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|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|October 1, 2001}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|October 1, 2001}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | First-person, Third-person }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Action, Vehicle combat }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | Naval/watercraft }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Realistic }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Cold War }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
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|reception    =
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|sub-command|84}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|sub-command|}}
 
|steam appid  = 2920
 
|steam appid  = 2920
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
|mobygames    = sub-command-akula-seawolf-688i
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|mobygames    = 5112
 
|wikipedia    = Sub Command
 
|wikipedia    = Sub Command
 
|winehq      = 6185
 
|winehq      = 6185
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
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{{Introduction
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|introduction      =
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|release history  =
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|current state    =
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'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
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{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability/row| Retail | | Disc | {{DRM|SecuROM|2}} | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Retail | | Disc | {{DRM|SecuROM|2}} | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail |  | DRM-free | 2006 Naval Combat Pack compilation. | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Publisher | http://www.strategyfirst.com/product/naval-combat-pack/ | unknown | Bundled with [[688(I) Hunter/Killer]] and [[Jane's Fleet Command]] in the Naval Combat Pack. | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Epic Games Store | combat-naval-package-sub-command-5e51d7 | unknown | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| GamersGate | sub-command | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| GamersGate | sub-command | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| GMG | sub-command | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| GMG | sub-command | Steam | | | Windows }}
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|discord               =  
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|discord                   =  
|discord notes         =  
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|discord notes             =  
|epic games store       =  
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|epic games launcher       = false
|epic games store notes =  
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|epic games launcher notes =  
|gog galaxy             =  
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|gog galaxy               =  
|gog galaxy notes       =  
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|gog galaxy notes         =  
|origin                 =  
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|origin                   =  
|origin notes           =  
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|origin notes             =  
|steam cloud           = false
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|steam cloud               = false
|steam cloud notes     =  
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|steam cloud notes         =  
|uplay                  =  
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|ubisoft connect          =  
|uplay notes           =  
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|ubisoft connect notes     =  
|xbox cloud             =  
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|xbox cloud               =  
|xbox cloud notes       =  
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|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{ii}} Opening game options activates speech recognition.  
 
{{ii}} Opening game options activates speech recognition.  
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
 
{{Image|Sub Command audio settings.png|Audio settings.}}
 
{{Image|Sub Command audio settings.png|Audio settings.}}
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    = Music, Voice responses, 3D sound, sound effects
 
|separate volume notes    = Music, Voice responses, 3D sound, sound effects
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  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
}}
 
}}
}}
 
 
==Issues fixed==
 
===Seawolf: Missile Test===
 
{{ii}} The third mission in the Seawolf, Missile Test, cannot have its objectives completed.
 
{{ii}} This does not affect the 688i mission, which has slightly different scripting.
 
 
{{Fixbox|description=Instructions|ref=<ref>[http://terribletruth-beautifullie.blogspot.com/2010/03/sub-command-missile-test-mission.html Sub Command: Missile Test mission ]</ref>|fix=
 
# Open {{p|game}}\Scenario\MissileTest.mc
 
# Change lines 672 and 713 from "ENDTIME 41400" to "ENDTIME 41500".
 
'''Notes'''
 
{{ii}} You must restart the mission for changes to take effect.
 
{{ii}} You can edit them with the in-game editor, renaming the file to <code>MissileTest.mc</code>, and modifying goals 14 and 15 in the editor. Change the goal end-time to 11:32, and rename the file back to <code>MissileTest.mc</code>
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Network==
 
==Network==
 
{{Network/Multiplayer
 
{{Network/Multiplayer
|local play          =  
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|local play          = unknown
 
|local play players  =  
 
|local play players  =  
 
|local play modes    =  
 
|local play modes    =  
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|online play modes    =  
 
|online play modes    =  
 
|online play notes    =  
 
|online play notes    =  
|asynchronous        =  
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|asynchronous        = unknown
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
 
}}{{Network/Connections
 
}}{{Network/Connections
|matchmaking        =  
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|matchmaking        = unknown
 
|matchmaking notes  =  
 
|matchmaking notes  =  
|p2p                =  
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|p2p                = unknown
 
|p2p notes          =  
 
|p2p notes          =  
|dedicated          =  
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|dedicated          = unknown
 
|dedicated notes    =  
 
|dedicated notes    =  
|self-hosting      =  
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|self-hosting      = unknown
 
|self-hosting notes =  
 
|self-hosting notes =  
|direct ip          =  
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|direct ip          = unknown
 
|direct ip notes    =  
 
|direct ip notes    =  
 
}}{{Network/Ports
 
}}{{Network/Ports
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|udp  =  
 
|udp  =  
 
|upnp =  
 
|upnp =  
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}}
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==Issues fixed==
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===Seawolf: Missile Test===
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{{ii}} The third mission in the Seawolf, Missile Test, cannot have its objectives completed.
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{{ii}} This does not affect the 688i mission, which has slightly different scripting.
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 +
{{Fixbox|description=Instructions|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=http://terribletruth-beautifullie.blogspot.com/2010/03/sub-command-missile-test-mission.html|title=Sub Command: Missile Test mission |date=May 2023}}</ref>|fix=
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# Open {{p|game}}\Scenario\MissileTest.mc
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# Change lines 672 and 713 from "ENDTIME 41400" to "ENDTIME 41500".
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'''Notes'''
 +
{{ii}} You must restart the mission for changes to take effect.
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{{ii}} You can edit them with the in-game editor, renaming the file to <code>MissileTest.mc</code>, and modifying goals 14 and 15 in the editor. Change the goal end-time to 11:32, and rename the file back to <code>MissileTest.mc</code>
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
|direct3d versions      =  
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|direct3d versions      = 8
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
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|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|windows 64-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows arm app        = false
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
|macos 32-bit app       =  
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|macos intel 32-bit app =  
|macos 64-bit app       =  
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|macos intel 64-bit app =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
|minOS    =  
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|minOS    = 95, 98, ME, 2000, XP
|minCPU  =  
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|minCPU  = Intel Pentium 233 MHz
|minRAM  =  
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|minRAM  = 64 MB
|minHD    =  
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|minHD    = 750 MB
 
|minGPU  =  
 
|minGPU  =  
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|minVRAM  = 8 MB
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|minDX    = 8.0a
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|minaudio = DirectX 8.0a compatible
  
 
|recOS    =  
 
|recOS    =  

Latest revision as of 20:34, 17 September 2023

Sub Command
Sub Command cover
Developers
Sonalysts Combat Simulations
Publishers
Retail Electronic Arts
Digital Strategy First
Release dates
Windows October 1, 2001
Reception
Metacritic 84
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person, Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Action, Vehicle combat
Vehicles Naval/watercraft
Art styles Realistic
Themes Cold War
Sub Command on HowLongToBeat
Sub Command on IGDB
Sub Command on MobyGames
Sub Command on Wikipedia

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
SecuROM 2 DRM
Windows
Retail
DRM-free
2006 Naval Combat Pack compilation.
Windows
Publisher website
DRM details are not known
Bundled with 688(I) Hunter/Killer and Jane's Fleet Command in the Naval Combat Pack.
Windows
Epic Games Store
DRM details are not known
Windows
GamersGate
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Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Windows
ZOOM Platform
DRM-free
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\subcommand.ini[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2920/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\scenario\*.mcs[Note 1]
<path-to-game>\<player name>.log[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2920/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Epic Games Launcher
Steam Cloud

Video

Opening game options activates speech recognition.

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Game playable without using keyboard.
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music, Voice responses, 3D sound, sound effects
Surround sound
Subtitles
Generic mission status voices not subtitled. Associated text (if any) instead gives more detail.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
German
Retail only.

Network

Multiplayer types

Connection types

Issues fixed

Seawolf: Missile Test

The third mission in the Seawolf, Missile Test, cannot have its objectives completed.
This does not affect the 688i mission, which has slightly different scripting.
Instructions[1]
  1. Open <path-to-game>\Scenario\MissileTest.mc
  2. Change lines 672 and 713 from "ENDTIME 41400" to "ENDTIME 41500".

Notes

You must restart the mission for changes to take effect.
You can edit them with the in-game editor, renaming the file to MissileTest.mc, and modifying goals 14 and 15 in the editor. Change the goal end-time to 11:32, and rename the file back to MissileTest.mc

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 8
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 95, 98, ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 233 MHz
System memory (RAM) 64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 750 MB
Video card (GPU) 8 MB of VRAM
DirectX 8.0a compatible
Sound (audio device) DirectX 8.0a compatible


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 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).
  2. 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. Sub Command: Missile Test mission - last accessed on May 2023