Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi
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Developers | |
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Origin Systems | |
Release dates | |
DOS | 1991 |
Windows | October 15, 1996 |
macOS (OS X) | October 18, 2012[1] |
Key points
- Characters can be imported from Wing Commander (see Import characters).
General information
- Wing Commander Wiki
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Use DOSBox. | |||
GOG.com | Includes both expansions and Wing Commander. Pre-packaged with DOSBox.[2] | |||
Origin | Included with EA Play. Pre-packaged with DOSBox. |
Version differences
- The game was ported to Windows as part of Wing Commander: The Kilrathi Saga.
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Speech Accessory Pack | Adds digital voices to wingmen during firefights. | |
Special Operations 1 | ||
Special Operations 2 |
Essential improvements
Import characters
Copy SAVEGAME.WLD[citation needed] |
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Patches
- The Wing Commander II Patch updates the original DOS version. The GOG.com version is already patched.
- The Special Operations 1 Patch updates the original DOS version. The GOG.com version is already patched.
- Reduced Asteroid Damage Patch (DOS, unofficial)
- Crosshair Patch
- DirectDraw Hack (Windows, unofficial)
Special Operations 1 and 2 (The Kilrathi Saga)
- Special Operations 1 and 2 adds the missions from the original expansions. Extract somewhere convenient and run
SO12Inst.exe
. - The Kilrathi Saga version of Wing Commander II must be installed (the DOS version will not work). If the installer doesn't see the installation, see Special Operations won't install.
Game data
Save game data location
System | Location |
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DOS | <path-to-game>\GAMEDAT\SAVEGAME.WC2 |
Windows | <path-to-game>\GAMEDAT\SAVEGAME.WC2[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Origin |
Video settings
GOG.com Graphic Mode Setup.
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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DOS video modes |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) |
Issues fixed
EXE has stopped working (The Kilrathi Saga)
Set Windows 95 compatibility mode[citation needed] |
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Special Operations won't install
Install Special Operations manually[citation needed] |
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System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista | |
Processor (CPU) | 1.8 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Video card (GPU) | DirectX 7.0 compatible | DirectX 9.0c compatible |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.6.8 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core Duo 2 GHz+ | |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 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).