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Revision as of 14:03, 26 November 2022
Developers | |
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Pyro Studios | |
Publishers | |
Retail, original digital | Eidos Interactive |
Retail re-release | Sold Out Software |
Second digital | Merge Games |
Third digital | Kalypso Media |
Release dates | |
Windows | March 30, 1999 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view, Isometric |
Controls | Multiple select, Point and select |
Genres | Stealth, Strategy |
Vehicles | Automobile, Naval/watercraft, Tank |
Art styles | Stylized |
Themes | Europe, World War II |
Series | Commandos |
General information
- Standalone expansion for Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines; does not require the original game to play.
- Commandos Wiki
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SafeDisc v1 DRM[Note 1] | |||
GamersGate | ||||
GOG.com | Includes Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines. Cannot be purchased in Germany.[3] | |||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | Commandos Collection | |||
Steam | ||||
ZOOM Platform | ||||
Games for Windows Marketplace (unavailable) | Marketed as Commandos Complete[4] |
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- A free demo version is available from Archive.org and CommandosHQ.
- The original 16-bit installer won't work on 64-bit systems. See Issues fixed.
- The GOG.com version has added compatibility fixes for modern systems, includes the original Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines, and is cheaper than buying the base game and its expansion separately on Steam.
- Digital releases are missing
tutorial.exe
, an executable with overviews of commando abilities and two practice missions.
Essential improvements
Patches
- The latest official patch for the European retail release is 1.1.
Skip intro videos
Delete/rename H_Intro.avi[citation needed] |
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Steam "Ultimate Fix"
- Fixes many of the numerous bugs the Steam version has (lack of sound, not being able to save or load and the gameplay running incredibly fast)
Install Steam Ultimate fix patch[5] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/6810/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\OUTPUT\[Note 3] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/6810/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | Use the resolution fix | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Use dgVoodoo 2. Select "Windowed" in "Appearance" and choose "Virtual SVGA Card" to avoid flickering. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Game is coded to run at low FPS(aproximated 16fps), but mouse control is unaffected |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Keys cannot be remapped. F1 displays some of the hotkeys. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music and Sound Effects. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | Retail and GOG.com only. | |||
German | Retail and GOG.com only; download for Steam version. | |||
Hungarian | Fan translation. | |||
Italian | Retail and GOG.com only. | |||
Spanish | Retail and GOG.com only; download for Steam version. | |||
Russian | Unofficial localization by «Fargus Multimedia» |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 6 | Co-op |
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Online play | 6 | Co-op The official MPlayer.com service has been shut down. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Issues fixed
Can't install original retail version on 64-bit Windows
Manually install the game[6] |
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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Pyro] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Pyro\Commandos] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Pyro\Commandos\1.0MP] "DirCd"="D:\\COMAN_MP" "DirIns"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Eidos Interactive\\Pyro\\Commandos, Beyond the Call of Duty" "Type"=dword:00000003 Notes
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"Please run the German version on this computer" error
Change your Windows language setting from "Deutsch (Deutschland)" to "Deutsch (Luxemburg)"[citation needed] |
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Hex edit coman_mp.exe[7] |
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"Black Screen " error
This occurs due to the lack of VP6F codecs in modern operating systems |
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Notes
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Game stutters when moving the mouse
Mouse movement seems to be tied to frame rate which can cause the game to stutter only when the cursor is moved |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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DirectDraw | 6 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | Miles Sound System | |
Multiplayer | MPlayer.com, EidosNet | Official servers have been taken offline. |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 166 MHz | Intel Pentium 233 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | 64 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 225 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 2 MB of VRAM DirectX 6 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (6810) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
- ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ Herzlich Willkommen! GOG.com goes German ● GOG.com
- ↑ Welcome to Games for Windows Marketplace - last accessed on 19 August 2022
- ↑ Forget the hiperspeed... enter HERE! - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)
- ↑ Here's a fix for installing Commandos BEL & BTCOD on Vista 64 - Square Enix Forums
- ↑ Important Information for German players of Commandos Ammo Pack, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com