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Revision as of 11:52, 18 May 2020
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| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Origin Systems | |
| Publishers | |
| Electronic Arts | |
| Engines | |
| RealSpace | |
| Release dates | |
| DOS | January 1995 |
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Availability
Essential improvements
Patches
The official Customer Wishlist patch (mirror here) adds numerous user-requested features. See the Readme.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | <path-to-game>\WG.CFG |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | <path-to-game>\SAVED |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | For DOSBox toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | For DOSBox set in the DOSBox configuration file. | |
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | Designed for joysticks | |
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
|---|
| XInput-compatible controllers |
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| PlayStation controllers |
|---|
| Generic/other controllers |
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| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Music, sound effects and speech can be individually muted. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file. |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Includes full English speech. Subtitles are available only when the game is installed in French or German. | |||
| French | ||||
| German |
Issues fixed
Crashing to DOS
The game crashes either soon after launch or when starting a mission, especially with an "Error #fffd" or "VCPI compliance" error.
| Disable expanded memory (EMS)[1] |
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Open the DOSBox .conf file, find the [dos] section and change |
| Set CPU core setting to normal[1] |
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Open the DOSBox .conf file, find the [cpu] section and change |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DOS video modes | VGA | 320x200 256-color |
Tips
- To run the game without the CD, copy the
.TREfiles from the CD to the installation folder and edit the paths to them inWG.CFG. - Press Alt+X to exit the game.
- Press Alt+O when in a mission to access the options menu (for all game settings and to restart/abort the mission).
System requirements
| DOS[2] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 5.0 | 6.2 |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel 486/33 | Intel 486/66 |
| System memory (RAM) | 8 MB | 16 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 15 MB | 100 MB |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 - Wings of Glory by Electronic Arts (1995) Freeze and Weird Issues
- ↑ Wings of Glory (1995) DOS release dates - MobyGames - last accessed on 2017-06-27