Difference between revisions of "Stargunner"
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{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|November 19, 1996}} | {{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|November 19, 1996}} | ||
− | {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 13, 2013}} | + | {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 13, 2013|ref=<ref name="GOG.com">[http://www.gog.com/news/free_release_stargunner Free Release: Stargunner ● GOG.com]</ref>}} |
− | {{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|September 13, 2013}} | + | {{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|September 13, 2013|ref=<ref name="GOG.com"/>}} |
− | {{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|July 24, 2014}} | + | {{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|July 24, 2014|ref=<ref>[http://www.gog.com/news/gogcom_now_supports_linux GOG.com Now Supports Linux! ● GOG.com]</ref>}} |
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==Availability== | ==Availability== | ||
{{Availability| | {{Availability| | ||
− | {{Availability/row| official | https://3drealms.com/catalog/stargunner_45/ | DRM-free | Freeware release}} | + | {{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | Use [[DOSBox]].}} |
− | {{Availability/row| GOG | stargunner | DRM-free | Pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]].}} | + | {{Availability/row| official | https://3drealms.com/catalog/stargunner_45/ | DRM-free | Freeware release. Pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]].}} |
+ | {{Availability/row| GOG | stargunner | DRM-free | Freeware release. Pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]].<ref>[http://www.gog.com/forum/general/list_of_gog_games_using_dosbox/page1 List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com]</ref>}} | ||
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==Essential improvements== | ==Essential improvements== | ||
− | === | + | ===Patches=== |
The [http://legacy.3drealms.com/stargunner/ v1.1 Patch] fixes some issues but introduces a game-breaking issue with the Aquatic Combat Stage 6 boss.<ref>[http://www.gog.com/forum/general/free_release_stargunner/post133 Free Release: Stargunner, page 7 - Forum - GOG.com]</ref> | The [http://legacy.3drealms.com/stargunner/ v1.1 Patch] fixes some issues but introduces a game-breaking issue with the Aquatic Combat Stage 6 boss.<ref>[http://www.gog.com/forum/general/free_release_stargunner/post133 Free Release: Stargunner, page 7 - Forum - GOG.com]</ref> | ||
Revision as of 03:12, 14 March 2015
Developers | |
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Apogee Software | |
Release dates | |
DOS | November 19, 1996 |
Windows | September 13, 2013[1] |
macOS (OS X) | September 13, 2013[1] |
Linux | July 24, 2014[2] |
Key points
- Re-released as freeware on June 22, 2005.[3]
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | Use DOSBox. | |||
Official website | Freeware release. Pre-packaged with DOSBox. | |||
GOG.com | Freeware release. Pre-packaged with DOSBox.[4] |
Essential improvements
Patches
The v1.1 Patch fixes some issues but introduces a game-breaking issue with the Aquatic Combat Stage 6 boss.[5]
Skip intro videos
Go to Configuration, Game Options and set Cinematics to In-Game Only. The Apogee logo will still be shown.
Run in DOSBox
To run correctly in DOSBox, change cycles=auto
to cycles=30000
. Leave all other DOSBox settings at their defaults.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Save game data location
System | Location |
---|
- High scores are stored in
<path-to-game>\STARGUN.HI
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English |
Issues fixed
- This is usually caused by saving your settings after choosing the Sega control option.
Instructions |
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Cursor moves on its own
This is caused by choosing the joystick control option and then restarting the game without it. Either reattach a controller or delete STARGUN.CFG
.
Cutscenes run too slow
Ensure you are using cycles=30000
(see Run in DOSBox) and Refresh Rate is set to Fast in-game.
Game speed problems (runs too fast, randomly slows down or speeds up)
Ensure you are using cycles=30000
(see Run in DOSBox).
System requirements
DOS | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | MS-DOS 5.0 | |
Processor (CPU) | 486/66 Mhz | Pentium 90 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 8 MB | 16 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 44 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | Local Bus Video display card | PCI with fast DOS access |
Windows | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista, 7, 8 | |
Processor (CPU) | 1 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 60 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | DirectX 7 compatible | DirectX 9 compatible |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.6.8 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz+ | |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 80 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM |
References
- DOS
- Windows
- OS X
- Linux
- Invalid template usage (Infobox game)
- Games
- Invalid template usage (DRM)
- Invalid template usage (Availability)
- Pages with broken file links
- Invalid section order
- Invalid template usage (Fixbox)
- Missing section (Save game cloud syncing)
- Missing section (Video)
- Missing section (Input)
- Missing section (Audio)
- Missing section (API)