None of the Windows 10 fixes work.

[Taldren]

I tried the HD patch--doesn't work. I tried every compatibility setting under the sun--doesn't work. The best I can get is a windowed mode tucked into the top-left of my desktop, and it's garbage.

How can a game that doesn't even run on Windows 10 be sold on Steam? Are we going to start seeing Zune games on Steam soon? I hope so. Can't wait.

[Thermal Lance]

Did you try to use the DGVoodoo wrapper?

[jck946]

Go to Steamapps, Find your game folder. Go into it and find the configuration setting file labeled "sfc"...Not the application file. Scroll down with Notepad until you see [Mouse]. Directly underneath is a line that says "async=1" Change the value to a 0 and save. This worked for me. Gaming computer w/ windows 10.........Been playing this for days...no problem.

[Rekkert]

Despite not being advertised on the store page, the game runs out of the box on Linux. I know it's kinda contrived if you're only running Windows on your PC, but you could create an Ubuntu virtual machine and play it through Steam there.

[kalnaren]

I haven't been able to get any widescreen or higher resolution patches working, but like jck946 said, change "async=1" to "async=0" in the sfc.ini and it works.

How can a game that doesn't even run on Windows 10 be sold on Steam? Are we going to start seeing Zune games on Steam soon? I hope so. Can't wait.

Use GOG instead of Steam for older games.

[Spam Hands]

The sfc config change to async=0 worked for me.

[alpha_trek]

I've tried all the fixes mentioned here. The game works when I play it for the Windows test compatibility, but now it won't load/start from the main screen. Any clue what's happening now?

[kalnaren]

Honestly, unless you really just want to play SFC for nostalgia or a very specific feature it has, I recommend you pick up SFCII: Orion Pirates, and use SFC Launcher with the HD patches. It works perfectly in Windows 10.

[jck946]

Originally posted by alpha_trek:

I've tried all the fixes mentioned here. The game works when I play it for the Windows test compatibility, but now it won't load/start from the main screen. Any clue what's happening now?

Are you running the .exe file as the administrator??

[Liquidus Talon]

Originally posted by Taldren:

I tried the HD patch--doesn't work. I tried every compatibility setting under the sun--doesn't work. The best I can get is a windowed mode tucked into the top-left of my desktop, and it's garbage.

How can a game that doesn't even run on Windows 10 be sold on Steam? Are we going to start seeing Zune games on Steam soon? I hope so. Can't wait.

I've got to be honest? Without getting any background as to what you've got running on your computer (Computer specs, monitor resolution etc.), just like any other Steam discussion topic of same issue, It's just not going to help your situation.

I'm running an i5 3570k with a Nvidia GTX 980 4GB on Windows 10 (version 1903) with a single connected monitor, running @ 1920x1080 - 144hz, and the game ran at low resolution full screen for me fine. I got into the tutorial and crashed after Sulu's first few instrucitons, then went into SFC.ini and changed async=1 (under Mouse section) to async=0. No crash problem after that

The problem I'm having currently, however, is that the HD patch is making the game menu sections / the game window itself a black screen. Music plays fine, but I cannot see anything. Until I find a way to fix it, I can't use the HD patch with a clean game install.
Update: I got the game working in 1920x by using the unofficial SFClauncher instead, by D4v1ks. Maybe give that a launcher a try? remember to set the client path (to the sfc.exe) correctly.


Additional: Steam is not biased as to what titles are published on their store. This has been quite representative for sometime, and problems are actually (primarily) the issue of the Publisher.

Interplay don't seem care too much about who buys their old products; having the product on Steam means a continued revenue stream for whoever owns the rights.

[Liquidus Talon]

Originally posted by kalnaren:

I haven't been able to get any widescreen or higher resolution patches working, but like jck946 said, change "async=1" to "async=0" in the sfc.ini and it works.

How can a game that doesn't even run on Windows 10 be sold on Steam? Are we going to start seeing Zune games on Steam soon? I hope so. Can't wait.

Use GOG instead of Steam for older games.

From what I can see, of the game files right now, the Steam version is using the same version, that gog.com has

I'll need someone to confirm this for me though.

[kalnaren]

Originally posted by Liquidus:

Originally posted by kalnaren:

I haven't been able to get any widescreen or higher resolution patches working, but like jck946 said, change "async=1" to "async=0" in the sfc.ini and it works.



Use GOG instead of Steam for older games.

From what I can see, of the game files right now, Steam is using the same version that gog.com has

I'll need someone to confirm this for me though.

While it might be the case for this game, it isn't universal. Steam has flat out sold older games that won't work on anything newer than Win7 for example, whereas GOG actually does what they can to make all their games (or as many as possible) work on a modern OS.

Sometimes the Steam directory structure is different as well, which can make 3rd party patches or mods difficult to use. I recall this being a problem with FreeSpace 2.

[Liquidus Talon]

Originally posted by kalnaren:

While it might be the case for this game, it isn't universal. Steam has flat out sold older games that won't work on anything newer than Win7 for example, whereas GOG actually does what they can to make all their games (or as many as possible) work on a modern OS.

As I mentioned before, this is an issue primarily inflicted by the Publisher in question. Steam does not curate or moderate for game compatibility in the same way GOG.com does.

Chances are that Interplay copy/pasted the GOG version (they were granted) onto Steam.

Given this circumstance though, I highly recommend buying via GOG.