Enhanced Secret Ops Installer Available

• Fix: Free disk space now correctly reported.
• Fix: Shortcuts created in correct location.
• Improvement: Windows 95 compatibility mode automatically set.
• Improvement (optional): Skip registration procedure.
• Improvement (optional): Install and enable OpenGL renderer.
• Improvement (optional): Pre-install Episodes 2 through 7.

Download Pete's installer here (105 MB). You can leave feedback on the Forums.

Installing episodes 2 through 7 immediately comes at a cost -- you miss out on the splash screens between episodes. Secret Ops requires a registration key from the (now defunct) official website. A key generator is available from HCl's website, but you now have the option of skipping this step. The OpenGL renderer lets you play in higher resolutions, replaces the original starfields with fancier ones and adds graphical effects that are normally available only on 3Dfx hardware. Players would also do well to check out Shades' extensive Secret Ops Guide. It includes detailed mission walkthroughs, complete stats, game history and more!

Making the Game: Main Menu

They can't all be exciting fighter cockpits; this "main menu" is actually, I believe, the ICIS menu -- the mission information screens were originally going to be a little bit more interactive than they were in the finished game.

These updates are thanks to John "Captain Johnny" Guentzel, who provided several CD image archives of material used by the Wing Commander Prophecy development team!

Please note that the "Download" link points to an older-style Visio file; these do not open in Microsoft's current Visio viewer. We have converted the VSD into a graphic which can be viewed by clicking on the document thumbnail.

Main Menu Download (29 kb) Date: July 23, 1997 Project: Wing Commander Prophecy Donated By: John Guentzel Pages: n/a