Virtua Cop

Virtua Cop

Developers
	Sega AM2
Windows	Sega PC
Publishers
	Sega Entertainment
Release dates
Windows	October 25, 1996
Taxonomy
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Point and select
Genres	Arcade, Rail shooter
Series	Virtua Cop

Virtua Cop
Virtua Cop	1996
Virtua Cop 2	1997

Key points

Also known as Virtua Squad in United States

Setup will install the NV1 version (incompatible with DirectX) if an Nvidia graphic card is detected. Use NATIVE.EXE instead to install the game.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Disc is needed as it contains all music tracks

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%WINDIR%\VCOP.ini

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Only 640x480 is available
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
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.
High-fidelity upscaling		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Locked at 30 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		Referred to as "Pointer Speed". It has three predetermined settings: "Slow", "Normal" and "Fast"
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support		Closing the game as well as graphical and control settings require the keyboard.
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
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

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		2	Co-op
LAN play		2	Co-op Accessed by pressing F9 (except during intro logos)
Online play

Issues fixed

The code execution cannot proceed because DPLAY.dll was not found

Install DirectPlay

DirectDraw Init FAILED SetDisplayMode

Use dgVoodoo 2

Intro video not being rendered

If you wait long enought on the title screen the intro video plays, but only sound can be heard, the video itself is not rendered. This happens because of the Indeo codec which is not included in the newest versions of Windows.

See Troubleshooting guide.
Using dgVoodoo 2 will not render the intro video, as Virtua Cop uses GDI for the intro video instead of DirectX. Use DDrawCompat to render the intro video at the cost of not being compatible with dgVoodoo 2's graphical options.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	3	Also supports NV1 3D API if uses a nVidia card

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 90 MHz
System memory (RAM)	8 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	60 MB
Video card (GPU)	256 Colors, SVGA compatible DirectX 3 compatible	Nvidia NV1
Sound (audio device)	Sound Blaster 16 compatible
Other	2x Speed CD Drive, Keyboard/Joypad or joystick