Afterbirth / Windows XP Compatibility

[Zakes]

I was planning to buy the expansion, but it says it is 7 and up only. I have Windows XP and vanilla Isaac works for me.

So the expansion doesn't run on all the same OSes as the original? (if XP is supported you can basically stop reading here) I could see that for a standonle, but the base game is required, so why the sudden drop of support when it's still, at core level, the same game? Would that mean buying this game would prevent me from playing BoI at all?

Maybe I'm an idiot (i.e. someone who is still woefully using XP), but it doesn't make sense to me for an expansion pack to an existing game that still does run on XP to not support XP. Could someone please explain?

[class101 [OLED deck]]

evolution, the more os you support, the more work is required. As a developer myself I don't see why I should spend more work to support a user refusing evolution.

Plus Microsoft officially dropped XP support. In short this is an os now to use at your own risk.

[Zakes]

Początkowo opublikowane przez class101:

evolution, the more os you support, the more work is required. As a developer myself I don't see why I should spend more work to support a user refusing evolution.

But the foundation is already there as a part of your game, it's still base game + X, Y and Z

Also, what part of "still woefully using XP" does it say that I'm refusing to upgrade? Believe me, if I could just snap my fingers and have a decent OS I would.

For a developer, you're not a very polite one. I'll make sure not to buy whatever it is you've supposedly made. :^)

[OneFodderUnit]

Don't listen to the people in these types of situations that give snarky attacks about your system. People would rather attack than help out.

I can confirm that Afterbirth still works on XP. They just didn't bother listing it under the requirements.

[Hny]

I cant open it...

[Flavorable]

Początkowo opublikowane przez OneFodderUnit:

Don't listen to the people in these types of situations that give snarky attacks about your system. People would rather attack than help out.

I can confirm that Afterbirth still works on XP. They just didn't bother listing it under the requirements.

Just because it works for you, doesn't mean you can confirm it works.

Trying to play the game with less than minimum requirements is a big risk.

I'd advise upgrading your OS. Mainly because XP has a lot of security leaks and such, you can generally get a Win10 key on most keyshops for like 15-20 bucks.

This not only fixes your min. req. issues, but also ensures that you keep your PC safe and up to date.

As for why the expansion differs in min req from the base game.. Well, I reckon it mostly has to do with Microsoft no longer offering support for Win XP. To make a game compatible with multiple OS is enough of a task as is, I can imagine why they wouldn't want to add the support for an "out-of-date" OS, which most people don't use anymore.

Besides that, there's probably also the fact that there's a lot of other features and such in the expansion, which might also be a reason for the non-XP support.

But mainly, I think it has to do with the fact that the game uses a certain Microsoft C++ module to make the game run and since Microsoft doesn't support XP anymore, the C++ modules for XP don't get updated (which loops back to security risks in the software and the likes), which is probably the main reason for upping the min req to Win7.

Hope this might clear it up. :)

[MaxGiacca]

Afterbirth worked fine for me (WIndows Xp of course) but instead Afterbirth+ won't work anymore

[Theanyelpes]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Hellgatsu:

Afterbirth worked fine for me (WIndows Xp of course) but instead Afterbirth+ won't work anymore

Me too. I have to play it in another pc I have with Windows 10. And I don't understand. I could play Afterbirth in XP, but Afterbirth+ not.

[Rainy]

Ja Ja i can confirm Aftherbath+ not work on winXP, le Pepe sadfrog