Launcher Animation Test

[Joced]

Tested it on my tv that's connected to my computer. No problem discovered.

[irongamer]

Windows 8 (Clean install)

1680x1050

Looks like the warped image.

I would normally have a codec pack installed but haven't bothered with one since I installed Win8.

Edited January 26, 2013 by irongamer

[mercy]

Looks fantastic on WinXP SP3. I have the latest K-lite codec pack installed.

[Giovanni]

Summing up: Windows XP and Windows 7 users have a good video, given they have Windows Media Player installed, otherwise the static image is shown.

Windows 8 seems to have more problems, and require both WMP (that comes, as usual, along with the system installation) and an extra codec pack installed to have a good video quality.

[HWP]

I suppose it looks that way. Though in all the years that I didn't install WMP, this is the first time something doesn't work because of it.

The video even plays fine in FAR manager (plugin enhanced), which is essentially a remake of Norton Commander.

There exist versions of Windows that come without WMP included. They are not especially popular, but they exist, not to mention all the people who remove it. If it's a design decision to tie things to WMP, it's strange - if a less OS-dependent solution could be squeezed into a console mode app, one can be made to work in a Win32 launcher.

[IceVamp]

Good image, except for the sunbox.

Win 7, 1920x1080 native, several different codec packs installed.

[Giovanni]

I suppose it looks that way. Though in all the years that I didn't install WMP, this is the first time something doesn't work because of it.

[..]

If it's a design decision to tie things to WMP, it's strange - if a less OS-dependent solution could be squeezed into a console mode app, one can be made to work in a Win32 launcher.

It was a forced decision. We are currently using a library called wxWidgets to create the extra-game windows, such as the launcher and the editors. The good thing about it is that we have the same code that compiles on windows and mac, creating identical windows on different operative systems, still respecting the OS's "look 'n feel".

WxWidgets (as most of the other gui managment libraries) has a video component that relies on the target OS's backend (WMP - DirectShow for Windows, QuickTime for Mac, GStreamer for Linux) to decode and play videos, and if that backend is not available it just can't load the video..

Adding a video decoding library wouldn't be worth, it's only the launcher after all, but that's just my opinion..

[Gorlom]

Adding a video decoding library wouldn't be worth, it's only the launcher after all, but that's just my opinion..

only vid in the game? =S

[thothkins]

Oohhh fishing for an End Game vid confirmation

[Gorlom]

Oohhh fishing for an End Game vid confirmation

Yes, and I see you prefere to use dynamite when fishing

[thothkins]

Actually Hicks has taught me to nuke them from orbit. It's the only way to be sure of a good catch, and it's already cooked by the time you get down to it. Perfect.

[nanosplic]

Crisp and clear on WIN7, SP1. Resolution = 1366x768.

[Okim]

Win XP, 1280x1024. Looking good for me. Will check on Win 7 later.

P.S.: Man, with the fleet like this aliens can just block the sun and insta-win the War

[gfulton]

Looks great!

Win7, widescreen, integrated intel hd video.

I do have VLC installed, but I am pretty sure VLC bundles codecs such that they are only available to itself, so it should not matter.

DxDiag Results

[Aleq]

Fine here - Win7 x64, ffdshow installed.

http://img.ctrlv.in/51065272b5367.jpg

[djlogue]

Ok the launcher runs but all I get it the first frame flicker off and then nothing (I'm assuming the video is ment to play on that window)

Launcher Comp Anim Small.avi works and looks good

movie.AVI wont run on this puter (presumably because I removed allot of programs recently including my movie watching codecy type players )

[alcari]

movie.AVI wont run on this puter (presumably because I removed allot of programs recently including my movie watching codecy type players )

I wonder if there's a licencing fee for the codec used. If so, they might have to go without fancy encoding. Raw video works fine for short clips though.

[HWP]

Usually not, and there's always plenty of free codecs.

[Psychor]

win 7 64 1920*1080, VLC and CCCP codex pack installed - no distortion detected, only the sun has a visible box around.

[Okim]

Tested on Win7 1280x1024. Looks ok.

[poulwrist]

I'm still using a 4:3 monitor (1280x1024) and everything looks fine. I do have VLC installed.

Edit: Oops, using win7.

That's 5:4 not 4:3 though.

Also, video runs fine and looks fine. Windows 7 64 bit, k-lite light codec pack installed as the only thing outside basic Windows codecs. Also, 2560x1440 monitor on a Geforce 680. Have WMP installed.

Edited January 30, 2013 by poulwrist

[Aklyon]

(Maybe Windows Media Player is just lame?)

Compared to VLC, CCCP Pack, or MplayerX? Yes, it is lame and silly.

[janprusak]

Win 7, CCCP, WMP, 2560*1440 - OK for me.

When i click the Play Xenonauts button, the launcher crashes and my mouse speed has been set on maximum from my original 50%.

[Gorlom]

I don't think that exe was intended to replace your current one for playing purposes. It was just supposed to test the animation in the launcher and supposed to be in a seperate folder.

[stx]

I tested it on Windows 8 Pro 64, 1900x1200. It works fine as advertised.

Here is the screenshot

Note that I have installed shark's windows 8 codecs. (Beware of the install package, by clicking on next without reading the options, the installer installs some crapware)

Then I tested it on a virtual machine, Windows 8 enterprise 64 on Hyper-V, 1900x1200. With the same codec package installed it works. Without the codec package installed this is what I get: