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Revision as of 20:02, 2 May 2015

Recoil
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Developers
Westwood Studios
Zipper Interactive
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Release dates
Windows March 18, 1999[1]
Recoil on Wikipedia

Warnings

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
DRM: SafeDisc v2 disc check
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
To install on modern Windows you need to set Windows 95 compatibility mode for Autorun.exe

Essential improvements

nGlide wrapper

The game is compatible with the nGlide wrapper which means it can be easier to play on modern systems.
You can use nGlide configuration to set the resolution you want to upscale the game. Use 4:3 aspect ratio to avoid stretching.
Glide version of the game has no access to multiplayer
Instructions

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row
System Location

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row
System Location

Video settings

Graphics and Sound settings menu.

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Control settings menu.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

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Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
8
Online play
8 Westwood Online service was shut down

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 6
Glide 2.56
Software renderer
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 95, 98
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 166 MHz
System memory (RAM) 32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 220 MB
Video card (GPU) 2 MB of VRAM
DirectX 6 compatible
Sound (audio device) DirectX compatible

References