Category:Wing Commander: Armada

Wing Commander: Armada
Wing Commander: Armada
Platform	MS-DOS PC-98
Engine	RealSpace
Release Date	September 22, 1994
CD Label	N/A ARMADACD ;
Language	English

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Description

Box Back Cover

The life of a seasoned starfighter pilot isn't all glory and adventure. After years of following orders and losing ships and friends, you are now the sole commander, responsible for heading up a momentous strike against your enemy's homeland - either the Empire of Kilrah or the heart of the Confederation. This war requires real strategy, not just hotshot piloting, and you have to determine where to fight, how to fight, and what ships will get the job done. In Wing Commander Armada, you have the freedom to build your own universe, your own missions and your own campaign.

Never play the same game twice as you explore, fortify and mine hundreds of planets in an infinite number of randomly generated universes

Maximize your field of vision by flying in invisible cockpit mode

Pit yourself against a sinister computer, or use a modem or network to combat a player across the country

Key Features:

Choose from 3 levels of play - intense dogfight scenarios, strategic search-and-destroy battles, or extended campaigns to destroy an opposing home world.

Pit yourself against a friend, computer, or with a friend against the computer - via modem or network.

Live life on the edge as a topnotch Terran or Kilrathi pilot and fly up to 10 different ships.

Customize taunts and controls with Armada's built-in audio file integrator and keyboard configuration utility.

Carefully plot tactical moves to stop your enemy cold - but beware, the tides of war may swiftly turn your next move into your last!

System Requirements

Armada CD

Computer - Wing Commander Armada CD requires at least an Intel486/33+ MHz or 100% compatible system with MS-DOS version 5.0 or higher and a double speed CD-ROM drive.

Network - Network play requires NetBIOS. (Novell networks also require IPX.COM.)

Modem - Modem play requires a 9600-baud or faster modem (16550 UART Alpha Chip recommended).

Serial Card - 16550 UART Alpha chip recommended for external modem play.

Video Card - VGA video card (VESA local bus or PCI recommended).

Hard Drive - You must have a minimum of 3 megabytes of free hard drive space (13 megs for 4 meg systems) on your hard drive to install and play this game.

CD-ROM drive - You must have a double-speed CD-ROM drive with MS-DOS CD-ROM extension 2.1 or higher required. (We recommend 350 milliseconds or faster seek time.)

Joystick (Optional) - We highly recommend playing with a joystick for the best Wing Commander Armada CD experience.

Mouse - Wing Commander Armada CD requires a Microsoft or 100% compatible mouse using Microsoft software driver version 7.0 or higher, Logitech software driver version 6.0 or higher, or 100% compatible software driver.

Memory - Wing Commander Armada CD uses 560K of conventional RAM (base memory) and 2592K (4 meg machines) or 6144K (8 meg systems) of expanded memory (EMS). You must have a minimum of 4 megs RAM installed in your machine to install the game to your hard drive. You must have 8 megs RAM to play the game directly from the CD-ROM drive.

You must load NetBIOS to play over the network, as well as your mouse, sound and CD-ROM drivers.

Box Contents

US Release, CD-ROM Version

Play Guide manual
Voices of War manual
Wing Commander Armada Reference Card
Wing Commander Armada Install Guide
Wing Commander Armada Strategy Guide advertisement
Wing Commander III Is Your System Ready? advertisement
New Releases from Origin catalog
CD-ROM (1)

US Release, 3.5" HD Diskette Version

Play Guide manual
Voices of War manual
Wing Commander Armada Reference Card
Wing Commander Armada Install Guide
Wing Commander Armada Strategy Guide advertisement
Wing Commander III Is Your System Ready? advertisement
New Releases from Origin catalog
Origin's 1994 CD-ROM Exchange/Update Policy
3.5" HD Diskette (6)

Wing Commander Armada Manual & Voices of War (VEBE) (1.8 MB) Note that the Armada VEBEs are an old alternative to PDF files that may take some tweaking to install on newer systems. VEBE (Vermont Electronic Book Engine) must be installed, and must be run under win 95/98 compatability mode in Windows XP.

Credits

Advertising

Wing Commander Armada Sell Sheet

English

Press Items

Gaming Magazines

Versions

Ports

FM Towns

Same as the PC release.

PC-9821

Same as the PC release. The PC98 was a Japanese computer that ran special versions of MS-DOS and Windows 95.

Windows 3.1

Origin contracted Windward Studios to port Wing Commander Armada to Windows 3.1. David Thielen completed the project but it was never released. His online resume states: "Ported Origin’s Wing Commander Armada from DOS to Windows. Increased the resolution form 320x200 to the screen resolution, limited only by the CPU speed." Wing Commander Armada for Windows has never been located; Mr. Thielen does not have a copy.

Strategy Guides

Wing Commander Armada Playtesters' Guide

Re-Releases

Electronic Arts Presents CD-ROM Classics (US)
Electronic Arts Presents (US)
CD-ROM Classics (Europe)

Screenshots

Sales Sheet

Pre-Release

Development

Patches / Addons

Origin

Fan Made

Editing Tools

ARMEDIT (Download)
Privateer 1 TRE Format (Download)

Music

43 MIDIs

Manuals and Game Documentation

Controls

Afterburner		Tab
Fire guns		Space
Fire missile		Enter
Accelerate		+
Decelerate		-
Full stop		Backspace
Look left		F2
Look right		F3
Look forward		F1
Look behind		F4
Chase view		F5
Battle view		F6
Missile view		F8
Cycle weapons		W
Cycle guns		G
Cycle targets		T
Lock target		L
Damage HUD		D
Autopilot		A
Comms select		C
Nav Map			N
Eject			Ctrl-E