Wing Commander Prophecy
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Platform
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Windows 95
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Engine
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Vision
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Release Date
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December 12, 1997
- Gold Edition: October 14, 1998
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Language
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English
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Rating
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ESRB: T
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Description
Wing Commander Prophecy pushed the cutting edge of technology with 3D acelerator cards. The game was designed for the 3dfx Glide technology which is no longer prominent, its use of 3d hardware makes it stand out in the graphics department many years after its release. The cinematic storyline focuses on young Lieutenant Lance Casey aboard the newly commissioned TCS Midway. Commodore Blair is overseeing the ship's maiden voyage when strange signals are detected from the Kilrah System. An alien fleet is pouring out of an artificial jump gate and seems to be fulfilling a Kilrathi prophecy about the end of the universe. Casey and company must halt the invasion force and learn more about their enemy to counter future incursions.
System Requirements
While the system requirements state a joystick is required, you can also play the game with the mouse or keyboard.
Standard System
- Pentium 166MHz
- Windows 95/Windows 98 and DirectX 6.0
- 32MB RAM
- DirectX 6.0-compatible 2MB PCI or AGP video card that supports 16-bit color
- 150MB free hard drive space
- DirectX 6.0-compatible sound card
- Joystick
Hardware-Accelerated System
- Pentium 133MHz
- Windows 95/Windows 98 and DirectX 6.0
- 32MB RAM
- 4MB PCI/AGP/3Dfxª DirectX 6.0-compatible or Direct3D supported video card*
- DirectX 6.0-compatible or Direct3D 3Dfx card with Glide version 2.43 or later installed
- 150MB free hard drive space
- DirectX 6.0-compatible sound card
- Joystick
Please note that Direct3D requires 4MB of video RAM. Supported Direct3D video chipsets include:
- ATI Rage Pro
- Intel i740
- Matrox Mystique
- Permedia 2
- Rendition 2200
- Riva 128
For information on how to run the game on modern hardware and operating systems, please visit the Tech Support section. Requests for help can be posted to the Tech Support Forum.
Box Contents
PC
Prophecy Gold
Credits
Advertising
Versions
Windows 95 CD
The original release for PC.
Windows 95 CD Deluxe
Includes everything the original release had plus a 16 page Hint Book and an audio CD with one track: Cobalt 60 Prophecy Theme (Terminal Mix)
Windows 95 DVD
Never mass produced or sold. Created for bundling with a Creative Labs Encore DVD kit, but never materialized.
Prophecy Gold
Ports
Gameboy Advance
Entire game redone as a handheld port. Video sequences are done as either fly-rendered segments or talking heads. Has a multiplayer mode.
Strategy Guides
Screenshots
Development
WCP Pitch Book - Digitally Remastered!
Wing Commander 5 Game Design Document
Storyboard
Pre-Release
Trailers -
Behind the Scenes See Holovids section.
During the 2003 E3 Expo, the CIC's very own Chris Reid visited the Destination Software booth where Prophecy GBA was running. While he was there, he conducted something of an impromptu interview with some Destination employees.. and he got it all on camera!
Interview See Holovids section.
Patches / Addons
Origin
Fan Made
Editing Tools
Miscellaneous Files
Music
Gameplay Score
Tracks provided by Top Dollar. Thanks to LeHah. (Details)
Orchestral tracks
Thanks to Mad Hatter. (Details)
Thanks to IceFire. (Details)
Various tracks
Thanks to Sam and Dan Todd of Through the Looking Glass.
Track names provided by Origin's Amazing Johnny Guentzel.
More Tracks
Manuals and Game Documentation
Controls
PC
Afterburner Tab
Toggle Afterburner `
Roll Left Q
Roll Right W
Fire guns Space
Fire missile Enter
Accelerate +
Decelerate -
Full speed ~
Full stop Backspace
Match target speed Y
Look left F2
Look right F3
Look forward F1
Look behind F4
Chase view F5
Battle view F6
Tactical view F7
Missile camera F8
Victim camera F9
Track camera F10
Cycle weapons M
Cycle guns G
Full guns F
Drop decoy E
Wasp booster B
Syncronize guns Ctrl-G
Special guns H
Rear turret H
Tractor beam H
Select all hardpoints B
Cycle targets T
Select nearest target U
Cycle components R
Disable Smart-Targeting Ctrl-S
Auto-slide Caps Lock
Toggle Auto-slide /
Lock target L
Damage HUD D
Shield HUD S
Autopilot A
Comms select C
Nav Map N
Power menu P
Eject Ctrl-E
Options Menu Ctrl-O
Gameboy Advance
Move Cursor Directional (D) Pad
Speed Up Cursor Right Shoulder Button
Confirm/Modify Items A Button
Cancel Item B Button
Pause Game Start Button
Skip Chat/Movie/Autopilot Start Button
Adjust Difficulty Title Screen Options
Save/Load Ready Room Hot Spot
Erase Save Games Title Screen Options
Yaw/Pitch Movement D-Pad
Fire Guns A Button
Fire Missiles/Rockets B Button
Drop ECM Decoy Select Button
Activate Afterburners Left + Right Shoulders
Increase/Decrease Speed Right Shoulder + Up/Down D-Pad
Roll Right/Left Right Shoulder + Right/Left D-Pad
Cycle Guns Left Shoulder + A Button
Cycle Missiles/Rockets Left Shoulder + B Button
Charge Mass Driver Hold A Button (Release to Fire)
Eject! Start, then Eject
Communications Start, then Comms
Autopilot Automatic (Destroy all Enemies)
Cheats
PC
- Type "alswantsmoreships" in the simulator selection screen. Press Z.
- Lets you fly Nephilim and Kilrati ships.
- In flight, type "moretunes". You may have to hold the shift key down.
- Change background music by pressing Page Up and Page Down.
- In flight, type "dynomite" to enter debug mode. You may have to hold the shift key down.
- Ctrl-I enables invincibility. Ctrl-F12 destroys your target. Ctrl-C turns collisions off.
- In simulator mission 0, approach the Confed Base. Destroy the fighter that appears.
- Adds a waypoint.
- In simulator mission 2, type "dynomite". You may have to hold the shift key down.
- Adds a waypoint.
GameBoy Advance
- At the Prophecy splash screen with the flashing "Press start" text, enter Up, Down, A, B, Left, Right, L, L, R, R, B, A
- God Mode (invulnerability)
- At the Prophecy splash screen with the flashing "Press start" text, enter R, L, A, A, A, B, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up, A
- Alien ships can be viewed from the tactical database in the Midway's rec room.
- At the Prophecy splash screen with the flashing "Press start" text, enter Up, Up, L, R, Down, Down, A, A, B, A
- All missions are available from the Flight History terminal.
Cutscenes
Ships
Terran Confederation
Kilrathi
Nephilim
Missions
Wingmen
Terran Confederation
2nd Lt Lance Casey
Commodore Christopher "Maverick" Blair
Major Todd "Maniac" Marshall
Chief Petty Officer Rachel Coriolis
Captain Eugene Wilford
Commander Patrica Drake
Colonel Jacob "Hawk" Manley
1st Lt Jean “Stiletto” Talvert
Lt. Commander Aurora Finley
Colonel John "Gash" Dekker
Major Karl “Spyder” Bowen
2nd Lt Max “Maestro” Garret
1st Lt. Terrence “Zero” O’Hearn
Jack "Dallas" Slayton
1st Lt. Liam Anderson
Captain Amber “Amazon” Elbereth
Charles "Bishop" Karpiak
Milford "Bookworm" Wattley
1st Lt. Jack “BoomBoom” Kabeli
Timothy "Bullet" Bell
2nd Lt. Renata “Comet” Drake
Christopher "Cowboy" Graf
Lt. Col. Bradley “Drago” Patrick
Leonard "Duke" Cunningham
Chris "Falcon" Cummings
1st Lt. George “Giant” Booker
Kris "Goblin" Pelley
Hal "Hellion" Milton
William "Howdy" Van Horn
Josh "Jumpstart" Barnett
Wade "Kingpin" Swanson
Kemo "Kona" Maluaani
Jay "Lawyer" Fitzgerald
John "Majestic" Guentzel
Mark "Mustang" Vearrier
Darren "Mutant" Conrad
Toshiro "Ninja" Majumi
Jonathan "Ogre" Crane
Marc "Pinpoint" Wright
Major David “Pops” Williford
Ivan "Posse" Krotchevsky
1st Lt. Chris “Professor” Rankin
Franklin "Ranger" Costa
Randall "Rattler" Russell
1st Lt. Wendy “Redline” Akers
Grant "Rogue" McDaniel
Monique "Roulette" LeCroix
Sir David "Royal" Edinbrugh
Capt. Danielle “Sprite” McCumber
Stephen David "Stardust" Nash
1st Lt. Alton “Steel” Listich
Brian "Sultan" Sutton
Dana "Sunflower" Blankenship
Tara "Swan" Tomiko
Morgan "T-Bone" Crow
Robert "Twilight" Irving
Todd "Twitch" Gaffney
Capt. Angela “Veil” Hendrick
Lane "Viking" Boyd
Christopher "Warlord" Dybbuk
Andy "Wiley" Brunke
Caleb "Wyvern" Frost
Ryan "Zombie" Coolidge
Weapons
Guns
Confederation
Laser Cannon
Charging Mass Driver
Mass Driver
Tachyon Gun
Ion Cannon
Particle Cannon
Plasma Cannon
Bomber Turret
Stormfire Mk. 2
Confederation Capital Ship
Hull Mounted Anti-Matter Guns
Triple Mount Mk4 Heavy Plasma Cannon
Triple Mount Mk2 Heavy Particle Cannon
Mk4 Heavy Plasma Cannon
Mk2 Heavy Particle Cannon
Dual Mt. Tachyon Cannon
Dual Mt. Heavy Laser Cannon
Single Mt. Heavy Laser Cannon
Alien
Light Burst Maser
Quantum Disruptor
Light Plasma
Heavy Plasma
Shield Killer Cannon
Heavy Maser
Gorgon Heavy
Turreted Maser
Turreted Plasma
Alien Capital Ships
Capital Ship Plasma
“Hellbore” Cannon
Missiles
Confederation
Friend-or-Foe (FF) “Pilum IV”
Image-Recognition (IR)
Long Range Image-Recognition (IR)
Enhanced Long Range Image-Recognition (IR) “Artemis”
Turreted Image Recognition
HARM
Long Range HARM
Enhanced Long Range HARM
Light Torpedo “Valiant”
Enhanced Light Torpedo “Lancer”
Torpedo
Enhanced Torpedo “Pike”
Heat-Seeker (HS)
Dumbfire
Rocket Pod “Dragonfly”
Swarmer Pod
Tracker MIRV
Missile Mine
Confederation Capital Ship
Dual Mt. Anti-Fighter Missile Turret
Ship-to-Ship Torpedo Launchers
Alien
Charybdis Mine
Cerberus Missile
Hades Missile
Medusa Missile
Turreted Medusa Missile
Proteus Missile
Poseidon Torpedo
Scylla Mine Clusters
Development
Liam Anderson
Christopher Blair
Lance Casey
Rachel Coriolis
Jack "Dallas" Slayton
John "Gash" Dekker
Patricia Drake
Extras
Aurora Finley
Jacob "Hawk" Manley
Maxwell "Maestro" Garrett
Todd "Maniac" Marshall
Karl "Spyder" Bowen
Jean "Stiletto" Talvert
Eugene Wilford
Terrence "Zero" O'Hearn
Off Set Pictures