Do the Steam versions of the X-Com games have the original bugs fixed?

Has anyone played these on Steam? Are the bugs fixed?

Bugs I remember:

  • All difficulties are the same.
  • Infinite Fuel Glitch
  • Shooting (and seeing) through some walls.
  • Item spawn limits when aliens attack a base.

This would be the original game. UFO Defense a.k.a. Enemy Unknown


Solution 1:

No, the game is exactly the same as the original, run through DosBox.

Still a great game to play though :)

Solution 2:

There is a software tool called Xcom Util (http://www.bladefirelight.com/) ( referenced on the Steam forums here along with Steam install instructions :- http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1113400) that fixes some of the bugs and adds a number of helpful features and tweaks to improve the game. It's certainly worth examining.

Solution 3:

The Steam version still uses the original game. None of the bugs are game-breaking, but they are worth knowing about.

Check them out Here.

My favorite? The Paying for Dirt bug. Be mindful or you will wonder where all your money went. :)

Solution 4:

Some fans have made a Windows clone. It requires that you own the original DOS version (easily acquired from steam).

http://openxcom.org/

The feature I'm most interested in is

Fixability: Play the game natively without any need for emulators or fancy hacks, with none of the limitations and bugs that plagued the original. No more 80-item-limit, personnel limits, funding overflows, disconnected facilities, broken proximity grenades, floating soldiers, etc.

Emphasis mine.