openmohaa/docs/getting_started_installation.md

Installation

Ensure that you download the binaries compatible with your platform in the releases section.

Which release should be downloaded?

• If running Windows on AMD/Intel, CPU then *-windows-x64.zip is recommended
• If running Windows on Qualcomm/Snapdragon (ARM-based) CPU, then *-windows-arm64.zip is the way to go
• If running MacOS on Apple Silicon hardware, choose *-macos-arm64.zip
• If running MacOS on AMD/Intel CPU, choose *-macos-x86_64.zip
• If running Linux on AMD/Intel CPU, then *-linux-amd64 is generally fine. Choose the i686 version for CPUs that don't support 64-bit instructions.
• If running Linux on a Raspberry Pi 4 or 5, then *-linux-arm64 (if running ARM64) is the way to go

Requirements

• A MOH:AA installation. Common installations include:
  • GOG copy (recommended). A fully patched MOH:AA War Chest copy can be acquired here.
    • For Linux/macOS, see Extracting GOG Installer on Linux and macOS.
  • From a CD
  • Demo. See obtaining a demo version
• On Windows, Microsoft Visual C++ 2015/2017/2019/2022 Redistributable from https://learn.microsoft.com/en-US/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170 is required.

System requirements

This matches the hardware requirements (x86) of the original game.

Medal of Honor: Allied Assault

1.2 GB of free disk space is required for the full game installation + binaries.

x86 (AMD and Intel)

Hardware	Minimum	Recommended
CPU	450 MHz (Intel Pentium II), or 500 MHz (AMD Athlon)	700 MHz (Intel Pentium III or AMD Athlon)
Memory	128MB	256MB
GPU	16MB	32MB

ARM

Hardware	Minimum	Recommended
CPU	600 MHz ARM Cortex-A8	800 MHz ARM Cortex-A9
Memory	128MB	256MB
GPU	16MB	32MB

PowerPC

Hardware	Minimum	Recommended
CPU	G3 450 MHz	G4 1 GHz
Memory	128MB	256MB
GPU	16MB	32MB

Spearhead expansion

1.0 GB of free disk space is required to install Spearhead on top of the base game.

x86 (AMD and Intel)

Hardware	Minimum	Recommended
CPU	450 MHz (Intel Pentium II), or 500 MHz (AMD Athlon)	700 MHz (Intel Pentium III or AMD Athlon)
Memory	128MB	256MB
GPU	16MB	32MB

ARM

Hardware	Minimum	Recommended
CPU	600 MHz ARM Cortex-A8	800 MHz ARM Cortex-A9
Memory	128MB	256MB
GPU	16MB	32MB

PowerPC

Hardware	Minimum	Recommended
CPU	G3 500 MHz	G4 1 GHz
Memory	256MB	256MB
GPU	16MB	32MB

Breakthrough expansion

800 MB of free disk space is required to install Spearhead on top of the base game.

x86 (AMD and Intel)

Hardware	Minimum	Recommended
CPU	733 MHz (Intel Pentium III), or 700 MHz (AMD Athlon)	1 GHz (Intel Pentium III or AMD Athlon)
Memory	128MB	256MB
GPU	16MB	32MB

ARM

Hardware	Minimum	Recommended
CPU	800 MHz ARM Cortex-A9	1 GHz ARM Cortex-A15
Memory	128MB	256MB
GPU	16MB	32MB

PowerPC

Hardware	Minimum	Recommended
CPU	G3 800 MHz	G4 1 GHz
Memory	256MB	256MB
GPU	16MB	32MB

Client

a) extract archive to your MOHAA installation directory.

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b) extract archive somewhere on your hard drive, create a shortcut to openmohaa (or omohaaded), and set the start directory on the shortcut to your MOHAA installation directory.

Server

Extract omohaaded.* and game.* binaries from the archive to your MOHAA server installation directory. Then proceed like you would do with mohaa server:

• .\omohaaded.*.exe +exec server.cfg on Windows
• ./omohaaded.* +exec server.cfg on Linux

Make sure to replace '*' with the correct name in the binary.

Extracting GOG setup file on Linux and macOS

If your MOH:AA copy was acquired from GOG then this section will be relevant.

The MOH:AA Warchest installer files on GOG are Windows binaries. To attain the game files, you can quickly extract them using Innoextract.

• Install Innoextract using your preferred Package Manager (e.g. Brew).

• Once installed run the command innoextract setup_medal_of_honor_2.0.0.21.exe. The MoH:AA game files will be extracted into a folder called 'app'.

Alternatively, you can use WINE as well, but this process may take longer if you do not already have WINE installed and configured.

Obtaining a demo version

Alternatively, free demo versions are available online. Here are the links to the demos:

Game	Type	Link
MOH:AA	Single-player (0.05)	https://www.fileplanet.com/archive/p-54011/Medal-of-Honor-Single-Player-Demo
MOH:AA	Multiplayer1 (1.00)	https://www.fileplanet.com/archive/p-8725/Medal-of-Honor-Allied-Assault-Multiplayer-Demo
MOH:AA Spearhead	Multiplayer2 (2.11)	https://www.fileplanet.com/archive/p-68997/Medal-of-Honor-Allied-Assault-Spearhead-Demo
MOH:AA Breakthrough	Multiplayer2 (0.30)	https://www.fileplanet.com/archive/p-50953/Medal-of-Honor-Allied-Assault-Breakthrough-Multiplayer-Demo

• MOH:AA singleplayer demo ships with Mission 3: Level 3
• MOH:AA multiplayer demo ships with Stalingrad
• MOH:AA Spearhead multiplayer demo ships with Malta and Druckkammern
• MOH:AA Breakthrough multiplayer demo ships with Anzio and Palermo

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Notes:

1. Can play on MOH:AA 1.00 servers only.
2. Only compatible with demo servers. These servers can be identified by having the letter d at the start of their version number (e.g: (d2.11)).