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Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines

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Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines cover
Developers
Pyro Studios
Publishers
Eidos Interactive
Release dates
Windows July 31, 1998
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines guide on StrategyWiki
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines on Wikipedia
Commandos
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines 1998
Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty 1999
Commandos 2: Men of Courage 2001
Commandos 3: Destination Berlin 2003
Commandos: Strike Force 2006
Commandos 2 HD Remaster 2020
Commandos 3 HD Remaster 2022
Commandos: Origins 2024

Key points

The original 16-bit installer won't work on 64 bit systems. See: Issues fixed.
Audio-/video-options are very limited.

General information

Commandos Wiki
GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Illegal Table of Contents and oversized CD-ROM DRM
Windows
GamersGate
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Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Includes Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty. Cannot be purchased in Germany.[1]
Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
Steam
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Windows

Version differences

The GOG.com version has added compatibility fixes for modern systems, includes Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty, and is cheaper than buying both games separately on Steam.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete/rename H_Intro.avi[citation needed]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\VIDEO\
  2. Delete or rename H_Intro.avi.

Patches

The latest official patch for the European retail release is 1.1. The US release is already patched.

Steam "Ultimate Fix"

Install Steam Ultimate fix patch[2]
Fixes many of the numerous bugs the Steam version has (lack of sound, not being able to save or load and the gameplay running incredibly fast)
  1. Download the patch
  2. Extract it in the folder where the game is installed

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/6800/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/6800/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Video options is limited to changing between four resolutions.
Video options is limited to changing between four resolutions.

Template:Video settings

Input settings

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Audio settings

The only available audio option is master volume.
The only available audio option is master volume.

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Polish
Local retail version only.
Spanish
Retail version, download.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
6 Co-op
Online play
6 Co-op

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Mplayer.com servers were taken offline in 2001.
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Issues fixed

Can't install original retail version on 64 bit Windows

Manually install the game[3]
  1. Create the folder where you want the game to be installed (default would be C:\Program Files (x86)\Eidos Interactive\Pyro\Commandos)
  2. Open the <cd drive>\COMANDOS folder and copy its content inside the first folder
  3. Open Notepad and save this with the .reg extension
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Pyro]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Pyro\Commandos]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Pyro\Commandos\1.0]
"DirCd"="D:\\Comandos"
"DirIns"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Eidos Interactive\\Pyro\\Commandos"
"Type"=dword:00000001

Notes

The above .reg file -which you need then to open to add the key to registry- assume D: as your CD drive and the default game path as the installation folder. If this is not your case adjust the registry keys accordingly

"Please run the German version on this computer" error

This issue has been fixed in the GOG.com version (specifically using the hex edit below).
Change your Windows language setting from "Deutsch (Deutschland)" to "Deutsch (Luxemburg)"[citation needed]
Hex edit Comandos.exe[4]
  1. Open the game executable with a hex editor such as HxD
  2. Search for 74 0C 81 FE 07 14 00 00 74 04
  3. Replace first and last 2 groups of byte (74 0C and 74 04) with 90 90
  4. Search for 74 0C 81 FF 07 14 00 00 0F 85
  5. Replace 74 0C with 90 90 and 0F 85 with 90 E9

"DIRECTX 5 NOT FOUND." error

Rename comandos.exe to commandos.exe[5]

Notes

This fix works on windows 10 for the GOG.com version.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DirectDraw 5
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio Miles Sound System
Multiplayer MPlayer.com Servers were taken offline in 2001.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 120 MHz
System memory (RAM) 16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 135 MB
Video card (GPU) 1 MB of VRAM
DirectX 5 compatible

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 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>/6800/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (6800) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References