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Wing Commander 2 - Origin (1991)
Tested By: Sidoine

runnable  -  playable  -  supported
100% (supported)
  DOSBox version: 0.70 (supported)

runnable  -  playable  -  supported
100% (supported)
  DOSBox version: 0.65 (supported)

runnable  -  playable  -  supported
93% (supported)
  DOSBox version: 0.61 (supported)

runnable  -  playable  -  supported
25% (runnable)
  DOSBox version: 0.60 (runnable)

runnable  -  playable  -  supported
0% supported
  DOSBox version: 0.58 (broken)


Issues with speech (0.74) (2012-06-10 13:05) Scaled Lizard
Using sbpro2 as sound device also reduces problems for me.
Issues with speed (0.74) (2012-06-10 12:40) Scaled Lizard
I had frequent crashes when the game was playing speech files, so I disabled speech in the installer. This was most obvious in the intro ("Guards, you are dismissed") and at the end of mission 2 ("Cleared for landing"). Now it runs much more stable. In the GOG.com release, the intro speech worked, but mission 2 still fails. As the GOG.com release apparently lacks install.exe, edit wc2.cfg to read "v a904".
odd lag indeed (fixed) (2010-04-05 20:11) twotone8
figured it out. my problem was if i sped up my cycles beyond a certain point (5000 or so) my joystick would automatically drift to the right. all i had to do was change the 'timed' setting from 'true' to 'false'. then i could speed up my cycles and make the game run perfectly. currently running the thing on 12000 cycles. no lag.
odd lag indeed (2010-03-28 07:31) twotone8
i agree. the game works just fine until there are more than three or four ships in the area, then everything lags out. if i increase my cpu cycles that helps a bit, but then for some reason i just start uncontrollably flying around in circles. i hope someone figures this out.

it's a fantastic game.
Odd lag (2009-08-05 19:51) Deussu
I dare to say it's not 100% supported. I experience very odd lag whenever there are other objects in the view. What's up with that? I've tried every possible combination of the cpu cycles thing, but nothing seems to work. What on earth is causing this peculiar lag? It's as if I was playing Crysis on a not-so-top-notch computer!
loadfix (2008-08-04 19:42) Obviously
loadfix -10 worked for me. There's still some crash issues but they're few and far between. Also 4000 cycles will get the dogfights running smoothly.
Fan site with good tech feedback on running WC in dosBOX (2007-09-07 12:32) floundericiousWA
If you have lingering problems with Wing Commander games, in particular... pop over to the Wing Commander CIC website (www.wcnews.com). There's an exhaustive collection of game guides and (on the web forum) at least one thread which provides excellent information on how to get Wing Commander games running in dosBOX! :-)
freeze fix (2007-03-15 08:00) ukhazard
loadfix -10 reserves enough memory for speech, and also should get past the mission 2 crash.

(0.70)
wc2 2nd mission game freeze (2005-11-12 06:19) grendel59
I've tried everything and the game still freezes on the 2nd mission. tried loadfix, -32, -64. any suggestions would be really helpful
gren
0.63 works fine! (2005-08-18 23:25) fisk
Works 100% with 0.63, all music and speech flawless.
speech and crashes (2005-07-19 16:55) akarabat
I've finished WC2 several times in the ol'days, and I can confirm that the speech works only in the intro cutscenes and during flight.

With dosbox, the game crashes also if paused and restored several times, and in any case is very unstable. It crashed in various situations, also in the middle of the second level (I use win 98, but I've played for hours other games with DOSBOX , ex. Rise of the dragon, w/out any problem).
To hear speech not truncated I must reduce memory size and exclude SB mixer.

Let's hope WC2 emulation will be improved....
I see (2005-06-29 21:44) MisterP
Well, that's odd. I've seen talk of a Speech Accessory Pack for WC2 which supposedly added speech to the game, and I was under the impression that the Deluxe Edition included this Speech Accessory Pack. Either the Deluxe Edition CD did not, or the Speech Pack only added speech to those parts of the game that are working. Well, thanks anyway.
Various Issues (2005-06-27 03:07) ChrisReid
"loadfix -32 WC2" fixes the second mission crashing for me. If you're having trouble installing and using one of the CD versions of the game, simply copy all the files to the hard drive and create a file called wc2.cfg in the main directory (not gamedat). You can put "v a904 c27" in the body of the .cfg file. When you go back and load the installation program, it will assume the game has already been installed, and then you are free to change the configuration settings. Wing Commander 2 had speech in only limited areas. The various intro cutscenes and in-flight communications were pretty much it. The vast majority of the game's cutscenes were only subtitled. If you have speech in the intro, your speech is working perfectly. Even though the game is on CD, you can see it's less than 30 megabytes, including the expansion packs. It would be physically impossible to stuff in all the audio to narrate the lengthy cutscenes between all of the ninety missions.
Speech Accessory Pack (2005-06-10 13:38) MisterP
I have WC2 Deluxe Edition and I cannot get the speech to work ingame during cutscenes, except at the intro. Inflight speech works fine, but anytime there is a cutscene it just shows subtitles. I know on my old 486 I had speech working, but I have no idea how I pulled it off. Can anybody help me?
Game does not run (2005-03-07 19:31) lopoetve
Got game installed using VDMSound, but the game will not run under dosbox. It gets through "using Expanded memory", but never makes it to "fully using expanded memory"

This one needs to move back to broken (At least, the CD deluxe edition).

Tried normal and dynamic core, 17000 cycles, etc.

The winstall program acts completely different between installing with VDMSound and Dosbox. There are serious issues hree
Uninstallable (2005-03-07 19:20) lopoetve
I'm having the same problem as someone above: The game will not install. You run winstall off of the disk, then it gives you drive listings, and a directory name. Selecting an install directory doesn't work, just creates odd things on the drive, and the game can't find the actual 'game', or so it says.
Loadfix helps, but kills sound (2005-02-25 13:36) Aulbath
The Loadfix works fine for me (both 32 Kb, and 64 Kb). Problem is now, the sound is gone. I am using Sb16 Emulation (BA:220, I:7, D:1 HD:5, OPL auto, OPL rate 44100), GUS is disabled, MIDI has MPU401 and Behavior checked and is set on default device, speaker & tandy, disney are disabled.

General sound settings are: Samplerate 22050, Blocksize 2048, Prebuffer 10

The evironment is set to 16 MB, with xms, ems, running at 7000 cycles (U500 / D20), normal core, no frameskip.

No alterations done to config.sys, autoexec.bat

Any way to get the sound back?
Thanks in advance!
2nd mission problem (2005-01-02 21:15) DanielBlue
For those who crash after the second mission if loadfix does not work try loadfix -32 It seems to work on my copy of WC 2 DE (deluxe edition cd) although I haven't tested it with the speech packs enabled
install (2004-11-14 16:39) kaz5209
can anyone please help me i can't get pass the install , i'm asked to enter a directory name and "Cam" is already writen and i can't delete it , if i chose hard drive d then the directory will be named "Dam"

pleasae help

Re: No text input? (2004-04-21 14:35) RJ Edwards
Unfortunately, sherl0k, I haven't gotten either of your problems. With & w/o loadfix, my sound works fine (stutters a little tho... fine tuning DosBox ought to fix that.) Haven't had a problem with inputting text either- can you still use keyboard commands in flight, or use the Esc button to skip cutscenes? I can't advise you except to try fiddling around with your other input devices and see if it "wakes up."
game crash: Mid-Mission 2 (2004-04-21 14:29) RJ Edwards
I've been having this same problem as well. I'm running the CD version of "WC2: Deluxe Edition" ('Deluxe' meaning it included the Add=On packs.) Using DosBox 0.61, the game crashes in the middle of the second mission, when the game attempt to bring up a cutscene in mid-mission. Loadfix has not helped. The error I get in DosBox says "Exit error: unhandled CPU opcode." Hope that sheds some more light on the subject.
No text input? (2004-04-19 20:29) sherl0k
I can't seem to create a new character because text can't be inputted. Anyone have a fix for this? Also, Loadfix disabled the sound. Is there a way around that too?
what loadfix? (2004-03-30 05:09) gL
I have the same problem that in the second mission the game crashes.
So what loadfix do you mean?
0.61, to fix crash in second mission (2004-03-11 11:21) Magamo
All one needs to do is simply run 'loadfix' once before launching the game, and the game will run flawlessly through the second mission. I will keep my eye out for any other bugs, though
Error in GP (GF?) 4 (2004-02-28 00:12) Scharmers
Game crashes in 2nd mission after killing last enemy.


Game directory (browsing from W)
Game: Year:   Version:   Status: runnable - playable - supported
w 11   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Wacky Funsters 1993   0.63   supported 98% (supported)
Wacky Wheels 1994   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Wall $treet Raider 1988   0.74-3   supported 80% (supported)
Walls of Rome 1993   0.74-3   supported 80% (supported)
War Diary 1996   0.72   supported 90% (supported)
War Eagles! 1989   0.63   supported 80% (supported)
War For Burnville Or Dawnville 1998   0.62   supported 100% (supported)
War in Middle Earth 1989   0.60   supported 70% (supported)
War in the Gulf 1993   0.74-3   supported 80% (supported)
War INC 1997   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
War of Genesis 2, The (창세기전 2) 1996   0.72   supported 100% (supported)
War of The Lance 1987   0.63   supported 80% (supported)
Warcraft 1994   0.73   supported 90% (supported)
Warcraft 1: Orcs vs Humans 1994   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Warcraft 2: Beyond the Dark Portal 1996   0.73   supported 100% (supported)
Warcraft 2: Tide of Darkness 1995   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal 1994   0.74-3   broken  
warcraft1:orcs vs humans 1994   0.73   supported 90% (supported)
Warcraft:Tide of Darkness 1995   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Wargame Construction Set 1986   0.63   supported 80% (supported)
Wargame Construction Set 2 - Tanks! 1994   0.63   supported 80% (supported)
Wargame Construction Set 3: AOR 1996   0.70   supported 100% (supported)
Wari 1996   0.72   supported 100% (supported)
Warlords 1990   0.70   supported 100% (supported)
Warlords 2 1992   0.70   supported 100% (supported)
Warlords 2 Deluxe 1995   0.73   supported 100% (supported)
Warriors 1995   0.63   supported 85% (supported)
Warriors of Legend 1993   0.74-3   supported 80% (supported)
Warship 1988   0.63   supported 80% (supported)
Wasteland 1988   0.70   supported 100% (supported)
Waterloo 1989   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Waxworks 1992   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Wayne Gretzky Hockey 1989   0.63   supported 80% (supported)
Wayne Gretzky Hockey 2 1990   0.74-3   runnable 1% (runnable)
Wayne Gretzky Hockey 3 1992   0.63   supported 80% (supported)
Wayne's World 1993   0.73   supported 100% (supported)
We're Back ! 1993   0.74-3   supported 80% (supported)
Ween : The Prophecy 1993   0.61   supported 100% (supported)
Ween: The Prophecy 1993   0.73   supported 100% (supported)
Weird Dreams 1990   0.63   supported 80% (supported)
Welltris 1990   0.73   supported 100% (supported)
Wembley Rugby League 1994   0.74-3   supported 80% (supported)
WESP 1990   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
West Adventure 1994   0.73   supported 100% (supported)
West Phaser 1989   0.63   supported 80% (supported)
Western Front 1991   0.63   supported 80% (supported)
Wetlands 1995   0.70   supported 99% (supported)
Whale's Voyage 1994   0.65   supported 100% (supported)
What They Don't Teach You at Harvar 1987   0.63   supported 80% (supported)
Wheel of Fortune 1987   0.63   supported 80% (supported)
Wheel of Fortune - New 2nd Edition 1988   0.63   supported 80% (supported)
Wheel of Fortune 3rd Edition 1988   0.58   supported 80% (supported)
Wheel of fortune German 1989   0.62   supported 100% (supported)
Wheel of Fortune starring V. White 1991   0.63   supported 80% (supported)
When Two Worlds War 1993   0.74-3   supported 90% (supported)
Where in America's Past is CarmenS. 1991   0.61   supported 80% (supported)
Where In Europe Is Carmen Sandiego? 1988   0.61   supported 80% (supported)
Where in space in carmen sandiego? 1993   0.74-3   supported 80% (supported)
Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego 1992   0.58   supported 80% (supported)
Where in the world is C. Sandiego? 1992   0.74-3   supported 99% (supported)
Where in time is Carmen Sandiego 1991   0.74-3   supported 80% (supported)
Where Time Stood Still 1988   0.63   supported 80% (supported)
Whiplash (Fatal Racing) 1995   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
White Death 1989   0.63   supported 80% (supported)
Whizz 1994   0.58   supported 80% (supported)
Who shot Johnny Rock ? 1994   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Wild Learning Safari 1992   0.63   supported 80% (supported)
Wild Science Arcade 1993   0.74-3   supported 80% (supported)
Wild Streets 1990   0.63   supported 80% (supported)
Wild West World 1992   0.63   supported 80% (supported)
Wild Wheels 1990   0.63   supported 80% (supported)
Wilderness 1986   0.63   supported 80% (supported)
Willi's Pinball 1992   0.73   supported 100% (supported)
Willow 1988   0.63   supported 80% (supported)
Willy Beamish 1993   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Willy Beamish CD-Version 1992   0.72   supported 95% (supported)
Willy the Worm 1985   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Willy the Worm II 1987   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Wilson Prostaff Golf 1993   0.74-3   supported 80% (supported)
Win, Lose or Draw 1988   0.63   supported 80% (supported)
Wind Surf 1991   0.63   supported 80% (supported)
Wind Walker 1989   0.60   supported 90% (supported)
Windows 1.0 1987   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
WINDOWS 2.0 1987   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Windows 2.x 1987   0.74-3   playable 50% (playable)
Windows 3.1 1992   0.65   supported 80% (supported)
Windows 3.11 1993   0.74-3   supported 79% (supported)
Windows 95 1995   0.74-3   supported 80% (supported)
Windows 98 SE 1999   0.74-3   runnable 2% (runnable)
Wing Commander - russian ver. 1990   0.62   supported 96% (supported)
Wing Commander 1 1990   0.70   supported 100% (supported)
Wing Commander 2 1991   0.70   supported 100% (supported)
Wing Commander 2:Special Ops 1991   0.70   supported 80% (supported)
Wing Commander 2:Special Ops 2 1992   0.70   supported 80% (supported)
Wing Commander 3 1994   0.70   supported 95% (supported)
Wing Commander Academy 1994   0.70   supported 80% (supported)
Wing Commander Armada 1994   0.70   supported 80% (supported)
Wing Commander I: Secret Missions 1990   0.70   supported 80% (supported)
Wing Commander I: Secret Missions 2 1991   0.70   supported 80% (supported)
Wing Commander IV 1995   0.70   supported 80% (supported)
Wing Commander Privateer 1994   0.73   supported 95% (supported)
Wing Nuts: Battle in the Sky 1995   0.74-3   broken  
Wings of Fury 1989   0.63   supported 100% (supported)
Wings of Glory 1994   0.74-3   supported 90% (supported)
Wingstar 1996   0.65   supported 100% (supported)
Winnie the Pooh 1985   0.58   supported 80% (supported)
Winter Games 1991   0.60   playable 63% (playable)
Winter Olympiad 88 1988   0.63   supported 80% (supported)
Winter Supersports '92 1992   0.63   supported 80% (supported)
Winzer 1991   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Wipeout 1995   0.72   supported 95% (supported)
Wipeout 1989   0.65   supported 90% (supported)
Wishbringer 1985   0.63   supported 80% (supported)
Witchaven 1994   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Witchaven 2: Blood Vengeance 1996   0.72   supported 90% (supported)
Wizard's Crown 1985   0.63   supported 80% (supported)
Wizardry 1 1981   0.63   supported 80% (supported)
Wizardry 2 1982   0.63   supported 80% (supported)
Wizardry 3 1989   0.58   supported 80% (supported)
Wizardry 4 1988   0.74-3   playable 57% (playable)
Wizardry 5 1988   0.74-3   supported 80% (supported)
Wizardry 6 Bane of the Cosmic Forge 1990   0.74-3   supported 80% (supported)
Wizardry 7 Crusaders Of The Dark Sa 1992   0.74-3   supported 80% (supported)
Wizball 1987   0.61   supported 80% (supported)
Wizkid (Wizball 2) 1992   0.70   supported 100% (supported)
Wolf 1994   0.74-3   supported 80% (supported)
Wolfenstein 3D 1992   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Wolfenstein 3D (Mortal Kombat Edit) 1993   0.65   supported 100% (supported)
Wolfenstein 3d: Spear Of Destiny 1992   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Wolfpack 1990   0.63   supported 95% (supported)
Wolfpack 1991   0.61   supported 100% (supported)
Wolfsbane 1995   0.74-3   supported 80% (supported)
Wonderland 1990   0.65   supported 100% (supported)
Woodruff & The Schnibble of Azimuth 1994   0.72   supported 100% (supported)
Word Rescue Plus! 1992   0.72   supported 100% (supported)
Word Rescue! 1992   0.74-3   supported 80% (supported)
WordPlay 1995   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
Wordtris 1992   0.65   supported 90% (supported)
World Championship Boxing Manager 1990   0.73   supported 100% (supported)
World Championship Soccer 1991   0.74-3   supported 80% (supported)
World Circuit (Gran Prix 1) 1992   0.73   supported 100% (supported)
World Class Leaderboard Golf 1989   0.60   supported 100% (supported)
World Class Rugby 1992   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
World Class Rugby Five Nations Ed. 1992   0.63   supported 80% (supported)
World Class Soccer 1991   0.73   supported 100% (supported)
World Cup Soccer '90 1989   0.58   supported 80% (supported)
World Darts 1987   0.63   supported 80% (supported)
World Games 1986   0.61   supported 100% (supported)
World Karate Championship 1986   0.61   supported 100% (supported)
World of Aden: Thunderscape 1994   0.73   supported 95% (supported)
World Rally Fever 1996   0.71   supported 100% (supported)
World Tour Golf 1986   0.63   supported 80% (supported)
World Tour Tennis 1993   0.74-3   supported 80% (supported)
World Trophy Soccer 1989   0.74-3   supported 80% (supported)
World War 2 1993   0.74-3   supported 80% (supported)
World Wide Rally 1997   0.74-3   playable 60% (playable)
Worlds at War 1991   0.63   supported 80% (supported)
Worlds Of Legend: Son Of The Empire 1993   0.74-3   supported 99% (supported)
Worlds of Ultima: Martian Dreams 1991   0.73   supported 100% (supported)
Worlds of Ultima: Savage Empire 1990   0.73   supported 100% (supported)
Worms 1995   0.73   supported 95% (supported)
Worms United 1996   0.72   supported 100% (supported)
Worms United 1996   0.72   supported 100% (supported)
Wrath of Earth 1995   0.65   supported 100% (supported)
Wrath of the Demon 1991   0.70   supported 90% (supported)
Wreckers 1991   0.63   supported 80% (supported)
WWF European Rampage Tour 1992   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)
WWF in Your House 1996   0.74-3   supported 95% (supported)
WWF WrestleMania 1991   0.73   supported 100% (supported)
WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game 1995   0.72   supported 100% (supported)
WWF Wretsle Mania 1993   0.61   supported 100% (supported)
WWII GI 1999   0.74-3   supported 100% (supported)

Compatibility statistics (3929 games in database)
Version: Games broken: Games runnable: Games playable: Games supported:
DOSBox 0.74-3 (1255) 16 (1.27%) 34 (2.71%) 48 (3.82%) 1157 (92.19%)
DOSBox 0.73 (644) 16 (2.48%) 23 (3.57%) 17 (2.64%) 588 (91.30%)
DOSBox 0.72 (722) 45 (6.23%) 24 (3.32%) 31 (4.29%) 622 (86.15%)
DOSBox 0.71 (164) 29 (17.68%) 12 (7.32%) 8 (4.88%) 115 (70.12%)
DOSBox 0.70 (952) 23 (2.42%) 17 (1.79%) 29 (3.05%) 883 (92.75%)
DOSBox 0.65 (727) 39 (5.36%) 30 (4.13%) 41 (5.64%) 617 (84.87%)
DOSBox 0.63 (918) 76 (8.28%) 45 (4.90%) 46 (5.01%) 751 (81.81%)
DOSBox 0.62 (394) 56 (14.21%) 24 (6.09%) 27 (6.85%) 287 (72.84%)
DOSBox 0.61 (998) 87 (8.72%) 59 (5.91%) 68 (6.81%) 784 (78.56%)
DOSBox 0.60 (774) 108 (13.95%) 73 (9.43%) 72 (9.30%) 521 (67.31%)
DOSBox 0.58 (1149) 266 (23.15%) 15 (1.31%) 20 (1.74%) 848 (73.80%)






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