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Starbound
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Chucklefish Games |
Windows |
Early access |
macOS (OS X) |
Early access |
Linux |
Early access |
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Key points
- Mod support
- Notable performance issues.[1][2] See Poor performance / low FPS.
General information
- Official forums
- Official wiki
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source |
DRM |
Notes |
Keys |
OS |
Official website |
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Purchase includes DRM-free version (not available yet). |
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Humble Store |
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Purchase includes DRM-free version (not available yet). |
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Steam |
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Steam version doesn't include DRM. |
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- All versions require Steam; DRM-free version will not be available until a later date.[3]
Versions
Unstable
The Unstable version (included with the early access release) is an unstable release that "may destroy your saves and be generally, well, unstable."[4]
Game data
Configuration file location
Save game data location
- Saves are
<path-to-game>/player/
and <path-to-game>/universe/
- This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Video settings
Template:Video settings
Disable Frame Skipping
Disable V-Sync
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 |
21025 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues fixed
Crash at Chucklefish logo
- Note that there is an active bug causing this for Windows XP users. Try the fixes below if you are not running XP.
Game does not start at all with no error message (Windows)
- This may occur due to a DLL file conflict with other installed software, such as Microsoft's IIS web server.
libdirectfb-1.2.so.9: cannot open shared object file
Access violation
Poor performance / low FPS
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP or later | |
Processor (CPU) |
Core 2 Duo
| Core i3 |
System memory (RAM) |
2 GB |
4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
3 GB |
4 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | |
macOS (OS X) |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
10.7 or later | |
Processor (CPU) |
64 bit Intel CPU | |
System memory (RAM) |
2 GB |
4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
3 GB |
4 GB |
Linux |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
Debian Stable or Ubuntu 12.04 LTS or later | |
Processor (CPU) |
Core 2 Duo
| Core i3 |
System memory (RAM) |
2 GB |
4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
3 GB |
4 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
256 MB of VRAM OpenGL 2.1 compatible
| 256 MB of VRAM OpenGL 2.1 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References