Quote Originally Posted by Geoffrey S
I'd love to be able to play Tie Fighter again. Although Mac OSX manages with most games, this one it doesn't seem to like even in retro mode.
I was about to swoop to your rescue, but I then I re-read your post and saw the dread "Mac OSX" bit, which made me feel dirty to type.

If you can get access to a 2000/XP machine, you've got two options.

1. Dosbox. It's ok, runs ok, not a bad solution.

2. VDMSound+DOS32A. This worked great for me. You'll need to install VMDSound 2.1.0beta first, I think that's the most recent version. Whatever, just get the most recent version of it. Next you'll need to get this: http://dos32a.narechk.net/index_en.html and "install" it. When I say "install", all you have to do is overwrite the dos4gw.exe in your /TIE or /TIECD dir with the dos32a.exe (rename it to dos4gw.exe). Run with VDMsound and it should work like a charm for you. Also, depending on the system, you may need to run the nolfb.com (Google for it) first, through a batch file so you'll have VESA compatability.

Alpha One, mission critical craft, under attack!

Alpha One, mission critical craft, shields down!

Alpha One, mission critical craft, hull condition critical!

Alpha One, mission critical craft, destroyed!

Abort mission, mission a failure!