Wing Commander: Prophecy

Wing Commander: Prophecy

Developers
	Origin Systems
Publishers
	Electronic Arts
Engines
	VISION
Release dates
Windows	November 30, 1997

Wing Commander

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

Key points

For Windows 8 and later use the OpenGL Patch or fullscreen border fix.

Game can be updated for higher-resolution support and DVD-quality FMV without interlacing (see Install enhancements).

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
GOG.com		Includes Wing Commander: Secret Ops.

Essential improvements

Install enhancements

These enhancements allow higher resolutions and enhanced FMV cutscenes without interlacing.

Install enhancements Download the Enhancement Pack. Extract into the installation folder; do not overwrite prophecy.exe if you are using the GOG.com version. Install the OpenGL Patch. Set your resolution when prompted. Optional: install the DVD Movie Upgrade Patch for DVD-quality cutscenes. If missions crash run launcher.exe in the installation folder and set anisotrophy and MSAA to 0.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy

Video settings

Audio & Video Options.

Special Effects Options.

Gameplay Options.

Graphics option	Option	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution			Use the OpenGL Patch for higher resolutions (pillarboxed 4:3).
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		Install the OpenGL Patch and set with OGLsetup.exe.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Install the OpenGL Patch and set with OGLsetup.exe..
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Install the OpenGL Patch and set with OGLsetup.exe.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Game is capped to around 30 FPS.

Input settings

Keyboard and mouse	Native	Notes
Remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support		Many commands are keyboard-only.
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio settings

Audio options	Native	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, SFX and Movies.
Surround sound
Subtitles		Disabled by default.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
German

Issues fixed

Window border visible in fullscreen mode

Use the OpenGL Patch or the Wing Commander: Prophecy and Secret Ops fullscreen border fix.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
64-bit executable

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95, 98
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 133 MHz	Intel Pentium 166 MHz
System memory (RAM)	32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	150 MB
Video card (GPU)	2 MB of VRAM DirectX 6.0 compatible	DirectX 6.0-compatible or Direct3D 3Dfx card with Glide version 2.43 or later installed 4 MB of VRAM