Incoming

Incoming
Incoming	1998
Incoming Forces	2002

Incoming is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person and third-person action, shooter, FPS and TPS game in the Incoming series.

General information

Fully titled Incoming: The Final Conflict in North America.

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Uses 16 bit installer, which doesn't work on 64 bit operating systems.
Retail		Some copies might use SecuROM DRM.
GOG.com		Includes Incoming and Incoming Forces.
Steam		Includes Incoming and Incoming Forces.
ZOOM Platform		Includes Incoming, Incoming Forces, and the Incoming Subversion Expansion Pack.

Demo

A free demo version is available from Archive.org.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Subversion	Published and developed by separate companies; only ever released in retail and on ZOOM Platform.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\save\incoming.cfg^{[Note 1]}
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/283390/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\save^{[Note 1]}
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/283390/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics settings

Resolution selection (use -screenmode parameter).

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		`-screenmode` parameter lists up to 1024x768. Everything stretches from 4:3.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed	Use dgVoodoo2.
Borderless fullscreen windowed	Can be forced using DxWnd and Borderless Gaming, but the results are blurry.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	Use dgVoodoo2.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	Use dgVoodoo2.
Vertical sync (Vsync)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS	Game speed is tied to fps. 30 fps cap (= frame scaling on) is necessary.
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		0% to 100%
Mouse input in menus		Only if Mouse polling set to 125Hz
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		Partial, set Controls to Joystick in Game Options
Full controller support		Both Indirect and Direct input work
Controller remapping		Select Configure in control settings after selecting either Joystick 1 or 2
Controller sensitivity		0% to 100%
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers
Button prompts

Additional information
Controller hotplugging		Must restart game for full detection
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		CD Music and Sound Effects Only
Surround sound
Subtitles		Dialogue small, commands prompt on screen
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support		A3D 1.0^[1]
Royalty free audio
Red Book CD audio		On Windows, CD music might not play correctly; see the troubleshooting guide for solutions.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech				Fan - 1
French				Retail only.
German				Retail only; download for digital releases.
Brazilian Portuguese				Retail only.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	2	Arcade only. Split-screen.
LAN play	8	IPX, modem, or serial connections.
Online play	Uses the defunct Heat.Net service.

Issues fixed

The "Create Surface for Z-Buffer Failed" Crash

Apply teleguy AMD Driver fix to Game^{[citation needed]}

This fix is for ATI / AMD graphics cards only.

Go to this forum post on vogons.org (http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=34931&start=940), and download the attachment at the bottom of the post. If you can't find it, here's the direct link from the post (http://www.vogons.org/download/file.php?id=18776)
Extract the file from it using your favorite archiving tool, or right click it and select Extract All, then follow the on-screen instructions.
Take the new atiumdag.dll file, and move it to <path-to-game>.
Start Game

The "Please report exception code (c0000005) ADDRESS: (777af82b)" Crash

Buy or Download a new .EXE^{[citation needed]}

This problem has little documentation due to it's rarity, so solutions are difficult to find.

This solution could be from a corrupted install, or from a disagreement between the 32-bit game and a 64-bit operating system. Before assuming it's the second problem, please uninstall and re-install the game.

If the re-installation does not solve the problem, then you will have to find a different version of the game from a different store using the sources above in the Availability section. The GOG.com version is known to be the most stable under these circumstances.

Missing In-Game Texture Fixes and Corrupt UI Elements / Increase Graphical Fidelity

Install dgVoodoo 2^{[citation needed]}

Download the latest version of dgVoodoo 2.
Extract dgVooDooSetup.exe and the contents of the MS subfolder to <path-to-game>.
Paste all aformentioned files to <path-to-game>
Run dgVooDooSetup.exe as an administrator
Click the icon with the symbols .\ near the top right to reassign the location of the configuration file for dgVoodoo to <path-to-game>.
Click Apply to save your changes.

Fix missing in-game texture fixes and corrupt UI elements^{[citation needed]}
Launch dgVoodoo 2 Click on the tab titled DirectX Set the Videocard to ATI Radeon 8500 and VRAM to 256 MB. Click Apply to save your changes.

Increase graphical fidelity^{[citation needed]}

Values can be lowered for weaker computers, the values used below are the maximum settings for the best graphical enhancements.

Launch dgVoodoo 2
Click on the tab titled DirectX
Set Resolution to Max
Set Antialiasing (MSAA) to 8x
Tick the Force vSync and Apply Phong shading when possible boxes in Miscellaneous
Click Apply to save your changes.

The game crashes to desktop after about 5 minutes of play

Disable G-Sync^{[citation needed]}

This fix is for Nvidia graphics cards only.

Open the NVIDIA Control Panel
Go to the "Manage 3D Settings" Menu
Select the "Program Settings" tab.
Select incoming, locate the "Monitor Technology" toggle, pick the "Fixed Refresh" option, and hit the "Apply" button.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	5
Glide

Executable	PPC	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 133 MHz
System memory (RAM)	16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	50 MB	138 MB
Video card (GPU)	3D accelerator 4 MB of VRAM DirectX 5 compatible

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 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).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
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 (283390) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Games help: Incoming - Vortex of Sound (retrieved) - last accessed on May 2023

[gamedir-1] 1.0 ^1.1 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).

[Proton_path_note-2] 2.0 ^2.1 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 (283390) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (283390) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] Games help: Incoming - Vortex of Sound (retrieved) - last accessed on May 2023

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

[1]

Developers

	Rage Software
Subversion expansion	Incensed Software Development
Publishers
Retail	Rage Software
Subversion	Instant Access International Ltd.
Retail re-release	Sold Out Software
Digital, original	Blue Moon Red Owl
Digital, current	Funbox Media
OS X	MacPlay
Release dates
Windows	March 23, 1998
macOS (OS X)	September 30, 2002
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, Expansion pack
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person, Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Shooter, FPS, TPS
Vehicles	Flight, Tank
Themes	Sci-fi
Series	Incoming