Joey_sw

Greeting Commanders. I've just recently download the classic, BattleCruiser 3000AD v2.09 freeware, and i've found a proven way to install it on winXP system or newer. For this purpose, a tool named Orca, -- a .MSI editor -- must be installed. After downloading the BC3K209FREE.EXE , run the Installer. This will created file named: BATTLECRUISER 3000AD v2.09 FREEWARE.msi ,somewhere in your temporary folder. That file must be copied elsewere, since orca can't works on running installer, and that file will be deleted if the installer is dismissed/canceled. So, use the windows find file, and copy that .msi elsewhere. After you copy the file, you may dismiss/cancel the installer. Run Orca, and open the copy of that BATTLECRUISER 3000AD v2.09 FREEWARE.msi On left hand side, look and click on "Launch Condition", then on right hand side Right click on "(Version9X = 400) OR (Version9X = 410 And Not WindowsBuild = 2222) OR (Version9X = 410 And WindowsBuild = 2222) OR (Version9X = 490)" and choose "Drop Row". It will ask confirmation if you want to delete it, click the "OK" button. This opeation will change the .msi to be allowed to launch on any version of Windows. Save the changes, exit Orca, and launch the modified .msi file, and this time installation should be a success. This concludes the installation process. To run the game on 16-bits crippled/incapable OS, something like DosBox might be needed.