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Warnings

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

Moonbase Commander is a singleplayer and multiplayer top-down view strategy game.

General information

Moonbase Commander Center (dead link) - A hub for Moonbase Commander news and files. Has not been updated for a while.

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Simple disc check.
GamersGate
GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Steam
ZOOM Platform

Essential improvements

Patches

Patch 1.1 is the latest patch available for the game and provides bug fixes.

All digital versions come with the patch pre-installed.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/254880/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/254880/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game options menu.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Locked in to 640x480 resolution.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		Press `⇧ Shift`+`F5` to alternate between fullscreen and windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Capped at 30 FPS.^[1]

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		4
Online play		4	The official GameSpy multiplayer service has been shut down; use the Moonbase Console.

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)^[2]
TCP	2300, 47624
UDP	2350

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	7

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Miles Sound System
Cutscenes	Bink Video
Multiplayer	GameSpy

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98	Me, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium II 233 MHz
System memory (RAM)	32 MB	64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	600 MB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 8.1 compatible	DirectX 9 compatible

Notes

↑ 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
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (254880) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Verified by User:ThatOneReaper on October 13, 2016
↑ Steam Community Discussions - Click here to learn how to play this over the internet (not just LAN) - last accessed on October 13, 2016

[gamedir-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).

[Proton_path_note-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (254880) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (254880) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] Verified by User:ThatOneReaper on October 13, 2016

[4] Steam Community Discussions - Click here to learn how to play this over the internet (not just LAN) - last accessed on October 13, 2016

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

[1]

[2]

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 {{Infobox game
-|cover        = Moonbase Commander Coverart.png
+|cover        = Moonbase Commander cover.jpg
 |developers   =
 {{Infobox game/row/developer|Humongous Entertainment}}
 |publishers   =
-{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Infogrames}}
+{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Infogrames|Retail}}
-{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Rebellion Developments}}
+{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Rebellion Developments|Digital}}
 |engines      =
+{{Infobox game/row/engine|SCUMM}}
 |release dates=
 {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|August 13, 2002}}
+|reception    =
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|moonbase-commander|77}}
+|taxonomy     =
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Top-down view }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Strategy }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Sci-fi }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 |steam appid  = 254880
-|gogcom page  = moonbase_commander
+|gogcom id    = 1207659114
+|official site= http://www.rebellion.co.uk/games/moonbase-commander
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+|igdb         = moonbase-commander
+|mobygames    = 7171
 |strategywiki =
 |wikipedia    = Moonbase Commander
 |winehq       = 1234
+|license      = commercial
 }}
-'''Key points'''
+{{Introduction
-{{++}} Runs well on low end PCs
+|introduction      =
-{{--}} Very limited in-game options
+|release history   =
+|current state     =
+}}
 '''General information'''
-{{mm}} [http://www.rebellion.co.uk/games/moonbase-commander Official game site]
+{{mm}} [http://www.strategyplanet.com/mbc/index.shtml Moonbase Commander Center] (dead link) - A hub for Moonbase Commander news and files. Has not been updated for a while.
-{{mm}} [http://www.strategyplanet.com/mbc/index.shtml Moonbase Commander Center] - A hub for Moonbase Commander news and files. Has not been updated for a while.
 {{GOG.com links|1207659114|moonbase_commander}}
-{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/254880/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
+{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/254880/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 ==Availability==
 {{Availability|
-{{Availability/row| Retail | | Unknown | | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| Retail | | Disc | Simple disc check. | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| GamersGate | moonbase-commander | Steam | | | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| GOG.com | moonbase_commander | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| GMG | moonbase-commander | Steam | | | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| Steam | 254880 | Steam | | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| ZOOM | moonbase-commander | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 }}
 ==Essential improvements==
 ===Patches===
-[https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/55-moonbase-commander-patch/ Patch 1.1] is the latest patch available for the game and provides bug fixes.
+{{ii}} [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/55-moonbase-commander-patch/ Patch 1.1] is the latest patch available for the game and provides bug fixes.
+{{ii}} All digital versions come with the patch pre-installed.
-All digital versions come with the patch pre-installed.
-===Moonbase Console===
-Moonbase Commander used to run off of [[GameSpy|GameSpy Arcade]] for Internet/LAN Play, but since the service has shut down, the game has been notoriously hard to configure to work through the LAN and Internet modes. The [http://www.florent28.fr/mbc/MoonbaseConsole_2_1_26.zip/ Moonbase Console] rectifies many issues, including an easier matchmaking option for LAN/Internet games, as well as being able to make 100% custom maps not normally in the game.
 ==Game data==
@@ Line 56: / Line 78: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 {{Save game cloud syncing
-|gog galaxy            = false
+|discord                   =
-|gog galaxy notes      =
+|discord notes             =
-|origin                =
+|epic games launcher       =
-|origin notes          =
+|epic games launcher notes =
-|steam cloud           = false
+|gog galaxy                = false
-|steam cloud notes     =
+|gog galaxy notes          =
-|uplay                 =
+|origin                    =
-|uplay notes           =
+|origin notes              =
-|xbox cloud            =
+|steam cloud               = false
-|xbox cloud notes      =
+|steam cloud notes         =
+|ubisoft connect           =
+|ubisoft connect notes     =
+|xbox cloud                =
+|xbox cloud notes          =
 }}
-==Video settings==
+==Video==
 {{Image|Moonbase Commander Options.png|In-game options menu.}}
-{{Video settings
+{{Video
 |wsgf link                  =
 |widescreen wsgf award      =
@@ Line 94: / Line 120: @@
 |antialiasing               = n/a
 |antialiasing notes         =
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = false
 |vsync notes                =
@@ Line 106: / Line 135: @@
 }}
-==Input settings==
+==Input==
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = true
 |key remap notes           =
@@ Line 160: / Line 189: @@
 |steam input api           = unknown
 |steam input api notes     =
+|steam hook input          = unknown
+|steam hook input notes    =
 |steam input presets       = unknown
 |steam input presets notes =
 |steam controller prompts  = unknown
 |steam controller prompts notes =
+|steam cursor detection    = unknown
+|steam cursor detection notes =
 }}
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = true
 |separate volume notes    =
@@ Line 179: / Line 212: @@
 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              =
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
 }}
@@ Line 190: / Line 225: @@
   |notes     =
   |fan       =
- |fan notes =
 }}
 }}
@@ Line 201: / Line 235: @@
 |local play notes     =
 |lan play             = true
-|lan play players     =
+|lan play players     = 4
 |lan play modes       =
 |lan play notes       =
-|online play          = unknown
+|online play          = hackable
-|online play players  =
+|online play players  = 4
 |online play modes    =
-|online play notes    =
+|online play notes    = The official [[GameSpy]] multiplayer service has been shut down; use the [https://github.com/michaelbarlow7/moonbase-console/ Moonbase Console].
 |asynchronous         =
 |asynchronous notes   =
@@ Line 224: / Line 258: @@
 {{Network/Ports
-|ref  = <ref>{{Refurl|url=http://steamcommunity.com/app/254880/discussions/0/558747287965156324/|title=Steam Community Discussions - Click here to learn how to play this over the internet (not just LAN)|date=October 13, 2016}}</ref>
+|ref  = <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/254880/discussions/0/558747287965156324/|title=Steam Community Discussions - Click here to learn how to play this over the internet (not just LAN)|date=October 13, 2016}}</ref>
 |tcp  = 2300, 47624
 |udp  = 2350
-|upnp =
+|upnp = unknown
 }}
@@ Line 251: / Line 285: @@
 |shader model versions  =
 |shader model notes     =
-|64-bit executable      = false
+|windows 32-bit exe     = true
-|64-bit executable notes=
+|windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = unknown
+|windows exe notes      =
+|macos intel 32-bit app =
+|macos intel 64-bit app =
+|macos arm app          = unknown
+|macos app notes        =
+|linux 32-bit executable=
+|linux 64-bit executable=
+|linux arm app          = unknown
+|linux executable notes =
 }}

Developers

	Humongous Entertainment
Publishers
Retail	Infogrames
Digital	Rebellion Developments
Engines
	SCUMM
Release dates
Windows	August 13, 2002
Reception
Metacritic	77
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Top-down view
Controls	Point and select
Genres	Strategy
Themes	Sci-fi