Fix Your GOG Sound (August 26, 2011)

[Bandit LOAF]

Many users are reporting issues with the sound in GOG's release of Wing Commander I. Specifically, they are hearing sounds like chime notes intead of lasers blasts during combat. The problem is that the game is configured to play sounds through a Roland MT-32 MIDI, which DOSBox does not naturally emulate. We expect GOG will provide an updated version of the game in the near future, but in the meantime this quick user fix will repair the issue: open the WINGCMDR.CFG file in a text editor and replace the letter "R" with "a552".

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Original update published on August 26, 2011

 

[Crow4ever]

A bit confused about these GOG releases. Are they emulated through DOSBox? And if so, is there any advantage to purchasing the GOG version as opposed to using the original (or KS) version and setting that up through DOSBox on your own?

I'm all for supporting the GOG releases, especially if it helps the Wing Commander (and Ultima) franchises in the future. But I just want to be clear on what exactly we're getting, here.