Army Men: RTS

Army Men: RTS

Developers
	Pandemic Studios
Publishers
Retail	3DO
Digital	2K Games
Engines
	Zero
Release dates
Windows	March 24, 2002
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view
Controls	Multiple select, Point and select
Genres	RTS, Strategy
Art styles	Cartoon
Themes	Comedy
Series	Army Men

Army Men
Army Men	1998
Army Men II	1999
Army Men: Toys in Space	1999
Army Men: Air Attack	1999
Army Men: Sarge's Heroes	1999
Army Men: Air Tactics	1999
Army Men: World War	2000
Army Men: RTS	2002
Army Men: Sarge's War	2004

Warnings

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

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions - for game series.

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

ClanEXF forums - Army Men RTS fan community.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SafeDisc v2 DRM
GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam		Can be played without Steam running
GamersGate (unavailable)

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).

A free demo version is available from Archive.org.

Essential improvements

Instant Action Mod

The Instant Action Mod enables skirmishes against AI opponents in multiplayer, without the need for other players to join via the network.

Instructions
Download the mod and extract the files to <path-to-game>. Start the game and create a multiplayer room with at least one AI opponent. Instead of clicking Play, click the new Offline button next to it.

Custom Campaigns \ Missions Add-on Support

This mod allows for very easy installation of custom campaigns and missions.

Also adds the Special Operations and Intelligence Files, that were exclusive for the console versions of the game.

High resolution textures

Army Men RTS - high resolution texture pack contains 200 textures upscaled using Waifu2X.

Level of detail

Game switches between high and low quality models depending on the distance from the camera.

Instructions
Go to <path-to-game>\library\engine. Open detail.cfg with a text editor. Increase the value of MrmDist, so higher quality models are rendered even far away.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\settings.cfg
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/694500/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\user\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/694500/pfx/

data.cfg contains user campaign progress, while save files are inside the saves folder.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

General audio/video settings.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution			Only resolutions up to 1280x1024 are available in the options menu, for higher resolutions see Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen			See Ultra-widescreen.
4K Ultra HD			See Widescreen resolution.
Field of view (FOV)		Hor+. Camera can be zoomed in/out using in-game controls.
Windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Force in the GPU control panel or use dgVoodoo 2.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Force in the GPU control panel or use dgVoodoo 2.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		On by default, no option to disable.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Maximum 50 FPS in menus and gameplay, 60 FPS during in-game cutscenes.

Widescreen resolution

Game only lists first 22 available resolutions in the options menu (usually 1280x1024, 32-bit is the highest resolution available).

dgVoodoo 2 can be used to force higher resolutions, while the resolution set in the options menu controls the aspect ratio.

Menus and in-game interface (HUD) is scaled properly on very high resolutions and is not small.

Instructions

Download the latest version of dgVoodoo 2. Extract dgVoodooCpl.exe and all the files from the MS\x86 folder into <path-to-game>. Run dgVoodooCpl.exe, and in the DirectX tab, set the desired resolution. (Optional: enable anisotropic filtering, so that menus and text are not pixelated). Click Apply to save the settings, then click OK to exit the program. In the game options menu, select a resolution that has the same aspect ratio as the one set in dgVoodoo. HUD size can be controlled with the resolution set in the game options menu; the lower the selected resolution, the bigger will the HUD be displayed on screen.

Ultra-widescreen

Instructions
In the GPU control panel create a custom ultra-widescreen resolution that is smaller than 1280x1024 (like 1280x540), so it can be selected in the game options menu for the proper aspect ratio. Follow the instructions above.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Only the music volume and master volume can be adjusted.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
German				Retail only; download for digital releases.

Network

Multiplayer types

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

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	7

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Miles Sound System
Cutscenes	Bink Video
Multiplayer	GameSpy	GameSpy Arcade

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98, ME, 2000	XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium MMX 233 MHz	Intel Pentium II 400 MHz
System memory (RAM)	64 MB	128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	310 MB	610 MB
Video card (GPU)	Direct3D Accelerated Video Card 16 MB of VRAM	Direct3D Accelerated Video Card 32 MB of VRAM