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Revision as of 00:03, 15 May 2023

Red Baron
Red Baron cover
Developers
Dynamix
Publishers
Retail Sierra On-Line
Digital Mad Otter Games
Release dates
DOS December 19, 1990
Mac OS (Classic) June 1992
Windows (DOSBox) October 8, 2009[1]
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase, Expansion pack
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Action, FPS, Shooter, Simulation, Vehicle combat
Vehicles Flight
Themes Europe, Historical, World War I
Series Red Baron
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Red Baron on HowLongToBeat
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Red Baron guide on StrategyWiki
Red Baron on MobyGames
Red Baron on Wikipedia
Red Baron
Red Baron 1990
Red Baron II 1997
Red Baron 3D 1998

This page is for the game developed by Dynamix. For the game developed by Davilex Games, see Red Baron (2005).

Key points

The EGA/Tandy version is available for free.[citation needed]

General information

Wings of Honor (classic) - Fan site dedicated to WW1 flight simulators. Also the officially sanctioned site for the Red Baron series
GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM-free
DOS
Mac OS
GOG.com
DRM-free
 VGA version pre-packaged with DOSBox.[2] Bundled with Red Baron: Mission Builder and Red Baron 3D.
Windows
Steam
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 Part of "Red Baron Pack".
Windows
Developer website (unavailable)
DRM-free
 Available for free. EGA/Tandy version.
DOS
The freeware version of Red Baron does not come with a manual.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Mission Builder
DOS

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
DOS <path-to-game>\
Mac OS (Classic)
Windows <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/263940/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
DOS <path-to-game>\
Mac OS (Classic)
Windows <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/263940/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game options menu (EGA/Tandy version).
In-game options menu (EGA/Tandy version).

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
For DOSBox toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
60 FPS
120+ FPS

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
No speech.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play
Asynchronous multiplayer

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Issues fixed

Stuck at "Insert Disk X" (DOSBox, EGA/Tandy version)

Instructions[citation needed]

Copy the contents of Disk 2 and 3 to the installation folder.

Missing install to Harddisk option

When running INSTALL.COM, if the option "Copy Baron to Hard drive" does not appear, ensure the disks are properly labelled. For a 2 disk set, they should be labelled "RBDISK1" and "RBDISK2", and for a 3 disk set "RBDISK1", "RBDISK2" and "RBDISK3".

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes CGA, MCGA, Tandy, EGA, VGA EGA/Tandy and VGA are sold as separate versions.

Mods

A collection of mods can be found here.

System requirements

DOS
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 5.0 6.22
Processor (CPU) Intel 8088 10 MHz (EGA/Tandy)
Intel 386DX (VGA)		 Intel 486
System memory (RAM) 640 KB 1 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1.5 MB
Video card (GPU) CGA, MCGA (4 Colour), Tandy, EGA (16 Colour), VGA (256 Colour)
1 MB of VRAM


Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data. For the GOG.com release, file changes in DOSBox are redirected to <path-to-game>/cloud_saves/ even if GOG Galaxy is not used (this folder contains all redirected files, so some files in the cloud_saves folder might be temporary files or other files that do not contain saves or settings).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References