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How to skip the Kalypso launcher and intro video
By Eduardo
Like most of Kalypso's releases, Commandos Origins has a launcher and some intro vids that can be completely skipped if needed. It's a very easy fix for those wanting to quickly load into the game!
   
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Category: Gameplay Basics
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9 Apr @ 10:47am
9 Apr @ 10:48am
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Step 1: Skipping Kalypso Launcher 
Step 2: Remove the intro video 
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Step 1: Skipping Kalypso Launcher
This is a very basic fix that requires little to no editing experience.

1: To begin, open Notepad by running it as an administrator.
2: Then go to file, open, and choose to open the hosts file under C:/Windows/System32/drivers/etc. 3: With that open, find the following line: # ::1 localhost.
4: With the cursor in that line, press enter and type in "127.0.0.1 launcher01.kalypsomedia.com" (no quotes)
5: Save the file and you're good to go!
Step 2: Remove the intro video
For this one, follow these steps:

1: Navigate to the game's main directory, it should be under C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Commandos Origins/Commandos/Content/Movies.
2: Delete or rename the file "INTRO"
3: There you go!

The first time you run the game, it'll play "HistoricalIntroMovie" along with "INTRO", but there's no need to remove or rename that. It only plays once per save.
Disclaimer
This guide is in no way a knock against Kalypso! It's just a way to get into the game faster after watching these videos multiple times during a playthrough of the game. ;]
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Alprazolam500 28 Sep @ 6:50am 
@chnickiz, tks dude, easy easy guys.. just rename the folder and well done!!
Eduardo  [author] 13 May @ 6:32am 
Nice, thanks nixos.
nixos 13 May @ 5:42am 
create a bat file with this inside, execute as administrator:






echo notepad %systemroot%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

echo 0.0.0.0 launcher01.kalypsomedia.com
echo # This line makes Skipping Kalypso Launcher.

ECHO #>>"%systemroot%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts"
ECHO # This line makes Skipping Kalypso Launcher.>>"%systemroot%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts"
ECHO 0.0.0.0 launcher01.kalypsomedia.com>>"%systemroot%/system32/drivers/etc/hosts"
ECHO # This line makes Skipping Kalypso Launcher.>>"%systemroot%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts"
ECHO #>>"%systemroot%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts"
Eduardo  [author] 15 Apr @ 4:01pm 
Pleased I could help!
Castaño 15 Apr @ 11:14am 
Works great! Thanks for everything :)
Eduardo  [author] 9 Apr @ 2:06pm 
Ah! That's a great alternative! Thank you!
chnickiz 9 Apr @ 2:04pm 
You can also skip the Kalypso Launcher by renaming the folder where the executable resides. Typically in:
C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Commandos Origins/Commandos/Binaries/Win64/KalypsoLauncher

I just renamed it to KalypsoLauncher.bak and the game launches straight to the main menu.