This page is for the original 1993 game. For the first-person shooter reboot, see Syndicate (2012).
Key points
- The American Revolt expansion is required for multiplayer support
General information
- Syndicate Wiki
- Syndicate Unofficial Fan Site - A fan site for the series
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
Availability
Version differences
- Syndicate Plus is a complete edition which includes the American Revolt expansion.
DLC and expansion packs
Name |
Notes |
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Syndicate: American Revolt |
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Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Delete/rename INTRO.EXE[citation needed]
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- Go to the installation folder.
- Delete or rename
INTRO.EXE .
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- The title screen will still be shown.
FreeSynd
FreeSynd is a cross-platform, open-source re-implementation that allows for playing the game natively rather than in the DOSBox emulator.
Set up FreeSynd
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- Download FreeSynd and extract it. Note: The green button downloads an old version. Use the folder tree, instead.
- Copy the data files from the Syndicate installation folder to FreeSynd's
bin\data folder. Syndicate Plus installations (like GOG's) should have 439 data files in SYNDICAT\DATA and plain Syndicate installations should have 450 in SYND\DATA or DATA .
- For Syndicate Plus installations (like GOG's), apply this patch.
- Optional: Open
bin\freesynd.ini and change "fullscreen" to "true" or else the game will be in a tiny, 640x400 window.
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- FreeSynd requires the game's original files.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System |
Location |
DOS |
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Windows |
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Mac OS (Classic) |
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macOS (OS X) |
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Save game data location
- American Revolt saves are in
<path-to-game>\SAVE2\
Video settings
Graphics settings (GOG.com version)
Template:Video settings
Input settings
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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French |
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Network
- Multiplayer requires the American Revolt expansion (Syndicate Plus includes the expansion)
Multiplayer types
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
DOS video modes |
VGA, SVGA |
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Executable | PPC | 16-bit |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows | | |
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macOS (OS X) | | |
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Mac OS (Classic) | | | |
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System requirements
DOS | Windows | Mac OS (Classic) | macOS (OS X) |
DOS |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
3.0 (Original release) 5.0 (CD release) |
6.22 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel 386 33 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) |
4 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
50 MB | |
Video card (GPU) |
VGA, SVGA | |
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP, Vista, 7 | |
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) |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
10.6.8 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core Duo 2 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
2 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
64 MB of VRAM |
Notes
References