Key points
- Game runs at an inconsistent, often-unplayable frame rate on Windows Vista and later without fixes.[1] See Issues fixed.
General information
- Space Empires Wiki
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Essential improvements
Patches
All of the available patches for the game can be found on the official patch page.
Enable Multithreading
- Multithreading is not enabled by default; it must be enabled manually through the game's configuration file.
Modify settings file[citation needed]
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- Go to the configuration files location.
- Open
settings.txt .
- Replace the line which reads
Support Multithreading := FALSE with
Support Multithreading := TRUE
- Save your changes.
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video settings
Template:Video settings
Space Empires V falters if borderless fullscreen is forced directly, and will not recognize mouse input or update the screen.
Set window size[citation needed]
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- Open
<path-to-game>/Data/HUDSettings.txt
- Adjust Windowed Width and Windowed Height to desired values.
Notes
- For borderless fullscreen, these values must match screen resolution.
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When window size is set in config file, you can then force using your favorite utility.
Input settings
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Network
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Ports
Protocol |
Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
TCP |
6720 |
UDP |
6716 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues fixed
Inconsistent frame rate on Windows Vista and later
Set compatibility options[citation needed]
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Follow this Steam Guide.
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Put WineD3D components in root installation folder[citation needed]
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- Download the latest version of WineD3D for Windows from here.
- Extract d3d9.dll, libwine.dll, wined3d.dll into the installation folder
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Other information
API
Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
XP |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium 500 MHz |
System memory (RAM) |
64 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
500 MB |
Video card (GPU) |
DirectX 7.0 compatible |
Notes
References