Recoil

Recoil

Developers
	Zipper Interactive
	Westwood Studios
Publishers
	Electronic Arts
Engines
	GameZ
Release dates
Windows	March 18, 1999
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person, Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, FPS, TPS, Vehicle combat
Vehicles	Naval/watercraft, Tank
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Sci-fi

Warnings

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).

Recoil is a singleplayer and multiplayer action vehicle combat shooter game developed by Zipper Interactive, produced by Westwood Studios and published by Electronic Arts.

The game was first released for Windows on March 18, 1999. It was released in France as Tank Blaster.

An OEM version was bundled with the Diamond Monster sound card, which does not support multiplayer.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SafeDisc DRM.

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).

To install on modern Windows, set Windows 95 compatibility mode for Autorun.exe.

Essential improvements

nGlide wrapper

The game is compatible with the nGlide wrapper which means it can be easier to play on modern systems.

You can use nGlide configuration to set the resolution you want to upscale the game. Set Aspect ratio to "Aspect correction" to avoid stretching.

Instructions[citation needed]
Download and install nGlide. Go to <path-to-game>. Delete or rename GLIDE2X.dll. Run Rec3dfx.exe. In Options, set renderer to Accelerator - VooDoo (3dfx). Start the game.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Zipper\RECOIL\

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\savedgames\

Video

Graphics and Sound settings menu.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		See this page.
Multi-monitor		See this page.
Ultra-widescreen		See this page.
4K Ultra HD		See this page.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
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)		Enabled by default in Direct3D mode. In Glide mode, use a wrapper like nGlide or dgVoodoo2 to force it.
60 FPS		Glide renderer is capped at 63 FPS.
120+ FPS		Runs very fast.
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

Control settings menu.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
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		Music and Sound.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio
Red Book CD audio		On Windows, CD music might not play correctly; see the troubleshooting guide for solutions.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		8
Online play		8

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	2300-2400, 47624
UDP	2300-2400

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed

Failed to initialize video device

Use dgVoodoo2 (D3D Mode).

Use DDrawCompat (D3D Mode).

Use nGlide (3DFX Mode).

Game engine runs too fast

Enable 60 FPS cap
See Frame rate capping.

Set refresh rate on 60 Hz.

Game starts lagging

It's caused by long Windows uptime, most notably on Windows 8/10+, due to the Fast Startup feature.

Uptime Faker
Download Ultimate ASI Loader (not x64 version). Copy dinput8.dll to <path-to-game> and rename it to dsound.dll. Download UptimeFaker32. Copy both files to <path-to-game>. Rename UptimeFaker32.dll to UptimeFaker32.asi. Open UptimeFaker.ini and change values as noted, then save the file. AddUptimeDays=0 ProcessTime=1

Music does not play or loop

Fix CD audio not looping on Windows Vista and newer operating systems

Rip your game CD-ROM's music to MP3 format and place it in a folder on your computer. Download patched _inmm.dll, and install it. Patch Recoil.dat and Recoil3Dfx.dat, or Recoil.exe and Recoil3Dfx.exe depending on game version in <path-to-game> by dragging them onto _inmmconf.exe. Open _inmmconf.exe and set DirectShow player for default file type in the method tab, as well as the MP3 type. In the _inmm.ini tab, add the audio files you have ripped. Make sure the order is correct, and then save it in <path-to-game>.

Game is uncapped in software mode

Software mode comes with no FPS limit or Vsync, which makes the game run too fast.

Run the game with DxWnd
Go to Options in Menu bar of DxWnd and enable Expert mode. Configure the game to be run with DxWnd. In the configuration, set DirectX(2)/Vsync to ON and Hook/Injection to Inject DLL. Enabling the Timing/Clear UpTime flag will resolve the issue with variable change in speed. Launch the game from the entry in the DxWnd application to ensure proper hook of vertical synchronization.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	6
Glide	2.56
Software renderer

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Multiplayer	Westwood Online

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	95, 98
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 166 MHz
System memory (RAM)	32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	220 MB
Video card (GPU)	2 MB of VRAM DirectX 6 compatible
Sound (audio device)	DirectX compatible