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Compatibility

The original game was written and compiled in 2000, which these days create some inconveniences, not to mention that newer compilers use modern runtime libraries, which also isn't great when attempting to run the new code on the old platforms, such as Windows XP. This document goes over developer and runtime configuration in order to be able to run the game on Windows XP.

Windows XP

Microsoft Visual C++ 6

Requirements

  1. Microsoft Visual C++ 6
  2. Microsoft DirectX 7.0 SDK
  3. OGG and Vorbis

Build & Use

  1. Install DirectX 7 SDK.
  2. Copy Include and Lib folders from the SDK to SDK/70.
  3. Open Visual Studio solution WarAction.dsw under Compatibility/MSVC6.
  4. Compile the solution.
  5. Pick a file you need in the appropriate sub folder, rename appropriately, and copy to the game folder.
  6. Enjoy!

Thanks

  1. Archive.org for providing Microsoft Visual C++ 6 and Microsoft DirectX 7.0 SDK.

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