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{{disambig|the remaster|the original release|[[Battlezone II: Combat Commander]]}}
 
{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = Battlezone Combat Commander cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Battlezone Combat Commander cover.jpg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Big Boat Interactive}}
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Big Boat Interactive|Remaster}}
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Pandemic Studios|Original content}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Rebellion Developments}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Rebellion Developments}}
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|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|March 1, 2018}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|March 1, 2018}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Bird's-eye view, First-person }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Multiple select, Point and select, Direct control }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | RTS, Strategy, Shooter }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Sci-fi }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Battlezone }}
 
|steam appid  = 624970
 
|steam appid  = 624970
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
|gogcom page  = battlezone_combat_commander
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|gogcom id    = 1120387413
 +
|hltb        = 54121
 +
|lutris      = battlezone-combat-commander
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
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|mobygames    = 104403
 
|wikipedia    = Battlezone II: Combat Commander
 
|wikipedia    = Battlezone II: Combat Commander
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
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|license      = commercial
 +
}}
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{{Introduction
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|introduction      =
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|release history  =
 +
 +
|current state    =
 
}}
 
}}
{{Series|Battlezone}}
 
{{disambig|the remake|the original release|[[Battlezone II: Combat Commander]]}}
 
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
 
{{GOG.com links|1120387413|battlezone_combat_commander}}
 
{{GOG.com links|1120387413|battlezone_combat_commander}}
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/624970/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/624970/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| GOG | battlezone_combat_commander | DRM-free |  |  | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| GamersGate | battlezone-combat-commander | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | battlezone_combat_commander | DRM-free |  |  | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| GMG | battlezone-combat-commander-pc | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Humble | battlezone-combat-commander | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 624970 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 624970 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
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==Essential improvements==
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===Skip intro videos===
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{{Fixbox|description=Start the game with <code>/nointro</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|parameter]]|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Suicide machine|date=2019-02-19}}</ref>}}
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
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{{Image|Battlezone Combat Commander - gameplay settings.png|Gameplay settings.}}
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\Battlezone Combat Commander\launch.ini|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\Battlezone Combat Commander\UserPrefs}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\Battlezone Combat Commander\pilots\|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\Battlezone Combat Commander\saved\}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|gog galaxy           = true
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|discord                  =
|gog galaxy notes     =  
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|discord notes            =
|origin               =  
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|epic games launcher      =
|origin notes         =  
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|epic games launcher notes =
|steam cloud           = true
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|gog galaxy               = true
|steam cloud notes     =  
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|gog galaxy notes         =  
|uplay                =  
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|origin                   =  
|uplay notes           =  
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|origin notes             =  
|xbox cloud           =  
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|steam cloud               = true
|xbox cloud notes     =  
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|steam cloud notes         =  
 +
|ubisoft connect          =  
 +
|ubisoft connect notes     =  
 +
|xbox cloud               =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
{{Video settings
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{{Image|Battlezone Combat Commander - video settings.png|Video settings.}}
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|multimonitor              = unknown
 
|multimonitor              = unknown
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
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|ultrawidescreen            = true
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd                = true
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|fov                        = true
 
|fov                        = true
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = unknown
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|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
|borderless windowed        = unknown
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|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|anisotropic                = true
 
|anisotropic                = true
 
|anisotropic notes          = Up to 16x
 
|anisotropic notes          = Up to 16x
|antialiasing              = unknown
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|antialiasing              = true
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|antialiasing notes        = Up to 8x multisampling.
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Image|Battlezone Combat Commander - input settings.png|Input settings.}}
|key remap                = unknown
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{{Input
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|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
|acceleration option      = unknown
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|acceleration option      = true
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity        = true
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
|mouse menu                = unknown
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|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
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|invert mouse y-axis      = true
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
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|touchscreen              = false
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|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|touchscreen               = unknown
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|xinput controllers        = unknown
|touchscreen notes        =  
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|xinput controllers notes  =
|button prompts           = unknown
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|xbox prompts              = unknown
|button prompts notes     =  
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|xbox prompts notes        =
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|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|impulse triggers notes    =
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|dualshock 4               = unknown
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|dualshock 4 notes        =
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|dualshock prompts        = unknown
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|dualshock prompts notes  =
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|light bar support        = unknown
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|light bar support notes  =
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|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
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|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
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|tracked motion controllers= unknown
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|tracked motion controllers notes =
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|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
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|tracked motion prompts notes =
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|other controllers         = unknown
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|other controllers notes  =  
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|other button prompts     = unknown
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|other button prompts notes=  
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
|simultaneous input        = unknown
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|simultaneous input        = true
 
|simultaneous input notes  =  
 
|simultaneous input notes  =  
|steam input api          = unknown
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|steam input api          = false
 
|steam input api notes    =  
 
|steam input api notes    =  
|light bar support        = unknown
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|steam hook input          = true
|light bar support notes   =  
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|steam hook input notes   =  
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|steam input presets      = true
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|steam input presets notes =
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|steam controller prompts  = false
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|steam controller prompts notes =
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|steam cursor detection    = false
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|steam cursor detection notes = Always assumes that cursor is hidden.
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Image|Battlezone Combat Commander - audio settings.png|Audio settings.}}
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
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|closed captions          = unknown
 
|closed captions          = unknown
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
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|mute on focus lost      = always on
|mute on focus lost notes =  
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|mute on focus lost notes = No option to disable it.
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = English
 
|language  = English
|interface = yes
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|interface = true
|audio    = yes
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|audio    = true
|subtitles = yes
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|subtitles = true
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = French
 
|language  = French
|interface = yes
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|interface = true
|audio    = yes
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|audio    = true
|subtitles = yes
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|subtitles = true
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = German
 
|language  = German
|interface = yes
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|interface = true
|audio    = yes
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|audio    = true
|subtitles = yes
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|subtitles = true
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
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|local play players  =  
 
|local play players  =  
 
|local play modes    =  
 
|local play modes    =  
|local play notes    = Not supported (Steam store page is incorrect).<ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/app/624970/discussions/0/1620599015868646824/ Local multiplayer? :: Battlezone: Combat Commander General Discussions]</ref>
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|local play notes    = Not supported (Steam store page is incorrect).<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/624970/discussions/0/1620599015868646824/|title=Local multiplayer? :: Battlezone: Combat Commander General Discussions|date=May 2023}}</ref>
 
|lan play            = unknown
 
|lan play            = unknown
 
|lan play players    =  
 
|lan play players    =  
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|metal support          =  
 
|metal support          =  
 
|metal support notes    =  
 
|metal support notes    =  
|vulkan support        =  
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|vulkan versions        =  
|vulkan support notes   =  
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|vulkan notes           =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
|shader model versions  =  
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|shader model versions  = 5
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = unknown
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|64-bit executable notes=  
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows arm app        = false
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|windows exe notes      =
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|macos intel 32-bit app =
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|macos intel 64-bit app =
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|macos app notes        =
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|linux 32-bit executable=  
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|linux 64-bit executable=
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|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==
{{ii}} A 64-bit system is required.
 
 
{{System requirements
 
{{System requirements
 
|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
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|recGPU  =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 
|recDX    =  
 
|recDX    =  
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|notes    = {{ii}} A 64-bit system is required.
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 00:12, 26 December 2023

This page is for the remaster. For the original release, see Battlezone II: Combat Commander.

Battlezone: Combat Commander
Battlezone: Combat Commander cover
Developers
Remaster Big Boat Interactive
Original content Pandemic Studios
Publishers
Rebellion Developments
Release dates
Windows March 1, 2018
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Bird's-eye view, First-person
Controls Multiple select, Point and select, Direct control
Genres RTS, Strategy, Shooter
Themes Sci-fi
Series Battlezone
Battlezone: Combat Commander on HowLongToBeat
Battlezone: Combat Commander on MobyGames
Battlezone: Combat Commander on Wikipedia
Battlezone
Battlezone (1983) 1983
Battlezone 1998
Battlezone II: Combat Commander 1999
Battlezone (2010) 2010
Battlezone 98 Redux 2016
Battlezone (2017) 2017
Battlezone: Combat Commander 2018

Battlezone: Combat Commander is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view and first-person RTS, strategy and shooter game in the Battlezone series.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Start the game with /nointro parameter[1]

Game data

Gameplay settings.
Gameplay settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Battlezone Combat Commander\launch.ini
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Battlezone Combat Commander\UserPrefs
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/624970/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Battlezone Combat Commander\pilots\
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Battlezone Combat Commander\saved\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/624970/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings.
Video settings.

Input

Input settings.
Input settings.

Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
No option to disable it.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
Local play
Not supported (Steam store page is incorrect).[2]
LAN play
Online play

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Shader Model support 5
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo 3.0 GHz
AMD Phenom II 3.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 10
Video card (GPU) 1 GB of VRAM
DirectX 11 compatible
A 64-bit system is required.


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References