UFO: ENemy Unknown /XCOM: UFO Defence original DOS patches

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Good night 

Don't know if may be even useful or for hystorical purposes, but here are the only two patches relased by Micropose for the DOS version of the game, that is to say 1.2 and the 1.4. Some user who own a copy of the original DOS game may be find the thread useful, at least i hope!! These patches however  are not cumulative, you must installe one after another, here are:

Patch 1.2 changelog:

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Please start a new game to eliminate all possibilities that the new version of the game fixes the bugs which you have seen so far.
The SETUP program does not require that you set the IRQ settings for the sound card, only the Memory address and the DMA channel. The normal Soundblaster defaults for this is, Address A220 and DMA 1. If you find the game crashes before you have a chance to play then this is likely the reason.

This update contains a new version of the DOS Extender, DOS4GW to fix some compatibility problems seen with the earlier release. DOS4GW is not a MicroProse program and we were not aware of these compatibility problems until after UFO was published. If you had a problem running UFO, this update will fix that.

Corrupt tiles that caused multiple images to appear have been fixed.

Action points (TU) have been limited to 80 to prevent the "wrap-around" problem seen with the original release.

Mission variety has been improved to allow access to all types of missions when playing.

Alien intelligence has been improved to allow a tougher game.

UFO encyclopedia has been expanded to include missing entries.

The corrupt game file, UBASE_07.MAP which caused problems when entering the Alien Bases has been replaced.

There is no PC Speaker support within UFO.

The Environment Space error has been fixed.
Get the 1.2 patch form styrategycore.co.uk

Patch 1.4 changelog:

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This is the first patch for both the US and Europe games. UFO: Enemy Unknown users MUST install 1.2 before this to fix some map and graphic glitches.

This patch fixes many stability issues, some game stopping research bugs And removed the startup copy protection. However it also replaces the sounds with ones that are not as good as the originals.
Get the 1.4 patch form styrategycore.co.uk

In the end, may this thread be pinned up? Hev fun!