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How to play Fleet Command in 2021
By kony
How to resolve issues in Fleet Command on modern OS and how to add missions and improve graphics with Naval Warfare Project.
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Category: Gameplay Basics, Maps or Levels, Modding or Configuration, Workshop
Languages: English
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26 Dec, 2020 @ 3:43am
10 Apr, 2021 @ 5:44am
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Introduction
Even today Fleet Command remains to be probably the best naval warfare game that was ever released. However, over twenty years later this 1999 game might have some issues running on modern OS, so below I describe how to resolve this problem as well as how to add more content to the game and improve graphics.
Instructions
1. Install the game on Steam.

2. Download and install nGlide to remove issues with menu flickering on modern hardware.
Link: https://www.zeus-software.com/downloads/nglide

3. Run the game and go to OPTIONS, below "Screen Resolution:" change display to D3D Primary Display and select resolution of your choice.

Now the game should be able to run without issues, but I also suggest the following to add to the game a large quantity of additional well made missions and improve graphics.


4. Download Naval Warfare Project v.19.2.
Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DpQSsxktiEK521-dMq81cZj4t9JfV3Sg/view?usp=sharing

5. Install Naval Warfare Project as administrator, when the installation asks for destination location change it to the game's main folder, which should be ..\Steam\steamapps\common\Fleet Command

That's all, now run the game and enjoy it!
69 Comments
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1BW 11 Oct @ 7:32am 
Is there anyone willing to play a multilayer game with me? Im not great, but played it a lot in the 90's. Im 54 and just getting back into it.
Chris
finchsimonjames 7 Dec, 2024 @ 11:20pm 
I have the game working perfectly on Win11 64-bit at widescreen hires and with anti-aliasing and anisotropic filtering. I can even see the opening cutscene (albeit jerky and with stripy sky)

As AeRoTR said...

1. Get dgVoodoo2 (v2832 worked for me)
2. Unzip and goto MS directory
3. Copy all .DLL files from x86 directory to your Fleet Command exe folder (mine is under .../Steam/steamapps/common/Fleet Command/)
4. Copy dgVoodoo2Cpl to your Fleet Command exe folder and open it up.
5. Make sure Config Folder at top points to your Fleet Command exe folder (or click "./" option)
6. Goto DirectX Tab.
7. Set your Resolution to your desktop.
8. I'd get the game working before you try Anti-Aliasing and Anisotropic Filtering but you set them here.
9. When you open Fleet Command, you should see the dgVoodoo2 Virtual 3D Card in your Graphic Options. Set this...
10. Close and Restart and everything should be ok. Set Anti-aliasing and Anisotropic Filtering as described in (8) if you like
AngeLwitcH 30 Sep, 2024 @ 12:58pm 
The game works in Win 10 without wrappers. Just set compatibility options to 16bit colour, and edit Fleet command.ini and change resolution to =4 (1600x1200). When you run the game and have minimised Steam, keep clicking on your desktop. When the little black window appears top left of the screen, your mouse cursor should disappear and then the game loads with Naval Warfare Project installed also.
Tex.Willer 3 Aug, 2024 @ 1:33pm 
After completing a whole Campaign chapter without crashes I gave the game another shot: sadly, while in the middle of the second chapter, the game started to act crazy again and to get me CTD all the time. Didn't experience any benefits from Voodoo, nor from nGlide, so I really don't know what to do. :lunar2020thinkingtiger:
Beasto1984 22 Jul, 2024 @ 2:45pm 
Does anyone know the key command to commence aerial refueling?
LVRS95 16 Jul, 2024 @ 6:57am 
Yes, it seems that NWP doesn't work anymore (I liked that program ten years ago). Original game works very well with nglide program and in my screen resolution (2550 x 1440).
Pugz 15 Jul, 2024 @ 7:02pm 
any idea how to fix the game splitting into four and turning pink after changing tabs away from and back to the game?
Ramrod113 23 Jun, 2024 @ 3:02pm 
I love this game and have been playing it for many years on and off. I am having trouble getting the graphic resolution I see elsewhere. I have installed nGlide and followed the instructions. But when I set the graphics option in game to anything above 800 x 600 it doesn't work! It goes in to a split screen with extremely bad graphics (Purple and pink). What am I doing wrong?
Beasto1984 10 Jun, 2024 @ 10:37am 
IS there a list of keyboard commands with the NWP update
Moonblood 21 Mar, 2024 @ 3:11am 
Naval Warfare Project v.19.2 crashes the game after starting a mission.