GOG version is just a broken as the Steam version is

[Allah]

I have both, they are both ♥♥♥♥ and need to be setup properly with DgVooDoo2 and both have the same problem of

1) can't move the game folder directory, because this breaks the game

2) the mouse icon flickering on the screen happens with both versions on windows 10

i have both versions and so I don't understand why the game go review bombed for having the exact same issues the GOG version does

at least with Steam you can refund it

also the Steam version has no DRM either, so you only actually pay for this game if you actually want to ( I do and own both versions )

Either way, to get this game running is going to require a bit of effort on your part and perfect results are unlikely. The occasionally crackling audio isn't something that is going to go away with either version of the game.

This game needs a source port, but unless the source code has already been released then its unlikely it ever will.

[BeavisOfArabia]

Only had to get CCCP for the game to work without crashing from the movie files. Running on Windows 7 though.

[KARN]

they are not both "♥♥♥♥" ever thought your big beefy computer was just too stupid and beefy to handle such puny games?

lol but no really you haven't mentioned last resort so you probably didn't try that?

[Allah]

Oprindeligt skrevet af [e-mail]:

they are not both "♥♥♥♥" ever thought your big beefy computer was just too stupid and beefy to handle such puny games?

lol but no really you haven't mentioned last resort so you probably didn't try that?

i did that

although honestly, with dgvoodoo2, last resort isn't even needed for high resolution

i set the game to 800x600 and set the dgvoodoo2 resolution to 1920x1440 and i'm good to go (i could play it in 2560x1440 i just have no desire to )

reoccuring issues though:::::::::

the mouse flickers on and off but i found that at least setting the game resolution to 800x600 made it much less noticable

the sound regularily has a crackling sound for reasons i can only imagine

there are stupid bugs which i have to assume arent' in the game when played on its inteded system (win 98) such as getting stuck at the bottom of stairs and a whole host of AI bugs even on the game's standard vanilla maps

ultimately, SWAT 3 is masterpiece and super addictive but there is a lot of bullshtt tthe player has to put up with, at least on windows 10...... i doubt its actually any better one windows 7 though

id like to try the instructions on the last resourt website for playing the game with wined3d but even creating multiple installations of this is a major ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ pain in the ass...... move the files from one folder location to another and you break the game

i wish to god the source code had been released, then this masterpiece could have sort of lived on forever as a "must play" title, a right of passage..,.

but in its current state there is no way in hell i can recommend it to anybody who isn't nostalgic for it

[Slippery_Jim_]

For the record the Steam version IS the GOG version. I noticed a GOG support icon that was installed with the Steam version ;)

Windows 8/10 are the source of problems for framerate issues on old games like Swat 3. Windows no longer supports 16-bit colour mode and emulates it in 32-bit colour mode. Blaming Swat 3 or Steam or GOG.com is unfair.

I don't have a problem with dgVoodoo and Swat 3 in terms of flickering mouse or anything you describe. Do you have an Nvidia or AMD card? I have found that AMD cards aren't as friendly.

Here are the settings that work for me with dgVoodoo:

https://www.swat3lastresort.info/index.php/fix-framerate-problems

[MK]

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the mouse flickers on and off

No matter what I try I can´t get rid off this problem

[Slippery_Jim_]

Have you tried dgVoodoo2?

Perhaps with fast memory access turned on in the directx tab

Some people also find older versions work better ie dgvoodoo 2.54