Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
Developers | |
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2015 Inc. | |
Spearhead | EA Los Angeles |
Breakthrough | TKO Software |
Mac OS (Classic) | Westlake Interactive |
macOS (OS X) | Westlake Interactive |
Linux | Ryan C. Gordon |
Publishers | |
Electronic Arts | |
Mac OS | Aspyr Media |
OS X | Aspyr Media |
Engines | |
id Tech 3 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | January 22, 2002 |
Mac OS (Classic) | June 11, 2002 |
macOS (OS X) | June 11, 2002 |
Linux | January 2004 |
Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
Key points
- Cannot use Alt+Tab ↹ while in-game (Alt+Ctrl+Delete works, but maximising may cause crash). As a workaround, pressing Alt+↵ Enter will make your game windowed, which will allow you to Alt+Tab ↹. Pressing Alt+↵ Enter again while the game is in focus will restore the game to fullscreen.
- The Linux port is an incomplete conversion.
General information
- Medal of Honor Wiki
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SafeDisc v2 DRM[Note 1]. | |||
GOG.com | War Chest Edition with bonus interviews, artworks, wallpapers | |||
Origin | War Chest Edition. Included with EA Play. |
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- A Linux installer is available here which requires a USA CD version of the game, be aware that it was never finished.
Version differences
- The War Chest Edition is a complete edition containing the base game and the two expansion packs.
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Spearhead | ||
Breakthrough |
Essential improvements
Patches
- The latest version of Allied Assault is 1.11. The game is automatically updated to this version when installing Spearhead or Breakthrough. It's available in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, and Netherlands.
- The latest version of Spearhead is 2.15. You need to install 2.11 first, then 2.15.
- The latest version of Breakthrough is 2.40b. If you install 2.40b and receive a 'Pixomatic' error, just install 2.40 over it.
- Origin version of Warchest has all listed latest updates.
Skip intro videos
Edit autoexec.cfg[citation needed] |
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seta cl_playintro "0"
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GameSpy alternative
Due to GameSpy Server shutting down, it is highly recommended to use MOH: Server Browser Fixer to browse online servers[citation needed] |
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Confirmed to work with GOG version of the game. Alternative is to connect directly via IP address by using this website: https://cache.gametracker.com/search/mohaa/ or to use Medal of Honor: Query Launcher Utility |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\main\[Note 2] |
macOS (OS X) | |
Linux | ~/.mohaa/main/ |
- All the medals that you have earned are stored in this file.
-
<path-to-game>\main\newconfig.cfg
and<path-to-game>\main\configs\unnamedsoldier.cfg
are the configuration files. - Spearhead files are under
mainta
; Breakthrough files are undermaintt
. - It's recommended to create
<path-to-game>\main\autoexec.cfg
for the base game,<path-to-game>\maintt\autoexec.cfg
for Breakthrough and<path-to-game>\mainta\autoexec.cfg
for Spearhead then make your custom configuration changes there.
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\main\save[Note 2] |
macOS (OS X) | |
Linux |
- For Breakthrough, see
<path-to-game>\maintt\save
. - For Spearhead, see
<path-to-game>\mainta\save
.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Origin |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
Multi-monitor | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | See Widescreen resolution.[3] | ||
4K Ultra HD | See Widescreen resolution. Causes in-game UI elements such as compass and health bar to become uncomfortably small. In-game text is almost illegable or uncomfortable to read. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | See Field of view (FOV) or the WSGF entry for a permanent fix (keeps FOV every map restart). | ||
Windowed | Use Alt+↵ Enter. Doesn't properly capture mouse - may accidentally activate background windows. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Force from graphics card control panel. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Force from graphics card control panel. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See Vertical sync (Vsync). | ||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | Capped at 91 FPS by default; See Increasing frame rate if you want to change the default cap. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Widescreen resolution
Edit autoexec.cfg[4] |
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Increasing frame rate
Edit autoexec.cfg[5] |
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Field of view (FOV)
Edit autoexec.cfg[6] |
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Vertical sync (Vsync)
Edit autoexec.cfg[citation needed] |
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Max quality graphics settings
Edit autoexec.cfg[citation needed] |
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seta cg_drawviewmodel "2" seta cg_effectdetail "1.0" seta cg_marks_add "1" seta cg_max_tempmodels "1200" seta cg_rain "1" seta cg_reserve_tempmodels "240" seta cg_shadows "2" seta g_ddayfodderguys "2" seta g_ddayfog "0" seta g_ddayshingleguys "2" seta r_colorbits "32" seta r_drawstaticdecals "1" seta r_ext_compressed_textures "1" seta r_fastdlights "0" seta r_fastentlight "0" seta r_forceClampToEdge "1" seta r_lodcap "1.0" seta r_lodscale "1.1" seta r_lodviewmodelcap "1.0" seta r_maxmode "9" seta r_picmip "0" seta r_picmip_models "0" seta r_picmip_sky "0" seta r_subdivisions "1" seta r_texturebits "32" seta r_texturemode "GL_LINEAR_MIPMAP_LINEAR" seta r_vidmode1024 "0" seta r_vidmodemax "1" seta s_khz "44" seta ter_error "4" seta ter_maxlod "6" seta ter_maxtris "24576" seta vss_draw "1" seta vss_maxcount "15" seta r_uselod "0" Notes
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | See improve mouse responsiveness for possible improvements. | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Improve mouse responsiveness
Edit autoexec.cfg[7] |
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Alternative solutions:
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Covers master and music volume. | |
Surround sound | First you need to choose a 3D sound provider Set in-game Speaker Setup to Surround for 5.1 or Quad Speakers for 4.x |
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Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
EAX support | A3D 1.x, A3D 2.0. EAX 1, EAX 2. See 3D audio providers restoration. |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Traditional Chinese | Only available in China (Mainland and Taiwan) retail release. | |||
Dutch | ||||
French | Retail version only. | |||
German | ||||
Hungarian | Fan translation. | |||
Italian | Retail version only. | |||
Spanish | For digital/GOG.com versions See | |||
Polish | Fan translation 1 2 3 (links are down) |
3D audio providers restoration
- On Windows Vista and later you'll need to first restore legacy audio effects.
Retrieve missing 3D sound providers[8][9] |
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Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 64 | Versus, Co-op For co-op use the Medal of Honor: Cooperative mod. |
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Online play | 64 | Versus, Co-op For co-op use the Medal of Honor: Cooperative mod. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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TCP | 28900, 29900, 29901 |
UDP | 3783, 6500, 6515, 6667, 12201, 12202, 12203, 12210, 12300, 13139, 27900 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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TCP | 12203-12218 |
UDP | 12203-12218, 12300 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues fixed
Graphics settings are lost each time when starting game
Create autoexec.cfg |
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You need to copy your graphics settings from |
Can't turn mouse more than 180° (or doesn't work properly)
- Some mouse precision issues may be caused by the games' incompatibility with high-polling rates of modern gaming mice. The first fix is recommended.
Edit config |
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Put this line into config file.
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Lower polling rate of mouse[citation needed] |
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Lower mouse polling rate to 125Hz (8ms) via mouse drivers |
Game crashes during EA logo (Origin version)
Change settings of Origin |
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If the game crashes at startup using the Origin version, you have to disable "Origin In Game". |
Disable in-game Origin overlay by changing graphics driver[citation needed] |
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Go to:
In all 3 cfgs, insert the following line: seta r_gldriver "3dfxgl"
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Can't load savegames in MoH: Spearhead Addon - Mission is always starting at the beginning
Change settings of Origin |
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If you can't load savegames the proper way, which means you always start at the beginning of the map, then you will need to disable "Origin In Game" in the Origin's "Application settings". This will fix the problem. |
Unstable frame rate and stuttering
- This performance issue can occur with newer graphics cards supporting OpenGL 4.0 and newer. It is most common on Windows Vista and Windows 7. Since the game is based on the Quake 3 engine and is using the same or a similar OpenGL version, the graphics card driver will handle the game correctly if it thinks that it is Quake 3.
Instructions[12] |
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Go to the game installation folder and rename game binary to
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Change level of details |
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Set shadows to "Simple" (cg_shadows "1") and curve details to "low" (seta r_subdivisions "10") in advanced options.
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Enable Reshade/SweetFx
Instruction[13] |
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Follow these steps:
Alternatively:
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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OpenGL | 1.1 |
Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||||
macOS (OS X) | |||||
Linux | |||||
Mac OS (Classic) |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | Miles Sound System | 6.1c (BIN file version 3.0.0.0) |
Multiplayer | GameSpy |
Command line arguments
- See complete SDK command line arguments
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 OSR2 | 98SE, ME, 2000, XP |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium II 450 MHz AMD Athlon 500 MHz |
Intel Pentium III 700 MHz AMD Athlon 700 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | 256 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1.2 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 16 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.0 compatible | 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.0 compatible |
Mac OS | ||
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Minimum[14] | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 9.0 | 9.2.2 |
Processor (CPU) | PowerPC 7xx PowerPC G3 | |
System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Other | 2x CD-ROM drive |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | ||
Processor (CPU) | ||
System memory (RAM) | ||
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
Linux | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | ||
Processor (CPU) | ||
System memory (RAM) | ||
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ Medal of Honor: Allied Assault 21:9 Gameplay (2560x1080) (60fps) (Ultrawide) - YouTube
- ↑ WSGF page
- ↑ Console commands - Medal of Honor: Allied Assault Forum - Neoseeker Forums
- ↑ [citation needed]
- ↑ Mouse movements seem Jerky (not lag), page 1 - Forum - GOG.com
- ↑ How to Enable True 3D sound in MoHAA - AlliedAssault.com (retrieved)
- ↑ Medal of Honor: Allied Assault tweak guide - TechSpot
- ↑ https://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/American_McGee%27s_Alice#Audio_driver_issues
- ↑ https://pclab.pl/art17707-26.html Audigy cards launch date
- ↑ Heavy Metal: FAKK2 bad performace, low fps, laggy gameplay
- ↑ https://sfx.thelazy.net/games/game/1157
- ↑ Medal of Honor: Allied Assault for Macintosh (2002) Tech Info - MobyGames - last accessed on 2019-12-10