As you may have read, the upcoming Superbox will contain all X Games. This includes X-Beyond the Frontier and X-Tension. We have some new EXE files for these two games which has removed their copy protection. We would like some users to help us in testing them.
What to test
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The changes in these new EXE files include:
Copy Protection removed
Higher resolutions selectable
Let us know if any of the following occurs:
You are unable to run the game
You are unable to start the game without the CD in the drive
You find any effects of the Copy Protection such as:
credits being halved from your account after several hours
you can't trade with Shipyards
your ship exploding at sector change or docking
a higher amount of enemy ships spawned in your sector
in XbtF, the Terran training ship in the first scene is easily destroyed
Happy testing!
Last edited by Xenon_Slayer on Fri, 6. Aug 10, 18:32, edited 2 times in total.
Come watch me on Twitch where I occasionally play several of the X games
So far so good. Both .exe's run and loads old games without the cd (Xgold).
Only problem - XTension screen is clipped at the bottom on a 1600x900 screen.
Maverick: Requesting permission for flyby.
Air Boss Johnson: That's a negative ghostrider, the pattern is full.
Goose: No. No, Mav, this is not a good idea.
Maverick: Sorry Goose, but it's time to buzz a Split.
Split: Split now give you .... Aaaarrriiiigh.
I've been testing BTF pretty thoroughly, and the only issue I can find that wasn't in the older EXE is that sometimes, when I dock at a Split Trading Port, I get the Paranid welcome message for the Paranid Trading Dock. I loaded my game on the older EXE and didn't appear to have that issue.
Other than that, the new EXE works great.
X-TENSION results will be edited in once I get a chance to test.
I have tested both .exe's with my copy of X Gold, found no issues so far. The CD wasn't needed in either case and the games seemed to run with no noticeable errors. Saves from the original .exe for BTF appear to be compatible with the new .exe.
I didn't have any saves for x-Tension available for testing with the new .exe
DXDiag here.
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System Information
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Time of this report: 6/11/2010, 10:50:29
Machine name: DEEP-THOUGHT
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Intel Core i5 4670k@4.4Ghz, Asus AMD R9 290 Direct CU, MSI G45 Gaming Motherboard, 2x4GB GSkill TridentX 2400mhz DDR 3 , 500GB Samsung Evo SSD, 2Tb Seagate HDD, Creative Z Sound Card, Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit.
Attention, extention executive file has been manipulated, self-destruct sequence activated.
The End. 2:35h into the game.
Save works normally with a regular 2.1a xtension.
edit:
in XbtF, the Terran training ship in the first scene is easily destroyed
Now i remember, that happened too. Touched the ring, dead. So i guess XbfF .exe is affected too. CD was always present in all cases.
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System Information
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Time of this report: 6/17/2010, 15:51:23
Machine name: -skipped-
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp.080413-2111)
Language: German (Regional Setting: German)
System Manufacturer: NVIDIA
System Model: AWRDACPI
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DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.5512 32bit Unicode
Last edited by nicknick on Thu, 17. Jun 10, 15:52, edited 1 time in total.
I'm still looking for my copies to test this out, not easy to find after a house move with boxes of games everywhere lol. i had one issue with a previous version on xp that someone would maybe check ( in case i cant find my copies) It was x-btf and after upgrading speed and rudder tunings quite a lot, the ship would randomly go crazy and start spinning on the spot, only way to resolve it was to quit the game and restart.
Legionnaire
Mobo MSI Z270 Gaming M3 CPU i5 7600K @4.2
RAM 16Gb Corsair Vengeance
2x 1TB (RAID 0)+ 4TB SSHD + 3TB HDD + 500GB SSD (Windows and X4 install Locatrion)
Windows 10 PRO
8GB MSI 1070Ti
Legionnaire
With this new version? Crazy spinning is usually caused by misconfigured joystick settings in Windows.. I never had such issue. Then again my joystick collects dust somewhere for a long time already.
Edit:
Btw do i have to start a new game now? The game obviously thought i cheated. Will it have any further consequences, now that i reverted back to regular files?
Its unknown whether it happens with these new .exes as currently i cant find my discs to test it, and the same joystick configurations played fine on reunion for 6 months at the time, hence me wanting to test or asking someone to test for this issue if i cannot find my cd's.
Legionnaire
Mobo MSI Z270 Gaming M3 CPU i5 7600K @4.2
RAM 16Gb Corsair Vengeance
2x 1TB (RAID 0)+ 4TB SSHD + 3TB HDD + 500GB SSD (Windows and X4 install Locatrion)
Windows 10 PRO
8GB MSI 1070Ti
OK guys here is my report on the new EXE files for X-BTF and Xtension
In X-BTF I only found one problem the throttle does not work on my Logitech Extreme 3D Pro joystick. I also have a Saitek ST290Pro joystick and oddly enough I tried it and the throttle works with it. The only difference is the the Saitek joystick did not come with any software to install in order to use it. the Logitech joystick did, I tried both with and with out this software and came up with the same results. I remember having this same issue with Windows XP and a MS Sidewinder Force Feed Back Joystick I had a few years back. So this might be a DirectX Issue.
Note: this issue does not exist in Xtension, both joysticks work as expected there, the throttles are fine.
That's it, only problem I ran into.
I was playing with out the original disc for X-BTF. Before trying these EXE's, with the X-BTF disc in the CD Drive I was getting a message in Xtension that the game could not verify the original disc and then it would kick me out. I have had these disc since they both came out and this only stated happening in Xtension when I made the move to Win XP, But the new EXE for Xtension seems to fix this issue.
EDIT: Oops, found something, I tried loading an existing save I had for X-Tension, the save had me in Nyana's Hideout looking for the Prometheus Prototype. As soon as I went through the gate to Omicron Lyra I get a message stating "X-Tension executable file has been manipulated,,,Exiting!", then it takes me back to the game menu. I reloaded and tried a different gate and had the same results. So I then tried other save that I have, all at different points through the game, same thing, enter a gate and get the message. Next, I thought maybe using the Jumpdrive to get to the sector might work. When I tried that, the game minimizes and I get a window asking me to insert the X-BTF CD, if I do and hit retry I get the above message about the EXE file.If I hit cancel, the game closes.
However, this did not happen when I start a new game.
Save games for X-BTF do not seem to be affected by this issue.
Here is my DirectX Report:
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System Information
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Time of this report: 6/20/2010, 00:11:05
Machine name: GOLDDRAGON
Operating System: Windows XP Professional x64 Edition (5.2, Build 3790) Service Pack 2 (3790.srv03_sp2_gdr.090319-1204)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: HP Pavilion 061
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Windows Dir: D:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.3790.3959 64bit Unicode
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DxDiag Notes
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DirectX Files Tab: No problems found.
Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Display Tab 2: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: The file ctaud2k.sys is not digitally signed, which means that it has not been tested by Microsoft's Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL). You may be able to get a WHQL logo'd driver from the hardware manufacturer.
Music Tab: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.
Network Tab: No problems found.
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DirectPlay8 IPX Service Provider - Registry: OK, File: dpnet.dll (5.03.3790.3959)
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DirectPlay Voice Wizard Tests: Full Duplex: Not run, Half Duplex: Not run, Mic: Not run
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Everything works ok, except i can throttle with my joystick (logitech extreme 3D pro). I do not have another joystick to test.
* You are unable to run the game = No
* You are unable to start the game without the CD in the drive = No
* You find any effects of the Copy Protection such as:
o credits being halved from your account after several hours = No
o you can't trade with Shipyards = No
o your ship randomly exploding = No
o a higher amount of enemy ships spawned in your sector = No
o in XbtF, the Terran training ship in the first scene is easily destroyed = No
Another problem(?) is that i can't redefine the control keys. Actually i can't erase/delete anything in the boxes, so i can leave them empty.
Also i don't have surround sound (5.1) from my speakers.
I do not know if these two issues are actually "bugs"/problems because have past many years since the last time i have played the game so i can't remember exactly if i had such "problems".
My DxDiag report:
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System Information
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Time of this report: 6/21/2010, 03:06:55
Machine name: MOTHER
Operating System: Windows 7 ROG (64 Bit) 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_gdr.100226-1909)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: System manufacturer
System Model: System Product Name
BIOS: BIOS Date: 07/21/09 21:45:58 Ver: 08.00.14
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6400 @ 2.13GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.1GHz
Memory: 4096MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 4096MB RAM
Page File: 2023MB used, 4117MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7600.16385 32bit Unicode
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DxDiag Notes
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Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
Sound Tab 3: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.
BDA Network Providers:
Microsoft ATSC Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDvbNP.ax,6.06.7600.16385
Microsoft DVBC Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDvbNP.ax,6.06.7600.16385
Microsoft DVBS Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDvbNP.ax,6.06.7600.16385
Microsoft DVBT Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDvbNP.ax,6.06.7600.16385
Microsoft Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSNP.ax,6.06.7600.16485
BDA Transport Information Renderers:
BDA MPEG2 Transport Information Filter,0x00600000,2,0,psisrndr.ax,6.06.7600.16385
MPEG-2 Sections and Tables,0x00600000,1,0,Mpeg2Data.ax,6.06.7600.16385
WDM Streaming Communication Transforms:
Tee/Sink-to-Sink Converter,0x00200000,1,1,ksproxy.ax,6.01.7600.16385
Audio Renderers:
Speakers (Realtek High Definiti,0x00200000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
Default DirectSound Device,0x00800000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
Default WaveOut Device,0x00200000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
DirectSound: Realtek Digital Output (Realtek High Definition Audio),0x00200000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
DirectSound: Realtek Digital Output(Optical) (Realtek High Definition Audio),0x00200000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
DirectSound: Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio),0x00200000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
Realtek Digital Output (Realtek,0x00200000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
Realtek Digital Output(Optical),0x00200000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
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EVR Power Information
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Current Setting: {5C67A112-A4C9-483F-B4A7-1D473BECAFDC} (Quality)
Quality Flags: 2576
Enabled:
Force throttling
Allow half deinterlace
Allow scaling
Decode Power Usage: 100
Balanced Flags: 1424
Enabled:
Force throttling
Allow batching
Force half deinterlace
Force scaling
Decode Power Usage: 50
PowerFlags: 1424
Enabled:
Force throttling
Allow batching
Force half deinterlace
Force scaling
Decode Power Usage: 0
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I have the gold but I find while xbtf plays well in windows 7 Xtension will not start complains of video incompatibility. I notice that two guys at least can play Xtension in windows 7. I did post in another thread but no cure seems to be found. otherwise I would love to take part.
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If you have a video incompatibility, that's one of the best reasons to post your dxdiag report as those above did. That way, Egosoft can see what problems people are having. It doesn't help to simply say it doesn't work on your system. They need data.
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Just got the X-Gold box because I'm getting a netbook and it'd be great to have some decent old-spec games. Saw this thread while looking for answers to my other issues (see below) and saw that they were no-cd patches (which would mean I wouldn't need to cart around the external DVD drive).
Thing is, I first put the games on my Vista main PC and am having a few problems.
X-Tension: Installer on the CD says "Fatal error. Cannot find EXE to launch (E:\XTension/setup.exe). So found it myself and ran it. Did the first patch OK. Second patch (21 to 21a) is mainly fine but got "Unexpected file size: Could not patch file (blah blah) XTension.exe. Got exactly the same issue with the download patch above. Tried to run it, it wants the CD. X-Tension won't run with the CD - I get a flicker of a logo and then it says "Error opening video. Check your display settings!". Tried compatibility mode, administrator, running it as a WinXP program, all the usual business. Nothing works.
X:BTF works OK from the disc version. Tried to use the patch download above but got "Could not patch file (blah blah) xdx6.exe). X.exe patched fine. Try to run either X or XDX6 and it wants the disc. But it does run it, unlike X-Tension.
DX-Diag report: (I like the idea of calling your PC "Mother". Mine is a film reference (of course) and year of purchase)
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System Information
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Time of this report: 7/18/2010, 21:58:30
Machine name: HAL2008
Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6002) Service Pack 2 (6002.vistasp2_gdr.100218-0019)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: FOXCONN
System Model: MCP73
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8200 @ 2.66GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.7GHz
Memory: 2046MB RAM
Page File: 1452MB used, 2877MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: /PackageInstall
DxDiag Version: 7.00.6002.18107 32bit Unicode
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DxDiag Notes
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Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.
Video Compressors:
WMVideo8 Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
WMVideo9 Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
MSScreen 9 encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
DV Video Encoder,0x00200000,0,0,,6.06.6001.18000
MJPEG Compressor,0x00200000,0,0,,6.06.6002.18158
Cinepak Codec by Radius,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000
Intel IYUV codec,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000
Intel IYUV codec,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000
Microsoft MPEG-4 Video Codec V2,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000
Microsoft MPEG-4 Video Codec V3,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000
Microsoft MPEG-4 Video Codec V1,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000
Microsoft RLE,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000
Microsoft Video 1,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000
VP60® Simple Profile ,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000
VP61® Advanced Profile,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000
Audio Compressors:
WM Speech Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
WMAudio Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
IMA ADPCM,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6002.18158
PCM,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6002.18158
Philips CELP,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6002.18158
Microsoft ADPCM,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6002.18158
ACELP.net,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6002.18158
Windows Media Audio V1,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6002.18158
Windows Media Audio V2,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6002.18158
GSM 6.10,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6002.18158
Messenger Audio Codec,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6002.18158
CCITT A-Law,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6002.18158
CCITT u-Law,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6002.18158
MPEG Layer-3,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6002.18158
Midi Renderers:
Default MidiOut Device,0x00800000,1,0,,6.06.6002.18158
Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6002.18158
BDA Network Providers:
Microsoft ATSC Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDvbNP.ax,6.06.6000.16386
Microsoft DVBC Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDvbNP.ax,6.06.6000.16386
Microsoft DVBS Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDvbNP.ax,6.06.6000.16386
Microsoft DVBT Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDvbNP.ax,6.06.6000.16386
Microsoft Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSNP.ax,6.06.6002.18005
BDA Transport Information Renderers:
BDA MPEG2 Transport Information Filter,0x00600000,2,0,psisrndr.ax,6.06.6002.18005
MPEG-2 Sections and Tables,0x00600000,1,0,Mpeg2Data.ax,6.06.6001.18000
Nameri wrote:X:BTF works OK from the disc version. Tried to use the patch download above but got "Could not patch file (blah blah) xdx6.exe). X.exe patched fine. Try to run either X or XDX6 and it wants the disc. But it does run it, unlike X-Tension.
Did you replace the original EXE with the new one? The NoCD Patch is not a patch in the usual way - it's just a patched EXE file which you have to launch instead of the installed one.
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Ah didn't fully understand that. Will give the EXE files a try. Still can't get the patches to work properly though; when I run them they start up a Zip unpacking/installer, which does what I described. It doesn't unpack the relevant EXE files saying the file sizes aren't right.
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