Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
Developers | |
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2015 Inc. | |
Spearhead | EA Los Angeles |
Breakthrough | TKO Software |
Mac OS (Classic) | Westlake Interactive |
macOS (OS X) | Westlake Interactive |
Linux | Ryan C. Gordon |
Publishers | |
Electronic Arts | |
Mac OS | Aspyr Media |
OS X | Aspyr Media |
Engines | |
id Tech 3 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | January 22, 2002 |
Mac OS (Classic) | June 11, 2002 |
macOS (OS X) | June 11, 2002 |
Linux | January 2004 |
Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
Key points
- Cannot use Alt+Tab ↹ while in-game. (Works Alt+Ctrl+Delete)
- GameSpy online server browser has stopped working due to GameSpy services being shut down.[1] See GameSpy Alternative below for a fix.
- The Linux port is an incomplete conversion.
General information
- Medal of Honor Wiki
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SafeDisc v2 DRM[Note 1]. | |||
GOG.com | War Chest Edition with bonus interviews, artworks, wallpapers | |||
Origin | War Chest Edition |
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- A Linux installer is available here which requires a USA CD version of the game, be aware that it is still in beta.
Version differences
- The War Chest Edition is a complete edition containing the base game and the two expansion packs.
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Spearhead | ||
Breakthrough |
Essential improvements
Patches
- The latest version of Allied Assault is 1.11. The game is automatically updated to this version when installing Spearhead or Breakthrough. It's available in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, and Netherlands.
- The latest version of Spearhead is 2.15. You need to install 2.11 first, then 2.15.
- The latest version of Breakthrough is 2.40b. If you install 2.40b and receive a 'Pixomatic' error, just install 2.40 over it.
- Origin version of Warchest has all listed latest updates.
Skip intro videos
Edit newconfig.cfg[citation needed] |
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seta cl_playintro "0"
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GameSpy Alternative
Due to GameSpy Server shutting down, it is highly recommended to use MOH: Server Browser Fixer to browse online servers[citation needed] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\main\[Note 2] |
macOS (OS X) | |
Linux | ~/.mohaa/main/ |
-
<path-to-game>\main\newconfig.cfg
and<path-to-game>\main\configs\unnamedsoldier.cfg
are the configuration files. - Spearhead files are under
mainta
; Breakthrough files are undermaintt
.
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | <path-to-game>\MOHAA\main\save[Note 2] |
macOS (OS X) | |
Linux |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Origin |
Video settings
Widescreen resolution
Edit unnamedsoldier.cfg[4] |
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seta r_customwidth "1920" seta r_customheight "1080" seta r_mode "-1" |
Max quality graphics settings
Edit newconfig.cfg[citation needed] |
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seta com_maxfps "144" seta cg_drawviewmodel "2" seta cg_effectdetail "1.0" seta cg_marks_add "1" seta cg_max_tempmodels "1200" seta cg_rain "1" seta cg_reserve_tempmodels "240" seta cg_shadows "2" seta g_ddayfodderguys "2" seta g_ddayfog "0" seta g_ddayshingleguys "2" seta r_colorbits "32" seta r_drawstaticdecals "1" seta r_ext_compressed_textures "1" seta r_fastdlights "0" seta r_fastentlight "0" seta r_forceClampToEdge "1" seta r_lodcap "1.0" seta r_lodscale "1.1" seta r_lodviewmodelcap "1.0" seta r_maxmode "9" seta r_picmip "0" seta r_picmip_models "0" seta r_picmip_sky "0" seta r_subdivisions "1" seta r_texturebits "32" seta r_texturemode "GL_LINEAR_MIPMAP_LINEAR" seta r_vidmode1024 "0" seta r_vidmodemax "1" seta s_khz "44" seta ter_error "4" seta ter_maxlod "6" seta ter_maxtris "24576" seta vss_draw "1" seta vss_maxcount "15" seta r_uselod "0" Notes
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Vertical sync (Vsync)
Edit unnamedsoldier.cfg[citation needed] |
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seta r_swapinterval "1" |
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Traditional Chinese | Only available in China (Mainland and Taiwan) retail release. | |||
Dutch | ||||
French | Retail version only. | |||
German | ||||
Italian | Retail version only. | |||
Spanish | ||||
Polish | Fan translation 1 2 3 |
3D audio providers restoration
- On Windows Vista and later you'll need to first restore legacy audio effects.
Retrieve missing 3D sound providers[5][6] |
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Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 64 | Versus, Co-op For co-op use the Medal of Honor: Cooperative mod. |
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Online play | 64 | Versus, Co-op For co-op use the Medal of Honor: Cooperative mod. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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TCP | 28900, 29900, 29901 |
UDP | 3783, 6500, 6515, 6667, 12201, 12202, 12203, 12210, 12300, 13139, 27900 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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TCP | 12203-12218 |
UDP | 12203-12218, 12300 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues fixed
Graphics settings are lost each time when starting game
Create newconfig.cfg |
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You need to copy your graphics settings from |
Can't turn mouse more than 180° (or doesn't work properly)
Edit config |
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Put this line into config file.
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Game crashes during EA logo (Origin version)
Change settings of Origin |
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If the game crashes at startup using the Origin version, you have to disable "Origin In Game". |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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OpenGL | 1.1 |
Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||||
macOS (OS X) | |||||
Linux | |||||
Mac OS (Classic) |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | Miles Sound System | 6.1c |
Multiplayer | GameSpy |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 OSR2 | 98SE, ME, 2000, XP |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium II 450 MHz AMD Athlon 500 MHz |
Intel Pentium III 700 MHz AMD Athlon 700 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | 256 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1.2 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 16 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.0 compatible | 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.0 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[2] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[3]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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).
References
- ↑ EA Service Updates
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ WSGF page
- ↑ How to Enable True 3D sound in MoHAA - AlliedAssault.com (retrieved)
- ↑ Medal of Honor: Allied Assault tweak guide - TechSpot
- ↑ https://pclab.pl/art17707-26.html Audigy cards launch date