Red Baron
Developers | |
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Dynamix | |
Publishers | |
Retail | Sierra On-Line |
Digital | Mad Otter Games |
Release dates | |
DOS | December 19, 1990 |
Mac OS (Classic) | June 1992 |
Windows (DOSBox) | October 8, 2009[1] |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | Expansion pack |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, FPS, Shooter, Simulation, Vehicle combat |
Vehicles | Flight |
Themes | Europe, Historical, World War I |
Series | Red Baron |
Red Baron | |
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Red Baron | 1990 |
Red Baron II | 1997 |
Red Baron 3D | 1998 |
This page is for the game developed by Dynamix. For the game developed by Davilex Games, see Red Baron (2005).
Key points
- The EGA/Tandy version is available for free.[citation needed]
General information
- Wings of Honor (classic) - Fan site dedicated to WW1 flight simulators. Also the officially sanctioned site for the Red Baron series
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
GOG.com | VGA version pre-packaged with DOSBox.[2] Bundled with Red Baron: Mission Builder and Red Baron 3D. | |||
Steam | Part of "Red Baron Pack". | |||
Developer website (unavailable) | Available for free. EGA/Tandy version. |
- The freeware version of Red Baron does not come with a manual.
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Mission Builder |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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DOS | <path-to-game>\ |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
Windows | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/263940/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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DOS | <path-to-game>\ |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
Windows | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/263940/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | For DOSBox toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
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 | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | No speech. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file. |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English |
Issues fixed
Stuck at "Insert Disk X" (DOSBox, EGA/Tandy version)
Instructions[citation needed] |
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Copy the contents of Disk 2 and 3 to the installation folder. |
Missing install to Harddisk option
When running INSTALL.COM, if the option "Copy Baron to Hard drive" does not appear, ensure the disks are properly labelled. For a 2 disk set, they should be labelled "RBDISK1" and "RBDISK2", and for a 3 disk set "RBDISK1", "RBDISK2" and "RBDISK3".
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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DOS video modes | CGA, MCGA, Tandy, EGA, VGA | EGA/Tandy and VGA are sold as separate versions. |
Mods
- A collection of mods can be found here.
System requirements
DOS | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 5.0 | 6.22 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel 8088 10 MHz (EGA/Tandy) Intel 386DX (VGA) |
Intel 486 |
System memory (RAM) | 640 KB | 1 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1.5 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | CGA, MCGA (4 Colour), Tandy, EGA (16 Colour), VGA (256 Colour) 1 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data. For the GOG.com release, file changes in DOSBox are redirected to
<path-to-game>/cloud_saves/
even if GOG Galaxy is not used (this folder contains all redirected files, so some files in thecloud_saves
folder might be temporary files or other files that do not contain saves or settings). - ↑ 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 (263940) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.