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Revision as of 17:56, 19 January 2022
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| Developers | |
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| Zipper Interactive | |
| Westwood Studios | |
| Publishers | |
| Electronic Arts | |
| Engines | |
| GameZ | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | March 18, 1999[1] |
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Warnings
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
Key points
- Released in France as Tank Blaster.
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- To install on modern Windows you need to set Windows 95 compatibility mode for
Autorun.exe
Essential improvements
nGlide wrapper
- The game is compatible with the nGlide wrapper which means it can be easier to play on modern systems.
- You can use nGlide configuration to set the resolution you want to upscale the game. Use 4:3 aspect ratio to avoid stretching.
- Glide version of the game has no access to multiplayer
| Instructions[citation needed] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Zipper\RECOIL\ |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\savedgames\[Note 2] |
Video
Graphics and Sound settings menu.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | Only 640x480, 800x600 and 1024x768. Can be upscaled using nGlide. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Can be forced through driver control panel (nGlide only) | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | Can be forced through driver control panel (nGlide only) | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | Enable by default in Direct3D mode.In Glide Use nGlide configuration to force. | ||
| 60 FPS | Glide capped 63fps | ||
| 120+ FPS | Runs very fast | ||
Input
Control settings menu.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|
| XInput-compatible controllers |
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| PlayStation controllers |
|---|
| Generic/other controllers |
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| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Music and Sound | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| EAX support | A3D 2.0[4] |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAN play | 8 | |||
| Online play | 8 | Westwood Online service was shut down | ||
Issues unresolved
Game is uncapped in software mode
- Software mode comes with no fps limit or vsync (enable by default) which causes it to run at high fps and causes runs to fast
Issues fixed
Failed to initialize video device
| Use dgvoodoo2 Wrapper (D3D Mode)[citation needed] |
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| Use DDrawCompat (D3D Mode) https://github.com/narzoul/DDrawCompat/releases/tag/v0.3.1 |
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| Use Nglide (3DFX Mode) https://www.zeus-software.com/downloads/nglide |
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Game engine runs too fast
| Enable 60 FPS cap[citation needed] |
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| Set refresh rate on 60hz[citation needed] |
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Variable game speed
- Game speed may constantly shift between too fast and too slow.
| Instructions[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 6 | |
| Glide | 2.56 | |
| Software renderer |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Multiplayer | Westwood Online |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 95, 98 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 166 MHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 220 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 2 MB of VRAM DirectX 6 compatible |
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| Sound (audio device) | DirectX compatible | |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[2] 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.[3]
- ↑ 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%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ Recoil - PC - IGN
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Game readme