System Requirements

The Wing Commander Saga utilizes "fs2_open", an enhanced Freespace 2 engine by the Freespace Source Code Project team. The game is stand-alone and does not require original Freespace 2 to work.

Windows

Minimum Specifications:

  • 100% DirectX 8.1 compatible computer
  • Windows® 98SE/ME/2000/XP
  • Pentium® III 700 MHz or AMD Athlon 600 MHz processor
  • 256 MB RAM for Windows® 98, 384 MB RAM for Windows® ME/2000/XP
  • 32 MB NVIDIA® or ATI Hardware T&L card
  • Windows® 98/2000/XP-compatible sound card
  • Windows® compatible mouse and keyboard
  • DirectX® version 8.1 or higher
  • OpenAL
  • 600 MB free HD space

Recommended Specifications:

  • Windows® 2000/XP
  • Pentium® 1.6 GHz or AMD Athlon 1.4 GHz processor
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 64 MB NVIDIA® GeForce 4 or ATI Radeon Hardware T&L card
  • Thrustmaster Afterburner or a similar input device

Macintosh

Minimum Specifications:

  • Mac OS X 10.4 or better
  • PowerPC G4 867 MHz or faster, or Intel based Mac
  • 512 MB of memory
  • Radeon 7500 or NVIDIA GeForce2 with 32 MB video RAM
  • 600 MB free HD space
  • Keyboard and Mouse

Recommended Specifications:

  • PowerPC G4 1.2 GHz or faster, or Intel based Mac
  • 1 GB of memory
  • Video card with 64 MB of RAM, 128 MB for all effects enabled and detail levels set at maximum
  • Joystick
Note: Due to the nature of "fs2_open" which is being developed by the Freespace community, "fs2_open" is a rapidly developing engine and system requirements may change accordingly.