Key points
- The official multiplayer servers are no longer available.
- Requires administrator privileges.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source |
DRM |
Notes |
Keys |
OS |
Retail |
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Disc check skipped by disabling drive |
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GamersGate |
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Version 1.0. |
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GOG.com |
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Version 1.1 with additional fixes. |
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Steam |
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Version 1.0. |
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Essential improvements
In-game general settings.
Patches
Patch 1.1 is the latest patch for the game.
Steam users need to apply the patch manually with this procedure.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
- Configuration files are binary.
Save game data location
Video
In-game graphics settings.
In-game screen resolution settings.
Input
External control settings.
Audio
In-game sound effects settings.
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Events (e.g. production complete) announced by voice, and not text. |
Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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EAX support |
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Red Book CD audio |
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On Windows, CD music might not play correctly; see the troubleshooting guide for solutions. |
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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German |
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Retail only; download for digital releases. |
Polish |
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Retail only. |
Russian |
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Retail only. |
Spanish |
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Retail only. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Issues fixed
"Internal Error" on launch
Setting up compatibility settings[citation needed]
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- Right click on the ST.exe file (located in the installation folder) and select "Properties".
- Go to the "Compatibility" tab and "Run this program as an administrator".
- Run the ST.exe file to play the game.
If the issues still persist:
- Right click on the ST.exe file (located in the installation folder) and select "Properties".
- Go to the "Compatibility" tab and enable Compatibility Mode (set it to "Windows 98/ Windows ME")
- Run the ST.exe file to play the game.
Notes
- Does not occur if installed in a non-standard folder, or if the user has full permissions to the installation folder.
- This fix will also disable the intro videos. To enable them, set the compatibility mode to "Windows XP (Service Pack 3)"
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External configuration program does not work
On modern Windows, the STConfig.exe external configuration program does not appear to save settings properly, regardless if "Apply" was clicked.
Run as administrator[citation needed]
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- Right click on the STConfig.exe file and select "Run as administrator".
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"The program can't start because d3drm.dll is missing"
Add d3drm.dll to the installation folder[citation needed]
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- In the Submarine Titans CD, go to
directx
- Open the
directx.cab file
- Copy the
d3drm.dll file and paste it into the installation folder.
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“The application was unable to start correctly (0xc0000022). Click OK to close the application”
For Windows 10 OS, you need to enable the Legacy DirectPlay feature[citation needed]
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- In the Windows search, look for
Turn Windows features on or off
- In the opened window, search for
Legacy Components
- Expand it and select
DirectPlay
- Tick
DirectPlay then click the OK button.
- Run the ST.exe file to play the game.
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Broken video playback, showing as black screen
Edit Video Script files manually, forcing playback from 24Bit to 16Bit[citation needed]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>/video
- Open
startup.vps ( make a backup copy first if desired )
- In all lines starting with
PlayVideo : change the entries of COLOR_24BIT to COLOR_16BIT
- Repeat as above for the file
campaign.vps
Notes
- This should make the videos play, however there is likely a loss in color fidelity due to forcing them to play in 16Bit Color Mode
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Other information
API
Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
95 |
98, 2000 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium MMX 233 MHz
| Intel Pentium III 450 MHz |
System memory (RAM) |
32 MB |
128 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
140 MB |
650 MB |
Video card (GPU) |
SVGA capable DirectX 7.0a compatible | |
- If playing on a large map, it is recommended to have an Intel Pentium II 300 MHz with 64 MB
Notes
References