Category:Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom
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| Platform | MS-DOS Windows 95 (DVD) Macintosh Playstation (PSX) |
| Engine | RealSpace |
| Release Date | February 4, 1996 October 14, 1997 (DVD) April 3, 2012 (GoG) |
| Language | English German |
| Rating | ESRB: M |
Description
Wing Commander IV is a computer game released on February 4, 1996. It is a direct sequel to Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger. It was followed by Wing Commander Prophecy which was released on December 12, 1997.
Believe it - the BEST interactive movie has just gotten BETTER!
The Kilrathi war may be over, but back home nothing is the same. There's trouble in the Border Worlds. Civil War seems imminent. You have to decide how to save the Confederation — or if it should be saved at all!
The latest epic adventure in the Wing Commander saga applies improved cinematic techniques and photo-realistic graphics to a story of intrigue, betrayal and death. Never before has Hollywood been so completely under your control.
- Ensemble cast of favorites, including Mark Hamill, Malcolm McDowell, John Rhys-Davies and Tom Wilson (as Maniac)
- Enhanced movie quality, including panning camera and detailed Hollywood studio sets
- Shot on film!
- Runs under Win 95 with a DOS reboot
- Completely woven story featuring old friends and new comrades
- Photo-realistic textures on all ships
- Enhanced interactivity both in and out of the cockpit — plus greater control of missions and drama
- Digital music throughout the game
- 16-bit movies with Dolby® surround sound
- Better-than-ever gameplay
- Full screen view for enhanced visibility
System Requirements
| Computer. | Wing Commander IV requires at least an IBM 486 DX/2 66+MHz or 100% compatible system, and MS-DOS version 5.0 or higher. Pentium™ machines are recommended for SVGA spaceflight. |
| Video Card. | VESA-compliant SVGA (640x480). A local bus or PCI video card is required. |
| Hard Drive. | You must have a minimum of 30 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 IV requires a Microsoft or 100% compatible mouse using Microsoft software driver version 7.0 or higher or 100% compatible software driver. |
| Memory. | Wing Commander IV 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. |
Box Contents
MS-DOS
English
- (6) CDs (your game!)
- Wing Commander IV Introduction (40 pp.) with basic installation instructions, Tutorial, Option Screen information, detailed Installation Help, directions for Creating a Boot Disk (p. 11) and Troubleshooting answers to possible problems (p. 32)
- The Price of Freedom (48 pp.) giving you an expanded version of what happened between Wing Commander III and Wing Commander IV.
- Playguide (32 pp.) telling you how to play the game and set game options.
- Reference Card (4 pp.) listing all keyboard, 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.
Russian
Windows
Sony PlayStation
- How To Play The Sony Playstation Game "Wing Commander IV"
- Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom Battle Book
- Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom New Officer's Handbook
Credits & Cast
Team
Cast
Col. Christopher Blair - Mark Hamill
Admiral Tolwyn - Malcolm McDowell
Senator James “Paladin” Taggart - John Rhys-Davies
Capt. William Eisen - Jason Bernard
Maj. Todd “Maniac” Marshall - Tom Wilson
2nd Lt. Troy 'Catscratch' Carter - Mark Dacascos
1st Lt. Velina Sosa - Holly Gagnier
Lt. Winston “Vagabond” Chang - Francois Chau
Col. Jacob 'Hawk' Manley - Chris Mulkey
Col. Tamara 'Panther' Farnsworth - Elizabeth Barondes
Lt. Col. Gash Dekker - Jeremy Roberts
Chief Technician Robert 'Pliers' Sykes - Richard Riehle
Vice Admiral Daniel Wilford - Peter Jason
Capt. Hugh Paulsen - John Spencer
2nd Lt. Drew Naismith - William Youmans
Melek - Christopher Bergschneider
Confed Redshirt #1 - Richard Kaszonyi
Confed Redshirt #2 - Chris Conrad
Confed Redshirt #3 - Casper Van Dien
Confed Redshirt #4 - Suzanne Ircha Johnson
Dr. Brody - Jessica Tuck
Telamon Female Comm Officer - Kirsten Severson
Telamon Citizen - Joel Polis
Telamon Doctor - Michael Cavanaugh
Canteen Bartender - Dylan Bruno
Canteen Vet - Peter Marquardt
Canteen Man - Dean Tarrolly
Border Worlds Pilot #1 - Mauricio Mendoza
Border Worlds Pilot #2 - Lester Barrie
Border Worlds Pilot #3 - Walton Goggins
Vesuvius Helmsman - Aaron Kuhr
Vesuvius Comm Officer - Wanda Acuna
Transport Pilot - Jane A. Rogers
Barbara Miles - News Anchor - Barbara Niven
Senator #1 - Dean Sommers
Senator #2 - Ed Bernard
Senator #3 - Roger Mercurio
Senator #4 - Shirlee Reed
Shuttle Pilot - Dylan Haggerty
Confed Marine - Derik Hixson
Border Worlds Lt. - Carl Banks
Bluepoint Traffic Control - Todd Covert
Helmsperson - BWS Intrepid - Beverly Castaldo
Circe V Comm Specialist - Saxon Trainor
BWS Carrier Officer #1 - Allen Cutler
BWS Carrier Officer #2 - Joe Fiske
Confed Pilot - Michael Wachtel
Com Base Guard #1 - Tim Meredith
Com Base Guard #2 - Dan Bell
Com Base Guard #3 - Scott McElroy
Convoy Comm Officer - Morgan Englund
Pirate - Todd Kimsey
Melek (voice) - Barry Dennen
Generic Cap #1 - Charles Esten
Generic Cap #2 - Michael Haplin
Generic Cap #3 - Cookie Carosella
Generic Cap #4 - Jeff Arbaugh
Slapping Woman - Kirsten Maryott
Medical Tech - Darin Mangan
Russo - Chris Olson
Black Lance officer at trial - Chris Roberts
Advertising
PC
WC4 full page ad from Computer Gaming World nr 139, Feb 1996.
Mark Hamill interview in PC Power Play magazine, may 1996 issue.
Mark Hamill interview in PC Power Play magazine, may 1996 issue.
In 1995, Origin created several beautiful magazine covers to promote Wing Commander IV. Rather than simply capture screens from the game itself, these renderings were unique works of art. Now you can see the original resolution images, as they were created before being sent off to the magazine editors! A fourth image was created for [Electronic Entertainment], although the source file has not been located.
Previews
PC
Computer Games Strategy Plus 61 December 1995
Playstation
Playstation Plus (UK), October 1996 (Vol. 2, No. 1)
Reviews
Playstation
Playstation Plus (UK), May 1997 (Vol. 2, No. 8)
PC
Computer Gaming World 141, april 1996
Versions
DOS / Windows 95 CD
Windows 95 DVD (single sided)
Same as the PC Windows 95 version, still uses the high compression Xan movie.
Ports
DVD (double sided)
Created for bundling with a Creative Labs Encore DVD kit. Same as the PC (Win95) version, but with high quality video sequences - as clear as a real movie rather than higher compression Xan movie.
Macintosh
Identical to the initial PC release.
Playstation
Cuts out a significant amount of video and missions (no Circe Series, for instance). Ground missions replaced with new space-based missions with similar objectives. Briefing videos altered slightly to represent this.
Strategy Guides
Re-Releases
Screenshots
[[Razor
Development
Patches / Addons
Origin
- 16 bit SVGA Patch (English)
- 16 bit SVGA Patch (German & French)
- Colorado Spectrum Joystick Patch (Wing Commander IV)
- Joystick Patch (Wing Commander IV)
- PC Demo Patch
- Windows 95 Upgrade
Fan Made
- Compatibility Super Patch
- DVD Upgrade Patch
- DirectDraw Hack
- GOG WC4 Video Patch
- GPL MPEG-2 decoder filter
- Hellcat Upgrade
- Play DVD Version Without DxR Board
- Windows 95 Upgrade Windows 2000 Patch
- Wing Commander 4 HD Video Pack
- Wing Commander IV DVD Windows 2000 Patch
- Wing Commander IV DVD Windows 2000 Patch with alternate mpeg2.dll
Editing Tools
- HCl's Movie Viewer
- IFF Extractor
- Mission Editor (Wing Commander IV)
- PSX Video Extraction Tool
- Ship Editor
- WC3, WC4 File Extractor
Miscellaneous Files
- 3D Models in 3D Studio Format
- Black Lance Logo (.MOV)
- Border Worlds Logo (.MOV)
- CD Covers for WC4 Movie CDs
- Collection of Maniac Sounds
- Collection of Pliers Sounds
- Collection of Pliers Sounds for Mac
- Collection of Sounds for the WCIV Mac Demo
- Easter Egg Sound
- PlayStation Sound Effects
- Set of WC4 CD or DVD Cases
- Tank Model for Lightwave
- WC4 Audio Pack
- WC4 DVD Videos Pack 1
- WC4 DVD Videos Pack 2
- WC4 DVD Videos Pack 3
- WC4 DVD Videos Pack 4
- WC4 Gameflow Audio
- Wing Commander IV Script
Music
High quality background music
- Main Title, Space Ambush and Combat by George Oldziey
- The Borderworlds by George Oldziey
- Telamon, The Dead Planet by George Oldziey
- Blair and Tolwyn Prepare for Battle by George Oldziey
- Confronting Tolwyn, War Averted, Tolwyn's Death by George Oldziey
- Engage by George Oldziey
- So, You Think You've Won by George Oldziey
- End Music by George Oldziey
Thanks to Mad Hatter. (Details, more)
Various tracks
- Credits by George Oldziey
- Final Mission by George Oldziey
- Victory by George Oldziey
- End Music by George Oldziey
- End Credits by George Oldziey
- Inflight Music
- More Inflight Music by George Oldziey
- Inflight by George Oldziey
- Inflight 1 by George Oldziey
- Inflight 2 by George Oldziey
- Inflight 3 by George Oldziey
- Inflight 5 by George Oldziey
- Inflight 6 by George Oldziey
Cheats
PC
- In flight, press Alt-O.
- Select invincibility.
- Start the game with "wc4 -chicken" at the command line to enter debug mode. You should see the message "Chicken mode: [ON] Boc Boc!" during game start-up.
- Ctrl-W destroys your target. Ctrl-Alt-W destroys all enemies on the radar. Alt-F displays framerate.
- Start the game with "wc4 -mitchell" at the command line to get the message "Mitchell don't work here no more. He work for Bazooka Joe now." during game start-up.
- Start the game with "wc4 -mitchell2" at the command line to get the message "I told you he don't work here no more! You call Bazooka Joe! during game start-up."
- Start the game with "wc4 -test" at the command line to get the message "Test okay!!!" during game start-up. The game then crashes.
PlayStation
- At the Wing Commander copyright screen, press Up, Down, Down, Up, R2.
- Press R1 or R2 to select a game level.
Manuals and Game Documentation
- How To Play The Sony Playstation Game "Wing Commander IV"
- Wing Commander IV Manual
- Wing Commander IV Manual Russian
- Wing Commander IV Reference Card
- Wing Commander IV Shipstats
- Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom Battle Book
- Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom New Officer's Handbook
- Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom Playguide
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 Synchronize Guns Ctrl + G Special Guns/Rear Turret Tractor Beam H Select All Hardpoints B Cycle Targets T Cycle Turrets R Jump J Cloak Ctrl + C Toggle Auto-Tracking Ctrl + A Toggle 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 + ] Set Selected Power to Maximum Shift + ] Reset all Power Settings Shift + [ Eject Ctrl + E Options Menu Alt + O
Playstation
Digital Control Ship Movement D-Pad Roll Left/Right L2 + D-Pad Afterburner R1 + R2 Cycle Camera Views L2 + R1 Fire guns Square Fire missile X Accelerate R1 Decelerate R2 Maximum Speed L1 + R1 Full Stop L1 + R2 Cycle weapons L1 + X Cycle guns L1 + Square Rear Turret L1 + Select Cycle Targets Triangle Smart Targeting L1 + Triangle Decoy Circle Match Speed R1 + Triangle Autopilot Select Comms select Select + Left/Right Nav Map/Exit Nav Map Start Eject L1 + L2 + R1 + R2 + Select + Start Cloak L1 + L2 + R1 + R2 New Game Hold Select + Start for 2 seconds Taunt Select + Square Break and Attack Select + Triangle Cycle Comm Option L2 Select Comm Option L1 (Quick Select Comm ON) Viewscreen L1 + D-Pad (Quick Select Comm OFF) Rotate Nav Map D-Pad Zoom In Nav Map R1 Zoom Out Nav Map R2 Cycle Nav map targets Triangle Options Menu X (while in nav map) Analog Control Ship Movement L Stick Roll Left/Right R Stick Left/Right Afterburner R3 Cycle Camera Views L1 + L2 Fire guns R1 Fire missile R2 Accelerate R Stick Forward Decelerate R Stick Back Maximum Speed Disabled Full Stop Disabled Cycle weapons L1 + R2 Cycle guns L1 + R1 Smart Targetting L2 + Triangle Rear Turret R1 + Select Cycle Targets Triangle Decoy Circle Match Speed L1 + Triangle Autopilot Select Comms select D-Pad Nav Map/Exit Nav Map Start Eject Start + Select + L1 + L2 + R1 + R2 Cloak L1 + L2 + R1 + R2 New Game Start + Select hold Taunt L1 + Square Break and Attack L1 + X Cycle Comm Option (Quick Select Comm ON) D-Pad Select Comm Option (Quick Select Comm ON) D-Pad Viewscreen (Quick Select Comm OFF) D-Pad Rotate Nav Map L Stick Zoom In Nav Map R Stick Back Zoom Out Nav Map R Stick Forward Cycle Nav Map Targets Triangle Options Menu (while in Nav Map) X Exit Game (while in Nav Map) Select Toggle Vibration L3 + R3
Cutscenes
Behind The Scenes Of WCIV Carlos Mendonça found something really neat that we don't recall seeing before - seven behind the scenes videos from the set of Wing Commander IV! They were found in the January 1996 copy of Multimedia World Live! and are a mixture of interviews, behind the scenes action, and even a blooper video. Here they are in their original form of 320x240 12 frames/sec Cinepak video and 8 bit sound.
- blair2.avi - Interview with Mark Hamill.
- maniac1.avi - Interview with Tom Wilson 1.
- maniac2.avi - Interview with Tom Wilson 2.
- wing1.avi - Behind the scenes, interviews with Chris Roberts, Mark Hamill, Malcolm Macdowell, Tom Wilson, Jason Bernard.
- wing3.avi - Wing Commander IV trailer.
- wing4.avi - Briefing blooper.
- wing5.avi - Those damn doors again.
Ships
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Union of Border Worlds
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Empire of Kilrah
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Missions
Weapons
Guns
Missiles
External links
Wing Commander IV at the Internet Movie Database.
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