Wing Commander: Secret Ops
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| VISION | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | August 27, 1998 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | Freeware |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Perspectives | First-person |
| Genres | Action, Shooter, Vehicle combat |
| Vehicles | Space flight |
| Themes | Sci-fi, Space |
| Series | Wing Commander |
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Key points
- For Windows 8 and later use the OpenGL Patch or fullscreen border fix.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
Bundled with Gold Editions of Wing Commander: Prophecy. | |
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| GOG.com | |
Bundled with Wing Commander: Prophecy. | |
Essential improvements
OpenGL Patch
- Install the OpenGL Patch for higher resolutions (pillarboxed).
- If starting a mission crashes the game run
launcher.exein the installation folder and set anisotrophy and FSAA to 0.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| GOG Galaxy |
Video
Audio & Video Options.
Special Effects Options.
Gameplay Options.
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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| Widescreen resolution | Use the OpenGL Patch for higher resolutions (pillarboxed 4:3). | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | Install the OpenGL Patch and set with OGLsetup.exe. |
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| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Install the OpenGL Patch and set with OGLsetup.exe. |
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| Anti-aliasing (AA) | Install the OpenGL Patch and set with OGLsetup.exe. |
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| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Game is capped to around 30 FPS. | ||
| Color blind mode | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
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 | ||
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | Many commands are keyboard-only. | |
| Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Additional information | ||
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| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Input prompt override | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | Music, SFX and Movies. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | Disabled by default. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English |
Issues fixed
Window border visible in fullscreen mode
- Use the OpenGL Patch. Alternately, use the Wing Commander: Prophecy and Secret Ops fullscreen border fix.
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 6 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
System requirements
| Windows | ||||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | 95, 98 | |||
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 133 MHz | Intel Pentium 166 MHz | ||
| System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | |||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 150 MB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | 2 MB of VRAM DirectX 6.0 compatible | Direct3D 3Dfx card with Glide version 2.43 or later installed. 4 MB of VRAM |
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