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| * Lobby search: yes | * Lobby search: yes |
| * Direct IP: yes | * Direct IP: yes |
| * Play via [[..:game_tech:gameranger]]: untested | * Play via [[..:game_tech:Gameranger]]: untested |
| * [[..:gaming_theory:coop]]: yes | * [[..:gaming_theory:Coop]]: yes |
| * Singleplayer campaign: yes | * Singleplayer campaign: yes |
| * Hotseat: no | * Hotseat: no |
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| Supreme Commander is kind of the successor of [[Total Annihilation]], developed by [[..:development_studios:gas_powered_games]] and published by [[..:publishers:square_enix]] on 20.2.2007. It is [[https://web.archive.org/web/20100512223250/http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/article/2007/03/26/supcom_intel_core_2_quad_gameplay_advantages|one of the first games to feature multi-core usage]]. However, that does not mean, the game distributes load equally on all cores but [[https://www.behardware.com/articles/660-1/supreme-commander-benchmark.html|splits the main tasks such as sound, graphics and simulation into different tasks]]. So when having reached the maximum number of tasks, more CPU cores will not make a difference any longer and the single-thread performance of the CPU returns to being the important factor. | Supreme Commander is kind of the successor of [[Total Annihilation]], developed by [[..:development_studios:Gas Powered Games]] and published by [[..:publishers:Square Enix]] on 20.2.2007. It is [[https://web.archive.org/web/20100512223250/http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/article/2007/03/26/supcom_intel_core_2_quad_gameplay_advantages|one of the first games to feature multi-core usage]]. However, that does not mean, the game distributes load equally on all cores but [[https://www.behardware.com/articles/660-1/supreme-commander-benchmark.html|splits the main tasks such as sound, graphics and simulation into different tasks]]. So when having reached the maximum number of tasks, more CPU cores will not make a difference any longer and the single-thread performance of the CPU returns to being the important factor. |
| ===== Purchasing ===== | ===== Purchasing ===== |
| The game is available via [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/9350/Supreme_Commander/|Steam]] and [[https://www.gog.com/game/supreme_commander_gold_edition|GOG]]. The latter cannot be used via lobby internet game, only via [[..:network_terms:vpn]]. | The game is available via [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/9350/Supreme_Commander/|Steam]] and [[https://www.gog.com/game/supreme_commander_gold_edition|GOG]]. The latter cannot be used via lobby internet game, only via [[..:network_terms:VPN]]. |
| ===== Troubleshooting ===== | ===== Troubleshooting ===== |
| The game is known to cause problems with Nvidia drivers of version 460.79 or later. Game stutters and frames are dropping. There are three different approaches you can try, that might help you with that problem: | The game is known to cause problems with Nvidia drivers of version 460.79 or later. Game stutters and frames are dropping. There are three different approaches you can try, that might help you with that problem: |
