[Game] Commandos 1, 1x, 2, 3 on steam

[Murphy]

Hi,
Steam has a Midweek Madness running where you can buy Commandos (1), Commandos - Beyond Enemy Lines (1X), Commandos 2: Men of Courage and Commandos 3: Destination Berlin for just 5

 

[Oldih]

I remember playing Commandos 1 almost completely from beginning to the end in coop with one guy. I think we managed to get up to 18th mission until it just got so tedious that we decided to let it be as 6h+ per mission wasn't exactly that glamorous

I might consider buying the pack as that way I don't have to mess with gazillion diffrent CDs and installation related issues if I were to replay one of them again.

 

[Murphy]

Commandos 1 was a huge quick-save orgy for me. I couldn't imagine playing it in coop.

 

[Reddog]

It was boss fun! But you really needed to do it on LAN so you could clip your teammate in the ear when he cocked it up.

 

[Morello]

If you get the pack then be aware that you'll have to mess with the earlier games to get them to not run at light speed, and be able to save. Seems like Valve couldn't do the job that GoG did to make them work on modern computers. The fixes are in the Steam forums.

 

[Rak]

Instabuy for me. I loved Commandos 1 and it's expansion, but I never got to play the others.

 

[PNV]

If you get the pack then be aware that you'll have to mess with the earlier games to get them to not run at light speed, and be able to save. Seems like Valve couldn't do the job that GoG did to make them work on modern computers. The fixes are in the Steam forums.

If I can recall, Commandos 1, 2, and 3 were on sale at GoG not too long ago. Perhaps a gaming deals thread should be created so that people don't always miss out on potential deals.

 

[Nimsky]

Commandos 2 is regarded as the best Commandos. It's awesome and you all should buy it. You really need to think if you want to complete the levels, and it's quite a challenging game. Completing a level can literally take hours, even the relatively small ones. The game has a good replay factor.

Reminds me, I should reinstall it... last time I replayed it I re-bought it from the Steam Holiday sales and before I uninstalled it (for a format) I got to the Arctic mission with the submarine in the ice. So I still need to finish it some time.

So, yeah, awesome games, but if you're only looking for the separate games I recommend you buy them from GoG instead. Especially if Valve didn't optimize those games. GoG has a better sales system than Steam imo.

http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/commandos_2_3

http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/commandos_ammo_pack

 

[Rak]

Uhh so I bought the pack but, is there a way to play Commandos 2 at higher resolution? 1024x768 looks like a garbled mess on my 22'' screen.

 

[Murphy]

I don't think it can be played in higher resolutions. However, here is how to run it in a window. At least it won't look pixelated then.

 

[Psycho_Sam]

Yeah funnily enough I have the first two on disc and saw them at my mums house in my brothers room and was going to bring them back with me so I could install them again. However I left them behind and so when I saw the Steam offer it seemed destiny! Unfortuneatley the first 2 arent working for me, I did the save/load fix which seemed to be working but now it keeps crashing on quickload.

Haven't played Commandos 2 before so playing through that not and its a lot more stable, but it would be good if there were some higher resolutions.
Having fun with it, although some how I think when I alt-tabbed out I lost my interface and I can't seem to get it back on that saved game, which would mean replaying the whole level from the start.

 

[Murphy]

Maybe it's just hidden. I think there are buttons to minimize the hud. Dig around the control options a bit.

 

[Nimsky]

It worked quite well for me on widescreen. IIRC part of the screen got cut off at the sides, but only a little bit and it didn't ruin the looks of the game at all.

 

[Rak]

Running in a windows works very well, thanks Murphy.

 

[Psycho_Sam]

Running in a windows works very well, thanks Murphy.

You dont be able to scroll around the map with the mouse then though. At least i can't in Commandos 2 on Windows 7 64bit. I had to start the level all over again, the interface had bugged out.

 

[Rak]

You dont be able to scroll around the map with the mouse then though. At least i can't in Commandos 2 on Windows 7 64bit. I had to start the level all over again, the interface had bugged out.

Doesn't work for me too. But you can still navigate with arrow keys.

 

[Amerikaner]

There's currently a sale on the whole series at GOG.com. I bought the 2 + 3 pack ($5.99 usd).

Commandos 2 on Steam is 5 bucks so for an extra dollar you get the third game and apparently the best available versions of the games (Steam versions may have problems I hear?).

Now I just gotta get it setup in widescreen minimized format and I'll be replaying one of the greatest PC classics ever made!

 

[heady89]

They need to make a new commandos, those titles were excellent and addictive.

 

[Oldih]

Commandos 2 on Steam is 5 bucks so for an extra dollar you get the third game and apparently the best available versions of the games (Steam versions may have problems I hear?).

Steam version of C1 and BTCOD requires one line added to .cfg to make savegames functional. Commandos 2 and 3 -- atleast based on few guys I know who own them on steam -- doesn't seem to have any real issues.

However it seems that (almost) regardless where you got the game, C1 and BTCOD will require fix to get rid of the hyperspeed on any modern PC.

 

[Klaus]

Commandos 3 was weird, it was just a set of random missions with barely or no relations to eachother what so ever.
Tons of potentional and ruined almost completely
Although the beginning of the game where the Commandos go to Stalingrad was really fun
YouTube - Commandos 3 Stalingrad Kill the Sniper

notice the green beret in the ending of the video destroying a stuka with his MG like rambo