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| {{infobox Game Landing
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| |name = Wing Commander: Academy
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| |image = Image:academyfronthigh.jpg
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| |faction = terran
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| |engine = [[engine:=Origin FX]]
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| |platform = [[platform:=MS-DOS]]
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| |releasedate = [[release date:=August 27, 1993]]
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| |language = [[language:=English]]
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| |retailprice= [[price:=$49.95]]
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| }}
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| {{#set:media=game}}
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| ==Description==
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| [[image:academybackhigh.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Box Back Cover]]
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| '''A Stand-Alone Game — No previous ''Wing Commander'' experience necessary.'''<br><br>
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| As a student at the TCSN Academy, you custom-design and fly unique combat, rescue, and search and retrieval missions from the CyberSchool's holographic simulator. In the ''Wing Commander'' tradition, the game features a dynamic musical score, improved bit-mapped graphics, and a dazzling array of customizing options. But ''Wing Commander Academy'' is not another cinematic extravaganza — it's an intense dogfighting marathon.<br><br>
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| * Custom-design a variety of missions that match your skill level as you place fighters, capital ships, mine fields, asteroid fields, data pods and ejected pilots - up to 10 in each of the four action spheres.
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| * Save up to 24 games to disk and trade with your friends or upload them to bulletin boards to challenge others.
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| * Request random missions where each action sphere yields an unknown number of enemy ships with pilots of varying skill levels.
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| * Climb into the cockpits of the new Confederation ''Wraith'' or Kilrathi ''Jrathek'' fighters for a new combat experience.
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| * Select a cybernet wingman — from a frightened cadet to a hotshot veteran.
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| * Fly from the cockpit or try the chase plane view for a new perspective on the intense dogfighting action.
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| * Sharpen your combat skills as you compete for high-point honors.
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| * Engage the "Gauntlet" - a dogfighting marathon with 15 progressively difficult levels of attacking ships - including three flights of fighters in each level.<br><br>
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| ==System Requirements==
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| ===Original Release (1993)===
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| '''MS-DOS''': 386SX, 386, Intel486™ or 100% compatible PC system<br />
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| '''REQUIRED''': 2 megs RAM, hard drive, MS-DOS 5.0 or higher<br />
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| '''SUPPORTS''': DOS 6.0 and DOUBLE SPACE<br />
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| '''GRAPHICS''': 256-color VGA<br />
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| '''MUSIC/SOUND EFFECTS''' (optional): Ad Lib®, Sound Blaster®, Roland® LAPC-I/MT-32, or 100% compatible sound board<br />
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| '''DIGITIZED SPEECH and SOUND EFFECTS''' (optional; limited speech and sound effects in game): Sound Blaster or 100% compatible sound board
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| ===Digital Release (2013)===
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| '''System''': Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10<br />
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| '''Processor''': 1.8 GHz<br />
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| '''Memory''': 512 MB RAM<br />
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| '''Graphics''': 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7 (compatible with DirectX 9 recommended)<br />
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| '''Storage''': 2GB HDD
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| ==Box Contents==
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| * [[Wing Commander Academy Manual]]
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| ==Credits==
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| ! Role
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| ! Name
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| ! Source
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| !colspan="3"|Production
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| !Producer
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| |[[Thomas Blom]]
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| |Game, Documentation
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| !Executive Producer
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| |[[Dallas Snell]]
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| |Documentation
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| !colspan="3"|Development
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| !Programmer
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| |[[Jeff Everett]]
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| |Game, Documentation
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| !
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| |[[Brent A Thale]]
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| |Game, Documentation
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| !Artist
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| |[[Whitney Ayres]]
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| |Game, Documentation
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| !
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| |[[Glen Johnson]]
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| |Game, Documentation
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| !Music
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| |[[John Tipton]]
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| |Game, Documentation
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| !
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| |[[Kirk Winterrowd]]
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| |Game, Documentation
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| !Sound Effects
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| |[[Marc Schaefgen]]
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| |Game, Documentation
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| !colspan="3"|Quality Assurance
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| !QA Project Leader
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| |[[Perry Stokes]]
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| |Game, Documentation
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| !Playtester
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| |[[Marshall Andrews]]
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| |Game, Documentation
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| |[[Charles Angel]]
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| |Game, Documentation
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| |[[Russel Byrd]]
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| |Game, Documentation
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| |[[Jerrold Harrington]]
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| |Game, Documentation
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| |[[Andrew Hofmann]]
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| |Game, Documentation
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| |[[Bill LaCoste]]
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| |Game, Documentation
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| |[[Starr Long]]
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| |Game, Documentation
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| |[[Rik Packham]]
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| |Game, Documentation
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| |[[Scott Shelton]]
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| |Game, Documentation
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| !colspan="3"|Packaging
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| !Documentation
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| |[[Kristen Vaughan]]
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| |Game, Documentation
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| !Editing
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| |[[David Ladyman]]
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| |Documentation
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| !Documentation Design
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| |[[Al Carnley]]
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| |Documentation
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| !Cover Art
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| |[[Chris Douglas]]
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| |Documentation
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| |[[Jake Rodgers]]
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| |Documentation
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| !Box Design
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| |[[Jennifer Davis]]
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| |Documentation
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| !colspan="3"|Thanks
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| !Special Thanks
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| |The Wing Commander I and II Teams
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| |Game
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| |}
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| ==Advertising==
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| English
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| <gallery>
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| Image:cgwad02high.jpg
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| </gallery>
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| ==Versions==
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| ==Ports==
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| ==Strategy Guides==
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| ==Re-Releases==
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| ==Screenshots==
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| <gallery>
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| File:WCAca-Logo.png
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| File:WCAca-menu.png
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| File:WCAca-build.png
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| File:WCAca-wingman.png
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| Image:academyscreenshot04.gif
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| Image:academyscreenshot07.gif
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| Image:academyscreenshot08.gif
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| Image:academyscreenshot09.gif
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| Image:academyscreenshot10.gif
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| </gallery>
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| ==Development==
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| ==Patches / Addons==
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| ===Fan Made===
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| {{#ask: [[Category:Wing_Commander:_Academy_Patches]] [[creator::!Origin Systems Inc.]]
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| | ?download=
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| ==Miscellaneous Files==
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| {{#ask: [[Category:Wing_Commander:_Academy]] [[Category:Miscellaneous Files]]
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| ==Music==
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| ==Manuals and Game Documentation==
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| {{#ask: [[Category:Wing_Commander: Academy Manuals and Game Documentation]]
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| == Controls ==
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| <pre>
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| Afterburner Tab
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| Fire guns Space
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| Fire missile Enter
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| Accelerate +
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| Decelerate -
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| Full stop Backspace
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| Look left F2
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| Look right F3
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| Look forward F1
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| Look behind F4
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| Chase view F5
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| Battle view F6
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| Tactical view F7
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| Missile view F8
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| Tail view F9
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| Cycle weapons W
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| Cycle guns G
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| Jump J
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| Cycle targets T
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| Lock target L
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| Damage HUD D
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| Autopilot A
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| Comms select C
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| Nav Map N
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| Eject Ctrl-E
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| </pre>
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| ==Cheats==
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| * '''Start the game with "wca ERTS" at the command line to enter debug mode.'''
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| *: Alt-Del destroys target. Alt-Insert destroys all enemies. Alt-I increases enemy intelligence. Ctrl-I decreases enemy intelligence.
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| * '''Start the game with "wca ERTS -k".'''
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| *: Same as above, plus invincibility.
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| * '''Start the game with "wca ERTS -z".'''
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| *: Same as above, plus invincibility, except for collisions.
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| Note that "ERTS" must be in ALL CAPS for the cheat to work.
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| ==Cutscenes==
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| ==Ships==
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| ===Terran Confederation===
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| * Fighters
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| {| border="0" align=center cellspacing="10"
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| |<CENTER>[[File:wc2ferret-vdu.gif|link=P-64 Ferret]]</CENTER>
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| |<CENTER>[[File:wc2epee-vdu.gif|link=F-54 Epee]]</CENTER>
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| |<CENTER>[[File:wc2rapier-vdu.gif|link=F-44 Rapier II]]</CENTER>
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| |<CENTER>[[File:wc2sabre-vdu.gif|link=F/A-76 Longbow]]</CENTER>
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| |<CENTER>[[File:wc2broadsword-vdu.gif|link=A-17 Broadsword]]</CENTER>
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| |<CENTER>[[File:wc2crossbow-vdu.gif|link=A-18 Crossbow]]</CENTER>
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| |<CENTER>[[File:wc2morningstar-vdu.gif|link=F-95 Morningstar]]</CENTER>
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| |<CENTER>[[File:wcawraith-vdu.gif|link=F-97 Wraith]]</CENTER>
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| |<CENTER>[[P-64 Ferret]]</CENTER>
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| |<CENTER>[[F-54 Epee]]</CENTER>
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| |<CENTER>[[F-44 Rapier II]]</CENTER>
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| |<CENTER>[[F-57 Sabre]]</CENTER>
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| |<CENTER>[[A-17 Broadsword]]</CENTER>
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| |<CENTER>[[A-18 Crossbow]]</CENTER>
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| |<CENTER>[[F-95 Morningstar]]</CENTER>
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| |<CENTER>[[F-97 Wraith]]</CENTER>
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| |}<!--end wikitable-->
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| * Capital Ships
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| {| border="0" align=center cellspacing="10"
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| |<CENTER>[[File:wc2freetrader-vdu.gif|link=Free Trader]]</CENTER>
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| |<CENTER>[[File:wc2clydesdale-vdu.gif|link=Clydesdale]]</CENTER>
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| |<CENTER>[[File:wc2gilgamesh-vdu.gif|link=Gilgamesh]]</CENTER>
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| |<CENTER>[[File:wc2waterloo-vdu.gif|link=Waterloo]]</CENTER>
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| |<CENTER>[[File:wc2confederation-vdu.gif|link=Confederation]]</CENTER>
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| |<CENTER>[[Free Trader]]</CENTER>
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| |<CENTER>[[Clydesdale]]</CENTER>
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| |<CENTER>[[Gilgamesh]]</CENTER>
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| |<CENTER>[[Waterloo]]</CENTER>
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| |<CENTER>[[Confederation]]</CENTER>
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| |}<!--end wikitable-->
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| * Installations
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| {| border="0" align=center cellspacing="10"
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| |<CENTER>[[File:wc2cdepot-vdu.gif|link=Supply Depot]]</CENTER>
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| |<CENTER>[[File:wc2starbase-vdu.gif|link=Space Station]]</CENTER>
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| |<CENTER>[[File:wc2starbase-vdu.gif|link=Star Base]]</CENTER>
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| |<CENTER>[[Supply Depot]]</CENTER>
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| |<CENTER>[[Space Station]]</CENTER>
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| |<CENTER>[[Star Base]]</CENTER>
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| |}<!--end wikitable-->
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| ===Empire of Kilrah===
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| * Fighters
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| {| border="0" align=center cellspacing="10"
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| |<CENTER>[[File:wc2sartha-vdu.gif|link=Sartha]]</CENTER>
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| |<CENTER>[[File:wc2drakhri-vdu.gif|link=Drakhri]]</CENTER>
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| |<CENTER>[[File:wc2jalkehi-vdu.gif|link=Jalkehi]]</CENTER>
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| |<CENTER>[[File:wc2grikath-vdu.gif|link=Grikath]]</CENTER>
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| |<CENTER>[[File:wc2strakha-vdu.gif|link=Strakha]]</CENTER>
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| |<CENTER>[[File:wc1bloodfang-vdu.gif|link=Bloodfang]]</CENTER>
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| |<CENTER>[[File:wc2gothri-vdu.gif|link=Gothri]]</CENTER>
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| |<CENTER>[[File:wcajrathek-vdu.gif|link=Jrathek]]</CENTER>
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| |<CENTER>[[Sartha]]</CENTER>
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| |<CENTER>[[Drakhri]]</CENTER>
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| |<CENTER>[[Jalkehi]]</CENTER>
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| |<CENTER>[[Grikath]]</CENTER>
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| |<CENTER>[[Strakha]]</CENTER>
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| |<CENTER>[[Bloodfang]]</CENTER>
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| |<CENTER>[[Gothri]]</CENTER>
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| |<CENTER>[[Jrathek]]</CENTER>
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| |}<!--end wikitable-->
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| * Capital Ships
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| |<CENTER>[[File:wc2dorkathi-vdu.gif|link=Dorkathi]]</CENTER>
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| |<CENTER>[[File:wc2dorkathi-vdu.gif|link=Kamekh]]</CENTER>
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| |<CENTER>[[File:wc2ralatha-vdu.gif|link=Ralatha]]</CENTER>
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| |<CENTER>[[File:wc2fralthra-vdu.gif|link=Fralthra]]</CENTER>
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| |<CENTER>[[Dorkathi]]</CENTER>
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| |<CENTER>[[Kamekh]]</CENTER>
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| |<CENTER>[[Ralatha]]</CENTER>
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| |<CENTER>[[Fralthra]]</CENTER>
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| |}<!--end wikitable-->
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| * Installations
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| |<CENTER>[[File:wc2kdepot-vdu.gif|link=Supply Depot]]</CENTER>
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| |<CENTER>[[File:wc2kmang-vdu.gif|link=Star Base]]</CENTER>
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| |<CENTER>[[Supply Depot]]</CENTER>
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| |<CENTER>[[Star Base]]</CENTER>
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| |}<!--end wikitable-->
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| ==Missions==
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| ==Weapons==
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| ===Guns===
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| ===Missiles===
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