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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|October 15, 1996}}
 
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{{ii}} Characters can be [[#Import characters|imported]] from [[Wing Commander]] (see [[#Import characters|Import characters]]).
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'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
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{{ii}} Characters can be [[#Import characters|imported]] from [[Wing Commander]] (see [[#Import characters|Import characters]]).
 
{{mm}} [http://www.wcnews.com/wcpedia/Main_Page Wing Commander Wiki]
 
{{mm}} [http://www.wcnews.com/wcpedia/Main_Page Wing Commander Wiki]
 
{{GOG.com links|1207662653|wing_commander_series|for game series}}
 
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{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown |Use [[DOSBox]]. | | DOS }}
 
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | wing_commander_1_2 | DRM-free |Includes both expansions and [[Wing Commander]]. Pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]].<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/general/list_of_gog_games_using_dosbox/page1|title=List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com|date=May 2023}}</ref> | | Windows, OS X }}
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{{Availability/row| Origin | wing-commander/wing-commander-ii-vengeance-of-the-kilrathi | Origin | Included with {{Store feature|Origin Access Basic}}. Pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]]. |  | Windows }}
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{{ii}} A free demo version is available from [https://archive.org/details/WingCommanderIiVengeanceOfTheKilrathiDemo Archive.org].
  
 
===Version differences===
 
===Version differences===
 
{{ii}} The game was ported to Windows as part of Wing Commander: The Kilrathi Saga.
 
{{ii}} The game was ported to Windows as part of Wing Commander: The Kilrathi Saga.
  
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==Monetization==
 
{{DLC|
 
{{DLC|
 
{{DLC/row| Speech Accessory Pack | Adds digital voices to wingmen during firefights. | DOS }}
 
{{DLC/row| Speech Accessory Pack | Adds digital voices to wingmen during firefights. | DOS }}
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===Import characters===
 
===Import characters===
 
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# Copy {{file|SAVEGAME.WLD}} into the {{folder|GAMEDAT}} in the Wing Commander II installation folder.
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# Go to <code>GAMEDAT</code> in the Wing Commander II installation folder and paste <code>SAVEGAME.WLD</code>.
 
 
# Launch the game and choose the campaign to transfer data from.
 
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# Choose the character you want and enter a first name; last name, callsign, total sorties and kills are imported.
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# Choose the desired character and enter a first name; last name, callsign, total sorties and kills are imported.
 
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===Special Operations 1 and 2 (The Kilrathi Saga)===
 
===Special Operations 1 and 2 (The Kilrathi Saga)===
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{{++}} [ftp://ftp.ea.com/pub/origin/patches/kilrathi/wcksso12.zip Special Operations 1 and 2] adds the missions from the original expansions. Extract somewhere convenient and run <code>SO12Inst.exe</code>.
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{{++}} [https://www.wcnews.com/wcpedia/Special_Operations Special Operations 1 and 2] adds the missions from the original expansions. Extract somewhere convenient and run {{file|SO12Inst.exe}}.
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{{ii}} The Kilrathi Saga version of Wing Commander II must be installed (the DOS version will not work). If the installer doesn't see the installation, see [[#Special Operations won't install|Special Operations won't install]].
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{{ii}} The Kilrathi Saga version of Wing Commander II must be installed (the DOS version will not work). If the installer does not see the installation, see [[#Special Operations won't install|Special Operations won't install]].
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
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|notes    = Fan translation (including Special Ops 1 & 2) by ''Clan Dlan'' (authors: L@Zar0, darkpadawan), [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1krUvdt-POW5dnYbq4EGek2bwdUgGZYlY/view?usp=share_link download].
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==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==
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|OSfamily = DOS
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Latest revision as of 19:04, 15 November 2023

Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi
Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi cover
Developers
Origin Systems
Publishers
Retail Origin Systems
Digital Electronic Arts
Release dates
DOS 1991
Windows October 15, 1996
Windows (DOSBox) August 25, 2011
macOS (OS X) (DOSBox) October 18, 2012[1]
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase, Expansion pack
Modes Singleplayer
Perspectives First-person
Genres Action, Shooter, Vehicle combat
Vehicles Space flight
Themes Sci-fi, Space
Series Wing Commander
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Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi on HowLongToBeat
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Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi guide on StrategyWiki
Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi on MobyGames
Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi on Wikipedia
⤏ Go to series page
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

Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi is a singleplayer first-person action, shooter and vehicle combat game in the Wing Commander series.

General information

Characters can be imported from Wing Commander (see Import characters).
Wing Commander Wiki
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.
DOS
GOG.com
DRM-free
 Includes both expansions and Wing Commander. Pre-packaged with DOSBox.[2]
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Origin
Origin
 Pre-packaged with DOSBox.
Windows
A free demo version is available from Archive.org.

Version differences

The game was ported to Windows as part of Wing Commander: The Kilrathi Saga.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Speech Accessory Pack Adds digital voices to wingmen during firefights.
DOS
Special Operations 1
DOS
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Special Operations 2
DOS
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Essential improvements

Import characters

Copy SAVEGAME.WLD[citation needed]
  1. Go to GAMEDAT in the Wing Commander installation folder.
  2. Copy SAVEGAME.WLD into the GAMEDAT in the Wing Commander II installation folder.
  3. Launch the game and choose the campaign to transfer data from.
  4. Enter the path to the imported file. If using DOSBox, the path is relative to its mounted folder, normally C:\GAMEDAT.
  5. Choose the desired character and enter a first name; last name, callsign, total sorties and kills are imported.

Patches

Special Operations 1 and 2 (The Kilrathi Saga)

Special Operations 1 and 2 adds the missions from the original expansions. Extract somewhere convenient and run SO12Inst.exe.
The Kilrathi Saga version of Wing Commander II must be installed (the DOS version will not work). If the installer does not see the installation, see Special Operations won't install.

Game data

Save game data location

System Location
DOS <path-to-game>\GAMEDAT\SAVEGAME.WC2
Windows <path-to-game>\GAMEDAT\SAVEGAME.WC2[Note 1]
macOS (OS X) <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Origin

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
320x200 only.
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
All speech is text-based.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file.
Royalty free audio
Red Book CD audio
FM Towns version only.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Spanish
Fan translation (including Special Ops 1 & 2) by Clan Dlan (authors: L@Zar0, darkpadawan), download.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Issues fixed

EXE has stopped working (The Kilrathi Saga)

Set Windows 95 compatibility mode[citation needed]
  1. Go to the properties of the named EXE.
  2. Enable Windows 95 or Windows 98 / Windows ME compatibility mode.
  3. Click OK.

Special Operations won't install

Install Special Operations manually[citation needed]
  1. Extract Special Operations 1 and 2 somewhere temporarily.
  2. Move the four EXE files to the main wc2 folder, replacing all existing files.
  3. Move all other files to wc2\gamedat replacing all existing files.
  4. Go to the properties of SO1.EXE and SO2.EXE and set both to run in Windows 95 or Windows 98 / Windows ME compatibility mode.

System requirements

DOS
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) MS-DOS 3.3 MS-DOS 5.0 (for EMM386)
Processor (CPU) 80286 12 MHz 80386, 80486 16 MHz+
System memory (RAM) 640 KB 2 MB expanded Memory (EMS)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 12 MB 21 MB
Video card (GPU) EGA VGA
Sound (audio device) Adlib, Soundblaster, Roland
Controller Joystick
Other Soundblaster for Digitized Speech
Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista
Processor (CPU) 1.8 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) DirectX 7.0 compatible DirectX 9.0c compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.6.8
Processor (CPU) Intel Core Duo 2 GHz+
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) 64 MB of VRAM


Notes

  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).
  2. ↑ 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).

References

  1. ↑ GOG.com goes Mac ● GOG.com - last accessed on 9 June 2023
  2. ↑ List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023