New Wing Loader Adds Support for WC3 Enhancement Patch

Yesterday we reported on Mash's spectacular patch to increase Wing Commander 3's resolution and integrate enhanced videos. As we also mentioned, this was something that Destro was working to incorporate into Wing Loader. With the success of Mash's program, Destro has officially stopped trying to integrate that into his mod. He's instead released a new version of Wing Loader that seamlessly supports both apps side-by-side. It's also packed with fixes and improvements for Wing Commanders 1&2! Grab version 0.92 here!

Wing Commander III HD Video playback via Wing Loader has been cancelled. I was planning to release this a couple of weeks from now but I ultimately cancelled the project... Why? Someone did it for me!!! And in my testing, theirs works better. :p

Mash has created an Enhancement Pack for Wing Commander III that includes adding in the HD Videos and this is what I'm going to recommend using with Wing Loader moving forward. Check out the patch on his forum page.

Now that that is out of the way, I've packaged Wing Loader v0.92 that includes some new features, fixes and of course, support for Mash's Enhancements Pack.

What's new in v0.92

• Origin Orchestra Intro now included when starting WC1 & WC2
• You can now launch WC1 & WC2 via DosBox from inside Wing Loader (Voiceovers will not work due to DosBox Memory management)
• ImGui support. (Minimal)
• New settings menu (ImGui) to setup Wing Loader to your liking. (Press M to bring up the Settings Menu)
• MP4 playback now with synced audio via libVLC. (Removed OpenCV)
• Added support for Mash's Wing Commander Enhancement Pack!!!!!!!!
• Fixed a few missing lines in Wing Commander 1 Voice Mod.
• Memory Leaks in (Definitions, Asset Loading, and Cameras fixed)
• Removed camera jump when in range to objects. (This was on optimization but on some CPU's was causing jittery icons)
• Many more minor changes and bug fixes.

While I'm sad I never got the HD videos done in time, I'm over the moon with Mash's patch. :D I guess I'll move on to the next phase of Wing Loader development. Stay tuned. :p