Star Wars: Squadrons
Developers | |
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Motive Studios | |
Publishers | |
Electronic Arts | |
Engines | |
Frostbite 3 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 2, 2020 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 79 |
OpenCritic | 79 |
IGDB | 81 |
Taxonomy | |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, Vehicle combat |
Vehicles | Space flight |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Sci-fi, Space |
Series | Star Wars |
Star Wars: Squadrons is a VR-supported first-person action and vehicle combat game in the Star Wars series. The game features a singleplayer story campaign, as well as two multiplayer modes titled Dogfight and Fleet Battles.
The game was released on October 2, 2020, affected by severe stuttering at frame rates above 60 in both regular and VR modes.[1][2][3]
There is no known solution for the high frame rate stutter, although players can work around the issue by various methods.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Epic Games Store | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Origin | Included with EA Play. | |||
Steam | Included with EA Play (Steam) |
- All versions require an EA account and use Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM and Easy Anti-Cheat.
Version differences
- Epic Games Store versions purchased before October 2, 2021, include the Vanguard Squadron X-wing Glider for Fortnite.[4]
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\STAR WARS Squadrons\settings |
Steam | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\STAR WARS Squadrons Steam\settings |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1222730/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\STAR WARS Squadrons\settings |
Steam | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\STAR WARS Squadrons Steam\settings |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1222730/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Epic Games Launcher | ||
Origin | ||
OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud | [5][6] |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | Hor+ gameplay.[7] | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | [8] | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | TAA High/Low option, as well as a TAA sharpening slider. Cannot be disabled. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | Frame rates above 60 FPS have a noticeable stuttering on high refresh rate monitors, see Stuttering at above 60 FPS. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
Color blind mode | Deuteranopia, Protanopia, Tritanopia |
Disable motion blur
- Some builds (1.1 and previous) of the game have motion blur forced on with no option to disable it.
Modify configuration files |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Can be found in the settings menu under Controls > Remap Controls > [subsection] > Keyboard & Mouse. | |
Mouse acceleration | Follows the Enhanced pointer precision option of Windows | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | Can be toggled using the Allow Mouse Functionality option | |
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | Four presets: Custom (user-specified bindings), Default, Aviator, Southpaw. To specify the custom bindings, go to the settings menu, under Controls > Remap Controls > [subsection] > Controller. |
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Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | ||
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PlayStation button prompts | Xbox prompts are used | |
Light bar support | ||
Adaptive trigger support | ||
DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
Connection modes | Wired, Wireless (Bluetooth) V2 tested. Wireless adapter gets detected as a flight stick.[9] |
Tracked motion controllers |
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Generic/other controllers | ||
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Button prompts | HOTAS-styled |
Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Steam Input | ||
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Steam Input API support | ||
Hook input (legacy mode) | ||
Official controller preset(s) | ||
Steam Controller button prompts | ||
Cursor detection |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Master, Music, SFX, Dialogue, and Voice Chat | |
Surround sound | Auto, Enhanced Stereo, Surround 5.1 & 7.1, and Binaural (Headphones) | |
Subtitles | Customizable size and background | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | Audio > Keep Audio in Background toggle |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Polish | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Latin American Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | ||||
LAN play | ||||
Online play | 10 | Co-op, Versus Allows crossplay across all platforms, both consoles and other PC digital distribution platforms. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking |
Disable Easy Anti-Cheat
Launch the game using the <path-to-game>\starwarssquadrons.exe executable[10]
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VR support
Headsets | State | Notes | |
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SteamVR | |||
Oculus VR (LibOVR) | |||
Windows Mixed Reality | Requires Windows Mixed Reality for SteamVR. |
Devices | |||
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Tracked motion controllers | |||
Traditional controller | See Input for details. | ||
Keyboard/Mouse |
Play area | |||
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Seated | |||
Standing | |||
Room-scale |
Issues fixed
Stuttering at above 60 FPS
- The game has a noticeable stutter at higher frame rates than 60 FPS on refresh rates above 60 Hz. Cap the frame rate to 60 FPS or lower the refresh rate to 60 Hz with v-sync enabled to work around the issue.[12]
Cap the frame rate to 60 FPS[12] |
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Lower the refresh rate to 60 Hz and enable V-Sync[12] |
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Crash at the start of a mission
- The game might crash to desktop, right after the loading screen has finished, when loading into a mission in singleplayer.
Lower Volumetric Quality to Medium.[13] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Anti-cheat | Easy Anti-Cheat |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5-7600 AMD Ryzen 3 1300X |
Intel Core i7-7700 AMD Ryzen 3 3200G |
System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | 16 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 30 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 AMD Radeon HD 7850 DirectX 11 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 AMD Radeon RX 480 |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1222730/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1222730) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Answer HQ - Refresh Rate bug - last accessed on 2020-10-12
- ↑ Steam Discussions - Game running with absolutely horrific frame rate - last accessed on 2020-10-12
- ↑ Reddit - /r/StarWarsSquadrons - Framerate Analysis at 120 Hz Part 2 - last accessed on 2020-10-12
- ↑ X-wing Glider FAQ - last accessed on 2020-09-18
- ↑ SteamDB - STAR WARS™: Squadrons - User Cloud - last accessed on 2020-10-12
- ↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2020-10-12
- Confirmed through the properties of the game in the Steam library.
- ↑ Star Wars: Squadrons Ultrawide Review - 16:9/21:9/32:9 Comparison & Gameplay! - last accessed on 2020-10-03
- ↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2020-10-04
- While I cannot tell what level AF is set to, based on the hangar some level of AF is at least present.
- ↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2020-10-04
- ↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2020-10-02
- ↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2020-10-08
- This is my preferred method on my Steam copy as it means I can launch it from Steam.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Verified by User:Aemony on 2020-10-02
- This issue occurs regardless of graphical settings or frame rates.
- ↑ EA Tech forum thread, about crashing at the start of mission - last accessed on 2020-10-07