Red Baron 3D
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| Developers | |
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| Dynamix | |
| Publishers | |
| Retail | Sierra On-Line |
| Retail re-release | Sold Out Software |
| Digital | Mad Otter Games |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | 1997 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | First-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Action, FPS, Shooter, Simulation, Vehicle combat |
| Vehicles | Flight |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Themes | Europe, Historical, World War I |
| Series | Red Baron |
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| Red Baron | |
|---|---|
| Red Baron | 1990 |
| Red Baron II | 1997 |
| Red Baron 3D | 1998 |
Red Baron 3D is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person action, FPS, shooter, simulation and vehicle combat game in the Red Baron series.
The game was initially released as Red Baron II in 1997. It was re-released with a major update 1.0.7.7 in retail as Red Baron 3D in late 1998, with existing Red Baron II copies upgradable with a free patch.
General information
Availability
Essential improvements
Patches
- The 1.0.7.7 patch (conversion of Red Baron II to Red Baron 3D) and 1.0.7.8 (latest version) are available from SierraHelp.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\rbprefs.dat[Note 1] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/263940/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\[Note 1] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/263940/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
Basic video settings.
Advanced video settings.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| 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) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
| Color blind mode | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Input
| 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 |
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| XInput-compatible controllers |
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| DirectInput-compatible controllers |
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| PlayStation controllers |
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| Nintendo controllers |
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| Other controller(s) |
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| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Input prompt override | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Shell Music, Shell Sounds, Sim Sounds | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| French | Retail only. | |||
| German | Retail only; download for digital releases. |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local play | |||
| LAN play | |||
| Online play | |||
| Asynchronous multiplayer | |||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
VR support
| Devices | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| TrackIR | Supports: Yaw, Pitch. | ||
Other information
Basic realism settings.
Advanced realism settings.
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DirectDraw | ||
| Glide | 2.1, 2.4, 3.0 | |
| Software renderer |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Audio | Miles Sound System |
System requirements
| Windows | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||||
| Operating system (OS) | 95, 98 | |||
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 133 MHz | |||
| System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | |||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 130 MB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | 640x480 resolution, 256 colors DirectX 5 compatible |
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| Other | 2x CD-ROM drive | |||
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 When 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%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (263940) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.