Incoming Forces
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| Developers | |
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| Rage Software | |
| Publishers | |
| Retail (Europe) | Rage Software |
| Retail (North America) | Hip Games |
| Retail re-release | Sold Out Software |
| Digital, original | Blue Moon Red Owl |
| Digital, current | Funbox Media |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | February 28, 2002 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 67 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| 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 |
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| Incoming | |
|---|---|
| Incoming | 1998 |
| Incoming Forces | 2002 |
Incoming Forces is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person and third-person action, shooter, FPS and TPS game in the Incoming series.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
SafeDisc 2 DRM[Note 1] | |
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| GOG.com | |
Includes Incoming and Incoming Forces. | |
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| Steam | |
Includes Incoming and Incoming Forces. | |
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| ZOOM Platform | |
Includes Incoming, Incoming Forces, and the Incoming Subversion Expansion Pack. | |
Demo
- A free demo version is available from Archive.org.
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
| Enable skip intro checkbox[3] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Rage\Incoming Forces |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/283390/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Rage\Incoming Forces |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/283390/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
General settings.
Video settings.
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | See the WSGF entry. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | Available with -notfullscreen command line switch. |
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| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Capped at 30 FPS. | ||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers |
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| PlayStation controllers |
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| Generic/other controllers |
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| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | Music continues playing in the background. | |
| EAX support | EAX 2. A3D support was dropped during development.[4] | |
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Czech | Fan translation - #1 | |||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Brazilian Portuguese | Incoming Forces: A Vingança de uma Raça. | |||
| Spanish | ||||
| Swedish |
Network
- Multiplayer support requires DirectPlay.
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local play | |||
| LAN play | |||
| Online play | |||
Issues fixed
Game does not start on Windows 8 and later
| Use replacement DLLs[5] |
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Also ensure that there is no spaces in the name of the folder that the game is installed to. By default, GOG instals it into a directory called "Incoming Forces". Eliminating the space allows it to run.
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 8 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 98, ME, 2000, XP | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 550 MHz AMD Athlon 550 MHz |
Intel Pentium 4 1.0 GHz AMD Athlon 1.0 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | 256 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 380 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 16 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.0 compatible | Nvidia GeForce 3 32 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[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.
References
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ Verified by User:Garrett on September 13, 2016
- ↑ Aureal A3D Central - News - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Incoming Forces - Won't start (Win 8 / 8.1 / 10), page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023