Category:Wing Commander: Prophecy
Wing Commander Prophecy | |
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Platform | Windows 95 |
Engine | Vision |
Release Date | December 12, 1997 October 14, 1998 (Gold Edition) |
Language | English |
Rating | ESRB: T |
Description
Wing Commander Prophecy is a computer game and a direct sequel to Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom. It was followed by Wing Commander: Secret Ops in 1998.
Wing Commander: Prophecy pushed the cutting edge of technology with 3D accelerator 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 Christopher 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
- WC Prophecy Gold Manuals (1.0 MB)
- WC Prophecy Gold Quick Reference Card (1.5 MB)
- WC Prophecy Gold Quick Reference Card (European) (250 KB)
Credits
Advertising
Preview
Computer Gaming World issue 156, July 1997.
Reviews
PC
Computer Gaming World nr 165, april 1998
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
- A fourth CD-Rom with Wing Commander: Secret Ops
- Updated ICIS Manual
Ports
Game Boy 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
- Demo (38,246k) - Original Demo
- Demo Movies (19,124k) - Demo Addon
- German Demo (38,246k) - German Demo
- German Demo Movies (19,124k) - German Demo Addon
- WCP 3Dfx Test Demo (13,382k) - Original Demo, Requires 3Dfx Voodoo board
- WCP 3Dfx test demo readme (7k)
Trailers -
- Original PC Trailer See Holovids section.
- Gameboy Advance Trailer See Holovids section.
- Prophecy Sound Track CD TrailerSee Holovids section.
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
- Boosted Piranha Patch
- Bugs of Steel Patch
- Compatibility Super Patch
- Custom Missions Patch
- DVD Movie Upgrade Patch
- Direct3D Update
- Enhancement Pack
- Improve the Tigershark Fighter
- Improve the Wasp Fighter
- Infinite Ammo Patch
- Language Selector
- Legendary Spacecraft Patch
- Model Upgrade Pack
- Morays, Devil Rays Patch
- Music Switcher
- OpenGL Patch
- Prophecy HD Video Pack
- Prophecy and Secret Ops Framerate Patch
- Ship Switcher
- Video Skip Patch
- WCP Crazy
- WCP Taunt
- Windows 2000 Update
Editing Tools
- File Unpacker
- HCl's Movie Viewer
- Mission Builder
- Mission Editor v1.11
- Mission Editor v1.21
- OBJ2WCP
- WCP Hardpoint Editor
- WCPEdit Ship Editor
- WCPPascal
- Wing Blender
Miscellaneous Files
- Another Prophecy WinAMP Skin
- DVD Case Label
- DVD Disc Label 1
- DVD Disc Label 2
- Prophecy Development CD
- Prophecy Press Kit 1
- Prophecy Press Kit 2
- Prophecy WinAMP Skin
- Saitek Joystick Profiles
- Scene Description Tool
- Wing Commander Prophecy Model and Object Archive
Music
Gameplay Score
- 01 - Cobalt 60 - Prophecy (2.1M)
- 02 - Cobalt 60 - Galactic Hives (2.2M)
- 03 - Cobalt 60 - Ahead (2.5M)
- 04 - Cobalt 60 - Tones from the Sphere (2.1M)
- 05 - Cobalt 60 - Alien Space Junk (2.6M)
- 06 - Cobalt 60 - Quram (2.3M)
- 07 - Cobalt 60 - Ashes to Live (2.7M)
- 08 - Cobalt 60 - Colony 328 (2.4M)
- 09 - Cobalt 60 - Darwin was Right (2.0M)
- 10 - Cobalt 60 - Cult of Sivar (2.0M)
- 11 - George Oldziey - Suspense 1 (4.2M)
- 12 - George Oldziey - Enemy Arrival (502k)
- 13 - George Oldziey - Battle 1 (1.8M)
- 14 - George Oldziey - Ominous 1 (1.9M)
- 15 - George Oldziey - Victory 1 (2.4M)
- 16 - George Oldziey - Suspense 2 (3.6M)
- 17 - George Oldziey - Battle 2 (1.7M)
- 18 - George Oldziey - Mission Failed (3.1M)
- 19 - George Oldziey - Suspense 3 (3.0M)
- 20 - George Oldziey - Battle 3 (1.8M)
- 21 - George Oldziey - Ominous 2 (1.7M)
- 22 - George Oldziey - Capital Ship Destroyed (167k)
- 23 - George Oldziey - Victory 2 (2.3M)
- 24 - George Oldziey - Battle 4 (2.2M)
- 25 - George Oldziey - Friendly Down (184k)
- 26 - George Oldziey - Suspense 4 (5.4M)
- 27 - George Oldziey - Battle 5 (2.6M)
- 28 - George Oldziey - End Credits (2.7M)
- 29 - Cobalt 60 - Prophecy (4.8M)
- Rip details
Tracks provided by Top Dollar. Thanks to LeHah. (Details)
Orchestral tracks
Tracks extracted from the game
- Prophecy1.mp3 (1.6M)
- Prophecy2.mp3 (891k)
- Prophecy3.mp3 (898k)
- Prophecy4.mp3 (1.5M)
- Prophecy5.mp3 (870k)
- Prophecy6.mp3 (1.8M)
Thanks to Mad Hatter. (Details)
- CD1 - Credits (1:04) (1,008k)
- CD1 - Victory (0:07) (112k)
- CD1 - Background Music #1 (1:34) (1,480k)
- CD1 - Background Music #2 (0:46) (722k)
- CD1 - Battle #1 (0:45) (704k)
- CD1 - Battle #2 (0:46) (725k)
- CD1 - Enemies Arrive (0:04) (75k)
- CD1 - Mission Failed (1:12) (1,126k)
- CD1 - Friendly Down (0:07) (122k)
- CD1 - Victory (0:52) (825k)
- CD2 - Background Music (1:29) (1,395k)
- CD2 - Battle #1 (0:40) (634k)
- CD2 - Battle #2 (0:43) (684k)
- CD3 - Background Music (1:13) (1,149k)
- CD3 - Battle #1 (0:49) (772k)
- CD3 - Battle #2 (0:58) (909k)
- CD3 - Victory (0:56) (872k)
Thanks to IceFire. (Details)
Various tracks
- Theme
- End Credits
- Simulator 0 - Prophecy
- Simulator 1 - Galactic Hives
- Simulator 2 - Ahead
- Simulator 3 - Tones from the Spheres
- Simulator 4 - Alien Space Junk
- Simulator 5 - Quram
- Simulator 6 - Ashes to Life
- Simulator 7 - Colony 328
- Simulator 8 - Darwin was Right
- Simulator 9 - The Cult of Sivar
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
- Prophecy Gold ICIS Manual
- Prophecy Gold Quick Reference Card (Europe)
- Prophecy Gold Quick Reference Card (US)
- Published Prophecy Map
- Wing Commander Prophecy Help File
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
- Fighters
- Capital Ships
- Installations
Kilrathi
- Fighters
- Capital Ships
- Installation
Nephilim
- Fighters
- Capital ships
Missions
Wingmen
Terran Confederation
Commodore Christopher "Maverick" Blair
Chief Petty Officer Rachel Coriolis
1st Lt Jean “Stiletto” Talvert
1st Lt. Terrence “Zero” O’Hearn
Captain Amber “Amazon” Elbereth
1st Lt. Jack “BoomBoom” Kabeli
Lt. Col. Bradley “Drago” Patrick
1st Lt. Chris “Professor” Rankin
Capt. Danielle “Sprite” McCumber
Weapons
Guns
Confederation Capital Ship
Triple mount Mk4 heavy plasma cannon
Triple mount Mk2 heavy carticle cannon
Single mount heavy laser cannon
Alien
Alien Capital Ships
Missiles
Confederation
Friend or foe missile “Pilum IV”
Long range image recognition
Enhanced long range image recognition “Artemis”
Turreted image recognition
Long range HARM
Enhanced long range HARM
Light torpedo “Valiant”
Enhanced light torpedo “Lancer”
Torpedo
Enhanced torpedo “Pike”
Rocket pod “Dragonfly”
Confederation Capital Ship
Dual mount anti-fighter missile turret
Ship-to-ship torpedo launchers
Alien
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
Subcategories
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