X-COM Terror Tactics

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2005-02-10 03:01pm

Is X-Com available as freeware now?

Post by **LadyTevar** » 2005-02-10 03:58pm

Damn you WHiteHaven! You got Nitram addicted to it!!

White Haven · Post by **White Haven** » 2005-02-10 04:39pm

Heee! Hey, X-COM is the closest approximation to God since Starflight. And...you'd HURT me if I introduced him to that.

2000AD · Post by **2000AD** » 2005-02-10 04:51pm

DPDarkPrimus wrote:Is X-Com available as freeware now?

And Terror from the Deep and Apocalypse as well.

Abandonia is my firend and yours

White Haven · Post by **White Haven** » 2005-02-10 05:55pm

I prefer Home of the Underdogs, but that's just me.

Sharpshooter · Post by **Sharpshooter** » 2005-02-10 08:39pm

White Haven wrote:I prefer Home of the Underdogs, but that's just me.

Better than CGArchives, anyway: their server's shitty and download-manager unfriendly, the site managers seem to find it nessecary to wrap every single file they offer in their own special little installer program, all of the games I've downloaded thus far have been screwed up in some way or another (Quarentine's installer choked a third of the way through, Descent II didn't have any of the cutscenes to explain the story, TFX wouldn't even work until I got DosBox, which then slowed it down to a crawl) and it seems as though I find a new piece of adware on my machine every time I visit the site.

Anyone able to confirm if CGA (or perhaps Abandonia, though I doubt it) is doing what I think it's doing

MKSheppard · Post by **MKSheppard** » 2005-02-10 10:11pm

Linka

Open Source XCOM multiplayer fun!

Temjin · Post by **Temjin** » 2005-02-10 10:31pm

2000AD wrote:
DPDarkPrimus wrote:Is X-Com available as freeware now?
And Terror from the Deep and Apocalypse as well.

Abandonia is my firend and yours

It's available as illegal abandonware, not freeware.

Or at least, I can't find any info otherwise.

White Haven · Post by **White Haven** » 2005-02-10 10:52pm

...Illegal abandonware? What kind of shit are you smoking? Abandonware != warez. Ethical sites don't host games that can still be bought, and given the fact that HotU has been challenged in the past and ALWAYS removed software at request, you don't have a leg to stand on.

Temjin · Post by **Temjin** » 2005-02-10 11:08pm

So your arguement is that because HotU hosts it, it's not illegal? Forget what I'm smoking!

Let's take a look at a few of the games on there:

System Shock 2: Not released as freeware. Illegal to offer it up to download. HotU has it.

Daikatana: Not released as freeware. Illegal to offer it up to download. HotU has it.

That's just off the top of my head.

Not enough proof? Let's take a look at the site FAQ:

But isn't abandonware illegal?

Unfortunately, yes. Despite the fact that publishers no longer derive revenues from these games since they have stopped selling them (and any revenues from retailers that still sell them were gained a long time ago, at the time of sales), it is illegal to distribute them so long as copyright holders have not released them into the public domain, and 95 years after the games' release have not elapsed.

Despite the illegal status of abandonware, we believe that we are offering a valuable service to the gaming community: classic game collectors have a chance to retrieve games that have otherwise been lost or rendered defective with the passage of time. As our Disclaimer printed on every page makes clear, we will gladly remove download links to any game that is either 1) still being sold by the publisher, or 2) at the request of the publishers themselves. Encouraging publishers to continue publishing great classics of yore has always been this site's foremost goals, and we will gladly link to the publisher's order or download site without hesitation should they make their products available again, whether commercially or as freeware.

That said, we are continually seeking permission from copyright holders to distribute their games on this site. If you are a copyright holder and would like to grant us permission (or request that your games be taken off-line, as the case may be), please contact us.

Wow, look at that. The site even admits it offers illegal downloads.

Yes, it has taken downloads down once it's been asked by the copyright holder. But only when asked..

Still not enought proof? HotU has an extensive freeware list. Look for X-com on it. You won't find it.

Get your facts straight.

Julhelm · Post by **Julhelm** » 2005-02-10 11:44pm

Who cares, they're not sold anymore, hence no harm is done.

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2005-02-11 02:58am

now what if your like me and still have the original floppies.

and CD in the case of TError

just they are so scratched that they no longer read.

wautd · Post by **wautd** » 2005-02-11 04:00am

Sneaky as I am, I've installed Defence at work. That's bad because I got a lot of work on my hands