Star Wars: Republic Commando

Star Wars: Republic Commando

Developers
	LucasArts
Publishers
	LucasArts
	Disney Interactive Studios
Engines
	Unreal Engine 2
Release dates
Windows	March 4, 2005

Warnings

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

Key points

Multiplayer is still playable using Game Ranger or by modifying files in System32.

General information

Wookieepedia - A huge wiki dedicated to the Star Wars universe

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM 5 DRM.
Discord		Included with Incorrect store feature name. See here for available options..
GamersGate
GOG.com
Humble Store
EA app		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. 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 Graphics Fix

Fixes some graphical issues, particularly bump mapping issues with modern graphics cards and mouse sensitivity in menus

Adds widescreen/4K support

Adds in some graphical updates such as an adjustable FOV and the ability to see your own legs

To be able to launch the game from Steam you need to rename Debug.exe to SWRepublicCommando.exe

For a vanilla-esque experience, use the Republic Commando Graphics fix v1.0 and Original HUD Texture, applying the files over the ones specified on the download page.

Skip intro videos

Delete or rename files[citation needed]
Go to <path-to-game>\GameData\Movies\ Delete or rename LECIntro.avi and NVIDIAIntro.avi

Game data

In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\GameData\System\system.ini
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/6000/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\GameData\Save\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/6000/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Discord
GOG Galaxy
EA app
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game video settings.

Anisotropic filtering (AF)

Edit configuration file[citation needed]
Edit <path-to-game>\GameData\Save\System.ini. Go to [D3DDrv.D3DRenderDevice] section. Change ; LevelOfAnisotropy=1 to LevelOfAnisotropy=16. Save the file.

Input settings

In-game key map settings.

Mouse acceleration

Edit config file[citation needed]

Edit <path-to-game>\GameData\Save\Profile_<user-id>\User.ini. Go to [Engine.PlayerInput] section. To disable mouse smoothing set MouseSmoothingMode to 0. To change the strength of mouse smoothing, change MouseSmoothingStrength using a value between 0.0 (weakest smoothing) and 1.0 (strongest). To change mouse acceleration, change MouseAccelThreshold using a value between 0 (no acceleration) and 100 (full acceleration).

Controller support

Enabling Gamepad[citation needed]

This fix a profile to be already created already by the game. Download this file and extract it. Open User (joystick).ini and copy all of its content. Open <path-to-game>\GameData\Save\Profile_<user-id>\User.ini remove its content and paste the content copied from User (joystick).ini in there. Save the changes. Open <path-to-game>\GameData\System\System.ini. Change UseJoystick=False to UseJoystick=True. Save the changes. Copy the Dinput.dll, Dinput8.dll, XInput1_3.dll and XInputPlus.ini from XInput Plus Files folder (that you have extracted) and paste them in <path-to-game>\GameData\System.

Controller sensitivity and axis inversion

Edit User.ini[citation needed]

This guide is written for the Controller support fix and it may not work with custom bindings. Edit <path-to-game>\GameData\Save\Profile_<user-id>\User.ini. Find a line JoyR=Axis aBaseX. Adjust the Speed value for your X-axis sensitivity. To invert the axis add type in a negative value (e.g. Speed=-690). Find a line JoyU=Axis aLookUp. Adjust the Speed value for your Y-axis sensitivity. To invert the axis add type in a negative value.

Audio settings

In-game audio settings.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish
Russian				Fan translation by «ENPY Studio»

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		16
Online play		16	GameSpy services have been shut down; 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
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	3658, 3659, 6500, 27900
UDP	3658, 3659, 6500, 27900

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed

Game crashes or odd artifacts appear

Bump Mapping Crash
This is a common problem, especially on ATI/AMD cards. Setting Bump mapping to Low should solve the problem. You can also start the game with a DirectX-8-to-9 emulator or install a fan made graphics fix to resolve the crashes. Notes Intel HD Graphics are unaffected by this bug and can display the bumpmapped graphics natively.

Error with Steam

Steam error[citation needed]

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 deleting ClientRegistry.blob in the \Steam folder. If it continues to not function correctly - it may work the first time after running Steam, then fail - then do the following: Go to <path-to-game>\GameData\System\ Right-click SWRepublicCommando.exe and go to the Compatibility tab of Properties. Tick the Run this program as an Administrator box, as well as the box for XP compatibility at the top, and apply the changes.

Stretched HUD fix

Use a fixed HUDTextures.utx[citation needed]
This will correct the HUD for 16:9 resolutions. Download the Widescreen HUD Fix v1.3. Go to <path-to-game>\GameData\Textures\ Replace the original HUDTextures.utx with the fixed one.

3D & EAX Never Sets with Creative/X-fi

Use PAX custom Creative drivers[citation needed]

In Vista and Win7 (possibly later OS's as well) if the game refuses to set 3D Audio and EAX even with "UseDefaultDriver=False" and a checked OpenAL setup then install the custom "PAX" drivers for X-fi and other Creative audio cards. Download [1] and/or [2]. Install. Make sure "UseDefaultDriver=False" is set in system.ini and latest OpenAL is installed. Now 3D Audio as well as EAX 3 and 32 channels should stay set in the options menu after game restart.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	8

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
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.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98 SE		ME, 2000, XP
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
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible		Nvidia GeForce FX 5700