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|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|1994}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|1994}}
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|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | First-person, Third-person }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Vehicle simulator, Vehicle combat }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | Flight }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | World War II, Oceania }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
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|gogcom page  =  
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|gogcom id    =  
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|hltb        = 24024
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
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|mobygames    = 2123
 
|wikipedia    = Pacific Strike
 
|wikipedia    = Pacific Strike
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
 +
|license      = commercial
 +
}}
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{{Introduction
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|introduction      =
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|release history  =
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|current state    =
 
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The Pacific Strike Speech Pack is an official, retail addon which adds in-flight radio chatter to the game.
 
The Pacific Strike Speech Pack is an official, retail addon which adds in-flight radio chatter to the game.
  
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox|description=Instructions for installing|ref={{cn|date=June 2017}}|fix=
−
{{Fixbox/fix|Instructions for installing|ref={{cn|date=June 2017}}}}
 
 
{{ii}} This is a workaround to avoid having to emulate a floppy drive and disks in order to use the install program.
 
{{ii}} This is a workaround to avoid having to emulate a floppy drive and disks in order to use the install program.
 
#Rename Disk 1's SPEECH.ZIP to SPEECH.Z01, Disk 2's to SPEECH.Z02 and Disk 3's to SPEECH.Z03. Keep Disk 4's as SPEECH.ZIP.
 
#Rename Disk 1's SPEECH.ZIP to SPEECH.Z01, Disk 2's to SPEECH.Z02 and Disk 3's to SPEECH.Z03. Keep Disk 4's as SPEECH.ZIP.
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/row|DOS|{{p|game}}\PS.CFG}}
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{{Game data/config|DOS|{{p|game}}\PS.CFG}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
−
{{Game data/row|DOS|{{p|game}}\*.SAV}}
+
{{Game data/saves|DOS|{{p|game}}\*.SAV}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Video settings==
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==Video==
−
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|fov                        = false
 
|fov                        = false
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
−
|windowed                  = true
+
|windowed                  = false
−
|windowed notes            = Toggle with {{key|Alt|Enter}} (when using [[DOSBox]]).
+
|windowed notes            =  
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
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|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 +
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 +
|hdr                        = unknown
 +
|hdr notes                  =
 
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Input settings==
+
==Input==
−
{{Input settings
+
{{Input
−
|key remap                = hackable
+
|key remap                = false
−
|key remap notes          = Press {{key|Ctrl|F1}} to use DOSBox's built-in [https://www.dosbox.com/wiki/Mapper mapper].
+
|key remap notes          =  
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
−
|mouse sensitivity        = hackable
+
|mouse sensitivity        = false
−
|mouse sensitivity notes  = Use DOSBox's built-in sensitivity setting ([sdl]\sensitivity in the .conf file).
+
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = true
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = true
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 +
|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  = Designed for joysticks
 
|controller support notes  = Designed for joysticks
 
|full controller          = unknown
 
|full controller          = unknown
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
−
|controller remap          = hackable
+
|controller remap          = false
−
|controller remap notes    = Press {{key|Ctrl|F1}} to use DOSBox's built-in [https://www.dosbox.com/wiki/Mapper mapper].
+
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
 
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis  = true
 
|invert controller y-axis  = true
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
−
|touchscreen               = unknown
+
|xinput controllers        = unknown
−
|touchscreen notes        =  
+
|xinput controllers notes  =
−
|button prompts           = unknown
+
|xbox prompts              = unknown
−
|button prompts notes     =  
+
|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        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
−
|light bar support        = unknown
+
|simultaneous input        = unknown
−
|light bar support notes   =  
+
|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==
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==Audio==
−
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    = Music, sound effects and speech can be individually muted.
 
|separate volume notes    = Music, sound effects and speech can be individually muted.
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|closed captions          = unknown
 
|closed captions          = unknown
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
−
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
+
|mute on focus lost      = false
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
−
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =
 +
|red book cd audio        =
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|red book cd audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = true
 
  |audio    = true
−
  |subtitles =  
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  |subtitles = unknown
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
−
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = French
 
  |language  = French
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
−
  |audio    =  
+
  |audio    = unknown
−
  |subtitles =  
+
  |subtitles = unknown
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
−
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = German
 
  |language  = German
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
−
  |audio    =  
+
  |audio    = unknown
−
  |subtitles =  
+
  |subtitles = unknown
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
−
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
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==Issues fixed==
 
==Issues fixed==
 
===No music, sound effects or speech===
 
===No music, sound effects or speech===
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The correct music and sound card settings have been configured in INSTALL.EXE, but there is no music or sound in the game.
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{{ii}} The correct music and sound card settings have been configured in {{file|INSTALL.EXE}}, but there is no music or sound in the game.
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Enable music/sound/speech in options menu|ref={{cn|date=June 2017}}}}
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{{Fixbox|description=Enable music/sound/speech in options menu|ref={{cn|date=June 2017}}|fix=
 
In flight, press {{key|Alt|O}} to access the options screen and ensure that Music, Sound Effects and Speech are On. If Music is Off there, it will be off throughout the game, as well.
 
In flight, press {{key|Alt|O}} to access the options screen and ensure that Music, Sound Effects and Speech are On. If Music is Off there, it will be off throughout the game, as well.
 +
 +
'''Notes'''
 +
{{ii}} The speech pack adds only in-flight radio chatter. It does ''not'' add speech to cutscenes.
 
}}
 
}}
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{{ii}} The speech pack adds only in-flight radio chatter. It does ''not'' add speech to cutscenes.
 
  
 
==Other information==
 
==Other information==
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|glide versions        =  
 
|glide versions        =  
 
|glide notes            =  
 
|glide notes            =  
−
|software mode          = true
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|software mode          =  
−
|software mode notes    = Software rendering only
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|software mode notes    =  
 
|mantle support        =  
 
|mantle support        =  
 
|mantle support notes  =  
 
|mantle support notes  =  
−
|vulkan support        =  
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|vulkan versions        =  
−
|vulkan support notes   =  
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|vulkan notes           =  
 
|dos modes              = VGA
 
|dos modes              = VGA
 
|dos modes notes        = 320x200 256-color
 
|dos modes notes        = 320x200 256-color
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
−
|64-bit executable     = false
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|windows 32-bit exe    =
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|64-bit executable notes=  
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|windows 64-bit exe    =
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
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|windows exe notes      =
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|macos intel 32-bit app =
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  

Latest revision as of 10:08, 13 August 2023

Pacific Strike
Pacific Strike cover
Developers
Origin Systems
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Engines
RealSpace
Release dates
DOS 1994
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person, Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Vehicle simulator, Vehicle combat
Vehicles Flight
Themes World War II, Oceania
Pacific Strike on HowLongToBeat
Pacific Strike on MobyGames
Pacific Strike on Wikipedia

Pacific Strike is a singleplayer first-person and third-person vehicle simulator and vehicle combat game.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
 Floppy disks. Use DOSBox.
DOS

Essential improvements

Patches

Patch F1.19 updates the game to the latest version. See changelog

Speech Pack

Pacific Strike Speech Pack
Pacific Strike Speech Pack

The Pacific Strike Speech Pack is an official, retail addon which adds in-flight radio chatter to the game.

Instructions for installing[citation needed]
This is a workaround to avoid having to emulate a floppy drive and disks in order to use the install program.
  1. Rename Disk 1's SPEECH.ZIP to SPEECH.Z01, Disk 2's to SPEECH.Z02 and Disk 3's to SPEECH.Z03. Keep Disk 4's as SPEECH.ZIP.
  2. Move all four files to one folder.
  3. Unzip SPEECH.ZIP. It should result in a SPEECH.DAT that's ~5.5 MB in size.
  4. Copy SPEECH.DAT to the installation folder.
  5. Edit PS.CFG and add =SPEECH.DAT to the end of the file.
  6. In flight, press Alt+O and ensure that Speech is On.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
DOS <path-to-game>\PS.CFG

Save game data location

System Location
DOS <path-to-game>\*.SAV

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
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)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
For DOSBox set in the DOSBox configuration file.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Designed for joysticks
Full controller support
Controller remapping
For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music, sound effects and speech can be individually muted.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German

Issues fixed

No music, sound effects or speech

The correct music and sound card settings have been configured in INSTALL.EXE, but there is no music or sound in the game.
Enable music/sound/speech in options menu[citation needed]

In flight, press Alt+O to access the options screen and ensure that Music, Sound Effects and Speech are On. If Music is Off there, it will be off throughout the game, as well.

Notes

The speech pack adds only in-flight radio chatter. It does not add speech to cutscenes.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes VGA 320x200 256-color

Tips

Press Alt+X to exit the game.
Press Alt+O when in a mission to access the options menu (for all game settings).

System requirements

DOS[1]
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 5.0 6.2
Processor (CPU) Intel 486/33 Intel 486/66
System memory (RAM) 4 MB 8 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 20 MB 25 MB


References