All three patches have seen updates recently, links in the first post. Better support for XInput gamepads is the main addition. For Privateer2 I've also added the ability to change the selected midi device via a drop-down menu on the Controller Setup window. I can confirm I've been...

I'll make a note on that under Troubleshooting in the read-me. I intend to add the option to select a midi device at some point, still working out the details.

Hi all, New versions of the wc3 and wc4 patches are up that fix the torpedo problems at 60fps. In the process I also found and fixed the overly fast death spiral of destroyed ships at 60fps. Links in the first post, current versions 0.14.7 wc3 and 0.9.10 wc4. It's probably possible, hacking DOS...

Damn, never noticed this before. This seems to be caused by the increased max refresh rate. In "wc3w_en.ini" if you set "SPACE_REFRESH_RATE_HZ" back to its original value of 24, torpedoes should work correctly. I'll see if I can find a work around for this but I may have to drop the default...

That might be because I tend to modify the existing release for the small stuff, instead of creating a new one. Still using the original software renderer I'm afraid. That's where the those random crashes in space were occurring, it was occasionally going out of bounds when sampling the object...

Updated the wc3(v0.14.4) and wc4(v0.9.8) patches, links in the first post. The highlight of these are a fix to the random crashes during space flight. Would love to hear from anyone who got a lot of these crashes, to confirm this problem is solved.

Updated the wc3 and wc4 patches now at versions 0.14.2 and 0.9.6 respectively, links in the first post. The most noticeable difference in the current versions is that I've scaled the targeting HUD elements in line with the rest of the HUD, so they will no longer appear tiny at high resolutions...

@Jhook: Glad to hear you got through the game without to much trouble. It would be good to know in what mission were you getting the CTD, if you remember.

@Jhook: Weird you couldn't get your saves to work. I was just thinking it might be useful to get your last saved game for testing in case it was a problem with the saved game itself. The "SFOSAVED.DAT" is just your space flight options, it's handy to backup I suppose but it just contains your...

@Jhook: Re-download and reinstall, is probably the way to go. Hang on to your save files (all "*.wsg" files), so you can continue from where you left off. The log doesn't show any obvious cause for the crash. The Error playing the movie sc_125d is a known issue, the game at times calls for a...

@Jhook: Not sure what could be the problem there, I did a quick pass and it's working fine on my end. First thing would be to confirm if the patch is causing the problem. Temporarily remove or rename the "ddraw.dll" then run through that section. The "wc3w_en.log" file might also shed some light...

@Migow: That's very weird about Windows Defender Exploit protection, as most people seem unaffected . I'll make a note in the readme regarding this. Just wondering about memory compare errors you were getting in the joystick section. Does this happen in the official build as well? There will be...

@Marco Wanke , @Migow: Just thinking that myself. The GOG DVD version of wc4 uses dwrap.dll, which might explain why that one works.

That's strange, the wc3/4 patches are compiled the same way so should have the same dependencies. I'm using VS 2022 C++ 17, 32bit. The only other thing I can think of is to re-download the patch in case it was corrupted somehow. Could you list the contents of your wing commander 3 folder? Maybe...

@Migow: It's hard to say what's going on there. You could try installing the latest MS Visual C++ Redistributable package. It might be worth checking/repairing your system files with the Windows System File Checker (SFC) tool. Type "cmd" in the Windows search bar. Right click on "Command Prompt"...

I was a bit worried the Controller Setup window might have gotten a bit complicated for the average user. I might look at simplifying things a bit in a future release. The original joystick setup has been replaced in this patch. The Controller Setup window will pop-up at both locations the Alt+O...

@belowtrieste: Just to clarify, when you hit calibrate in the Alt+O menu you're seeing something like this right? Be aware in the latest version Space and regular GUI controls are separate. So you need to setup your joystick under both the Space and GUI tabs.

The Controller Setup window has several tabs for setting up different profiles for the different sections of the game. I just want to confirm you have a profile setup for the Space section and not just the GUI section.

Hi, this thread is great, choc full of useful info. Just wanted to say thanks for those bug reports you left on GitHub. I'll get onto those as soon as I get the chance. :)

Hi everyone, all patches have seen updates recently. Links in the first post. Along with bug fixes, the Controller Setup window has been updated for wc3 and wc4 to bring them more in line with the p2 patch. And in wc3 you can now replace the music with other options eg. George Oldziey's...