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Warnings

StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see Availability for affected versions).

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

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		StarForce 3.5.10.06 DRM^{[Note 1]}

StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected versions).

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\controls.cfg^{[Note 2]} <path-to-game>\config.def^{[Note 2]}

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\saved_games^{[Note 2]}

Display settings.

Performance settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Vert-, resulting in extremely narrow FOV on widescreen resolutions.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Open a console and use `FOV X` console command (where X is the desired horizontal FOV).
Windowed		Use D3DWindower. Option in `config.def` runs the game in 784x562 only.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Use D3DWindower and Borderless Gaming.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
High-fidelity upscaling		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Controller types

Sound settings.

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Type	Players	Notes
Local play
LAN play	8	Versus
Online play	8	Versus GameSpy services have been shut down;^[3] see GameSpy for workarounds.

Use software that restores legacy audio effects on newer OS^{[citation needed]}
See Restore legacy audio effects on newer OS and choose appropriate solution for your sound card.

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9
Shader Model support	3

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Havok
Multiplayer	GameSpy

Start a game with `-console` parameter^{[citation needed]}

↑ This version of StarForce DRM does not work on Windows 8.1, Windows 10, or Windows 11.^[1]^[2] For supported versions of Windows the StarForce driver may need to be updated manually using SFUPDATE.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 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).