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{{stub}}
 
 
{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = Distant Worlds Universe cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Distant Worlds Universe cover.jpg
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|steam appid  = 261470
 
|steam appid  = 261470
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
|gogcom page  = distant_worlds_universe
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|gogcom id    = 1928154062
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
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|mobygames    = distant-worlds-universe
 
|wikipedia    = Distant Worlds
 
|wikipedia    = Distant Worlds
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
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|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
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'''Key points'''
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{{++}} Highly moddable.
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
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{{mm}} [http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tt.asp?forumid=782 Official forums]
 
{{GOG.com links|1928154062|distant_worlds_universe}}
 
{{GOG.com links|1928154062|distant_worlds_universe}}
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/261470/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/261470/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
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{{Availability/row| Publisher | http://slitherine.com/products/515/details/Distant.Worlds.-.Universe | Unknown | | Steam | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Amazon.com | B00P2QR2MQ | Unknown | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | distant_worlds_universe | DRM-free |  |  | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | distant_worlds_universe | DRM-free |  |  | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Humble | distant-worlds-universe | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 261470 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 261470 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
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}}
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==Essential improvements==
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===Skip intro videos===
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{{Fixbox|description=Disable intro movie in {{code|Startup.ini}}|ref=<ref name="Startup ini">{{Refcheck|user=Cptmold|date=2019-07-19|comment=Tested with GOG release.}}</ref>|fix=
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# Navigate to {{code|{{P|game}}}} and open {{code|Startup.ini}} with a text editor.
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# Find {{code|playmovie}} and change the value from {{code|1}} to {{code|0}}.
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# Save the document before closing.
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|userprofile}}\Documents\My Games\Distant Worlds Universe<br>{{P|game}}\Startup.ini}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|userprofile}}\Documents\My Games\Distant Worlds Universe\SavedGames}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|gog galaxy           = false
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|discord                =
|gog galaxy notes     =  
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|discord notes          =
|origin               =  
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|epic games store      =
|origin notes         =  
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|epic games store notes =
|steam cloud           = false
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|gog galaxy             = false
|steam cloud notes     =  
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|gog galaxy notes       =  
|uplay                 =  
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|origin                 =  
|uplay notes           =  
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|origin notes           =  
|xbox cloud           =  
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|steam cloud           = false
|xbox cloud notes     =  
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|steam cloud notes     =  
 +
|uplay                 =  
 +
|uplay notes           =  
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|xbox cloud             =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes       =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Video settings==
 
==Video settings==
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{{Image|Distant Worlds Universe - Display Settings.png|Display settings.}}
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{{Image|Distant Worlds Universe - Adv Display Settings.png|Advanced display settings.}}
 
{{Video settings
 
{{Video settings
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
|widescreen resolution      = unknown
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|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
|multimonitor              = unknown
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|multimonitor              = true
|multimonitor notes        =  
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|multimonitor notes        = {{term|Hor+}} scaling.  UI elements span the screen.  Menu may appear {{term|stretched}}.
 
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
 
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
 
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
|fov                        = unknown
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|fov                        = n/a
|fov notes                  =  
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|fov notes                  = Top-down 2D perspective.
|windowed                  = unknown
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|windowed                  = hackable
|windowed notes            =  
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|windowed notes            = See [[#Windowed|Windowed]].
|borderless windowed        = unknown
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|borderless windowed        = always on
|borderless windowed notes  =  
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|borderless windowed notes  = Used in place of exclusive fullscreen.
 
|anisotropic                = unknown
 
|anisotropic                = unknown
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
|antialiasing              = unknown
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|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
|vsync                      = unknown
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|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
|60 fps                    = unknown
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|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
|120 fps                    = unknown
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|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|hdr                        = unknown
 
|hdr                        = unknown
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|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
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}}
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===[[#Windowed|Windowed]]===
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{{Fixbox|description=Enable windowed mode through the external INI file|ref=<ref name="Startup ini" />|fix=
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# Navigate to {{code|{{P|game}}}} and open {{code|Startup.ini}} with a text editor.
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# Find {{code|SCREENWIDTH}} and {{code|SCREENHEIGHT}}.  Delete the {{code|'}} in front of this text, then change the width and height as desired.
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# Save the document before closing.
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'''Notes'''
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{{ii}} Windowed mode requires a minimum resolution of 1024x768.
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Input settings==
 
==Input settings==
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{{Image|Distant Worlds Universe - Gameplay Settings.png|General gameplay settings.{{note|note=Image has been edited for a more website-friendly aspect ratio.}}}}
 
{{Input settings
 
{{Input settings
|key remap                = unknown
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|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
|acceleration option      = unknown
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|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity        = false
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
|mouse menu                = unknown
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|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
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|invert mouse y-axis      = false
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
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|touchscreen              = unknown
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|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api notes    =  
 
|steam input api notes    =  
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|steam hook input          = unknown
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|steam hook input notes    =
 
|steam input presets      = unknown
 
|steam input presets      = unknown
 
|steam input presets notes =  
 
|steam input presets notes =  
 
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 
|steam controller prompts notes =  
 
|steam controller prompts notes =  
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|steam cursor detection    = unknown
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|steam cursor detection notes =
 
}}
 
}}
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<gallery>
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Distant Worlds Universe - Automation Settings.png|Automation settings.
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Distant Worlds Universe - Empire Settings.png|Empire preset settings.
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Distant Worlds Universe - Message Settings.png|Notification settings.
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</gallery>
  
 
==Audio settings==
 
==Audio settings==
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{{Image|Distant Worlds Universe - Audio Settings.png|Audio settings.}}
 
{{Audio settings
 
{{Audio settings
|separate volume          = unknown
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|separate volume          = true
|separate volume notes    =  
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|separate volume notes    = Music and Effects.
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
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|closed captions          = unknown
 
|closed captions          = unknown
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
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|mute on focus lost      = false
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = English
 
|language  = English
|interface = yes
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|interface = true
 
|audio    = n/a
 
|audio    = n/a
 
|subtitles = n/a
 
|subtitles = n/a
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
|direct3d versions      =  
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|direct3d versions      = 9
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = unknown
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|64-bit executable notes=  
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows exe notes      =
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|macos 32-bit app      =
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|macos 64-bit app      =
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|macos app notes        =
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|linux 32-bit executable=  
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|linux 64-bit executable=
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|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{References}}
 
{{References}}
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[[Category:GOG.com Enhancement Project]]

Revision as of 18:06, 9 June 2020

Distant Worlds: Universe
Distant Worlds: Universe cover
Developers
Code Force
Publishers
Slitherine
Release dates
Windows May 23, 2014
Distant Worlds: Universe on MobyGames
Distant Worlds: Universe on Wikipedia

Key points

Highly moddable.

General information

Official forums
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Disable intro movie in Startup.ini[1]
  1. Navigate to <path-to-game> and open Startup.ini with a text editor.
  2. Find playmovie and change the value from 1 to 0.
  3. Save the document before closing.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Distant Worlds Universe
<path-to-game>\Startup.ini
[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/261470/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Distant Worlds Universe\SavedGames
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/261470/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Display settings.
Display settings.
Advanced display settings.
Advanced display settings.

Template:Video settings

Windowed

Enable windowed mode through the external INI file[1]
  1. Navigate to <path-to-game> and open Startup.ini with a text editor.
  2. Find SCREENWIDTH and SCREENHEIGHT. Delete the ' in front of this text, then change the width and height as desired.
  3. Save the document before closing.

Notes

Windowed mode requires a minimum resolution of 1024x768.

Input settings

General gameplay settings.[Note 3]
General gameplay settings.[Note 3]

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP SP3
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 4 @ 1.5 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1 GB
Video card (GPU) 1024x768 resolution, 32 bit
DirectX 9.0c compatible

Notes

  1. When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
  2. 2.0 2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/261470/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (261470) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
  3. Image has been edited for a more website-friendly aspect ratio.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Verified by User:Cptmold on 2019-07-19
    Tested with GOG release.