Flying Corps
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Developers | |
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Rowan Software[1] | |
Publishers | |
Retail | Empire Interactive[2] |
Retail | Dinamic Multimedia |
Digital | Strategy First |
Release dates | |
DOS | January 16, 1997 |
Windows 3.x | January 16, 1997 |
Windows (DOSBox) | October 14, 2021 |
macOS (OS X) (DOSBox) | May 1, 2023 |
Linux (DOSBox) | May 1, 2023 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person, Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Vehicle combat |
Vehicles | Flight |
Themes | World War I |
Warnings
- The Windows 3.x version of this game does not work on 64-bit versions of Windows (see Availability for affected versions).
Flying Corps is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person and third-person vehicle combat game.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
Steam | Pre-packaged with DOSBox, but is missing a proper configuration file; running the game runs the regular DOSBox console instead.[3] | |||
ZOOM Platform | Gold Edition. Pre-packaged with DOSBox. |
Version differences
- Flying Corps Gold includes 3dfx and Direct3D support, the Fokker D-VII plane, a new campaign, a mission editor, and a multiplayer mode.
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patches are available.
Skip game intro
Move, delete or rename the intro video[4] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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DOS | <path-to-game>\SAVEGAME\SETTINGS.CFG |
Windows | <path-to-game>\SAVEGAME\SETTINGS.CFG[Note 1]<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 2] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1643470/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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DOS | <path-to-game>\SAVEGAME |
Windows | <path-to-game>\SAVEGAME[Note 1] <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 2] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1643470/pfx/[Note 3] |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | For DOSBox toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
High-fidelity upscaling | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
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 | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Steam Input | ||
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Steam Input API support | ||
Hook input (legacy mode) | ||
Steam Controller button prompts |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Effects, engine, videos, music | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file. |
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Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
German | Retail and Zoom Platform only. | |||
Italian | Cutscenes are not dubbed at all. Retail and Zoom Platform only. | |||
Brazilian Portuguese | Retail only.[5] | |||
Spanish | Retail only. |
Network
- Only available in the Gold release.
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
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Local play | |||
LAN play | |||
Online play | |||
Asynchronous multiplayer |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | Gold Edition only. | |
Glide | Gold Edition only. | |
DOS video modes |
Executable | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | Windows 3.x version might be playable on a 64-bit OS using winevdm. |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | Miles Sound System | |
Cutscenes | Smacker Video Technology |
System requirements
DOS | ||
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Minimum[6] | ||
Operating system (OS) | 5.0 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium | |
System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Video card (GPU) | SuperVGA, VESA | |
Sound (audio device) | Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster 16, Sound Blaster AWE32, Sound Blaster Pro | |
Controller | Joystick (Analog), Keyboard, Mouse, Thrustmaster (FCS and/or WCS) | |
Other | 4x CD-ROM |
Windows | ||
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Minimum[6] | ||
Operating system (OS) | 95 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium | |
System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Video card (GPU) | DirectX 3 compatible | |
Controller | Dual Joystick Singular Control, Joystick (Analog), Keyboard, Mouse, Other Input Devices | |
Other | 4x CD-ROM |
Notes
- ↑ 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). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data.
- ↑ 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 (1643470) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Flying Corps - Rowan Web (retrieved)
- ↑ Flying Corps - Empire Interactive (retrieved)
- ↑ Steam Community :: Guide :: Getting The Game To Launch - last accessed on 2023-05-01
- ↑ Verified by User:Plok on 2023-05-01
- ↑ Revista do CD-ROM Ano 2 Nº. 23 p. 66 (1997)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Flying Corps for DOS (1996) Tech Info - MobyGames - last accessed on March 6, 2016