Comanche 4
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| Developers | |
|---|---|
| NovaLogic | |
| Publishers | |
| 2001-2016 | NovaLogic |
| 2016-present | THQ Nordic |
| Engines | |
| Black Hawk Engine[1] | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | November 15, 2001 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Perspectives | First-person, Third-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Vehicle simulator, Vehicle combat |
| Vehicles | Helicopter |
| Series | Comanche |
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| Comanche | |
|---|---|
| Comanche: Maximum Overkill | 1992 |
| Comanche 2 | 1995 |
| Comanche 3 | 1997 |
| Comanche Gold | 1998 |
| Comanche 4 | 2001 |
| Comanche | 2021 |
Comanche 4 is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person and third-person vehicle simulator and vehicle combat game in the Comanche series.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
SafeDisc v2 DRM[Note 1]. | |
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| Steam | |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\c4.cfg[Note 2] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/32750/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\c4plyr.sav[Note 2] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/32750/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | Use dgVoodoo 2. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See Vertical sync (Vsync). | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
| Color blind mode | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync)
| Set Vsync |
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Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers |
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| PlayStation controllers |
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| Generic/other controllers | ||
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| Button prompts |
| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Input prompt override | ||
| Haptic feedback | DirectInput Force Feedback | |
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Master, Music, Effects, Dialogue and Rotor Sounds | |
| Surround sound | 2.0 | |
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Slovak | Fan - 1 |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAN play | |||
| Online play | |||
Issues fixed
Single Player/ Multiplayer greyed out
| Open COMANCHE4 drive\C4SETUP\C4.CD in a text editor to find the letter of the drive the game expects the CD to be in.[4] |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 8 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | [5] |
Extract all Voice, SFX & Music files
| Instructions |
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Notes
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System requirements
| Windows | ||||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | 95, 98, ME, 2000, XP | 95, 98, ME, 2000, XP | ||
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium II 450 MHz | |||
| System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | |||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 250 MB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | 16 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.0 compatible | |||
Notes
- ↑ This version of SafeDisc DRM does not work on Windows 10[2] 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.[3]
- ↑ 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%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (32750) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ 3D Engine: Black Hawk engine - last accessed on 2020-03-30
- ↑ 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
- ↑ single player and multiplayer greyed.. - last accessed on 2025-05-10
- ↑ Verified by User:Blisto on 2024-10-06