Posted December 20, 2012
After installing the unofficial patch, I'm still unable to Alt-Tab. While the installation is straight forward, is there any way to validate it was implemented?
Petek: I think I figured out how to solve the Alt-Tab problem. I wasn't working with the GOG installation of SMACX. When I used the new GOG version, Alt-Tab stopped working for me. It now seems to me that GOG modified the exe files and (deliberately or not) disabled Alt-Tabbing.
The solution is simple: Download and install scient's unofficial patch. His patch consists entirely of the two exe files (terran.exe and terranx.exe). When I copied the unofficial patch to the new GOG folder and ran it, Alt-Tab came back to normal.
I've used the unofficial patch for several years. It doesn't cause any problems, but fixes many bugs. You can download it, for example, from
http://www.weplayciv.com/forums/downloads.php?do=file&id=240
WePlayCiv is a reputable site, so the files should be free of malware. I'd be interested to hear if this solution works for you, Thanks.
The solution is simple: Download and install scient's unofficial patch. His patch consists entirely of the two exe files (terran.exe and terranx.exe). When I copied the unofficial patch to the new GOG folder and ran it, Alt-Tab came back to normal.
I've used the unofficial patch for several years. It doesn't cause any problems, but fixes many bugs. You can download it, for example, from
http://www.weplayciv.com/forums/downloads.php?do=file&id=240
WePlayCiv is a reputable site, so the files should be free of malware. I'd be interested to hear if this solution works for you, Thanks.