Star Wars: Force Commander
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Developers | |
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LucasArts | |
Ronin Entertainment | |
Publishers | |
LucasArts | |
Release dates | |
Windows | March 21, 2000 |
Key points
- Installer is 16-bit only and will not work with 64-bit systems. Use the alternatve installer o winevdm
- Game runs fine on Windows 10 64-bit with dgVoodoo 2 and compatibility fixes.
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail |
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patch 1.1 is the latest patch available for the game, it adds stability and bug fixes for the multiplayer.
- Saved games from the release version will not work if you install the patch. Player files are still compatible, so your campaign progress will not be lost.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Resource\Options\FoCom.opt[Note 1] HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC\Force Commander\v1.0\Settings[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Resource\Players\FoCom<user-id>.sfe[Note 1] <path-to-game>\Resource\GameFiles\save<user-id>.sav[Note 1] |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | Only in the game, not in video |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 4 | |||
Online play | 4 |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Issues fixed
Install on Windows 10 64-bit
Installing the game using a 16-bit emulator |
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Set the compatibility |
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Give the name of the program to fix "focom" and the path (Es. "C:\Program Files (x86)\LucasArts\Force Commander\Resource\focom.exe"). Don't set anything in Compatibility mode. In Compatibility fixes set: RunAsAdmin and SingleProcAffinity. proceed until saving Give the name of the program to fix "Force" and the path (Es. "C:\Program Files (x86)\LucasArts\Force Commander\Force.EXE"). Don't set anything in Compatibility mode. In Compatibility fixes set: RunAsAdmin. proceed until saving
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Install and set dgVoodoo |
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Set resolution and quality |
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The resolution and quality setting is managed by the launcher but not being able to recognize the video card does not allow all changes. You can change these values using the registry (regedit). HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC\Force Commander\v1.0\Settings\Screen Allow32bpp: 1 (set resolution at 32 bit per pixel) Size: 3 (set resolution at 1280x1024) Use32BitTextures: 1 (use high quality 32-bit texture) UseLowQualityTextures: 0 (disable low quality texture) UseSoftwareCursor: 1 (disable hardware cursor)
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Other information
API
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | Installer is 16-bit |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | 98 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium II 266 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 64 MB | 128 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 650 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 8 MB of VRAM DirectX 7.0a 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). - ↑ Applications writing to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE
will be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for more details.