Star Wars: Republic Commando

Star Wars
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Key points

Multiplayer is still playable using Game Ranger.

Active modding community.

General information

Wookieepedia - A huge wiki dedicated to the Star Wars universe

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Steam Users' Forums

Availability[edit]

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		DRM: SecuROM.
GamersGate
Games Republic
GOG.com
Steam

Essential improvements[edit]

Patches[edit]

Official[edit]

1.0 update adds an additional Multiplayer map, Hangar.

Unofficial[edit]

Republic Commando Graphics Fix - Fixes some graphical issues and adds widescreen/4K support. Also adds in some optional graphical updates.

Game data[edit]

In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\GameData\System\system.ini

Save game data location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\GameData\Save

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings[edit]

In-game video settings.

Graphics option	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		See the WSGF entry.
Multi-monitor		See the WSGF entry.
Ultra-widescreen		See the WSGF entry.
4K Ultra HD		See the WSGF entry.
Field of view (FOV)	See the WSGF entry.
Windowed	Toggle with `Alt`+`↵ Enter` or use the `-windowed` command line argument.
Borderless fullscreen windowed	Start the game with the `-windowed` parameter and use Borderless Gaming.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	Force in the graphics card control panel.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	FSAA up to x8. Requires Vsync enabled.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS

Input settings[edit]

In-game key map settings.

Keyboard and mouse	Native	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		See Mouse acceleration.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		See Controller support.
Full controller support		Controller doesn't allow to navigate menus.
Controller remapping		Possible by editing `<path-to-game>\GameData\Save\Profile_<user-id>\User.ini`. Requires knowladge of Unreal config structure.
Controller sensitivity		See Controller sensitivity and axis inversion.
Controller Y-axis inversion		See Controller sensitivity and axis inversion.

Additional information
Button prompts
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback

Mouse sensitivity in menus is bound with sensitivity in game. Because of that, navigating menus may become difficult, if a player sets high mouse sensitivity or has a high DPI mouse.

Mouse acceleration[edit]

Edit config file^{[citation needed]}

Edit <path-to-game>\GameData\Save\Profile_<user-id>\User.ini.
Go to [Engine.PlayerInput] section.
To disable mouse smoothing set MouseSmoothingMode to 0.
To change the strength of mouse smoothing, change MouseSmoothingStrength using a value between 0.0 (weakest smoothing) and 1.0 (strongest).
To change mouse acceleration, change MouseAccelThreshold using a value between 0 (no acceleration) and 100 (full acceleration).

Controller support[edit]

Enabling Gamepad^{[citation needed]}

This fix a profile to be already created already by the game.

Download this file and extract it.
Open User (joystick).ini in a text editor and copy all of its content.
Open <path-to-game>\GameData\Save\Profile_<user-id>\User.ini remove its content and paste the content copied from User (joystick).ini in there.
Save the changes.
Open <path-to-game>\GameData\System\System.ini.
Find a line UseJoystick=False and set it to UseJoystick=True.
Save the changes.
Copy the Dinput.dll, Dinput8.dll, XInput1_3.dll and XInputPlus.ini from XInput Plus Files folder (that you have extracted) and paste them in <path-to-game>\GameData\System.

Controller sensitivity and axis inversion[edit]

Edit User.ini^{[citation needed]}

This guide is written for the Controller support fix and it may not work with custom bindings.

Edit <path-to-game>\GameData\Save\Profile_<user-id>\User.ini.
Find a line JoyR=Axis aBaseX. Adjust the Speed value for your X-axis sensitivity. To invert the axis add type in a negative value (e.g. Speed=-690).
Find a line JoyU=Axis aLookUp. Adjust the Speed value for your Y-axis sensitivity. To invert the axis add type in a negative value.

Audio settings[edit]

In-game audio settings.

Audio options	Native	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support		EAX 3.^[1] Set `UseDefaultDriver=False` in `<path-to-game>\System\System.ini`.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	CC	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish

Network[edit]

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		16
Online play		16

The max player limit for a dedicated server is 16. For non-dedicated, the limit is 8

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP (outbound)	3658, 3659, 6500, 27900
UDP (outbound)	3658, 3659, 6500, 27900

Issues fixed[edit]

Game crashes or odd artifacts appear[edit]

Bump Mapping Crash^[2]

This is a common problem, especially on ATI/AMD cards. Setting Bump mapping to Low should solve the problem. You can also start the game with a DirectX-8-to-9 emulator or install a fan made graphics fix to resolve the crashes.

Error with Steam[edit]

Steam error^{[citation needed]}

If you get an error message saying, "Failed to detect Steam", "Problem starting up Steam", or something similar, try restarting Steam. If that does not work, try deleting ClientRegistry.blob in the \Steam folder.

If it continues to not function correctly - it may work the first time after running Steam, then fail - then do the following:

Go to <path-to-game>\GameData\System\
Right-click SWRepublicCommando.exe and go to the Compatibility tab of Properties.
Tick the Run this program as an Administrator box, as well as the box for XP compatibility at the top, and apply the changes.

Stretched HUD fix[edit]

Use a fixed HUDTextures.utx^{[citation needed]}

This will correct the HUD for 16:9 resolutions.

Download the Widescreen HUD Fix v1.1.
Go to <path-to-game>\GameData\Textures\
Replace the original HUDTextures.utx with the fixed one.

3D & EAX Never Sets with Creative/X-fi[edit]

Use PAX custom Creative drivers^{[citation needed]}

In Vista and Win7 (possibly later OS's as well) if the game refuses to set 3D Audio and EAX even with "UseDefaultDriver=False" and a checked OpenAL setup then install the custom "PAX" drivers for X-fi and other Creative audio cards.

Download [1] and/or [2].
Install.
Make sure "UseDefaultDriver=False" is set in system.ini and latest OpenAL is installed.
Now 3D Audio as well as EAX 3 and 32 channels should stay set in the options menu after game restart.

Other information[edit]

API[edit]

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	8
Shader Model support	1.1
64-bit executable

Middleware[edit]

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Karma
Audio	OpenAL
Multiplayer	GameSpy

System requirements[edit]

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98 SE	ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz AMD Athlon 1.0 GHz	Intel Pentium IV 2.0 GHz AMD Athlon XP 2400 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	256 MB	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible	Nvidia GeForce FX 5700

References

[1] Wikipedia:List of games with EAX support

[2] Game crashes on level load - Steam Users' Forums

[1]

[2]

Developers

	LucasArts
Publishers
	LucasArts
	Disney Interactive Studios
Engines
	Unreal Engine 2
Release dates
Windows	March 4, 2005