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Revision as of 13:37, 15 December 2021
Developers | |
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Pyro Studios | |
Publishers | |
Retail, original digital | Eidos Interactive |
Second digital | Merge Games |
Third digital | Kalypso Media |
Release dates | |
Windows | August 28, 1998 |
Taxonomy | |
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, Africa, World War II |
Series | Commandos |
Key points
- The original 16-bit installer won't work on 64 bit systems. See: Issues fixed.
- Audio-/video-options are very limited.
General information
- 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 | Illegal Table of Contents and oversized CD-ROM DRM | |||
GamersGate | ||||
GOG.com | Includes Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty. Cannot be purchased in Germany.[1] | |||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | Commandos Collection | |||
Steam | ||||
ZOOM Platform |
Version differences
- The GOG.com version has added compatibility fixes for modern systems, includes Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty, and is cheaper than buying both games separately on Steam.
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Delete/rename H_Intro.avi[citation needed] |
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Patches
- The latest official patch for the European retail release is 1.1. The US release is already patched.
Steam "Ultimate Fix"
Install Steam Ultimate fix patch[2] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\OUTPUT\[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/6800/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\OUTPUT\[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/6800/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 | Apply the resolution fix | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Use DxWnd. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
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 a list of 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 | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
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. | |||
Polish | Retail 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 |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | Mplayer.com servers were taken offline in 2001. | |
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Issues fixed
Can't install original retail version on 64 bit Windows
Manually install the game[3] |
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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\1.0] "DirCd"="D:\\Comandos" "DirIns"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Eidos Interactive\\Pyro\\Commandos" "Type"=dword:00000001 Notes
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"Please run the German version on this computer" error
- This issue has been fixed in the GOG.com version (specifically using the hex edit below).
Change your Windows language setting from "Deutsch (Deutschland)" to "Deutsch (Luxemburg)"[citation needed] |
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Hex edit Comandos.exe[4] |
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"DIRECTX 5 NOT FOUND." error
Rename comandos.exe to commandos.exe[5] |
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Notes
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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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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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DirectDraw | 5 |
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 | Servers were taken offline in 2001. |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 120 MHz | Intel Pentium 166 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | 32 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 135 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 1 MB of VRAM DirectX 5 compatible | 4 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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). - ↑ 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 (6800) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Herzlich Willkommen! GOG.com goes German ● GOG.com
- ↑ All you need to run BEL properly - 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
- ↑ DIRECT X 5 NOT FOUND - Forum - GOG.com