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This product is unreleased but remains under active development - information may change frequently and could be outdated or irrelevant.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Developer website		2 and 4 packs available at reduced prices. Can link Eco account to Steam, will add game to Steam library.
Steam

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Strange Loop Games\Eco HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Strange Loop Games\Eco
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/382310/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Some settings are stored in the registry, such as Graphics, UI settings, Account information including session data.

Keybindings and favorite servers are stored in %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Eco_Data\Server\Configs^{[Note 2]} <path-to-game>\Eco_Data\Server\Storage^{[Note 2]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/382310/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

The dedicated server stores its saves in <path-to-game>\Configs and <path-to-game>\Storage

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Graphics settings.

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Korean
Russian

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Dedicated
Self-hosting

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	3001 web server
UDP	3000 game server

This game does not support Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) for automatic port configuration.

UPNP planned for return (with other network improvments!) after 0.8 released.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11
Shader Model support	5

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows			32-bit version only available directly from developer.^[1]
macOS (OS X)			^[2]
Linux			^[2]

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Quad-Core i5-6500 3.2 GHz AMD Quad-Core Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5 GHz	Intel Eight-Core Core i7 9700K 3.6 GHz AMD Eight-Core Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz
System memory (RAM)	8 GB	16 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB	5 GB
Video card (GPU)	AMD Radeon HD 7850 Nvidia GeForce GT 640 Intel HD Graphics 540 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 4 GB of VRAM

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU)	Intel Dual-Core 2.4 GHz AMD Dual-Core Athlon 2.5 GHz	Intel Core i5-2300 AMD Phenom II X4
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GT 440 AMD Radeon HD 5850 Intel HD Graphics 4000 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GT 570 AMD Radeon HD 7750 1 GB of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Linux
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU)	Intel Dual-Core 2.4 GHz AMD Dual-Core Athlon 2.5 GHz	Intel Core i5-2300 AMD Phenom II X4
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GT 440 AMD Radeon HD 5850 Intel HD Graphics 4000 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GT 570 AMD Radeon HD 7750 1 GB of VRAM

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.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (382310) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 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).

References

↑ Verified by User:Expack3 on 2020-09-17
The Steam version, the only other version of the game available, does not have any 32-bit branch.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Verified by User:Expack3 on 2020-09-17
Verified using GNU Win32 port of file command.

[Proton_path_note-1] 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.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (382310) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (382310) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[gamedir-2] 2.0 ^2.1 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).

[3] Verified by User:Expack3 on 2020-09-17
The Steam version, the only other version of the game available, does not have any 32-bit branch.

[Expack3_bitness-4] 2.0 ^2.1 Verified by User:Expack3 on 2020-09-17
Verified using GNU Win32 port of file command.

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

[1]

[2]

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Developers

	Strange Loop Games
Release dates
Windows	Early access
macOS (OS X)	Early access
Linux	Early access
Taxonomy
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time, Persistent
Perspectives	First-person, Third-person
Controls	Direct control, Menu-based
Genres	Building, Educational, Open world, Sandbox, Simulation
Art styles	Stylized
Themes	Contemporary, Sci-fi