a joystick to play.
Collector Series Edition[edit]
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 PPJoy is used.The problems and fixes in this article mostly relate to this version of the game.
Star Wars: X-Wing Special Edition[edit]
The GOG.com release of the game, it includes the DOS and the Collector's CD-ROM Edition (Windows) releases of the game along with all expansions. It also has compatibility for modern systems.
Essential improvements[edit]
Patches[edit]
Windows XP compatibility-fix
- XWTIE95.zip (Collector Series only)
Game data[edit]
Configuration file(s) location[edit]
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] |
Linux (Proton) | <Steam-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[edit]
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] |
Linux (Proton) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/354430/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing[edit]
Video settings[edit]
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 | Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS. |
Input settings[edit]
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 |
Additional information |
---|
Controller hotplugging |
Haptic feedback |
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio settings[edit]
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | Can't use Alt+Tab ↹.[citation needed] |
- 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[edit]
Game installer won't run under 64-bit versions of Windows[edit]
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: [1] to create an updated install disk with which you can install and run the game. Detailed instructions are found here: [2]. The autostart menu seems to be bugged so you might need to run the setup.exe file directly from the disk you created.
Game doesn't run on modern versions of Windows[edit]
Apply the Windows XP compatibility fix above.
When trying to run the game you get a popup to install DirectX[edit]
Run the game directly from XWING95.EXE instead of the menu.
Sound is crackling/distorted/weird in Windows Vista, 7[edit]
If you're using a Creative sound card and have the Alchemy software installed try adding the following to it:
Cockpit flashes rapidly while flying[edit]
Disable Crossfire/SLI.
Objects/textures seem to disappear when moving the ship around in hardware accelerated mode[edit]
Download Reimars XWAHacker. Extract it into your X-Wing folder and run xwing95fixedclear.bat. This should fix the graphical corruption.
Colors are messed up[edit]
- See Rainbow color problems in older games for solutions.
Capital Ships and Turrets rarely fire their Lasers (Collector's CD-ROM Edition)[edit]
Change DOSBox Cycles[citation needed]
|
Other information[edit]
API[edit]
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) |
Middleware[edit]
Middleware | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Audio | WinMM | For music only. GOG.com version uses a wrapper. |
System requirements[edit]
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 | Intel Pentium 100 |
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 |
Notes
- ↑ 1.01.11.21.3File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS and/or PC booter game data.
- ↑ 2.02.1File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/354430/
in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (354430) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details. - ↑When running this game without Administrator elevation, activity in
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMFILES(X86)%
, and%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%VirtualStore
(more details).
References
X Wing Vs Tie Fighter Download
- ↑ 1.01.11.2The 'what did just update?' thread, page 392 - Forum - GOG.com