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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
|cover        = Cortex_command_coverlogo.jpg
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|cover        = Cortex command coverlogo.jpg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Data Realms LLC}}
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Data Realms}}
{{Infobox game/row/osxporter|Chris Kruger}}
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{{Infobox game/row/porter|Chris Kruger|OS X}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
|releasedates =  
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|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 28, 2012}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 28, 2012}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|September 28, 2012}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|September 28, 2012}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|October 6, 2012}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|October 6, 2012}}
 
|steam appid  = 209670
 
|steam appid  = 209670
|gogcom page  =  
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|gogcom id    =
 +
|strategywiki =  
 
|wikipedia    = Cortex Command
 
|wikipedia    = Cortex Command
 +
|winehq      = 5211
 +
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
'''Key points'''
 
'''Key points'''
{{--}} The Linux port doesn't work on most systems.
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{{++}} The game was made open source in 2019. The Original source code can be found [https://github.com/DataRealms/CCOSS here.]<ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/games/209670/announcements/detail/1617272666792666330 Cortex Command goes OPEN SOURCE]</ref> An up to date community supported source code can be found [https://github.com/cortex-command-community/Cortex-Command-Community-Project-Source here.]
 +
{{--}} The Linux port doesn't work on most systems.{{cn|August 2016}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
 
{{mm}} [http://forums.datarealms.com/ Official Forum]
 
{{mm}} [http://forums.datarealms.com/ Official Forum]
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/209670/discussions Steam Forum].
 
 
{{mm}} [http://wiki.datarealms.com/ Official Wiki]
 
{{mm}} [http://wiki.datarealms.com/ Official Wiki]
 
{{mm}} [http://devlog.datarealms.com/ Developer Blog]
 
{{mm}} [http://devlog.datarealms.com/ Developer Blog]
 +
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/209670/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
{{Availability Table|
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{{Availability|
{{Availability Table/row| [http://www.datarealms.com/ Developer Website] | {{ID|DRM-free}} {{ID|Steam}} | DRM-free copies for Windows, Mac and Linux. Also includes redeemable Steam copy}}
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{{Availability/row| developer | http://www.datarealms.com/games.htm#disclaimer | DRM-free | Via Humble Widget | Steam | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
{{Availability Table/row| [http://store.steampowered.com/app/209670/ Steam] | {{ID|Steam}} | Windows/Mac. Game is playable without Steam running(you need to pay for it, to play on Steam).}}
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{{Availability/row| GamersGate | DD-CORTEX | DRM-free | | | Windows, OS X }}
{{Availability Table/row| [http://gamersgate.com/DD-CORTEX/cortex-command GamersGate] | {{ID|GamersGate}} | DRM-free for Windows/Mac.}}
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{{Availability/row| Humble | cortexcommand | DRM-free | | Steam | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 209670 | DRM-free | Can be played without Steam running, but still requires its {{file|steam_api.dll}} file to run.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=AmethystViper|date=December 1, 2018|comment=}}</ref> | | Windows, OS X }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
{{Game Location Table|
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===Configuration file(s) location===
{{Game Location Table/row|Windows|<path-to-game>\Metagames.rte}}
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{{Game data|
{{Game Location Table/row|Mac|}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\Base.rte}}
{{Game Location Table/row|Linux|}}
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{{ii}} The Configuration Settings are split between two files. Settings.ini contains game settings such as resolution or control mapping, and AllegroConfig.txt contains hardware and driver settings as well as vsync settings.
 +
{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
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{{Game data/config|Linux|}}
 +
}}
 +
{{XDG|unknown}}
 +
 
 +
===Save game data location===
 +
{{Game data|
 +
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\Metagames.rte}}
 +
{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
 +
{{Game data/saves|Linux|}}
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 +
{{Save game cloud syncing
 +
|discord                =
 +
|discord notes          =
 +
|epic games store      =
 +
|epic games store notes =
 +
|gog galaxy            =
 +
|gog galaxy notes      =
 +
|origin                =
 +
|origin notes          =
 +
|steam cloud            = false
 +
|steam cloud notes      =
 +
|uplay                  =
 +
|uplay notes            =
 +
|xbox cloud            =
 +
|xbox cloud notes      =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Video settings==
 +
{{Video settings
 +
|wsgf link                  =
 +
|widescreen wsgf award      =
 +
|multimonitor wsgf award    =
 +
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =
 +
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =
 +
|widescreen resolution      = true
 +
|widescreen resolution notes=
 +
|multimonitor              = unknown
 +
|multimonitor notes        =
 +
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
 +
|ultrawidescreen notes      =
 +
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
 +
|4k ultra hd notes          =
 +
|fov                        = false
 +
|fov notes                  =
 +
|windowed                  = true
 +
|windowed notes            =
 +
|borderless windowed        = false
 +
|borderless windowed notes  =
 +
|anisotropic                = false
 +
|anisotropic notes          =
 +
|antialiasing              = false
 +
|antialiasing notes        =
 +
|vsync                      = true
 +
|vsync notes                = Change the ''disable_vsync'' variable in AllegroConfig.txt to enable or disable vsync
 +
|60 fps                    = true
 +
|60 fps notes              =
 +
|120 fps                    = true
 +
|120 fps notes              = Menus are locked to 60 FPS, but everywhere else it is not.
 +
|hdr                        = unknown
 +
|hdr notes                  =
 +
|color blind                = unknown
 +
|color blind notes          =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Input settings==
 +
{{Input settings
 +
|key remap                = true
 +
|key remap notes          =
 +
|acceleration option      = unknown
 +
|acceleration option notes =
 +
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
 +
|mouse sensitivity notes  =
 +
|mouse menu                = true
 +
|mouse menu notes          =
 +
|invert mouse y-axis      = false
 +
|invert mouse y-axis notes =
 +
|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 +
|controller support        = true
 +
|controller support notes  =
 +
|full controller          = true
 +
|full controller notes    = Player 1 must first be set to using a controller in the control settings before a controller can be used in the menus.
 +
|controller remap          = true
 +
|controller remap notes    =
 +
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
 +
|controller sensitivity notes=
 +
|invert controller y-axis  = true
 +
|invert controller y-axis notes= Though there is no option to invert the controller's y-axis, the controls can be remapped so that the y-axis is reversed.
 +
|xinput controllers        = unknown
 +
|xinput controllers notes  =
 +
|xbox prompts              = unknown
 +
|xbox prompts notes        =
 +
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|dualshock 4              = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 +
|dualshock prompts notes  =
 +
|light bar support        = unknown
 +
|light bar support notes  =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
 +
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers        = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes  =
 +
|other button prompts      = unknown
 +
|other button prompts notes=
 +
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 +
|controller hotplug notes  =
 +
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 +
|haptic feedback notes    =
 +
|simultaneous input        = unknown
 +
|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
 +
|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Audio settings==
 +
{{Audio settings
 +
|separate volume          = true
 +
|separate volume notes    = There are separate music and sound volume sliders.
 +
|surround sound          = unknown
 +
|surround sound notes    =
 +
|subtitles                = unknown
 +
|subtitles notes          =
 +
|closed captions          = unknown
 +
|closed captions notes    =
 +
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
 +
|mute on focus lost notes =
 +
|eax support              =
 +
|eax support notes        =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{L10n|content=
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = English
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = unknown
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Network==
 +
{{Network/Multiplayer
 +
|local play          = true
 +
|local play players  = 4
 +
|local play modes    = Co-op, Versus
 +
|local play notes    = Shared-screen.
 +
|lan play            = false
 +
|lan play players    =
 +
|lan play modes      =
 +
|lan play notes      =
 +
|online play          = false
 +
|online play players  =
 +
|online play modes    =
 +
|online play notes    =
 +
|asynchronous        =
 +
|asynchronous notes  =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Other information==
 +
===API===
 +
{{API
 +
|direct3d versions      =
 +
|direct3d notes        =
 +
|directdraw versions    =
 +
|directdraw notes      =
 +
|opengl versions        =
 +
|opengl notes          =
 +
|glide versions        =
 +
|glide notes            =
 +
|software mode          =
 +
|software mode notes    =
 +
|mantle support        =
 +
|mantle support notes  =
 +
|metal support          =
 +
|metal support notes    =
 +
|vulkan versions        =
 +
|vulkan notes          =
 +
|dos modes              =
 +
|dos modes notes        =
 +
|shader model versions  =
 +
|shader model notes    =
 +
|windows 32-bit exe    = unknown
 +
|windows 64-bit exe    = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|macos 32-bit app      = unknown
 +
|macos 64-bit app      = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==
{{System Requirements
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{{System requirements
 
|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
|minOS    = Windows XP / Vista / 7
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|minOS    = XP
|minproc  = 1 GHz processor
+
|minCPU  = 1 GHz
|minmem   = 1 GB RAM
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|minRAM   = 1 GB
|minHD    = 150 MB HDD space
+
|minHD    = 150 MB
 
|minGPU  = 640x480 (VGA) resolution monitor
 
|minGPU  = 640x480 (VGA) resolution monitor
  
|recproc  = 3 GHz or faster
+
|recOS    = Vista, 7
|recmem   = 2 GB RAM
+
|recCPU  = 3 GHz or faster
|recHD    = 150 MB HDD space
+
|recRAM   = 2 GB
 +
|recHD    = 150 MB
 
|recGPU  = 1920x1080 (full HD 1080p) resolution monitor
 
|recGPU  = 1920x1080 (full HD 1080p) resolution monitor
 
}}
 
}}
  
{{System Requirements
+
{{System requirements
 
|OSfamily = OS X
 
|OSfamily = OS X
  
|minOS    = OS X Tiger 10.4 greater
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|minOS    = 10.4
|minproc  = 1.6 GHz Core 2 Duo
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|minCPU  = 1.6 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
|minmem   = 1 GB RAM
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|minRAM   = 1 GB
 
|minHD    = 300 MB
 
|minHD    = 300 MB
 
|minGPU  = Intel GMA X3100
 
|minGPU  = Intel GMA X3100
 
}}
 
}}
  
[[Category:Windows]]
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{{References}}
[[Category:OS X]]
 
[[Category:Linux]]
 

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Cortex Command
Cortex Command cover
Developers
Data Realms
macOS (OS X) Chris Kruger
Release dates
Windows September 28, 2012
macOS (OS X) September 28, 2012
Linux October 6, 2012
Cortex Command on Wikipedia

Key points

The game was made open source in 2019. The Original source code can be found here.[1] An up to date community supported source code can be found here.
The Linux port doesn't work on most systems.[citation needed]

General information

Official Forum
Official Wiki
Developer Blog
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Developer website
DRM-free
Via Humble Widget
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
GamersGate
DRM-free after installation (requires an internet connection during installation)
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Humble Store
DRM-free
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
Can be played without Steam running, but still requires its steam_api.dll file to run.[2]
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

The Configuration Settings are split between two files. Settings.ini contains game settings such as resolution or control mapping, and AllegroConfig.txt contains hardware and driver settings as well as vsync settings.
System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Base.rte[Note 1]
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/209670/pfx/[Note 2]
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
Windows <path-to-game>\Metagames.rte[Note 1]
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/209670/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
4 Co-op, Versus
Shared-screen.
LAN play
Online play

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP
Processor (CPU) 1 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 150 MB
Video card (GPU) 640x480 (VGA) resolution monitor
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.4
Processor (CPU) 1.6 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 300 MB
Video card (GPU) Intel GMA X3100

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 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).
  2. 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. Cortex Command goes OPEN SOURCE
  2. Verified by User:AmethystViper on December 1, 2018