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Revision as of 13:46, 15 September 2021
Developers | |
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LucasArts | |
Publishers | |
LucasArts | |
Disney Interactive Studios | |
Engines | |
Unreal Engine 2 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | March 4, 2005 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 78 |
IGDB | 81 |
Taxonomy | |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, FPS, Shooter, Tactical shooter |
Themes | Sci-fi |
Series | Star Wars |
Warnings
Key points
- Multiplayer is still playable with GameRanger[citation needed] or by modifying the Windows hosts file in System32.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SecuROM 5 DRM. | |||
GamersGate | ||||
GOG.com | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Origin | Included with EA Play. | |||
Steam |
- A demo is available.
- A preconfigured Wine wrapper for Linux is available.
- The soundtrack was available on the official website until the site was taken down.[1] Mirrors are available on the unofficial fan site and Archive.org.
Essential improvements
Patches
- 1.0 update adds an additional Multiplayer map, Hangar.
Republic Commando Fix
A community mod patch that provides extra graphical fixes and other features for modern systems.
- Fixes some graphical issues, particularly bump mapping issues with modern graphics cards that previously caused a crash.
- Adds widescreen/4K support, with an customizable FOV slider.
- Adds an optional FPS limit to deal with issues like the high mouse sensitivity in menus or the helmet shake.
- Defaults game to English for workaround see Game is in the wrong language.
- Additionally the mod comes with:
- Restored multiplayer features by providing an alternative master server address.
- A custom game executable (
CT.exe
). - The Unreal Code Compiler executable (
UCC.exe
), due to not having one within the game.
Installation[2] |
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Notes
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Skip intro videos
Delete or rename files[citation needed] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\GameData\System\system.ini[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/6000/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\GameData\Save\[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/6000/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Origin | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | Use Republic Commando Fix | ||
Multi-monitor | Non-standard resolutions can be set with an .ini edit. Image is Vert- and FOV will need to be increased to compensate. See the WSGF entry. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | Non-standard resolutions can be set with an .ini edit. Image is Vert- and FOV will need to be increased to compensate. See the WSGF entry. | ||
4K Ultra HD | Use Republic Commando Fix | ||
Field of view (FOV) | 85° horizontal with Vert- behavior. Use the Use Republic Commando Fix to add an FOV option to the menu, or see the WSGF entry to modify manually. |
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Windowed | Toggle with Alt+↵ Enter or use the -windowed command line argument. |
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Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See Anisotropic filtering (AF). | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Up to 8x FSAA with Vsync enabled. Up to 8x SGSSAA can be forced with Nvidia Inspector.[3][4] | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Abnormal gameplay issues have been reported at extremely high fps. See High FPS Issues. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Edit configuration file[citation needed] |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | The arrow keys and enhanced keys (Insert/Home/PageUp/Delete/End/PageDown) are considered numpad keys. | |
Mouse acceleration | See Mouse acceleration. | |
Mouse sensitivity | Use Republic Commando Fix to prevent high sensitivity in menus. | |
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | See Controller support. | |
Full controller support | Controller doesn't allow to navigate menus. | |
Controller remapping | Possible by editing <path-to-game>\GameData\Save\Profile_<user-id>\User.ini . Requires knowledge of Unreal config structure. |
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Controller sensitivity | See Controller sensitivity and axis inversion. | |
Controller Y-axis inversion | See Controller sensitivity and axis inversion. |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Button prompts | ||
Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Mouse acceleration
Edit config file[citation needed] |
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Controller support
Enabling Gamepad[citation needed] |
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Controller sensitivity and axis inversion
Edit User.ini[citation needed] |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | May require setting UseDefaultDriver=False in <path-to-game>\System\System.ini . Assigns music to surround channels, which may cause issues with virtual surround setups. |
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Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
EAX support | EAX 3.[5] Set UseDefaultDriver=False in <path-to-game>\System\System.ini .For OpenAL Soft HRTF, follow this guide (requires UseDefaultDriver=False ) or use DSOAL.[6] |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Polish | Fan translation, download | |||
Russian | Fan translation by «ENPY Studio» | |||
Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 16 | |||
Online play | 16 | GameSpy services have been shut down;[7] see GameSpy for workarounds. |
- The max player limit for a dedicated server is 16. For non-dedicated, the limit is 8
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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TCP | 3658, 3659, 6500, 27900 |
UDP | 3658, 3659, 6500, 27900 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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vorpX | G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction. |
Issues fixed
Game crashes or displays odd artifacts [8]
- This is a common problem, especially on ATI/AMD cards.
- Intel HD Graphics are unaffected by this bug and can display the bumpmapped graphics natively.
Use Republic Commando Fix |
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Set Bump mapping to Low |
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Use d3d8to9 |
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Error with Steam
If you get an error message saying, "Failed to detect Steam", "Problem starting up Steam", or something similar, try restarting Steam. If that does not work, try one of the following solutions
Enable Windows Compatibility Mode[citation needed] |
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Copy Steam.dll to Game Installation Directory[citation needed] |
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Delete Steam ClientRegistry.blob File[citation needed] |
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Stretched HUD on widescreen resolutions
Use Widescreen HUD Fix v1.3 |
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Notes
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3D & EAX never sets and/or saves with Creative/X-fi sound card
Use PAX custom Creative drivers |
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Game is in the wrong language
Modify System.ini to change the language
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High FPS Issues
Use Republic Commando Fix |
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Limit the Framerate to 60FPS[citation needed] |
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Enable Vsync |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 8 | |
Shader Model support | 1.1 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | Karma | |
Audio | OpenAL | Wraps to DirectSound3D |
Multiplayer | GameSpy |
Mods
Arc Trooper Mod
- Modified textures and animations to represent the experience of an elite Arc Trooper, as well as 6 new maps interweaved into the main campaign.
B1 Droid Movies Textures Addon
- Modifies the B1 Battle Droid textures from their default grey to a tan that better represents their appearances in the movies and other media.
BOTS Republic Commando DM Ren
- Adds bots to multiplayer.
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98 SE, ME | 2000, XP, Vista |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz AMD Athlon 1.0 GHz |
Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz AMD Athlon XP 2400 2.0 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 3 ATI Radeon 8500 Intel 915G 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 1.1 support |
Nvidia GeForce FX 5700 128 MB of VRAM Shader model 2.0 support |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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). - ↑ 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.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/6000/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (6000) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Star Wars: Republic Commando (soundtrack) | Wookieepedia | FANDOM powered by Wikia
- ↑ Star Wars Republic Commando Graphics Fix 2.0 - last accessed on 2020-08-06
- ↑ NVidia AA Flags
- ↑ Original SGSSAA Post at 3DCenter Forum (German Language)
- ↑ Wikipedia:List of games with EAX support
- ↑ Verified by User:SirYodaJedi on August 2, 2018.
- ↑ Pricing | GameSpy Technology
- ↑ Game crashes on level load - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)