Comanche 4

Comanche 4

Developers
	NovaLogic
Publishers
2001-2016	NovaLogic
2016-present	THQ Nordic
Engines
	Black Hawk Engine
Release dates
Windows	November 15, 2001
Reception
Metacritic	74
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person, Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Vehicle combat
Vehicles	Helicopter
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Contemporary
Series	Comanche

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 combat game developed by NovaLogic. It is part of the Comanche series and the first game built using the Black Hawk Engine.

General information

NovaLogic Support Knowledge Base

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SafeDisc 2 DRM
GamersGate
Green Man Gaming
Steam

SafeDisc DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected releases).

Demo

A demo is available from gamepressure.com.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\c4.cfg
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/32750/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\c4plyr.sav
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/32750/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game video settings

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)		Available only on Nvidia NV25 chipset video cards.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See Vertical sync (Vsync).
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
Color blind mode		The HUD color can be changed (see HUD color).

Vertical sync (Vsync)

Modify configuration file to enable Vsync
Go to <path-to-game>. Open c4.cfg with a text editor. Search for the line containing vsync. Set vsync value to either of the following: vsync = 1 or vsync = 0. Save the file.

HUD color

Modify configuration file to change HUD color
Go to <path-to-game>. Open c4.cfg with a text editor. Set hud_color_index value to desired color. Save the file. Notes Possible values include: Value Color 1, 9 Black 2, 10 Green 3 Blue 4 Yellow 5 Red 6 Purple 7 Orange 8 Gray 11 Dark green 12 Darker green

Input

In-game basic controls settings

In-game advanced controls settings

Controls chart

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		See Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts		Tutorial refers to default keyboard prompts.
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Cannot remap to stick axis.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers		Triggers do not work.
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

Generic/other controllers
Button prompts

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback		DirectInput Force Feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Mouse sensitivity

Use mousescale [number] console command (default is 128)

Modify save file
Go to <path-to-game>. Open the c4plyr.sav file with a hex editor. Search and replace all instances of hexadecimal value 80 with your desired mouse sensitivity (converted into hexadecimal value). Save the file. Notes Permanent solution.

Audio

In-game audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		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
Polish				Only available in local retail release. For Steam release, download the translation file.
Russian				Only available in local retail release. For Steam release, see the Steam guide.
Slovak				Fan - 1

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		16	Co-op, Versus Co-op is limited to 4 players. To connect as a client, use <path-to-game>\c4lan.exe.
Online play		16	Co-op, Versus Co-op is limited to 4 players. The official multiplayer service has been shut down; use a community lobby or emulated LAN.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP		Use the Manual join option in a community lobby.

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
UDP	17200

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Community lobby

Modify Startup.htm
Go to <path-to-game>. Open the Startup.htm file with a text editor. Change the URL value to "https://nw.novahq.net/c4". Save the file.

Issues unresolved

1600x1200 resolution crash

The game crashes on launch and generates a SYSDUMP.TXT file, containing details about an access violation exception.

Modify configuration file to enable 1600x1200 resolution
Go to <path-to-game>. Open the c4.cfg file with a text editor. Change the hw3d_res1600X1200 value to 1. Change the game_res value to 8. Save the file.

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.

Unable to initialize provider

Use IPXWrapper

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	8

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Cutscenes	Bink Video
Multiplayer	NovaWorld

Command line arguments

Parameter	Description
/?	Shows command line arguments
/td	Enables debug HUD
/m	Enables mono monitor debugging
/d	Reads resources from directory instead of .pff
/r	Records demo (single player only)
/p [filename]	Playback demo
/l	Writes errors to <path-to-game>\errorlog.txt
/punt.txt	Creates a <path-to-game>\punt.txt file of players punted
/nostat	Multiplayer games end with no scores
/s	Creates a text file of end game scores in <path-to-game>
/sys	Shows system information
/vidtest	Launches video test
/nohud	Disables HUD
/noparticles	Disables particles
/nosmoke	Disables smoke

Console commands

The console can be opened using the ~ key.

Command	Description
6b28e699	Enables invulnerability
1ec4f47d	Refills ammo
doubledouble, 3bbad868	Enables infinite ammo
8cdd5735	Enemies ignore player
quit	Closes the game
exit	Exits current mission
help	Displays keyboard controls
ban [player slot number]	Bans a player by name and IP
bozo [player slot number]	Ignore text messages of a player (team chat only)
punt [player slot number]	Punts a player
puntlog	Creates a text file of punted players
talkred	Red team chat
talkblue	Blue team chat
savescores	Saves a text file of game scores in <path-to-game>
escape	Brings up the end game options
netdelay	Synchronizes data between the server and players
puntcrc	clears out leftover packets of player data
view1st	Changes view to first person
viewcockpit	Changes view to cockpit
viewchase	Changes view to third person
viewdropcam	Changes view to cinematic
radarout	Zooms radar out
radarin	zooms radar in
resetgames	Fails current mission
huddetail	Turns various HUD details on/off
showhud	Enables/disables HUD
mousescale [number]	Changes mouse sensitivity (default is 128)
flipmouse	Inverts mouse Y-axis
attack_1	Fires current weapon
engine	Turns the engine on/off
set_alt[1-3]	Sets helicopter altitude

Cheat codes

Renaming a pilot to WolfBlitz unlocks all missions in Mission Archives.

Extract all Voice, SFX & Music files

Instructions
Download the Dragon UnPACKer from official site or direct link or mirror link and install it. Run the program, press Ctrl+O, go to <path-to-game> and select c4odata.pff. Press Ctrl+A to select all files, right-click, select Extract files to... Without Convertion choose the desired directory. This may take some time. Repeat with c4tdata.pff.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	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		32 MB of VRAM
Other	4X CD-ROM drive