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==Availability==

Revision as of 22:44, 11 January 2015

Wing Commander: Armada
Wing Commander: Armada cover
Developers
Origin Systems
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Release dates
DOS September 22, 1994
Windows November 21, 2013
macOS (OS X) December 13, 2013
Wing Commander: Armada on Wikipedia
Wing Commander 1990
Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi 1991
Wing Commander: Academy 1993
Wing Commander: Privateer 1993
Super Wing Commander 1994
Wing Commander: Armada 1994
Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger 1994
Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom 1996
Privateer 2: The Darkening 1996
Wing Commander: Prophecy 1997
Wing Commander: Secret Ops 1998

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
Use DOSBox.
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
GOG.com
DRM-free
Includes the Proving Grounds expansion.
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty

Essential improvements

Patch 1.0 (DOS)

Patch 1.0 updates the original DOS version to fix various issues. The GOG.com version is already patched.

Proving Grounds Mode

Proving Grounds Mode adds new multiplayer options. The GOG.com version already includes it.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Save game data location

Video settings

General settings.

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
2 Two-player split-screen.
LAN play
Online play
Using IPX tunneling (GOG.com version is pre-configured for this).

Connection types

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista, 7, 8
Processor (CPU) 1.8 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 27 MB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 9.0c compatible