Difference between revisions of "Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance"
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Revision as of 13:58, 30 June 2021
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| Developers | |
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| Gas Powered Games | |
| Publishers | |
| Retail | THQ |
| Digital, original | Nordic Games |
| Digital, current | Square Enix |
| Engines | |
| Moho | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | November 6, 2007 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 81 |
| IGDB | 75 |
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| Supreme Commander | |
|---|---|
| Supreme Commander | 2007 |
| Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance | 2007 |
| Supreme Commander 2 | 2010 |
General information
- Supreme Commander Wiki
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
SecuROM v7 DRM - removed via an official update | |
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| Amazon.com | |
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| GOG.com | |
Included in Supreme Commander: Gold Edition. Version 3599 included instead of 3603, multiplayer only available via LAN. | |
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| Steam | |
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- Retail copies of Supreme Commander activate on Steam and give a free copy of Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance.[1]
Essential improvements
Mods
Forged Alliance Forever
Forged Alliance Forever is a third party modification that has provided continued update and support for Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance. This includes balance tweaks and a new multiplayer interface to replace the no longer supported GPGnet.
Game data
In-game general settings.
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Gas Powered Games\Supreme Commander Forged Alliance\Game.prefs |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/9420/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Gas Powered Games\Supreme Commander Forged Alliance\SAVEGAME |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/9420/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video settings
In-game video settings.
Input settings
In-game control settings.
Audio settings
In-game audio settings.
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| German | Steam doesn't especially state it, but i can confirm it! - GoG states it, however i can't confirm! | |||
| French | Retail and stated by GoG, likely also available via Steam, but unconfirmed! | |||
| Spanish | Retail and stated by GoG, likely also available via Steam, but unconfirmed! | |||
| Italian | GoG states a clear "X" to Audio, needs proof! | |||
| Russian | Stated by GoG, can't confirm - Retail was independent Release | |||
| Polish | GoG states a clear "X" to Audio, needs proof! | |||
| Czech | GoG states a clear "X" to Audio, needs proof! | |||
| Traditional Chinese | Stated only by Steam, retail was independent! |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAN play | 8 | Versus, Co-op Use the Forged Alliance Forever mod to increases the max player limit to 12. Co-op requires the Forged Alliance Forever mod. |
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| Online play | 8 | Versus, Co-op Retail: GPGnet (powered by Quazal); discontinued Steam: Steamworks GOG: disabled Use the Forged Alliance Forever mod. The mod also increases the max player limit to 12. Co-op requires the Forged Alliance Forever mod. |
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Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
Ports
| Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
|---|---|
| TCP | 6112 (inbound, outbound) |
| UDP | 6112 (inbound, outbound), 9103, 30350-30351 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
VR support
| 3D modes | State | GG3D | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Native 3D | ||||
| Nvidia 3D Vision | ||||
| TriDef 3D | ||||
| iZ3D | ||||
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 9 | |
| Shader Model support | 2 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Cutscenes | Sofdec | |
| Multiplayer | GPGNet | Use the Forged Alliance Forever mod to replace the deprecated service. |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP SP2 | Vista |
| Processor (CPU) | 1.8 GHz | 3.0 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 8 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | ATI Radeon 9600 Nvidia GeForce 6200 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible Shader model 2.0 support |
Nvidia GeForce 6800 256 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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 (9420) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ GPGNet Services Update 2 (GPGnet has been shutdown) - last accessed on 2020-12-06