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Star Wars: Republic Commando

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Star Wars: Republic Commando
Star Wars: Republic Commando cover
Developers
LucasArts
Publishers
LucasArts
Disney Interactive Studios
Engines
Unreal Engine 2
Release dates
Windows March 4, 2005
Reception
Metacritic 78
IGDB 81
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Action, FPS, Shooter, Tactical shooter
Themes Sci-fi
Series Star Wars
Star Wars: Republic Commando on HowLongToBeat
Star Wars: Republic Commando on IGDB
Star Wars: Republic Commando guide on StrategyWiki
Star Wars: Republic Commando on MobyGames
Star Wars: Republic Commando on Wikipedia
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Warnings

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

Star Wars: Republic Commando is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person action, FPS, shooter and tactical shooter game in the Star Wars series.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
CD key
2 CD's or 1 DVD, Launcher uses SecuROM 5 DRM, The Game EXE is DRM-free.
SafeDisc 3 DRM[Note 1] in Thai release.
Windows
GamersGate
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Windows
Gamesplanet logo.svg
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Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
CD key
Serial key for multiplayer shown in the game's library entry.
Windows
Humble Store
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Windows
Origin
Origin
Included with EA Play Pro. Currently only visible in the EA App's Browse menu.
Windows
Steam
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CD key
Windows
SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
A demo is available.
A preconfigured Wine wrapper for Linux is available.
The soundtrack was available on the official website until the site was taken down.[3] Mirrors are available on the unofficial fan site and Archive.org.

Essential improvements

Patches

1.0 update adds an additional Multiplayer map, Hangar.
All Digital versions and retail version in the "Fan Favorites 1" collection already have this patch installed.

Republic Commando Fix

A community mod patch that provides extra graphical fixes and other features for modern systems.

Fixes some graphical issues, particularly bump mapping issues with modern graphics cards that previously caused a crash.
Adds widescreen/4K support, with an customizable FOV slider.
Adds an optional FPS limit to deal with issues like the high mouse sensitivity in menus or the helmet shake.
Defaults game to English for workaround see Game is in the wrong language.
Additionally, the mod comes with:
  • Restored multiplayer features by providing an alternative master server address.
  • A custom game executable (CT.exe).
  • The Unreal Code Compiler executable (UCC.exe), due to not having one within the game.
Installation[4]
  1. Download and extract all files.
  2. Copy all files to <path-to-game>\GameData\System.

Set game framerate in game options to 30 or 60 in frames setting.

Notes

Starting via CT.exe will automatically enable the fixes (if the Mod.dll is present).

Skip intro videos

Delete or rename files[citation needed]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\GameData\Movies
  2. Delete or rename LECIntro.avi and NVIDIAIntro.avi

Game data

In-game general settings.
In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\GameData\System\system.ini[Note 2]
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/6000/pfx/[Note 3]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\GameData\Save\[Note 2]
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/6000/pfx/[Note 3]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Origin
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game video settings.
In-game video settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Use Republic Commando Fix
Multi-monitor
Non-standard resolutions can be set with an .ini edit. Image is Vert- and FOV will need to be increased to compensate. See the WSGF entry.
Ultra-widescreen
Non-standard resolutions can be set with an .ini edit. Image is Vert- and FOV will need to be increased to compensate. See the WSGF entry.
4K Ultra HD
Use Republic Commando Fix
Field of view (FOV)
85° horizontal with Vert- behavior.
Use Republic Commando Fix to add an FOV slider or see WSGF to modify manually.
Windowed
Toggle with Alt+ Enter or use the -windowed command line argument.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See Anisotropic filtering (AF).
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Up to 8x FSAA with Vsync enabled. Up to 8x SGSSAA can be forced with Nvidia Inspector.[5][6]
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Abnormal gameplay issues have been reported at extremely high fps. See High FPS issues.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Anisotropic filtering (AF)

Edit configuration file[citation needed]
  1. Edit <path-to-game>\GameData\Save\System.ini.
  2. Go to [D3DDrv.D3DRenderDevice] section.
  3. Change ; LevelOfAnisotropy=1 to LevelOfAnisotropy=16.
  4. Save the file.

Input

In-game key map settings.
In-game key map settings.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
The arrow keys and enhanced keys (Insert/Home/PageUp/Delete/End/PageDown) are considered numpad keys.
Mouse acceleration
See Mouse acceleration.
Mouse sensitivity
Use Republic Commando Fix to prevent high sensitivity in menus.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
See Controller support.
Full controller support
Controller doesn't allow to navigate menus.
Controller remapping
Possible by editing <path-to-game>\GameData\Save\Profile_<user-id>\User.ini. Requires knowledge of Unreal config structure.
Controller sensitivity
See Controller sensitivity and axis inversion.
Controller Y-axis inversion
See Controller sensitivity and axis inversion.
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Button prompts
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Mouse acceleration

Edit config file[citation needed]
  1. Edit <path-to-game>\GameData\Save\Profile_<user-id>\User.ini.
  2. Go to [Engine.PlayerInput] section.
  3. To disable mouse smoothing set MouseSmoothingMode to 0.
  4. To change the strength of mouse smoothing, change MouseSmoothingStrength using a value between 0.0 (weakest smoothing) and 1.0 (strongest).
  5. To change mouse acceleration, change MouseAccelThreshold using a value between 0 (no acceleration) and 100 (full acceleration).

Controller support

Enabling Gamepad[citation needed]
This fix requires a profile to already be created by the game.
  1. Download this file and extract it.
  2. Open User (joystick).ini and copy all of its content.
  3. Open <path-to-game>\GameData\Save\Profile_<user-id>\User.ini remove its content and paste the content copied from User (joystick).ini in there.
  4. Save the changes.
  5. Open <path-to-game>\GameData\System\System.ini.
  6. Change UseJoystick=False to UseJoystick=True.
  7. Save the changes.
  8. Copy the Dinput.dll, Dinput8.dll, XInput1_3.dll and XInputPlus.ini from XInput Plus Files folder (that you have extracted) and paste them in <path-to-game>\GameData\System.

Controller sensitivity and axis inversion

Edit User.ini[citation needed]
This guide is written for the Controller support fix and it may not work with custom bindings.
  1. Edit <path-to-game>\GameData\Save\Profile_<user-id>\User.ini.
  2. Find a line JoyR=Axis aBaseX. Adjust the Speed value for your X-axis sensitivity. To invert the axis add type in a negative value (e.g. Speed=-690).
  3. Find a line JoyU=Axis aLookUp. Adjust the Speed value for your Y-axis sensitivity. To invert the axis add type in a negative value.

Audio

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
May require setting UseDefaultDriver=False in <path-to-game>\System\System.ini. Assigns music to surround channels, which may cause issues with virtual surround setups.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support
EAX 3.[7] Set UseDefaultDriver=False in <path-to-game>\System\System.ini.
  • Download the latest version of OpenAL Soft.
  • Take the 32-bit Windows dll from the downloaded archive, rename it to OpenAL32.dll and place it in the <path-to-game>\System directory.
  • The reverb effects are not very noticeable by default. To fix this, create the file <path-to-game>\System\alsoft.ini with the following content:

[reverb]

boost = 8
  • Start the game, go to the sound settings, select EAX3.0 and restart the game.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Does not appear to be in the gog release.
Italian
Polish
Fan translation, download
Brazilian Portuguese
Translation.
Russian
Fan translation by «ENPY Studio»
Spanish
Japanese
Is not listed on the steam store page.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
Use Nucleus Coop
LAN play
16
Online play
16 The official GameSpy service has been shut down; use OpenSpy.
The max player limit for a dedicated server is 16. For non-dedicated, the limit is 8

Connection types

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP 3658, 3659, 6500, 27900
UDP 3658, 3659, 6500, 27900
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

VR support

3D modes State Notes
vorpX
G3D
User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction.

Issues fixed

Game crashes or displays odd artifacts[8]

This is a common problem, especially on ATI/AMD cards.
Intel HD Graphics are unaffected by this bug and can display the bumpmapped graphics natively.
Use Republic Commando Fix
Set Bump mapping to Low
Use d3d8to9

Error with Steam

If you get an error message saying, "Failed to detect Steam", "Problem starting up Steam", or something similar, try restarting Steam. If that does not work, try one of the following solutions

Set SWRepublicCommando.exe to run in compatibility mode for Windows XP SP3.[citation needed]
Copy Steam.dll to game executable's directore[citation needed]
  1. Go to <Steam-folder>.
  2. Copy steam.dll to <path-to-game>\GameData\System.
Delete Steam ClientRegistry.blob file[citation needed]
  1. Go to <Steam-folder>\steam.
  2. Delete ClientRegistry.blob file.

Stretched HUD on widescreen resolutions

Use Widescreen HUD Fix v1.3
Made to work with 16:9 aspect ratio.
  1. Download the fix linked above.
  2. Go to <path-to-game>\GameData\Textures
  3. Replace the original HUDTextures.utx with the fixed one.

Notes

Can only be used if Bump mapping is set to Low.

3D & EAX never sets and/or saves with Creative/X-fi sound card

Use PAX custom Creative drivers
In Windows Vista and later, if the game refuses to set 3D Audio and EAX even with UseDefaultDriver=False and a checked OpenAL setup then custom "PAX" drivers for X-fi and other Creative audio cards are needed.
  1. Download this (alternatively this) file and install it.
  2. Make sure UseDefaultDriver=False is set in System.ini and the latest OpenAL is installed.

Game is in the wrong language

Modify System.ini to change the language
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\GameData\System.
  2. Open System.ini with any text editor.
  3. Find the line Language=xyz and change xyz to det for German, est for Spanish, frt for French, int for English, itt for Italian, pol for Polish and rus for Russian.

High FPS issues

Use Republic Commando Fix
Limit the frame rate to 60 FPS[citation needed]
Fix Vsync[citation needed]
  1. Download d3d8to9.
  2. Extract d3d8.dll to <path-to-game>\GameData\System.
  3. Enable Vsync in the Graphics options and set the monitor refresh rate to 60 Hz.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 8
OpenGL 4.5 Use Republic Commando Fix.
Shader Model support 1.1
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics Karma
Audio OpenAL Wraps to DirectSound3D
Multiplayer GameSpy

Mods

Arc Trooper Mod

Modified textures and animations to represent the experience of an elite Arc Trooper, as well as 6 new maps interweaved into the main campaign.

B1 Droid Movies Textures Addon

Modifies the B1 Battle Droid textures from their default grey to a tan that better represents their appearances in the movies and other media.

BOTS Republic Commando DM Ren

Adds bots to multiplayer.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 98 SE, ME
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz
AMD Athlon XP 2400 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2.2 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 3
ATI Radeon 8500
Intel 915G
128 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
Shader model 1.1 support
Sound (audio device) DirectX 9.0c compatible
Other 8X DVD-ROM


Notes

  1. 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. 2.0 2.1 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).
  3. 3.0 3.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/6000/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (6000) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References