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{{ii}} Released in France as '''Tank Blaster'''.
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==

Revision as of 21:07, 9 July 2021

Recoil
Recoil cover
Developers
Zipper Interactive
Westwood Studios
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Engines
GameZ
Release dates
Windows March 18, 1999[1]
Recoil on MobyGames
Recoil on Wikipedia
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Warnings

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
Released in France as Tank Blaster.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
 SafeDisc DRM[Note 1].
Windows
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]
  1. Download and install nGlide.
  2. Go to <path-to-game>.
  3. Delete or rename GLIDE2X.dll.
  4. Run Rec3dfx.exe
  5. In Options set renderer to Accelerator - VooDoo (3dfx) if it isn't already.
  6. Start the game now.

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 settings

Graphics and Sound settings menu.
Graphics and Sound settings menu.

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Input settings

Control settings menu.
Control settings menu.

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Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
8
Online play
8 Westwood Online service was shut down

Issues fixed

Variable game speed

Game speed may constantly shift between too fast and too slow.
Instructions[citation needed]
  1. Reboot Windows.

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
Sound (audio device) DirectX compatible

Notes

  1. ↑ 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]
  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