Game: Crimson Skies Catagory: Action Publisher: Microsoft Games Download Demo (47.0 mb) Search News Archives External Views: Review at Barry's World Review at Daily Radar Review at ESCmag Review at Firing Squad Review at GamePen Message Boards: CombatSim

3D API: Direct 3D A3D Support: N EAX Support: N Force Feedback: Y Multiplayer: Y System Requirements: Multimedia PC with a Pentium II 266 MHz or higher processor Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, or Windows 2000 operating system 64 MB of system RAM 675 MB of available hard disk space for a typical install; additional 250 MB of hard disk space for swap file Quad speed or faster CD-ROM drive Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device DirectX 7.0a or later API (included on CD) DirectX 7.0a or later compatible sound card DirectX 7.0a or later compatible 8 MB VRAM PCI or AGP video card that supports 640 x 480, 256 color resolution or higher; Direct3D 7.0a API or later supported 8 MB 3D video card required for 3D hardware acceleration

Saved Game Work-Around

Until the patch is available, the development team offers the following workaround solution:

"After playing a single player campaign:
1. Quit out of Crimson Skies
2. Go to the Crimson Skies install location (default is c:\program files\Microsoft Games\Crimson Skies, or right click on the Crimson Skies desktop icon, select properties, and click on find target).
3. Select the saved games folder
4. Copy the saved games folder
5. Paste the saved games folder to another location, such as the desktop

When the player wants to play the single player campaign again, they need to follow these steps:

6. Copy the saved games folder from the other location (i.e., if it was copied to the desktop, then take the saved games folder from the desktop)
7. Go to the Crimson Skies install location (default is c:\program files\Microsoft Games\Crimson Skies, or right click on the Crimson Skies desktop icon, select properties, and click on find target).
8. Paste the saved games folder into the Crimson Skies install location (paste it over the current saved games folder)

Now the saved games should be reinstated, and should launch to the correct mission."

This process must be completed every time the player goes into instant action, launches a multiplayer game, or goes into multiplayer mode to build planes.