X-COM: Enforcer

X-COM: Enforcer

Developers
	MicroProse
Publishers
Retail	Infogrames
Digital	2K Games
Engines
	Unreal Engine 1
Release dates
Windows	April 19, 2001
Reception
Metacritic	65
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Shooter, TPS
Vehicles	Robot
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Sci-fi
Series	X-COM

X-COM
X-COM: UFO Defense	1994
X-COM: Terror from the Deep	1995
X-COM: Apocalypse	1997
X-COM: Interceptor	1998
X-COM: Email games	1999
X-COM: Enforcer	2001
XCOM: Enemy Unknown	2012
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified	2013
XCOM 2	2016
XCOM: Chimera Squad	2020

Warnings

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

X-COM: Enforcer is a singleplayer and multiplayer third-person action, shooter and TPS game in the X-COM series.

General information

UFOpaedia - A huge wiki for the XCOM series

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store		Included in X-COM: Complete Pack, with X-COM: UFO Defense, X-COM: Terror from the Deep, X-COM: Apocalypse and X-COM: Interceptor.
Steam
GamersGate (unavailable)

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\System
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/7770/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\System\User.ini
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/7770/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game video settings.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution			Some resolutions not listed; see Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor			See Widescreen resolution.
Ultra-widescreen			See Widescreen resolution.
4K Ultra HD			See Widescreen resolution.
Field of view (FOV)		90º by default. See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed		Press Alt+↵ Enter to toggle between fullscreen and windowed mode. See Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Widescreen resolution

Set in XCom.ini

Choose the Direct3D renderer in-game. Open <path-to-game>\System\XCom.ini. Change FullscreenViewportX= and FullscreenViewportY= to the desired fullscreen resolution. For resolutions higher than 2048x2048, download dgVoodoo 2 and extract dgVoodooCpl.exe along with the files from the MS\x86 subfolder into <path-to-game>\System\. Notes If fullscreen mode does not work when using dgVoodoo 2, increase the DirectX VRAM value with dgVoodooCpl.exe. Vert-: Field of view is cropped on resolutions wider than 4:3. Increase FOV to compensate, see Field of view (FOV).

Field of view (FOV)

The fixes below affect both the gameplay and cutscene FOVs.

Set default FOV in-game
While in game, open the console with ~. Type fov x, where x is the desired FOV.

Set in User.ini

Open <path-to-game>/System/User.ini. Change the lines DesiredFOV=90.000000 and DefaultFOV=90.000000 to the desired values. Here are recommended values for a Hor+ image: 5:4 - 86.3 25:16 - 99.07 16:10 - 100.39 15:9 - 102.68 16.9 - 106.26 1.85:1 - 108.44 21:9 (2560x1080) - 121.28 21:9 (3440x1440) - 121.66 43:18 - 121.66 2.39:1 - 121.68 21:9 (3840x1600) - 121.89 2.76:1 - 128.43 32:10 - 134.76 32:9 - 138.89 15:4 - 140.85 12:3 - 143.13 48:10 - 148.95 45:9 - 150.14 48:9 - 151.93

Windowed

Edit ini file
Launch the game at least once then close it. Open <path-to-game>/System/XCom.ini. Find the section [WinDrv.WindowsClient]. In that section, find an entry WindowedViewportX= and set its value to the desired window width. In that section, find an entry WindowedViewportY= and set its value to the desired window height. Set StartupFullscreen= to False to start the game in windowed mode.

Input

In-game control settings.

In-game key map settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse acceleration
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

DirectInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Nintendo controllers

Other controller(s)

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

In-game audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music and SFX.
Surround sound		Up to 7.0 output with DirectSound3D restoration software.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support		EAX 1.0.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Russian				Fan translation; download.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		16
Online play		16	GameSpy services have been shut down; see GameSpy for workarounds.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Issues fixed

Game hangs at startup with Direct3D renderer

Use Creative ALchemy

Use the default Glide renderer
Notes Glide does not support non-4:3/5:4 resolutions. Even if such a resolution is inserted manually, the game defaults to one of the resolutions present in the graphics settings. Only supports up to bilinear texture filtering, unlike Direct3D that supports trilinear and anisotropic filtering as well. This means textures at a distance will be completely blurred without any detail on them.

Brightness slider not working

Use dgVoodoo2

Use nGlide

Use DDrawCompat

Camera issues

Instructions
Open <path-to-game>/System/User.ini. Look for the following line: Aliases[26]=(Command="Toggle bExtra0",Alias=XFreeLookToggle). Map the alias XFreeLookToggle to an unmapped key below the Aliases part (e.g: Q=XFreeLookToggle).

Mouse spinning uncontrollably with a forced resolution in dgVoodoo 2

Turn on Free mouse in dgVoodoo 2's control panel
Right click in any part of dgVoodooCpl.exe's window. Click in Show all sections of the configuration. Go to the GeneralExt tab and tick the box Free mouse. Click in Apply and OK.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	7
DirectDraw	2	Software renderer.
Glide	2
Software renderer

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	DirectSound3D
Cutscenes	Bink Video
Multiplayer	GameSpy

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95 2000, XP, Vista (Steam)		98, ME, 2000
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium II 233 MHz (with 3D video card) Intel Pentium II 266 MHz (without 3D video card)		Intel Pentium II 400 MHz
System memory (RAM)	32 MB		64 MB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	500 MB
Video card (GPU)	4 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.0 compatible
Sound (audio device)	1 MB Windows compatible sound card