Difference between revisions of "Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines"
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'''If installed manually:''' | '''If installed manually:''' |
Revision as of 21:50, 1 September 2022
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 | |
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, 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 DRM (lead-out area shortened and used for data, to prevent most contemporary CD-RW drives from copying the method) | |||
Retail | Ammo Pack retail release. The game might ask for the disc (depending on the game's registry values), however it's nonfunctional and can be ignored by selecting cancel. | |||
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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Remove CD check
- Only applies to the DRM-free Ammo Pack retail release. Do NOT use for DRM protected releases.
Edit the registry keys |
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If installed manually:
If installed using the game's installer:
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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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Save and Load are disabled
- This issue occurs if you install the game manually (by copying over the game files), but not create the registry keys.
Create the registry keys mentioned in the manual installation fix here. |
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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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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 | 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