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Wing Commander Prophecy
Platform	Windows
Release Date	1997

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.

Credits

Advertising

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Versions

Screenshots

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 - See Holovids section

Development

Patches / Addons / Mods

Origin

Fan Made Tools & Patches

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

• Mission to Alien Space
• Intense Combat
• Blair's Abduction

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.

Documents

Wing Commander Prophecy Help File (10k) - Text Help File

Cutscenes

Ships

Terran Confederation

F-106 Piranha	F/A-105 Tigershark	F-110 Wasp	F-108 Panther	F-109 Vampire	TB-81 Shrike	TB-80 Devastator

Training Missile	SR-51 Seahawk	SAR-23 Condor	Hercules	C-9 Pelican	Midway-Class Heavy Carrier

Cargo Container	Ejected Pilot	Jump Buoy	Relay Station	Starbase

Kilrathi

Dralthi IV	Vaktoth

Corvette	Fralthi II

Starbase

Nephilim

Stingray	Skate	Skate Cluster	Remora	Ray	Lamprey	Moray	Manta	Devil Ray	Squid

Capital Ship Missile	Barracuda	Triton	Orca	Hydra	Leviathan	Kraken	Tiamat

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 [Jacobe "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

Chain Ion Cannon New in SO

Pulse Particle Cannon New in SO

Dust Cannon New in SO

Cloudburst Cannon New in SO

Plasma Cannon New in SO

Laser Cannon

Tachyon Gun

Ion Cannon

Bomber Turret

Confederation Capital Ship

Hull Mounted Anti-Matter Guns

Centerline Hull Mt. Mk4 Heavy Plasma Cannon

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

Alien Capital Ships

“Hellbore” Cannon

Missiles

Image-Recognition (IR)

Enhanced Long Range Image-Recognition (IR) “Artemis”

Turreted Image Recognition

Swarmer AB

Enhanced Long Range Anti-Radiation “Ravager”

Friend-or-Foe (FF) “Pilum IV”

Tracker MIRV

Rocket Pod “Dragonfly”

Enhanced Rocket Pod “Mosquito” New in SO

Light Torpedo “Valiant”

Enhanced Light Torpedo “Lancer”

Torpedo

Enhanced Torpedo “Pike”

Heat-Seeker (HS)

Dumbfire

Missile Mine

Confederation Capital Ship

Dual Mt. Anti-Fighter Missile Turret

Ship-to-Ship Torpedo Launchers