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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|January 16, 2014|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref name="release date">[https://www.gog.com/news/release_sid_meiers_covert_action Release: Sid Meier's Covert Action - GOG.com]</ref>}} | {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|January 16, 2014|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref name="release date">[https://www.gog.com/news/release_sid_meiers_covert_action Release: Sid Meier's Covert Action - GOG.com]</ref>}} | ||
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|January 16, 2014|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref name="release date"/>}} | {{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|January 16, 2014|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref name="release date"/>}} | ||
| − | {{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|July 24, 2014|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref> | + | {{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|July 24, 2014|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/general/gogcom_now_supports_linux/page1|title=GOG.com Now Supports Linux!, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com|date=May 2023}}</ref>}} |
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|steam appid = 327390 | |steam appid = 327390 | ||
|gogcom id = 1207660463 | |gogcom id = 1207660463 | ||
| − | |mobygames = sid-meiers-covert-action | + | |hltb = 23022 |
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| + | |lutris = sid-meiers-covert-action-classic | ||
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|wikipedia = Covert Action | |wikipedia = Covert Action | ||
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|license = commercial | |license = commercial | ||
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}} | }} | ||
'''General information''' | '''General information''' | ||
| − | {{mm}} [ | + | {{mm}} [https://covertaction.fandom.com/wiki/Covert_Action_Wiki Covert Action Wiki] |
{{GOG.com links|1207660463|sid_meiers_covert_action}} | {{GOG.com links|1207660463|sid_meiers_covert_action}} | ||
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/327390/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions] | {{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/327390/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions] | ||
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{{Availability| | {{Availability| | ||
{{Availability/row| Retail | | DRM-free | Entire game can be copied to the hard drive. | | DOS }} | {{Availability/row| Retail | | DRM-free | Entire game can be copied to the hard drive. | | DOS }} | ||
| − | {{Availability/row| GOG.com | sid_meiers_covert_action | DRM-free | Pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]].<ref> | + | {{Availability/row| GamersGate | sid-meiers-covert-action | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }} |
| + | {{Availability/row| GOG.com | sid_meiers_covert_action | DRM-free | Pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]].<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/general/list_of_gog_games_using_dosbox/page1|title=List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com|date=May 2023}}</ref> | | Windows, OS X, Linux }} | ||
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{{Availability/row| Humble | sid-meiers-covert-action | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }} | {{Availability/row| Humble | sid-meiers-covert-action | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }} | ||
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| Developers | |
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| MPS Labs | |
| Publishers | |
| Retail | MicroProse |
| Digital (original) | Night Dive Studios |
| Digital (original) | Retroism |
| Digital (current) | Atari |
| Release dates | |
| DOS | June 3, 1990 |
| Windows (DOSBox) | January 16, 2014[1] |
| macOS (OS X) (DOSBox) | January 16, 2014[1] |
| Linux (DOSBox) | July 24, 2014[2] |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Genres | Stealth, Puzzle, Shooter |
| Themes | Contemporary |
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Sid Meier's Covert Action is a singleplayer stealth, puzzle and shooter game.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
Entire game can be copied to the hard drive. | |
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| GamersGate | |
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| GOG.com | |
Pre-packaged with DOSBox.[3] | |
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| Green Man Gaming | |
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| Humble Store | |
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| Steam | |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | |
| Windows | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
| macOS (OS X) | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
| Linux | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | |
| Windows | <path-to-game>\Covert\CV*.SVE[Note 2] <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
| macOS (OS X) | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
| Linux | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | No mouse support. | |
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | Toggle with Alt+J. Cannot be used for the car chase and code breaking sections. | |
| 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 |
|---|
| 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 feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | All speech is text-based. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file. |
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| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DOS video modes | CGA, Tandy, EGA, MCGA, VGA |
System requirements
| DOS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel 8088 | |
| System memory (RAM) | 512 KB | 640 KB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1.5 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 256 KB of VRAM | |
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP | Vista, 7, 8 |
| Processor (CPU) | 1.8 GHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | DirectX 7 compatible | DirectX 9 compatible |
| macOS (OS X) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 10.7 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 100 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM | |
| Linux | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | Ubuntu 14.04, Mint 17 | |
| Processor (CPU) | 2.0 GHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 100 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 256 MB of VRAM | |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 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_savesfolder might be temporary files or other files that do not contain saves or settings). - ↑ 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%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Release: Sid Meier's Covert Action - GOG.com
- ↑ GOG.com Now Supports Linux!, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023