Supreme Commander Forged Alliance
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Revision as of 22:50, 10 November 2022 by 82.77.225.216 (talk) (Added a potential fix for M1 with Windows 11 Arm via Parallels)
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| Developers | |
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| Gas Powered Games | |
| Publishers | |
| THQ | |
| Engines | |
| MoHo | |
| Release dates | |
| 02 16, 2007 | |
| Reception | |
| IGDB | 77 |
| Resources | |
| PCGamingWiki | |
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General information
- FAF Forum - this is a very active forum
- Steam Community Discussions
macOS Compatibility
| Virtualization | Rating | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Parallels | On Windows 11 ARM run FAF client in safe emulation. Single player works fine, multiplayer desync due to checksum calculation differences. |
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steam | Game available through Steam. |
- See PCGamingWiki for Windows and/or Linux availability.
Patches
Install Forged Alliance Forever to manage patches and mods, install on windows and run in "Safe Emulation" ARM compatibility mode.
Utilities
- Very important launchers: Forged Alliance Forever community needed for multiplayer lobby and patches/mods.
Issues unresolved
Issue
Singleplayer campaign works good, high performance and very stable, but desync on multiplayer. Multiplayer desync may be due to slight different values for hardware sine/cosine calculations causing checksum differences. Desync issue discussion thread
Issues fixed
Issue
No issues fixed
Other information
If you are experiencing a black screen when trying to run the game in Windows 11 Arm, right click the executable and click Properties > Compatibility > Emulation settings and set the execution to Very Strict.
Gameplay videos