General information
- Standalone expansion for Supreme Commander; does not require the original to play.
- Supreme Commander Wiki
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
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Retail |
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SecuROM v7 DRM - removed in official update 1.5.3596 hotfix |
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GOG.com |
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Included in Supreme Commander: Gold Edition. Version 3599 included instead of 3603, multiplayer only available via LAN. |
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Steam |
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Amazon.com (unavailable) |
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- Retail copies of Supreme Commander activate on Steam and give a free copy of Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance.[1]
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patch 1.5.3603 beta is the latest official patch.
Patching the GOG version
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- Install or copy the game files to
C:\Program Files\THQ\Gas Powered Games\Supreme Commander - Forged Alliance\ .
- Rename
<path-to-game>\bin\SupremeCommander.exe to <path-to-game>\bin\ForgedAlliance.exe .
- Copy the patcher to the
<path-to-game>\bin\ folder and run it.
- The initial process will fail. Uncheck the Safe Mode checkbox and press Start.
- It will still claim it failed, but it will actually overwrite
ForgedAlliance.exe .
- Rename
<path-to-game>\bin\ForgedAlliance.exe back to <path-to-game>\bin\SupremeCommander.exe .
- The main menu now should have the 3603 version number in the top right corner.
- The only relevant differences between the patched GOG and the Steam version will be
SupremeCommander.exe and a couple of LUA files in the <path-to-game>\gamedata\lua.scd archive. The difference in the LUA files are related to the Steam-based multiplayer and general lobby rules.
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Mods
Forged Alliance Forever
Forged Alliance Forever is a third party modification. This includes balance tweaks and a new multiplayer interface to replace the no longer supported GPGnet. FAF is compatible with Steam and GOG.com versions of the game, but not retail copies.[2]
LOUD PROJECT
The LOUD PROJECT is a complete replacement for the AI and most of the core files from Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance. As a result, it addresses most of the performance issues that have plagued the game from it's release. The package includes a subset of many of the most popular mods for Forged Alliance, adapted for use with LOUD, and an entire collection of maps updated for optimal performance with the project. A unified installer/updater will install, and maintain the entire project, with a single button. LOUD runs using an existing Forged Alliance installation, and it leaves all original files untouched.
Game data
In-game general settings.
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
Input
In-game control settings.
Audio
Audio feature |
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Separate volume controls |
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Sliders for master, effects, music and voice-over volumes. |
Surround sound |
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5.1 only[3] |
Subtitles |
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Via the interface options. |
Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Localizations
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UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Czech |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Polish |
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Russian |
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Spanish |
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Traditional Chinese |
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Network
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Ports
Protocol |
Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
TCP |
6112 (inbound, outbound) |
UDP |
6112 (inbound, outbound), 9103, 30350-30351 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
VR support
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9 |
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Shader Model support |
2 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Cutscenes |
Sofdec |
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Multiplayer |
GPGNet |
Use the Forged Alliance Forever mod to replace the deprecated service. |
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP SP2 |
Vista |
Processor (CPU) |
1.8 GHz
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System memory (RAM) |
512 MB |
1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
8 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
ATI Radeon 9600 Nvidia GeForce 6200 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible Shader model 2.0 support |
Nvidia GeForce 6800 256 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References