GOG Wing Commander IV DOS Fix (September 10, 2024)

[Bandit LOAF]

The good people at GOG include a download of the original DOS version of Wing Commander IV as a bonus feature when you purchase their digital release (which is based on the Windows 95 DVD release). That's great news for anyone who wants to play Wing Commander IV the same way they did back in February 1996... except that the copy on GOG is broken! Several of the MUSIC files are corrupt which results in an inevitable, game-breaking crash on loading a mission once you arrive at later CDs.

To correct the issue, we've put correct versions of the bad files online here. Simply use this archive to replace MUSIC1 through MUSIC4 in your /Wing Commander IV - DOS Version/CD1 folder and the game will work correctly going forward. If you've already experienced the crash be sure and first load a mission from CD1 in order to clear the corrupt MUSIC file from the game's cache.





(Very cool WC4 disc loading screens courtesy of WC4 on the Playstation) - Chris

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Original update published on September 10, 2024

 

[Worf]

Anyone know how good GoG is on fixing things like this? It would suck if the forums gets flooded with complaints that they need to replace files that came from GoG.

 

[Bandit LOAF]

Well they posted the bad copy ten years ago and haven't fixed it despite their forums figuring it out and explaining what to do almost immediately, so...

I just figured I'd make it easier to get the files if anyone needed them. (... because I kept finding that I did...)