Difference between revisions of "Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance"
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− | ==== | + | ====[https://www.faforever.com Forged Alliance Forever]==== |
− | [https://www.faforever.com | + | {{ii}} A third party modification, that includes balance tweaks and a new multiplayer interface to replace the no longer supported GPGnet. FAF is compatible with Steam and GOG.com versions of the game, but not retail copies.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://forum.faforever.com/topic/3816/official-faf-support-for-gog|title=FAF officially suports GOG|date=2022-05-13}}</ref> |
− | ==== | + | ====[https://www.moddb.com/mods/loud-ai-supreme-commander-forged-alliance LOUD PROJECT]==== |
− | [https://www.moddb.com/mods/loud-ai-supreme-commander-forged-alliance | + | {{ii}} A complete replacement for the AI and most of the core files from Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance. As a result, it addresses most of the performance issues that have plagued the game from it's release. The package includes a subset of many of the most popular mods for Forged Alliance, adapted for use with LOUD, and an entire collection of maps updated for optimal performance with the project. A unified installer/updater will install, and maintain the entire project, with a single button. LOUD runs using an existing Forged Alliance installation, and it leaves all original files untouched. |
==Game data== | ==Game data== |
Revision as of 23:24, 11 November 2022
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 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view, Top-down view |
Controls | Multiple select, Point and select |
Genres | RTS |
Themes | Sci-fi |
Series | Supreme Commander |
Supreme Commander | |
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Supreme Commander | 2007 |
Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance | 2007 |
Supreme Commander 2 | 2010 |
General information
- Standalone expansion for Supreme Commander; does not require the original to play.
- Supreme Commander Wiki
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SecuROM v7 DRM - removed in official update 1.5.3596 hotfix | |||
GOG.com | Included in Supreme Commander: Gold Edition. Version 3599 included instead of 3603, multiplayer only available via LAN. | |||
Steam | ||||
Amazon.com (unavailable) | ||||
Games for Windows Marketplace (unavailable) | [1] |
- Retail copies of Supreme Commander activate on Steam and give a free copy of Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance.[2]
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patch 1.5.3603 beta is the latest official patch.
Patching the GOG version |
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Mods
Forged Alliance Forever
- A third party modification, that includes balance tweaks and a new multiplayer interface to replace the no longer supported GPGnet. FAF is compatible with Steam and GOG.com versions of the game, but not retail copies.[3]
LOUD PROJECT
- A complete replacement for the AI and most of the core files from Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance. As a result, it addresses most of the performance issues that have plagued the game from it's release. The package includes a subset of many of the most popular mods for Forged Alliance, adapted for use with LOUD, and an entire collection of maps updated for optimal performance with the project. A unified installer/updater will install, and maintain the entire project, with a single button. LOUD runs using an existing Forged Alliance installation, and it leaves all original files untouched.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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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 |
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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 |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | A second monitor can be used, mainly for a large and interactive map with all the functionality as the first monitor. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | UI does not scale with resolution and is extremely small in 4K. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | No ingame options available. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | Type into console (`~`): SC_FrameTimeClamp [desired frametime] |
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High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Sliders for master, effects, music and voice-over volumes. | |
Surround sound | 5.1 only[4] | |
Subtitles | Via the interface options. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
Czech | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Polish | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 8 | Versus, Co-op Use the Forged Alliance Forever mod to increase the max player limit to 16. 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 Steam and GOG.com[5] users can use the Forged Alliance Forever multiplayer service and mod. The mod also increases the max player limit to 16. Co-op requires the Forged Alliance Forever mod. |
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 | 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 | |
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Native 3D | ||||
Nvidia 3D Vision | ||||
TriDef 3D | ||||
iZ3D |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9 | |
Shader Model support | 2 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Cutscenes | Sofdec | |
Multiplayer | GPGNet | Use the Forged Alliance Forever mod to replace the deprecated service. |
Command line arguments
Command[6] [7] | Description |
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/windowed [number] [number] | Runs the game in windowed mode with a specified resolution |
/position [number] [number] | Specifies coordinate offset for game window |
/prefs [filename] | Overrides the configuration file with a specified file |
/novalidate | Ignores system requirements check |
/perf (or /map PerfTest) | Runs performance test |
/nosound | Disables game audio |
/nomusic | Disables game music |
/nomovie | Disables cutscenes |
/exitongameover | Forces the game to exit upon match end |
/debug | Opens debugging tool at startup |
/EnableDiskWatch | Checks all game files in real time and attempts to reload them if a change is detected |
/log [filename] | Exports a message log to the specified file |
/replay [filename] | Immediately loads the specified replay file |
/savereplay [filename] | Forces the game to save the match to a replay file; does not work in skirmishes loaded via /map by default
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/showlog | Displays the log window upon startup |
- Combining the following arguments, starting with
/map
, allow immediate skirmish setup upon launch.
Command[6] [7] | Description |
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/map [path] | Specifies the map (needs to point to its folder, not a specific file). Required argument for this feature. |
/faction [option] | Specifies the player's faction. Options: 1 (UEF), 2 (Aeon), 3 (Cybran), 4 (Seraphim)
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/victory "[option]" | Specifies the victory condition(s). Options: demoralization (Assassination), domination (Supremacy), eradication (Annihilation), sandbox (Sandbox). Quotation marks are required.
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/nofog | Disables the fog of war |
/blackfog | Sets the fog of war to Unexplored |
/predeployed | Allows pre-built units |
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
- ↑ Supreme Commander: FA - Games for Windows - last accessed on 19 August 2022
- ↑ GPGNet Services Update 2 (GPGnet has been shutdown) - last accessed on 2020-12-06
- ↑ FAF officially suports GOG - last accessed on 2022-05-13
- ↑ Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance crashes - Steam Community Discussions
- ↑ Official FAF support for GOG - last accessed on 2022-05-13
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Command Line Switches | FAForever Wiki
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Command line switches - Supreme Commander Wiki - Fandom