Recoil

Actions

Name	Path	Arguments	Working Directory	Primary
Play	{InstallDir}\Recoil.exe			True

Install Script

Creates the default values in the registry.

$Display = Get-PrimaryDisplay

New-Item -Path "registry::\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Zipper"
New-Item -Path "registry::\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Zipper\RECOIL"
New-Item -Path "registry::\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Zipper\RECOIL\1.0"
New-ItemProperty -Path "registry::\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Zipper\RECOIL\1.0" -Name "VMode" -Value 7 -Force
New-ItemProperty -Path "registry::\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Zipper\RECOIL\1.0" -Name "WOLPasswordFlag" -Value 1 -Force
New-ItemProperty -Path "registry::\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Zipper\RECOIL\1.0" -Name "Joystick" -Value 0 -Force
New-ItemProperty -Path "registry::\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Zipper\RECOIL\1.0" -Name "HWAPI" -Value 1 -Force
New-ItemProperty -Path "registry::\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Zipper\RECOIL\1.0" -Name "HUDType_HW" -Value 1 -Force
New-ItemProperty -Path "registry::\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Zipper\RECOIL\1.0" -Name "HUDType_SW" -Value 2 -Force
New-ItemProperty -Path "registry::\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Zipper\RECOIL\1.0" -Name "HUDFlag_HW" -Value 1 -Force
New-ItemProperty -Path "registry::\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Zipper\RECOIL\1.0" -Name "HUDFlag_SW" -Value 1 -Force
New-ItemProperty -Path "registry::\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Zipper\RECOIL\1.0" -Name "FullScreen" -Value 1 -Force
New-ItemProperty -Path "registry::\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Zipper\RECOIL\1.0" -Name "CDAudio" -Value 1 -Force
New-ItemProperty -Path "registry::\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Zipper\RECOIL\1.0" -Name "PlayerName" -PropertyType Binary -Value ([byte[]]@(
	0x56, 0x69, 0x6E, 0x74, 0x61, 0x67, 0x65, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00
)) -Force
New-ItemProperty -Path "registry::\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Zipper\RECOIL\1.0" -Name "SoundAPI" -Value 0 -Force
New-ItemProperty -Path "registry::\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Zipper\RECOIL\1.0" -Name "SoundLOD" -Value 0 -Force
New-ItemProperty -Path "registry::\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Zipper\RECOIL\1.0" -Name "MuteSound" -Value 0 -Force
New-ItemProperty -Path "registry::\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Zipper\RECOIL\1.0" -Name "GameIntensity" -Value 1 -Force
New-ItemProperty -Path "registry::\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Zipper\RECOIL\1.0" -Name "GameCtlOptions" -Value 8 -Force
New-ItemProperty -Path "registry::\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Zipper\RECOIL\1.0" -Name "TextureMemory_HW" -Value 0 -Force
New-ItemProperty -Path "registry::\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Zipper\RECOIL\1.0" -Name "TextureMemory_SW" -Value 0 -Force
New-ItemProperty -Path "registry::\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Zipper\RECOIL\1.0" -Name "ObjectLOD_HW" -Value 0 -Force
New-ItemProperty -Path "registry::\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Zipper\RECOIL\1.0" -Name "ObjectLOD_SW" -Value 0 -Force
New-ItemProperty -Path "registry::\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Zipper\RECOIL\1.0" -Name "GfxFlags_HW" -Value 31 -Force
New-ItemProperty -Path "registry::\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Zipper\RECOIL\1.0" -Name "GfxFlags_SW" -Value 15 -Force
New-ItemProperty -Path "registry::\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Zipper\RECOIL\1.0" -Name "EffectsLevel_HW" -Value 0 -Force
New-ItemProperty -Path "registry::\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Zipper\RECOIL\1.0" -Name "EffectsLevel_SW" -Value 1 -Force
New-ItemProperty -Path "registry::\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Zipper\RECOIL\1.0" -Name "HWCardFlag" -Value 1 -Force
New-ItemProperty -Path "registry::\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Zipper\RECOIL\1.0" -Name "CmdMap" -PropertyType Binary -Value ([byte[]]@(
	0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xD0, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xCB, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xCD, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xC8, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x1E, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x2C, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x2E, 0x00, 0x80, 0x01
	0x2B, 0x00, 0x40, 0x01, 0x30, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x30, 0x02, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x40, 0x04, 0x00, 0x00, 0x80, 0x08, 0x39, 0x00, 0xC0, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02, 0x78, 0x02, 0x00
	0x03, 0x80, 0x02, 0x00, 0x04, 0x88, 0x02, 0x00, 0x05, 0x58, 0x02, 0x00, 0x06, 0x60, 0x02, 0x00, 0x07, 0x68, 0x02, 0x00, 0x08, 0x38, 0x02, 0x00, 0x09, 0x40, 0x02, 0x00, 0x0A, 0x48, 0x02, 0x00
	0x18, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x13, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x11, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x32, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x34, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x33, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x2F, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x22, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00
	0x3F, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x40, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x41, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x2D, 0x02, 0x00, 0x00, 0x18, 0x04, 0x00, 0x00, 0x3B, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x3C, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x3D, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00
	0x3E, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x14, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x1F, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x43, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x42, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00
)) -Force

$Resolution = Convert-AspectRatio -Width $Display.Bounds.Width -Height $Display.Bounds.Height -AspectRatio (4 / 3)

Write-ReplaceContentInFile -Pattern '^Resolution (.+)' -Substitution "Resolution = h:$($Resolution.Width), v:$($Resolution.Height), refrate:60" -FilePath "$InstallDirectory\dgVoodoo.conf"

Uninstall Script

Removes the registry tree created by the installer

Remove-Item -Path "HKCU:\Software\Zipper\RECOIL" -Force -Recurse

Name Change Script

Player names are stored in the registry as a 22-byte, ASCII-encoded binary key.

$NewPlayerAliasHex = ConvertTo-StringBytes -Input $NewPlayerAlias -MaxLength 22 -MinLength 22

New-ItemProperty -Path "registry::\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Zipper\RECOIL\1.0" -Name "PlayerName" -PropertyType Binary -Value $NewPlayerAliasHex -Force

Developers
Zipper Interactive
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Release Date
Windows: March 11, 1999
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