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{{Infobox game
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|direct3d versions      = 9.0c
|cover        = Endless-Space-cover.jpg
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|direct3d notes        =
|developers  =
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Amplitude Studios}}
 
|publishers  =
 
|engines      =
 
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unity|name=Unity 4|ref=<ref name="engineversion">{{Refcheck|user=Vetle|date=2017-05-23}}</ref>|build=4.1.5f1}}
 
|release dates=
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|July 4, 2012}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|August 31, 2012}}
 
|reception    =
 
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|endless-space|77}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|link|rating}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|endless-space|rating}}
 
|taxonomy    =
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase, Expansion pack }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Turn-based }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Bird's-eye view }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | 4X, TBS }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Sci-fi, Space }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Endless }}
 
|steam appid  = 208140
 
|gogcom id    =
 
|official site= https://www.games2gether.com/amplitude-studios/endless-space
 
|hltb        = 3117
 
|igdb        = endless-space
 
|lutris      = endless-space
 
|strategywiki =
 
|mobygames    = endless-space
 
|wikipedia    = Endless Space
 
|winehq      = 14169
 
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
 
 
'''Key points'''
 
{{ii}} Free to all Games2Gether users (user account is free).<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/games/endless-space/announcements/detail/1703951743101167654|title=Steam Community Announcement - Endless Space is now FREE FOREVER!|date=2019-01-26}}</ref>
 
 
 
'''General information'''
 
{{mm}} [https://www.games2gether.com/amplitude-studios/endless-space/forums Official forums]
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/208140/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
 
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability/row| Official | https://www.games2gether.com/profile/me/rewards | account, Steam | Collection. | | Windows, OS X }}
 
{{Availability/row| Amazon.com | B00DUHRKLM | Steam | Gold Edition. | | Windows, OS X }}
 
{{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 3383-2 | Steam | Definitive Edition. |  | Windows, OS X }}
 
{{Availability/row| Humble | endless-space-definitive-edition | Steam | Definitive Edition. {{store link|Humble|endless-space-collection|Collection}} also available. | | Windows, OS X }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 208140 | Steam | Definitive Edition. | | Windows, OS X }}
 
}}
 
{{ii}} All versions require {{DRM|Steam}}.
 
 
 
==Monetization==
 
{{DLC|
 
{{DLC/row| Disharmony | | Windows, OS X }}
 
}}
 
 
 
==Essential improvements==
 
===Skip intro videos===
 
{{Fixbox|description=Use <code>-nologo</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|launch parameter]]|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
 
 
 
==Game data==
 
{{Image|Endless Space - Cloud.png|Steam Cloud. Player must select either cloud or local storage by Steam Cloud checkbox.}}
 
 
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|hkcu}}\SOFTWARE\AMPLITUDE Studios\Endless Space\|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\Endless Space\Registry.xml}}
 
{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
 
}}
 
 
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\Endless Space\Users\|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\Endless Space\Save\}}
 
{{Game data/saves|OS X|~/Library/Application Support/Endless Space/Users/|~/Library/Application Support/Endless Space/Disharmony/Save/}}
 
{{Game data/saves|Steam|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\Endless Space\Save\Cloud\}}
 
}}
 
 
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
|discord                  =
 
|discord notes            =
 
|epic games launcher      =
 
|epic games launcher notes =
 
|gog galaxy                =
 
|gog galaxy notes          =
 
|origin                    =
 
|origin notes              =
 
|steam cloud              = true
 
|steam cloud notes        = Separate save files for cloud and local. When saving or loading the game, user must check "steam cloud" option.
 
|ubisoft connect          =
 
|ubisoft connect notes    =
 
|xbox cloud                =
 
|xbox cloud notes          =
 
}}
 
 
 
==Video==
 
{{Image|Endless Space - General.png|General settings.}}
 
{{Image|Endless Space - Graphics.png|Video settings.}}
 
{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/endless-space/en
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = gold
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = silver
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = gold
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution notes= Resolutions above 1366x768.
 
|multimonitor              = true
 
|multimonitor notes        =
 
|ultrawidescreen            = true
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =
 
|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =
 
|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  =
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =
 
|anisotropic                = true
 
|anisotropic notes          = Part of higher presets.
 
|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing notes        = Part of higher presets. [[MSAA]].
 
|upscaling                  = unknown
 
|upscaling tech            =
 
|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync notes                = Regular and half.
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =
 
|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps notes              = In-game cap up to 200 FPS, only enabled if Vsync is disabled. Can be set higher from [[#Game data|configuration file]].
 
|hdr                        = unknown
 
|hdr notes                  =
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =
 
}}
 
{{ii}} Game only offers unity graphics presets, however there's tooltip to show what settings are changed. Following table shows all the values for presets:
 
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
 
|-
 
! style="width: 200px;" |
 
! style="width: 200px;" | Fantastic
 
! style="width: 200px;" | Beautiful
 
! style="width: 200px;" | Good
 
! style="width: 200px;" | Simple
 
! style="width: 200px;" | Fast
 
! style="width: 200px;" | Fastest
 
|-
 
! Pixel light count
 
|| 4 || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0
 
|-
 
! Texture quality
 
|| Full res || Full res || Full res || Full res || Full res || Half res
 
|-
 
! Anisotropic textures
 
|| Forced on || Forced on || Per texture || Per texture || Disabled || Disabled
 
|-
 
! Anti aliasing
 
|| 8x Multi Sampling || 2x Multi Sampling || Disabled || Disabled || Disabled || Disabled
 
|-
 
! Shadows
 
|| Hard and soft shadows || Hard and soft shadows || Hard and soft shadows || Hard shadows only || Disable shadows || Disable shadows
 
|-
 
! Shadow resolution
 
|| High resolution || High resolution || Medium resolution || Low resolution || Low resolution || Low resolution
 
|-
 
! Shadow projection
 
|| Close fit || Close fit || Close fit || Close fit || Close fit || Close fit
 
|-
 
! Shadow cascades
 
|| Four cascades || Two cascades || Two cascades || No cascades || No cascades || No cascades
 
|-
 
! Shadow distance
 
|| 300 || 150 || 100 || 30 || 30 || 30
 
|}
 
 
 
==Input==
 
{{Input
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =
 
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support notes  =
 
|full controller          = false
 
|full controller notes    =
 
|controller remap          = false
 
|controller remap notes    =
 
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
 
|controller sensitivity notes=
 
|invert controller y-axis  = false
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug notes  =
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback notes    =
 
|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api notes    =
 
|steam hook input          = unknown
 
|steam hook input notes    =
 
|steam input presets      = unknown
 
|steam input presets notes =
 
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 
|steam controller prompts notes =
 
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 
|steam cursor detection notes =
 
}}
 
 
 
==Audio==
 
{{Image|Endless Space - Audio.png|Audio settings.}}
 
{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    = Master, ambience, GUI, music and effects.
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound notes    =
 
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles notes          =
 
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =
 
|mute on focus lost      = false
 
|mute on focus lost notes = Not muted by default.
 
|eax support              =
 
|eax support notes        =
 
|royalty free audio        = unknown
 
|royalty free audio notes  =
 
}}
 
 
 
{{L10n|content=
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = English
 
|interface = true
 
|audio    = true
 
|subtitles = true
 
|notes    =
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = French
 
|interface = true
 
|audio    = false
 
|subtitles = true
 
|notes    =
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = German
 
|interface = true
 
|audio    = false
 
|subtitles = true
 
|notes    =
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = Polish
 
|interface = true
 
|audio    = false
 
|subtitles = true
 
|notes    =
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = Italian
 
|interface = true
 
|audio    = false
 
|subtitles = true
 
|notes    =
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = Russian
 
|interface = true
 
|audio    = false
 
|subtitles = true
 
|notes    =
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = Spanish
 
|interface = true
 
|audio    = false
 
|subtitles = true
 
|notes    =
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{++}} Translations can be found as plain text from <code>{{p|game}}\Public\Localization\</code> for easy translation.
 
 
 
==Network==
 
{{Network/Multiplayer
 
|local play          = hackable
 
|local play players  =
 
|local play modes    =
 
|local play notes    = Use [https://universalsplitscreen.github.io/docs/guides/endlessspace/ Universal Split Screen]
 
|lan play            = unknown
 
|lan play players    =
 
|lan play modes      =
 
|lan play notes      =
 
|online play          = true
 
|online play players  =
 
|online play modes    =
 
|online play notes    =
 
|asynchronous        =
 
|asynchronous notes  =
 
}}{{Network/Connections
 
|matchmaking        =
 
|matchmaking notes  =
 
|p2p                =
 
|p2p notes          =
 
|dedicated          =
 
|dedicated notes    =
 
|self-hosting      =
 
|self-hosting notes =
 
|direct ip          =
 
|direct ip notes    =
 
}}{{Network/Ports
 
|tcp  =
 
|udp  =
 
|upnp =
 
}}
 
 
 
==VR support==
 
{{VR support
 
|gg3d name                  =
 
|native 3d gg3d award        =
 
|nvidia 3d vision gg3d award =
 
|tridef 3d gg3d award        =
 
|iz3d gg3d award            =
 
|native 3d                  =
 
|native 3d notes            =
 
|nvidia 3d vision            =
 
|nvidia 3d vision notes      =
 
|tridef 3d                  =
 
|tridef 3d notes            =
 
|iz3d                        =
 
|iz3d notes                  =
 
|vr only                    =
 
|vorpx                      = hackable
 
|vorpx modes                = G3D
 
|vorpx notes                = User created game profile, see [https://www.vorpx.com/forums/topic/endless-space/ vorpx forum] profile introduction.
 
|htc vive                    =
 
|htc vive notes              =
 
|oculus rift                =
 
|oculus rift notes          =
 
|osvr                        =
 
|osvr notes                  =
 
|windows mixed reality      =
 
|windows mixed reality notes =
 
|keyboard-mouse              =
 
|keyboard-mouse notes        =
 
|3rd space gaming vest      =
 
|3rd space gaming vest notes =
 
|novint falcon              =
 
|novint falcon notes        =
 
|trackir                    =
 
|trackir notes              =
 
|tobii eye tracking          =
 
|tobii eye tracking notes    =
 
|play area seated            =
 
|play area seated notes      =
 
|play area standing          =
 
|play area standing notes    =
 
|play area room-scale        =
 
|play area room-scale notes  =
 
}}
 
 
 
==Other information==
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
|direct3d versions      = 7, 9.0c
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =
 
|directdraw notes      =
 
|opengl versions        = unknown
 
|opengl notes          =
 
|glide versions        =
 
|glide notes            =
 
|software mode          =
 
|software mode notes    =
 
|mantle support        =
 
|mantle support notes  =
 
|vulkan versions        =
 
|vulkan notes          =
 
|dos modes              =
 
|dos modes notes        =
 
|shader model versions  =
 
|shader model notes    =
 
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 
|windows arm app        = unknown
 
|windows exe notes      =
 
|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 
|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
 
|macos arm app          =
 
|macos app notes        =
 
|linux 32-bit executable=
 
|linux 64-bit executable=
 
|linux arm app          = unknown
 
|linux executable notes =
 
}}
 
 
 
===Middleware===
 
{{Middleware
 
|physics          =
 
|physics notes    =
 
|audio            = FMOD
 
|audio notes      =
 
|interface        =
 
|interface notes  =
 
|input            =
 
|input notes      =
 
|cutscenes        =
 
|cutscenes notes  =
 
|multiplayer      = Steamworks
 
|multiplayer notes=
 
}}
 
 
 
==System requirements==
 
{{System requirements
 
|OSfamily = Windows
 
 
 
|minOS    = XP SP3, Vista, 7
 
|minCPU  = Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent
 
|minRAM  = 2 GB
 
|minHD    = 2 GB
 
|minVRAM  = 256 MB
 
|minDX    = 9.0c
 
 
 
|recOS    = Vista, 7 (64-bit)
 
|recCPU  = Intel Core i5/i7 or equivalent
 
|recRAM  =
 
|recHD    =
 
|recVRAM  = 512 MB
 
|recSM    = 3.0
 
}}
 
 
 
{{System requirements
 
|OSfamily = OS X
 
 
 
|minOS    = 10.6.7
 
|minCPU  = Intel Core Duo (2 GHz or better)
 
|minRAM  = 2 GB
 
|minGPU  = ATI Radeon 2400 or higher
 
|minGPU2  = Nvidia GeForce 8600M or higher
 
|minGPU3  = Intel HD Graphics 3000
 
|minHD    = 2 GB
 
 
 
|recRAM  = 4 GB
 
}}
 
 
 
{{References}}
 

Revision as of 20:08, 1 December 2022

|direct3d versions = 9.0c |direct3d notes =