Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger
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| Developers | |
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| Origin Systems | |
| Mac OS (Classic) | Lion Entertainment, Inc. |
| Publishers | |
| Electronic Arts | |
| Release dates | |
| DOS | 1994 |
| Mac OS (Classic) | 1995 |
| Windows | October 15, 1996 |
| macOS (OS X) | April 23, 2013[1] |
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General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
Use DOSBox. | |
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| GOG.com | |
Pre-packaged with DOSBox.[2] | |
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| Origin | |
Pre-packaged with DOSBox. | |
Version differences
- The game was ported to Windows as part of Wing Commander: The Kilrathi Saga.
Game data
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | <path-to-game>\00000***.WSG |
| Windows | <path-to-game>\00000***.WSG[Note 1] |
| Mac OS (Classic) | |
| macOS (OS X) |
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WSG_NDX.WSGis a save index, not a save file. - In-game settings are stored in each save rather than shared.
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Origin |
Video settings
Main Terminal settings.
In-flight settings (Alt+O).
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| French | ||||
| German |
Issues fixed
Joystick not recognized
| Remove other controllers[3] |
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In Windows' Settings or Control Panel, remove any other controllers and set the joystick as the preferred device. |
Joystick calibration issues
| Use the Alternate Joystick Routines[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DOS video modes |
| Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | |||||
| macOS (OS X) | |||||
| Mac OS (Classic) |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista, 7, 8 | |
| Processor (CPU) | 1.8 GHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | DirectX 7.0 compatible | DirectX 9.0 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) | 2 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM | |
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%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details).