Recoil-patch

The ultimate patch for the 1999 PC video game "Recoil"

Currently covers:

• Widescreen patch with the following resolution options added in launcher:
  • 1280x720
  • 1280x800
  • 1600x900
  • 1920x1080
  • 2560x1440
  • 3840x2160
• HUD background patch on non-standard resolutions - first of it's kind for recoil afaik
• no-CD patch

How to run

Only the DirectX renderer is supported — the 3dfx/Glide version is not patched yet.

Linux (Wine)

1. Copy the built files from build/ into your Recoil game directory.
2. Launch via scripts/run.sh

If the game HUD does not show any digits, you are probably missing the symbol.ttf font. Wine has its own version you can get here — drop it into C:\Windows\Fonts.

Windows 10

1. Copy the built files from build/ into your Recoil game directory.
2. Compatibility mode: Right-click the game executable → Properties → Compatibility, and set it to Windows 98/95, XP, or 7.
3. DirectPlay: Enable it via Control Panel → Programs → Turn Windows features on or off → Legacy Components → DirectPlay.
4. dgVoodoo2: Download from dgVoodoo2's github and copy D3D8.dll, D3D9.dll, D3DImm.dll, and DDraw.dll from the MS/x86 folder into the game directory.
5. msvcp50.dll: Required legacy MSVC runtime. Extract from a Windows installation or find it online (and catch a virus). Place it in the game directory.

Build instructions

Linux only. The build scripts are Linux-specific and will not work on other platforms.

Prerequisites: i686-w64-mingw32-gcc, wine, Python 3.10+, uv

1. Copy .env.example to .env and set WINEPREFIX to the Wine prefix where Recoil is installed (e.g. ~/.wine or ~/.PlayOnLinux/wineprefix/recoil). Recoil must be installed at C:\Games\Zipper\RECOIL — if it isn't, also update RECOIL_DIR in .env accordingly.
2. Run scripts/build.sh <path_to_original_RECOIL.dat>