Category:Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger

Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger
Platform	MS-DOS 3DO Macintosh Playstation (PSX)
Engine	RealSpace
Release Date	December 8, 1994
Language	English Japanese
Rating	ESRB: T

Description

The First True Interactive Movie for your Home PC

Professionally scripted and filmed in Hollywood, ORIGIN's multi-million dollar production combines the entertainment of film-making with the interactivity of computer gaming. The result is a spectacular spaceflight adventure.

Adrenaline, romance, humor, danger — Wing Commander III has all this and more. This sequel completes the turbulent chronicles of the Terran-Kilrathi war. The final showdown takes place on one of the homeworlds — Earth or Kilrah. But only you can write the ending ...

• Ensemble cast features Mark Hamill, John Rhys-Davies, Malcolm McDowell, Tom Wilson, Jason Bernard and Ginger Allen.

• Interact with characters to control plot, conversation path and ending.

• Fifty intense missions — each with photorealistic, 3-D space combat.

• Full 16-bit digital soundtrack for cinematics, plus general MIDI support and digitized speech for space combat.

• 32-bit computer technology fully utilizes the power of your 486 or Pentium™.

• Explore SGI-rendered virtual sets in both VGA and SVGA.

• Invisible cockpit view, 3-D navigation system, stealth technology, instant missions and more.

• Pilot five distinct fighters, armed with fully configurable weaponry.

• Play directly from CD — over 3 hours of live-action video, plus dozens of hours of gameplay.
  
  

System Requirements

Computer. Wing Commander III requires at least an IBM 486/50+ MHz or 100% compatible system, and MS-DOS version 5.0 or higher. Pentium™ machines are also supported and recommended for SVGA gameplay.
Video Card. VGA, or VESA-compliant SVGA (640x480)
Hard Drive. You must have a minimum of 20 MB free on your hard drive to install and play this game.
CD-ROM Drive. You must have at least a double-speed CD-ROM drive with a transfer rate of 300,000 bytes/second or higher.
Mouse. Wing Commander III requires a Microsoft or 100% compatible mouse using Microsoft software driver version 7.0 or higher or 100% compatible software driver.
Memory. Wing Commander III uses 360K (368,640 bytes) of conventional RAM (base memory) and 7000K (7,168,000 bytes) of either extended memory (XMS) or expanded memory (EMS). You must have a minimum of 8 megabytes of RAM installed in your machine. We recommend using an XMS setup for machines with only 8 megs RAM, and either an XMS or EMS setup for machines with more than 8 megs RAM.

Box Contents

PC

• (4) CDs (your game!)
• Install Guide (24 pp.) with installation, directions for Creating a Floppy Boot Disk (p. 9), configurations for a variety of memory management systems (p. 9), Troubleshooting answers to possible problems (p. 13), a brief simulator Tutorial (p. 18), and Option Screen information (p. 24)
• Victory Streak Manual (48 pp.) that gives you a personalized account of the Victory, its crew and the history of the Terran-Kilrathi conflict through e-mail, articles and general information pieces.
• Playguide (32 pp.) that tells you how to play the game and set different game options.
• Reference Card (2 pp.) that lists all keyboardm, mouse and joystick commands in the game.
• Registration Card — we'd love to know who you are!
• Catalogs and other advertising, describing the worlds of gaming opportunities EA provides.

• Warbirds (JPG)
• Warbirds (PDF)

PSX

• Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger Playstation Manual
• Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger Playstation Text Instructions

3DO

• Wing Commander III 3DO Playguide
• Wing Commander III 3DO Reference Card

Kilrathi Saga

• Wing Commander: The Kilrathi Saga Manual

Credits

Advertising

English

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Review

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Versions

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Ports

3DO

Higher quality video, full color VDUs, alternate mission layouts (i.e., different enemies at different points) and generally a mode 'arcade' sense. Pre-rendered video segments replace ground missions. Includes a few new ships and gun platforms.

Macintosh

Same as the PC release.

Playstation

Surprisingly similar to the original PC version. Has some video sequences added (news reports).

Strategy Guides

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Re-Releases

Screenshots

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Development

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Patches / Addons

Origin

• ATI Mach 64 Patch
• Alternate Joystick Routines
• Colorado Spectrum Joystick Patch
• Mac Patch
• QVision Video Patch
• Thrustmaster Joystick Patch

Fan Made

• DirectDraw Hack
• Movie Crashing Patch (Kilrathi Saga edition)
• Windows 2000 Update (Kilrathi Saga edition)
• Wing Commander 3 HD Video Pack

Editing Tools

• HCl's Movie Viewer
• Mission Editor (Wing Commander III)
• PSX Video Extraction Tool
• WC3 Movie Viewer
• WC3, WC4 File Extractor
• WC3SAV

Miscellaneous Files

• Hobbes Funeral Audio
• Kilrathi Saga DVD Case
• PlayStation Sound Effects
• WC3 script
• Wing Commander 3 Help File

Music

Orchestral tracks

• High Quality Intro by George Oldziey
• High Quality Credits by George Oldziey
• Behemoth theme by George Oldziey

High Quality MIDI Recordings

• Bar Music 1 by George Oldziey
• Bar Music 2 by George Oldziey
• Bar Music 3 by George Oldziey
• Music 4 by George Oldziey
• Berths by George Oldziey
• Bridge by George Oldziey
• Combat by George Oldziey
• Control by George Oldziey
• Damaged by George Oldziey
• Elevator by George Oldziey
• Fail by George Oldziey
• Fight Approach by George Oldziey
• Gunnery by George Oldziey
• Kilrah by George Oldziey
• Killed (MIDI File #11) by George Oldziey
• Ejecting (MIDI File #13) by George Oldziey
• Mission Objectives (MIDI File #15) by George Oldziey
• Enemy Killed (MIDI File #18) by George Oldziey
• Missile Locked (MIDI File #20) by George Oldziey
• Fighting Thrakhath (MIDI File #21) by George Oldziey
• Beating Thrakhath (MIDI File #25) by George Oldziey
• Sol by George Oldziey
• Test by George Oldziey
• Escort by George Oldziey
• Patrol by George Oldziey
• Rescue by George Oldziey
• Strike by George Oldziey
• Victory by George Oldziey

Thanks to Mad Hatter. (Details, More)

Various tracks

• Victory Lounge music by George Oldziey
• Flight deck music by George Oldziey
• Music by George Oldziey
• Intro by George Oldziey
• Credits by George Oldziey
• 6 MIDIs
• 40 MIDIs

Manuals and Game Documentation

• Kilrathi Saga Manual
• Victory Streak
• Wing Commander 3 Help File
• Wing Commander III 3DO Playguide
• Wing Commander III 3DO Reference Card
• Wing Commander III Reference Card (JPG)
• Wing Commander III Reference Card (PDF)
• Wing Commander III Warbirds Poster
• Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger Playguide
• Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger Playstation Manual
• Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger Playstation Text Instructions

Controls

PC & Macintosh

Afterburner				Tab
Toggle Afterburner			`
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
Display rear turret in left VDU		Ctrl-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
Syncronize guns				Ctrl-G
Select all hardpoints			B
Cycle targets				T
Cycle turrets				R
Jump					J
Cloak					Ctrl-C
Disable Auto-Tracking			Ctrl-A
Disable Smart-Targeting			Ctrl-S
Auto-slide				Caps Lock
Toggle Auto-slide			/
Lock target				L
Damage HUD				D
Shield HUD				S
Weapons HUD				W
Autopilot				A
Comms select				C
Nav Map					N
Power menu				P
Decrease power to selected component	[
Increase power to selected component	]
Lock power to selected component	Ctrl-[
Eject					Ctrl-E
Options Menu				Alt-O

3DO

Afterburner		L + R
Fire guns		C
Fire missile		A
Accelerate		B + Up
Decelerate		B + Down
Invisible Cockpit	Pause + B
Chase view		Pause + C
Cycle weapons		L + A
Cycle guns		L + C
Drop decoy		R + C
Cycle targets		R + A
Jump			L + B
Cloak			L + A to select device, A to activate
Auto-slide		Caps Lock
Damage HUD		D
Shield HUD		S
Weapons HUD		W
Autopilot		A
Comms select		Hold R + B, press up/down to select. Release to send.
Nav Map			Pause
Eject			A + B + C

Playstation

Afterburner		L2 + R2
Fire guns		Circle
Fire missile		Square
Accelerate		Triangle
Decelerate		X
Full stop		X + L1 + L2
Cycle weapons		L1 + Square
Cycle guns		L1 + Circle
Cycle targets		L1 + X
Lock targets		L1 + Triangle
Autopilot		L1 + L2 + R1 + R2
Comms select		Select + Left/Right
Nav Map			Select + L2
Eject			L1 + L2 + R1 + R2 + Select + Start
Cloak			L1 + R2

Cheats

• In flight, press Alt-O.

  Select invincibility.

• Start the game with "wc3 -mitchell" at the command line to enter debug mode.

Cutscenes

• Trailer 1 3 min
• Trailer 25 min
• Wing Commander 3 Making Of (290mb)
• Wing Commander 3 Trailer XXL (66mb)

Talkin' Bout My (High) Resolution (WC3 Video Clips) Tolwyn has been busy in his video encoding lab: he's also made available new, higher resolution versions of many of the Wing Commander III 'lost scenes'! Here's the list:

• Freya Attack
• Hobbes Explanation
• T-Bomb Test
• Newsbrief 3
• Newsbrief 4
• Newsbrief 8
• Newsbrief 9
• Newsbrief 10
• Newsbrief 11
• Newsbrief 13
• Newsbrief 14
• Newsbrief 16

Ships

Terran Confederation

• Fighters

F-27 Arrow V	Hellcat V	HF-66 Thunderbolt VII	F/A-76 Longbow	F-103 Excalibur

• Capital Ships

Clarkson	Caernaven	Southampton	Tallahassee	Yorktown	Behemoth

• Installations

Jump Buoy	Theta	Star Base

Empire of Kilrah

• Fighters

Darket	Dralthi IV	Vaktoth	Paktahn	Strakha	Sorthak	Bloodfang	K'ha'haf	Ekapshi

• Capital Ships

Sha'Kar-Class Transport	Kamrani-Class Corvette	Ralarrad-Class Light Destroyer	Ralaxath-Class Heavy Destroyer	Fralthi II-Class Cruiser	Bhantkara-Class Carrier	Hvar'kann

• Installations

Supply Depot	Starbase	Building #1	Building #2	Building #3	Building #4	Prison	Tank	Shield Generator	Fault Line

Missions

Weapons

Guns

Missiles