FTL: Faster Than Light
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Subset Games |
Windows |
September 14, 2012 |
macOS (OS X) |
September 14, 2012 |
Linux |
September 14, 2012 |
Metacritic |
84 |
IGDB |
89 |
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Key points
- Basic modding support.
- Resolution is hardcoded at 720p.
General information
- Official forum
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- FTLWiki - PCGamingWiki's FTL subwiki
- r/ftlgame - subreddit.
Availability
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System |
Location |
Windows |
<path-to-game>\settings.ini[Note 1] |
Microsoft Store |
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macOS (OS X) |
~/Library/Application Support/fasterthanlight/settings.ini |
Linux |
$XDG_DATA_HOME/FasterThanLight/settings.ini |
Save game data location
System |
Location |
Windows |
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\FasterThanLight\ |
Microsoft Store |
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macOS (OS X) |
~/Library/Application Support/fasterthanlight/ |
Linux |
$XDG_DATA_HOME/FasterThanLight/ |
- This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
- Save games are fully cross-platform.[2]
- The file
prof.sav
contains over-all game progress.
- The file
continue.sav
is only generated when pressing 'Save & Quit' or 'Main menu'.
Video settings
Template:Video settings
Edit settings.ini[citation needed]
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- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open
settings.ini .
- Set the required values:
fullscreen=0
lastFullScreen=0
manual=1
screen_x=your x value screen resolution
screen_y=your y value screen resolution
windowed=0
stretched=1
4. Use one of the available borderless fullscreen solutions. This was tested using the AutoHotkey method.
NOTE: Your x and y value resolution can be determined by finding your resolution, for example: 1920x1080, 1920=x value, 1080=y value
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Input settings
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
In-game language settings.
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Simplified Chinese |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Polish |
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Brazilian Portuguese |
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Russian |
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Spanish |
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Issues fixed
The developers of FTL have a page with common fixes for the game, navigate to their support page to learn more.
Performance issues
Set the Dynamic Backgrounds option in the general settings to Disabled[4]
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Notes
- This setting doesn't have a considerable impact on the visual quality of the game.
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Mouse Lag on Nvidia Graphics
Disable vsync and change maximum pre-rendered frames to "1" in nvidia control panel[5]
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- Open Nvidia control panel.
- Go to manage 3D settings.
- Go to Program settings.
- Add ftlgame.exe from the game folder if not allready present.
- disable vsync and set pre-rendered frames to "1".
Notes
- On Nvidia Optimus notebooks also make sure the correct GPU is selected for FTL.
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Ubuntu logs off at game startup
Pixelated Graphics (Windows)
- Problem associated with older laptop graphics cards.
Run as Administrator[citation needed]
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- Right click on
FTLGame.exe and select Properties.
- Click the 'Compatibility' tab.
- Check 'Run this program as an administrator'.
- Click Apply.
- Click OK and run
FTLGame.exe .
Notes
- Right-click on the game executable and select 'Run as Administrator' to test this fix.
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Update graphics card drivers[citation needed]
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- Visit AMD.com or Nvidia.com depending on what graphics card manufacturer your computer uses.
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Game is permanently zoomed in and cannot be played
Fix[citation needed]
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- Right click on
FTLGame.exe and select Properties.
- Click the 'Compatibility' tab.
- Check 'Disable display scaling on higher DPI settings'.
- Click Apply.
- Click OK and run
FTLGame.exe .
Notes
- Problem associated with higher DPI settings.
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
OpenGL |
2.0 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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macOS (OS X) | |
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Linux | |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Audio |
BASS |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
2000, XP, Vista, 7, 8 |
Processor (CPU) |
2 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
175 MB |
Video card (GPU) |
128 MB of VRAM OpenGL 2.0 compatible |
- Some integrated Intel HD graphics cards have been known to work but are not officially supported.[7]
macOS (OS X) |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
10.5.8 |
Processor (CPU) |
2 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
175 MB |
Video card (GPU) |
256 MB of VRAM OpenGL 2.0 compatible |
Linux |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
Processor (CPU) |
2 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
175 MB |
Video card (GPU) |
OpenGL 2.0 compatible |
Notes
References