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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|title        = Starsector
 
|title        = Starsector
|cover        =  
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|cover        = Starsector - cover.png
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Fractal Softworks}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Fractal Softworks}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 +
{{Infobox game/row/engine|LWJGL|ref=<ref>[https://examples.javacodegeeks.com/core-java/lwjgl-tutorial/ Lwjgl Tutorial | Examples Java Code Geeks - 2020]</ref>}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|EA}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|EA}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|EA}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|EA}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|EA}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|EA}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid side =  
 
|steam appid side =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|gogcom id side =  
 
|gogcom id side =  
 +
|mobygames    =
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
|wikipedia    =  
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|wikipedia    = Starsector
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
 +
|official site= https://fractalsoftworks.com/
 
}}
 
}}
  
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'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
{{mm}} [http://fractalsoftworks.com/ Official website]
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{{mm}} [https://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/ Official forums]
{{mm}} [http://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/ Official forums]
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{{mm}} [http://starsector.wikia.com/wiki/Starsector_Wiki Developer endorsed wiki]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| official | http://fractalsoftworks.com/preorder/ | key | Unlimited uses | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| official | https://fractalsoftworks.com/preorder/ | key | Unlimited uses | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|
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{{P|game}}\starsector-core\data\config<br>
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{{p|userprofile}}\Starsector\starsector-core\data\config}}
 
{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
 
{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
 
{{Game data/config|Linux|}}
 
{{Game data/config|Linux|}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{XDG|unknown}}
 
{{XDG|unknown}}
 +
{{ii}} Configuration file is <code>settings.json</code>.
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
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}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|multimonitor              = unknown
 
|multimonitor              = unknown
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
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|ultrawidescreen            = true
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd                = true
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|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
|borderless windowed        = unknown
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|borderless windowed        = true
|borderless windowed notes  =  
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|borderless windowed notes  = Enable in <code>settings.json</code>
 
|anisotropic                = unknown
 
|anisotropic                = unknown
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|antialiasing              = unknown
 
|antialiasing              = unknown
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
|vsync                      = unknown
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|upscaling                  = unknown
|vsync notes                =  
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|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 +
|vsync                      = true
 +
|vsync notes                = 60 fps regardless of monitor refresh rate
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
|120 fps                    = false
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|120 fps                    = true
|120 fps notes              = capped at 62 fps
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|120 fps notes              = Turn off Vsync and change frame rate cap in <code>settings.json</code>
 
|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 +
|ray tracing                = unknown
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|ray tracing notes          =
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
|color blind notes          =  
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|color blind notes          = Can be enabled in <code>settings.json</code>; unknown if functional
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
|key remap                = unknown
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|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|acceleration option      = unknown
 
|acceleration option      = unknown
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}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
|separate volume          = unknown
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|separate volume          = true
|separate volume notes    =  
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|separate volume notes    = Sound, music
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
|subtitles                = unknown
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|subtitles                = n/a
|subtitles notes          =  
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|subtitles notes          = No spoken text
|closed captions          = unknown
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|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
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|mute on focus lost      = true
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
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|royalty free audio       = unknown
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|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |audio    = n/a
  |subtitles = false
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  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = unknown
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|windows 32-bit exe    = unknown
|64-bit executable notes=  
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|windows 64-bit exe    = true
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|windows arm app        = unknown
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|windows exe notes      =
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|mac os x powerpc app  =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
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|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
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|macos arm app          =
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux powerpc app      =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
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|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
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|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|minOS    =  
 
|minOS    =  
 
|minCPU  =  
 
|minCPU  =  
|minRAM  = 2 GB
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|minRAM  = 1 GB
 
|minHD    =  
 
|minHD    =  
 
|minGPU  =  
 
|minGPU  =  
|minVRAM  = 512 MB
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|minVRAM  = 256 MB
  
 
|recOS    =  
 
|recOS    =  
 
|recCPU  =  
 
|recCPU  =  
|recRAM  =  
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|recRAM  = 2 GB
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 
|recGPU  =  
|recVRAM  =  
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|recVRAM  = 512 MB
|notes    = {{ii}} CPU should be "nothing fancy."<ref>{{Refsnip|url=http://fractalsoftworks.com/preorder/|title=Preorder page|date=2019-10-8|snippet=Processor: Hard to say exactly, but nothing fancy.}}</ref>
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|notes    = {{ii}} CPU should be "nothing fancy."<ref name="CPU_NothingFancy">{{Refsnip|url=https://fractalsoftworks.com/preorder/|title=Preorder page|date=2019-10-8|snippet=Processor: Hard to say exactly, but nothing fancy.}}</ref>
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|minOS    = 10.7
 
|minOS    = 10.7
 
|minCPU  =  
 
|minCPU  =  
|minRAM  = 2 GB
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|minRAM  = 1 GB
 
|minHD    =  
 
|minHD    =  
 
|minGPU  =  
 
|minGPU  =  
|minVRAM  = 512 MB
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|minVRAM  = 256 MB
  
 
|recOS    =  
 
|recOS    =  
 
|recCPU  =  
 
|recCPU  =  
|recRAM  =  
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|recRAM  = 2 GB
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 
|recGPU  =  
|recVRAM  =  
+
|recVRAM  = 512 MB
|notes    = {{ii}} CPU should be "nothing fancy."<ref>{{Refsnip|url=http://fractalsoftworks.com/preorder/|title=Preorder page|date=2019-10-8|snippet=Processor: Hard to say exactly, but nothing fancy.}}</ref>
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|notes    = {{ii}} CPU should be "nothing fancy."<ref name="CPU_NothingFancy"/>
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|minOS    =  
 
|minOS    =  
 
|minCPU  =  
 
|minCPU  =  
|minRAM  = 2 GB
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|minRAM  = 1 GB
 
|minHD    =  
 
|minHD    =  
 
|minGPU  =  
 
|minGPU  =  
|minVRAM  = 512 MB
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|minVRAM  = 256 MB
  
 
|recOS    =  
 
|recOS    =  
 
|recCPU  =  
 
|recCPU  =  
|recRAM  =  
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|recRAM  = 2 GB
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 
|recGPU  =  
|recVRAM  =  
+
|recVRAM  = 512 MB
|notes    = {{ii}} CPU should be "nothing fancy."<ref>{{Refsnip|url=http://fractalsoftworks.com/preorder/|title=Preorder page|date=2019-10-8|snippet=Processor: Hard to say exactly, but nothing fancy.}}</ref>
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|notes    = {{ii}} CPU should be "nothing fancy."<ref name="CPU_NothingFancy"/>
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 18:30, 29 October 2022

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Starsector
Starsector cover
Developers
Fractal Softworks
Engines
LWJGL[1]
Release dates
Windows Early access
macOS (OS X) Early access
Linux Early access
Starsector on Wikipedia
Formerly known as "Starfarer."

General information

Official forums
Developer endorsed wiki

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Official website
CD key
Unlimited uses
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\starsector-core\data\config
%USERPROFILE%\Starsector\starsector-core\data\config
[Note 1]
macOS (OS X)
Linux
It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Configuration file is settings.json.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Starsector\saves\<user-id>
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Enable in settings.json
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 fps regardless of monitor refresh rate
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Turn off Vsync and change frame rate cap in settings.json
High dynamic range display (HDR)
Color blind mode
Can be enabled in settings.json; unknown if functional

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Sound, music
Surround sound
Subtitles
No spoken text
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) 256 MB of VRAM
CPU should be "nothing fancy."[2]
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.7
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) 256 MB of VRAM
CPU should be "nothing fancy."[2]
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) 256 MB of VRAM
CPU should be "nothing fancy."[2]


Notes

  1. 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%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References

  1. Lwjgl Tutorial | Examples Java Code Geeks - 2020
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Preorder page - last accessed on 2019-10-8
    "Processor: Hard to say exactly, but nothing fancy."