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Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty

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Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty
Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty cover
Developers
Pyro Studios
Publishers
Eidos Interactive
Release dates
Windows March 3, 1999
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Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty on Wikipedia
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Commandos
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines 1998
Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty 1999
Commandos 2: Men of Courage 2001
Commandos 3: Destination Berlin 2003
Commandos: Strike Force 2006
Commandos 2 HD Remaster 2020
Commandos 3 HD Remaster 2022
Commandos: Origins 2024

Key points

The original 16-bit installer won't work on 64-bit systems.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
 Includes Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines. Cannot be purchased in Germany.[1]
Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
Steam
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Windows
The GOG.com version has added compatibility fixes for modern systems, includes the original Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines, and is cheaper than buying the base game and its expansion separately on Steam.

Essential improvements

Patches

1.1 - For the retail version

Skip intro videos

Delete/rename H_Intro.avi[citation needed]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\VIDEO\
  2. Delete or rename H_Intro.avi.

Steam "Ultimate Fix"

Fixes many of the numerous bugs the Steam version has (lack of sound, not being able to save or load and the gameplay running incredibly fast)
Install Steam Ultimate fix patch[2]
  1. Download the patch
  2. Extract it in the folder where the game is installed

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/6810/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/6810/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Video options are limited to changing between three resolutions.
Video options are limited to changing between three resolutions.

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Input settings

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Audio settings

The audio settings.
The audio settings.

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Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
LAN play
Online play

Issues fixed

Can't install original retail version on 64-bit Windows

Manually install the game[3]
  1. Create the folder where you want the game to be installed (default would be C:\Program Files (x86)\Eidos Interactive\Pyro\Commandos, Beyond the Call of Duty)
  2. Open the <cd drive>\coman_mp folder and copy its content inside the first folder
  3. Open Notepad and save this with the .reg extension
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Pyro]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Pyro\Commandos]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Pyro\Commandos\1.0MP]
"DirCd"="D:\\COMAN_MP"
"DirIns"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Eidos Interactive\\Pyro\\Commandos, Beyond the Call of Duty"
"Type"=dword:00000003

Notes

The above .reg file -which you need then to open to add the keys to registry- assume D: as your CD drive and the default game path as the installation folder. If this is not your case adjust the keys accordingly

"Please run the German version on this computer" error

Change your Windows language setting from "Deutsch (Deutschland)" to "Deutsch (Luxemburg)"[citation needed]
Hex edit coman_mp.exe[4]
  1. Open the game executable with a hex editor such as HxD.
  2. Search for 74 0C 81 FE 07 14 00 00 74 04
  3. Replace first and last 2 groups of byte (74 0C and 74 04) with 90 90
  4. Search for 74 0C 81 FF 07 14 00 00 0F 85
  5. Replace 74 0C with 90 90 and 0F 85 with 90 E9

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

GOG.com version.
Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU) 1 GHz 1.4 GHz
System memory (RAM) 256 MB 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 225 MB
Video card (GPU) 512 MB of VRAM
DirectX 7 compatible 		DirectX 9 compatible

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References