Difference between revisions of "Global Operations"

Latest revision as of 04:15, 7 April 2024

Warnings

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

Global Operations is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person action, FPS and shooter game.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SafeDisc 2 DRM^{[Note 1]}

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

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Globalops\profile\<user-id>.cfg^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		See Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor		See Widescreen resolution.
Ultra-widescreen		See Widescreen resolution.
4K Ultra HD		See Widescreen resolution.
Field of view (FOV)		See the Instructions for other aspect ratios section of the FOV fix to change horizontal and vertical FOV.
Windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
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.
High-fidelity upscaling		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Widescreen resolution

Edit config file^[3]

Open <path-to-game>\Global\profile\<user-id>.cfg.
Find the line "screenwidth" and set to desired value, e.g. "1920".
Find the line "screenheight" and set to desired value, e.g. "1080".
Save the file.

Notes

Non-4:3 resolutions are stretched. For an unstretched Hor+ image, use the FOV fix.

Some resolutions may break the main menu.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play		GameSpy services have been shut down;^[4] see GameSpy for workarounds.
Asynchronous multiplayer

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Issues fixed

Poor performance on Windows 8 and newer

Install dgVoodoo 2^[5]

Use crosire's d3d8to9 wrapper^[5]
Download `d3d8.dll` from here. Place it in `<path-to-game>\System`.

Vsync doesn't work on Windows 8 and newer

Install dgVoodoo 2^[5]

Use crosire's d3d8to9 wrapper^[5]
Download `d3d8.dll` from here. Place it in `<path-to-game>\System`.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	8	^[6]

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Miles Sound System
Input	DirectInput
Multiplayer	GameSpy

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	98, ME, 2000 or XP (95 and NT are not supported)
Processor (CPU)	500 MHz
System memory (RAM)	128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	800 MB
Video card (GPU)	16 MB - DirectX 8.0a

Notes

↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10^[1] 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.^[2]
↑ 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).

References

↑ 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
↑ Verified by User:Demon272481 on 2022-07-28
1920x1080 works
↑ Pricing | GameSpy Technology
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2024-03-28
↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2024-04-05
According to System Informer, the game loads d3d8.dll. dgVoodoo2's traces point to Direct3D 8 (e.g: "Direct3DDevice8").

[3] SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10^[1] 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.^[2]

[gamedir-4] 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).

[1] Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16

[2] Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16

[5] Verified by User:Demon272481 on 2022-07-28
1920x1080 works

[6] Pricing | GameSpy Technology

[AlphaYellow-7] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2024-03-28

[8] Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2024-04-05
According to System Informer, the game loads d3d8.dll. dgVoodoo2's traces point to Direct3D 8 (e.g: "Direct3DDevice8").

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 ===Configuration file(s) location===
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+{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\Globalops\profile\{{p|uid}}.cfg}}
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 |4k ultra hd                = hackable
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-|fov                        = false
+|fov                        = hackable
-|fov notes                  =
+|fov notes                  = See the '''Instructions for other aspect ratios''' section of the [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2940-global-operations-fov-fix/ FOV fix] to change horizontal and vertical FOV.
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 |windowed notes             =
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+{{--}} Non-4:3 resolutions are {{term|stretched}}. For an unstretched {{term|Hor+}} image, use the [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2940-global-operations-fov-fix/ FOV fix].
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 ==Issues fixed==
 ===Poor performance on Windows 8 and newer===
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 # Place it in {{folder|{{p|game}}\System}}.
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+{{Fixbox|description=Install [[dgVoodoo 2]]|ref=<ref name="AlphaYellow"/>}}
-{{Fixbox|description=Use crosire's d3d8to9 wrapper|ref={{cn|October 2023}}|fix=
+{{Fixbox|description=Use crosire's d3d8to9 wrapper|ref=<ref name="AlphaYellow"/>|fix=
 # Download {{file|d3d8.dll}} from [https://github.com/crosire/d3d8to9/releases here].
 # Place it in {{folder|{{p|game}}\System}}.
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 {{API
 |direct3d versions      = 8
-|direct3d notes         =
+|direct3d notes         = <ref>{{Refcheck|user=AlphaYellow|date=2024-04-05|comment=According to System Informer, the game loads d3d8.dll. dgVoodoo2's traces point to Direct3D 8 (e.g: "Direct3DDevice8").}}</ref>
 |directdraw versions    =
 |directdraw notes       =
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 |interface        =
 |interface notes  =
-|input            =
+|input            = DirectInput
 |input notes      =
 |cutscenes        =

Developers

	Barking Dog Studios
Publishers
	Crave Entertainment
	Electronic Arts
Retail re-release	Sold Out Software
Engines
	LithTech Talon
Release dates
Windows	March 25, 2002
Reception
Metacritic	79
IGDB	81
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, FPS, Shooter
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Asia, China, Europe