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Windows | March 26, 2003 |
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Warnings
- GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).
Vietcong | |
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Vietcong | 2003 |
Vietcong 2 | 2005 |
Key points
- GameSpy online server browser has stopped working due to GameSpy services being shut down.[1] Use the Serverlist fix.
- Most compatibility and performance issues with new systems (Windows Vista and later) can be fixed in the VCStarter tool.
Availability[edit]
- Not available digitally.
DLC and expansion packs
Essential improvements[edit]
Patches[edit]
Patch 1.3[edit]
Patch 1.41[edit]
Patch 1.60[edit]
Viet Cong Starter 1.65.1
- Patches are incremental and need to be installed in order.
- Patch 1.6 is required to use VCStarter.
Launcher[edit]
VCStarter launcher settings.
VCStarter 1.5.1[edit]
VCStarter 1.65.1[edit]
VCStarter 1.7 Beta (requires 1.65.1)[edit]
- Allows to play the game properly on modern operating systems.
Viet Cong Starter Windows 10
Online play[edit]
- After applying this fix the game uses a new gamespy emulation server so the in-game serverlist is still available.
- This will break online fixes for other GameSpy games that rely on the same master address.
Run script to update hosts file automatically[2] |
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Edit hosts file manually[2] |
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Game data[edit]
Configuration file(s) location[edit]
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>Saves[Note 1] |
Save game data location[edit]
Video settings[edit]
Launcher settings
In-game graphics settings
Vietcong Strategies During The Vietnam War
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | Use VCStarter to fix aspect ratio. May cause visual glitches. | ||
Multi-monitor | Use VCStarter to fix aspect ratio. May cause visual glitches. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | Use VCStarter to fix aspect ratio. May cause visual glitches. | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Uncheck 'Fullscreen' in the launcher and use SRWE. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Force in graphics card control panel or use VCStarter with 'Improve texture filtering'. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Forcing in graphics card control panel may cause blackscreen in menu. Use VCStarter for MSAA. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Only Triple Buffer is available in the game's launcher. Force actual Vsync in graphics card control panel. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Excessively high frame rates result in minimal delay player movement. |
Input settings[edit]
In-game controls settings
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
- In-game basic remapping
- In-game advanced remapping (Actions)
- In-game advanced remapping (Commands)
- In-game advanced remapping (Movement)
- In-game advanced remapping (Multiplayer)
- In-game advanced remapping (Weapons)
Audio settings[edit]
In-game audio settings
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
EAX support | EAX 2.0 |
Network[edit]
In-game general settings
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes |
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LAN play | 64 | Co-op, Versus | |
Online play | 64 | Co-op, Versus GameSpy services have been shut down;[3]see GameSpy for workarounds. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Other information[edit]
API[edit]
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 8 | VCStarter uses D3D9. |
Middleware[edit]
Middleware | Notes |
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Multiplayer | GameSpy |
System requirements[edit]
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98 | 98 SE, ME, 2000, XP |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 500 MHz AMD Athlon 500 MHz | Intel Pentium III 700 MHz AMD Athlon 700 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1.8 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 16 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible | 32 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.01.1When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑2K Online Server Migration from GameSpy Technology – 2K Support
- ↑ 2.02.1FAQ - last accessed on 2018-05-15
- ↑Pricing | GameSpy Technology
The Vietnam War is also known as the Second Indochina War. It was fought in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia between North and South Vietnam. The North was supported by China and the Soviet Union while the South was supported by the United States, Thailand, Australia, and South Korea. The National Liberation Front, also known as the Viet Cong, was a South Korean armed resistance that aided the North Vietnamese Army (NVA). The resistance and the NVA fought to unify the country while the South sought to establish independence from the North. Today, the Vietnamese people refer the war as the Resistance War Against America. Unlike other wars, there was no declaration of the Vietnam War. However, it is believed and accepted by many that the war began on November 1, 1955, and ended on April 30, 1975. The U.S involvement in Vietnam had started as early as 1950 when Harry Truman sent military advisors to aid the French. However, the US started direct military action in Vietnam in 1964 until 1973.
Causes of the Vietnam war
Since the 19th century, Vietnam had been under colonial rule. During the Second World War, Japan invaded the country. Vietnamese political leader Ho Chi Minh inspired by Chinese and Soviet communism formed the League for the Independence of Vietnam (Viet Minh) with the aim of driving out both the Japanese invaders and the French colonialists. After the United States forced Japan to surrender during the Second World War, it withdrew its troops from Vietnam leaving the Emperor Bao Dai in power. Ho Chi Minh saw an opportunity to seize control and immediately rose up in arms. He took control of Hanoi and declared the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) and himself the president. Backed by the French, Emperor Bao set up the state of Vietnam in July 1949 choosing Saigon as the capital city. Although both parties wanted a united country, Ho and his supporters favored communism while Bao and many others wanted to establish a country based on western culture. The difference in ideology resulted in one of the world’s longest and brutal wars. The North won the battle at Dien Bien Phu in May 1954 and ended the French rule in the South. In July 1954, a treaty to split the county along the 17th parallel was reached. However, the treated also called for an election two years later to unify the country. A year later, anti-communist leader Ngo Dinh Diem ousted emperor Bao from power and became the president of South Vietnam.
The Domino Theory
In 1961 President John F. Kennedy sent out a team of experts to report on the conditions in South Vietnam. The team advised the president to increase the presence of American soldiers, and technical and economic aid to help the south fight the Viet Cong resistance. Kennedy believed that if communism thrived in one Southeast Asian country, the rest would be compromised and communism would spread uncontrollably. Kennedy increased economic aid to the south Vietnam and deployed thousands of U.S troops to the country. By 1962, about 9,000 American troops were stationed in the country, a huge increase from 800 in the 1950s.