Wing Commander: Privateer
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| Developers | |
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| Origin Systems | |
| Publishers | |
| Origin Systems | |
| Electronic Arts | |
| Release dates | |
| DOS | September 23, 1993 |
| Windows (DOSBox) | June 2, 2011[1] |
| macOS (OS X) (DOSBox) | October 18, 2012 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase, Expansion pack |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Perspectives | First-person |
| Genres | Business, Shooter, Vehicle combat |
| Vehicles | Space flight |
| Themes | Sci-fi, Space |
| Series | Wing Commander |
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Wing Commander: Privateer is a singleplayer first-person business, shooter and vehicle combat game in the Wing Commander series.
Music slows down if no controller is connected[2] (see Music slows down during spaceflight for the fix).
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
Disc check. Use DOSBox. | |
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| EA app | |
CD-ROM version pre-packaged with DOSBox. | |
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| GOG.com | |
CD-ROM version pre-packaged with DOSBox.[3] | |
Version differences
- The CD-ROM version is a complete edition which includes the Righteous Fire expansion and full speech (different from the Speech Pack add-on which only voiced some content).[4]
Monetziation
DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Speech Pack | |
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| Righteous Fire | |
Game data
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | <path-to-game>\*.SAV <path-to-game>\*.PRS |
| Windows | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
| macOS (OS X) | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
- Privateer saves are
*.SAV; Righteous Fire saves are*.PRS.
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| EA app |
Video
General settings.
| 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) | |||
| High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Frame generation | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
| Ray tracing (RT) | |||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| 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 |
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| XInput-compatible controllers |
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| DirectInput-compatible controllers |
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| PlayStation controllers |
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| Nintendo controllers |
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| Other controller(s) |
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| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Input prompt override | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | On/off only. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | Speech Pack and CD-ROM have subtitles only if Sound F/X is disabled. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file. |
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| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Spanish | Fan translation (include Righteous Fire) by Clan Dlan (authors: L@Zar0, darkpadawan), download. |
Issued fixed
Music slows down during spaceflight
- Fixed in GOG.com version on November 13, 2024.
- Spaceflight music slows down if no controller is connected.[2]
| Use patched PRCD.exe[5] |
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| Use patched PRCD.exe (GOG.com OS X)[citation needed] |
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| Set DOSBox joysticktype (alternate method)[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DOS video modes | VGA |
System requirements
| DOS | ||||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | MS-DOS 5.0 | 6.0 | ||
| Processor (CPU) | 386DX/33 MHz | 486/25 MHz | ||
| System memory (RAM) | 570K+2.5 MB (EMS or XMS) | |||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 20 MB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | VGA | 1 MB of VRAM | ||
| Sound (audio device) | AdLib, SoundBlaster, Pro-Audio Spectrum, MPU-401 General Midi | |||
| Controller | Joystick | |||
| Windows | ||||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista | |||
| Processor (CPU) | 1.8 GHz | |||
| System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB | ||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 180 MB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | DirectX 7 compatible | DirectX 9 compatible | ||
| macOS (OS X) | ||||
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| Minimum | ||||
| Operating system (OS) | 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard) or later | |||
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core Duo 2 GHz+ | |||
| System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 180 MB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM | |||
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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 thecloud_savesfolder might be temporary files or other files that do not contain saves or settings).
References
- ↑ New Release: Wing Commander: Privateer ● GOG.com - last accessed on 9 June 2023
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Slow Music Fix - DOSBox Compatibility
- ↑ List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ WC Privateer Sound Re-recorded?, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ HCl's Wing Commander Editing Site - last accessed on May 2023