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Revision as of 10:24, 31 March 2018
Developers | |
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Origin Systems | |
Publishers | |
Electronic Arts | |
Engines | |
RealSpace | |
Release dates | |
DOS | April 1, 1993[1][2] |
Windows | March 26, 2013[3] |
macOS (OS X) | May 9, 2013[4] |
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | Floppy and CD-ROM. Use DOSBox. | |||
GOG.com | CD-ROM edition. Pre-packaged with DOSBox.[5] |
Version differences
- The CD-ROM edition includes the Tactical Operations and Speech Pack add-ons, as well as full recorded cutscene speech. CD-ROM version lacks DRM (technically) but .PAK and .TRE files must be manually copied to installation folder to be played without the disc.
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Tactical Operations | Adds 21 missions, new planes and General MIDI support | |
Speech Pack | Adds in-flight radio chatter |
Essential improvements
CD Missile Fix
- The CD Missile Fix patches the CD-ROM (including GOG.com) edition to fix a timing issue on modern systems that makes enemy AI too successful at evading missiles.[6]
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
---|---|
DOS | <path-to-game>\SC.CFG |
Windows | <path-to-game>\SC.CFG[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) | <path-to-game>/SC.CFG |
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
DOS | <path-to-game>\*.SAV <path-to-game>\*.TO1 |
Windows | <path-to-game>\*.SAV[Note 1] <path-to-game>\*.TO1[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) | <path-to-game>/*.SAV <path-to-game>/*.TO1 |
-
*.TO1
files are for the Tactical Operations expansion.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
GOG Galaxy |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | Includes full English speech | |||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian |
Issues fixed
Joystick not recognized
Edit DOSBox settings[7] |
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In the DOSBox |
Remove other controllers[7] |
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In Windows' Settings or Control Panel, remove any other controllers and set the joystick as the preferred device. |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Software renderer | Software rendering only | |
DOS video modes | VGA | 320x200 256-color |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) |
Disable cutscene speech
This will disable the cutscene speech in the CD-ROM (including GOG.com) edition and enable captions (like the floppy version had).
Edit config file(s)[8] |
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|
Tips
- 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 | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 5.0 | 6.0 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel 386 | Intel 486/33+ |
System memory (RAM) | 4 MB | 8 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 27 MB | 33 MB |
- The Speech Pack add-on's minimum requirements are DOS 5.0 / Intel 386 / 4 MB RAM / 7 MB extra HD space.
- The Tactical Operations add-on's minimum requirements are DOS 5.0 / Intel 486 / 4 MB RAM / 7 MB extra HD space.
- The DOS CD-ROM edition's minimum requirements are DOS 5.0 / Intel 486SX / 4MB RAM / 2 MB HD space.
Windows | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP | |
Processor (CPU) | 1.8 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 212 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | DirectX 9 compatible |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.6.8 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 212 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | DirectX 9 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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
- ↑ Strike Commander for DOS (1993) Tech Info
- ↑ Strike Commander (CD-ROM Edition) Tech Info
- ↑ Release: Strike Commander ● GOG.com
- ↑ Mac Game Update: 10 New Classic Additions ● GOG.com
- ↑ List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 2 - Forum - GOG.com
- ↑ Missile gullibility
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Game unable to recognize joystick
- ↑ Any chance of getting the floppy version?