Red Baron
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| Developers | |
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| Dynamix | |
| Publishers | |
| Retail | Sierra On-Line |
| Digital | Mad Otter Games |
| Release dates | |
| DOS | December 19, 1990 |
| Mac OS (Classic) | June 1992 |
| Windows (DOSBox) | October 8, 2009[1] |
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| Red Baron | |
|---|---|
| Red Baron | 1990 |
| Red Baron II | 1997 |
| Red Baron 3D | 1998 |
This page is for the game developed by Dynamix. For the game developed by Davilex Games, see Red Baron (2005).
Key points
- The EGA/Tandy version is available for free.[citation needed]
General information
- Wings of Honor (classic) - Fan site dedicated to WW1 flight simulators. Also the officially sanctioned site for the Red Baron series
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
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| Developer website | |
Available for free. EGA/Tandy version. | |
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| GOG.com | |
VGA version pre-packaged with DOSBox.[2] Bundled with Red Baron: Mission Builder and Red Baron 3D. | |
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| Steam | |
Part of "Red Baron Pack". | |
- The freeware version of Red Baron does not come with a manual
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | <path-to-game>\ |
| Mac OS (Classic) | |
| Windows | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/263940/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | <path-to-game>\ |
| Mac OS (Classic) | |
| Windows | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/263940/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
In-game options menu (EGA/Tandy version).
| 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 | |||
| 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 | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Input prompt override | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | No speech. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file. |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Issues fixed
Stuck at "Insert Disk X" (DOSBox, EGA/Tandy version)
| Copy the contents of Disk 2 and 3 to the installation folder[citation needed] |
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Missing install to Harddisk option
When running INSTALL.COM, if the option "Copy Baron to Hard drive" does not appear, ensure the disks are properly labelled. For a 2 disk set, they should be labelled "RBDISK1" and "RBDISK2", and for a 3 disk set "RBDISK1", "RBDISK2" and "RBDISK3".
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DOS video modes | CGA, MCGA, Tandy, EGA, VGA | EGA/Tandy and VGA are sold as separate versions. |
Mods
- A collection of mods can be found here.
System requirements
| DOS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | 5.0 | 6.22 | ||
| Processor (CPU) | Intel 8088 10 MHz (EGA/Tandy) Intel 386DX (VGA) | Intel 486 | ||
| System memory (RAM) | 640 KB | 1 MB | ||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 1.5 MB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | CGA, MCGA (4 Colour), Tandy, EGA (16 Colour), VGA (256 Colour) 1 MB of VRAM | |||
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data. For the GOG.com release, file changes in DOSBox are redirected to
<path-to-game>/cloud_saves/even if GOG Galaxy is not used (this folder contains all redirected files, so some files in thecloud_savesfolder might be temporary files or other files that do not contain saves or settings). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 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 (263940) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.