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Revision as of 10:10, 2 April 2017

Vietcong
Vietcong cover
Developers
Pterodon
Illusion Softworks
Publishers
Gathering of Developers
Engines
Ptero Engine II
Release dates
Windows March 26, 2003
Vietcong on Wikipedia

Warnings

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).
Vietcong
Vietcong 2003
Vietcong 2 2005

Key points

GameSpy online server browser has stopped working due to GameSpy services being shut down.[1] Use the Serverlist fix.
Most compatibility and performance issues with new systems (Windows Vista and later) can be fixed in the VCStarter tool.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Windows
Amazon.com
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Windows
Not available digitally.

Essential improvements

Patches

Patch 1.3

Patch 1.41

Patch 1.60

Reduant Patch 1.60

Patch 1.6 is required to use VCStarter.

Launcher

VCStarter 1.5.1

VCStarter 1.65.1

Allows to play the game properly on modern operating systems.

Online play

Serverlist fix

After applying this fix the game uses Qtracker as its master server so the in-game serverlist is still available.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row
System Location

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row
System Location

Video settings

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
64
Online play
64 GameSpy services have been shut down;[2] see GameSpy for workarounds.

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 98SE, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium III (1.0 GHz) / Celeron (1.2 GHz) / AMD Athlon (1.2 GHz)
System memory (RAM) 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 2 MX400
AMD Radeon 8500
32 MB of VRAM

References