Sub Command

Sub Command is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person and third-person action and vehicle combat game.

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM 2 DRM
Retail		2006 Naval Combat Pack compilation.
Publisher website		Bundled with 688(I) Hunter/Killer and Jane's Fleet Command in the Naval Combat Pack.
Epic Games Store
GamersGate
Green Man Gaming
Steam
ZOOM Platform

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\subcommand.ini^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2920/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\scenario\*.mcs^{[Note 1]} <path-to-game>\<player name>.log^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2920/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
Steam Cloud

Video

Opening game options activates speech recognition.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Fixed resolutions provided.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		See the glossary page for potential 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
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus		Game playable without using keyboard.
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, Voice responses, 3D sound, sound effects
Surround sound
Subtitles		Generic mission status voices not subtitled. Associated text (if any) instead gives more detail.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
German				Retail only.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play
LAN play		8
Online play
Asynchronous multiplayer

Connection types

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

Issues fixed

Seawolf: Missile Test

The third mission in the Seawolf, Missile Test, cannot have its objectives completed.

This does not affect the 688i mission, which has slightly different scripting.

Instructions^[1]

Open <path-to-game>\Scenario\MissileTest.mc
Change lines 672 and 713 from "ENDTIME 41400" to "ENDTIME 41500".

Notes

You must restart the mission for changes to take effect.

You can edit them with the in-game editor, renaming the file to MissileTest.mc, and modifying goals 14 and 15 in the editor. Change the goal end-time to 11:32, and rename the file back to MissileTest.mc

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	8

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	95, 98, ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 233 MHz
System memory (RAM)	64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	750 MB
Video card (GPU)	8 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.0a compatible
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 8.0a compatible

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 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%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/2920/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (2920) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Sub Command: Missile Test mission - last accessed on May 2023

[gamedir-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 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%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[Proton_path_note-2] 2.0 ^2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/2920/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (2920) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[3] Sub Command: Missile Test mission - last accessed on May 2023

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

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Developers

	Sonalysts Combat Simulations
Publishers
Retail	Electronic Arts
Digital	Strategy First
Release dates
Windows	October 1, 2001
Reception
Metacritic	84
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person, Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Vehicle combat
Vehicles	Naval/watercraft
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Cold War