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Xcomutil 9.7 Beta Available

XcomUtil 9.7 is entering it's public beta phase. Feel free to Download.

New in this version.

  • Major overhall of the installer (XcuSetup) and the inclusion of 16/32bit exe's to support both DOSBox and Windows Vista/7 x64.
  • New subfolders added to hold supporting files making the install cleaner
  • New XcuSetup options were added to XcuSetup allowing for silent install and uninstallation.
  • New XcuSetup option for debugging the install (XcuSetup debug) creating debug.txt.
  • XcuSetup now can have minimal impact on the game.
    • All options default to NO.
    • Almost all changes are now prompted for (skyranger guns, interceptor as transport, Disjointed Base Bug, etc...).
      • Items still done by default:
      • Copy protection questions set to 0000000 for UFO 1.0-1.3 and X-Com 1.0
      • Difficulty bug fixed in UFO 1.0-1.4 and X-Com 1.0-1.4
      • Unique names for all maps in TFTD, Used for Hybrid Games
  • XCOMUTIL.CFG is now pieced together and overwritten by XcuSetup (see XcomUtil.txt for how to make permanent changes).
  • All game files are restored to the pre-XcomUtil state each time XcuSetup is ran. Any modifications by other utilities will have to be re-applied. 
  • Recovery of MIA soldiers has been removed as it had a habit of resurrecting all KIA units to. 
  • Vista/Win7 patch now an option for XcuSetup.
    • This will fix the blank screen issue.
    • Updated to support the split EXE. 
  • XcuSetup attempts to fix UAC issues by resetting folder permissions.
  • A number of community made fixes are included and selectable with XcuSetup.
  • Support for the DOS/Window STEAM Install.
    • Windows EXE, just run XcuSetup from windows
    • to launch Dos version from Steam Run XcomUtil/SteamSetup.bat to activate menu then lauch from steam.
  • Out of the box support for UFO Extender. XcuSetup will detect it and ask if you want RunXcom to use it.
 

Upcoming Versions

9.7 (currently in early beta)

  • Installer Compatible with Dosbox
  • 32bit executables for compatability with windows 7 x64
  • Cleaner setup. Most files now in a sub-folder
  • No forced changes. (No hard points on skyranger by default, etc...)
  • Includes Vista, Windows 7 fix for CE.
  • a Few bug fixes.

9.8 (in alpha)

  • Completely rebuild BattleField Generator (BFG) to replace Scotts map randomizer.
    • Non square BattleField Support
    • Support for alternat route maps per map files
    • Multipart mission support on both TFTD and UFO
    • Support for alternat PCK file sets accross game saves.
    • New map sets can be restritec to spacific world tiles.
    • New Land and Sea Worldmap for use with hybrid games.