Posted By: oldfeeble
Outcast - playing on Windows XP - 02/29/08 04:28 PM
I am revisiting my old favorite - Outcast. I installed it on my Dell Dimension 8200 (2.4 MHz?) running Windows XP, which far exceeds the modest request of the game for a 300 MHz Pentium II system.
I was wondering if it is wise to use the 3.0 patch for this game? I had heard that there may be problems with that patch, as opposed to maybe an earlier version. Any information on that?
Also, the graphics don't look very good and I was wondering if it is my settings. Does anyone remember what these older games prefer for resolution, etc.? I have the display set at 1024 x 768 which seems reasonable for most everyday viewing. Does the game set it's own resolution or use the PC setting?
And finally, would it be better to lower the hardware accelerator or stuff like that? The game seems to run okay so far, just that the graphics are fuzzy and the mouse movement seems sluggish. Maybe that is just the older game? I set the mouse to maximum sensitivity on the game options.
I haven't given much information about my system but I can dig that out if it would be helpful.
Thanks for any assistance you can provide.
I was wondering if it is wise to use the 3.0 patch for this game? I had heard that there may be problems with that patch, as opposed to maybe an earlier version. Any information on that?
Also, the graphics don't look very good and I was wondering if it is my settings. Does anyone remember what these older games prefer for resolution, etc.? I have the display set at 1024 x 768 which seems reasonable for most everyday viewing. Does the game set it's own resolution or use the PC setting?
And finally, would it be better to lower the hardware accelerator or stuff like that? The game seems to run okay so far, just that the graphics are fuzzy and the mouse movement seems sluggish. Maybe that is just the older game? I set the mouse to maximum sensitivity on the game options.
I haven't given much information about my system but I can dig that out if it would be helpful.
Thanks for any assistance you can provide.