688(I) Hunter/Killer
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| Developers | |
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| Sonalysts Combat Simulations | |
| Publishers | |
| Retail | Electronic Arts |
| Digital | Strategy First |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | July 4, 1997 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | First-person, Third-person |
| Controls | Menu-based, Point and select |
| Genres | Action, Vehicle combat |
| Vehicles | Naval/watercraft |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Themes | Contemporary |
| Series | Jane's Combat Simulations |
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| ⤏ Go to series page | |
| US Navy Fighters | 1994 |
| Jane's Advanced Tactical Fighters | 1996 |
| Jane's AH-64D Longbow | 1996 |
| Jane's US Navy Fighters '97 | 1996 |
| Jane's Longbow Gold | 1997 |
| 688(I) Hunter/Killer | 1997 |
| Jane's Fighters Anthology | 1997 |
| Jane's Longbow 2 | 1997 |
| Jane's WWII Fighters | 1998 |
| Jane's F-15 | 1998 |
| Jane's Israeli Air Force | 1998 |
| Jane's Fleet Command | 1999 |
| Jane's USAF | 1999 |
| Jane's F/A-18 | 2000 |
| Jane's Attack Squadron | 2002 |
| Jane's Advanced Strike Fighters | 2011 |
688(I) Hunter/Killer is a 1997 submarine simulation game originally part of the Jane's Combat Simulations series.
The game was re-released in 2006 without the Jane's Combat Simulations branding alongside other Sonalysts' games.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
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| Retail | |
2006 Naval Combat Pack compilation; includes build without Jane's branding. | |
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| Publisher website | |
Bundled with Jane's Fleet Command and Sub Command in the Naval Combat Pack. | |
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| Amazon.com | |
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| Epic Games Store | |
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| GamersGate | |
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| GOG.com | |
Re-release without Jane's branding. | |
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| Green Man Gaming | |
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| Steam | |
Re-release without Jane's branding. | |
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| ZOOM Platform | |
Re-release without Jane's branding. | |
Essential improvements
Patches
- Official patches are available from GameFront.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\688HK.ini[Note 1] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2900/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2900/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Epic Games Launcher | ||
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics settings
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | Hardcoded to 640x480 | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| 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) | |||
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
Sound settings
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Sound effects, music | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| French | Retail and ZOOM Platform only. | |||
| German | Retail only. |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAN play | |||
| Online play | |||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Matchmaking | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 3 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 95 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 90 MHz | Intel Pentium 166 MHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | 32 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 112 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | SVGA video card DirectX 3.0 compatible | 2 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 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 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/2900/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (2900) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.