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|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unity}}
+
{{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=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|July 4, 2012}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|July 4, 2012}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|August 31, 2012}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|August 31, 2012}}
 
|steam appid  = 208140
 
|steam appid  = 208140
|gogcom page  =  
+
|gogcom id    =  
 +
|strategywiki =
 +
|mobygames    = endless-space
 
|wikipedia    = Endless Space
 
|wikipedia    = Endless Space
 +
|winehq      = 14169
 +
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
{{series|Endless}}
+
{{Series|Endless}}
 +
 
 +
'''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'''
 
'''General information'''
 
{{mm}} [http://forums.amplitude-studios.com/forumdisplay.php?2-Endless-Space Official Forum]
 
{{mm}} [http://forums.amplitude-studios.com/forumdisplay.php?2-Endless-Space Official Forum]
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/208140/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
+
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/208140/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
{{mm}} [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=1395 Steam Users' Forums]
 
 
{{mm}} [http://endlessspace.wikia.com/wiki/Endless_Space_Wiki Unofficial Wiki]
 
{{mm}} [http://endlessspace.wikia.com/wiki/Endless_Space_Wiki Unofficial Wiki]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| Amazon | B008DK59X2 | Steam |}}
+
{{Availability/row| Official | https://www.games2gether.com | account, Steam | Collection | | Windows, OS X }}
{{Availability/row| GamersGate | DD-ESG | Steam |}}
+
{{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 3383-1 | Steam | Collection |  | Windows, OS X }}
{{Availability/row| GMG | endless-space-emperor-edition | Steam |}}
+
{{Availability/row| Humble | endless-space-collection | Steam | Collection | | Windows, OS X }}
{{Availability/row| Steam | 208140 | Steam |}}
+
{{Availability/row| Steam | 208140 | Steam | Collection | | Windows, OS X }}
 +
}}
 +
{{ii}} All versions require {{DRM|Steam}}.
 +
 
 +
{{DLC|
 +
{{DLC/row| Disharmony | | Windows, OS X }}
 
}}
 
}}
{{ii}} All versions require [[Steam]].
 
  
 
==Essential improvements==
 
==Essential improvements==
 
===Skip intro videos===
 
===Skip intro videos===
{{Fixbox|1=
+
{{Fixbox|description=Use <code>-nologo</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|launch parameter]]|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
{{Fixbox/fix|-nologo}}
 
# Right-click on the game in your Steam library and select '''Properties'''.
 
# Select '''Set Launch Options''' and enter: <code>-nologo</code>.
 
# Press '''OK''' and launch the game.
 
}}
 
  
 
==Game data==
 
==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===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
+
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|hkcu}}\SOFTWARE\AMPLITUDE Studios\Endless Space\|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\Endless Space\Registry.xml}}
{{Game data/row|OS X|}}
+
{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|userprofile}}\Documents\Endless Space\Users {{p|userprofile}}\Documents\Endless Space\Disharmony\Save}}
+
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\Endless Space\Users\|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\Endless Space\Save\}}
{{Game data/row|OS X|~/Library/Application Support/Endless Space/Save~/Library/Application Support/Endless Space/Disharmony/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]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|origin               =  
+
|discord                =
|origin notes         =  
+
|discord notes          =
|steam cloud           = true
+
|epic games store      =
|steam cloud notes     =  
+
|epic games store notes =
|uplay                 =  
+
|gog galaxy            =
|uplay notes           =  
+
|gog galaxy notes      =
|gamesave manager      = true
+
|origin                 =  
|gamesave manager notes=  
+
|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.
 +
|uplay                 =  
 +
|uplay notes           =  
 +
|xbox cloud            =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes       =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Video settings==
 
==Video settings==
{{Image|Endless Space video settings.png|Video settings}}
+
{{Image|Endless Space - General.png|General settings.}}
 +
{{Image|Endless Space - Graphics.png|Video settings.}}
 
{{Video settings
 
{{Video settings
 
|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/endless-space/en
 
|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/endless-space/en
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|ultrawidescreen            = true
 
|ultrawidescreen            = true
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
+
|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
|fov                        = unknown
+
|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|borderless windowed        = hackable
 
|borderless windowed        = hackable
|borderless windowed notes  = See [[#Borderless fullscreen windowed|Borderless fullscreen windowed]].
+
|borderless windowed notes  = Enable windowed mode and use the <code>-popupwindow</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|parameter]].
 
|anisotropic                = true
 
|anisotropic                = true
|anisotropic notes          = Disabled/Per Texture/Forced On
+
|anisotropic notes          = Part of higher presets.
 
|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing              = true
|antialiasing notes        = Disabled/2x/8x
+
|antialiasing notes        = Part of higher presets. [[MSAA]].
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync                      = true
|vsync notes                = Off/On
+
|vsync notes                = Regular and half.
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps                    = true
|120 fps notes              = Max 200 FPS
+
|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                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|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:
===[[Glossary:Windowed|Windowed]]===
+
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
{{Fixbox|1=
+
|-
{{Fixbox/fix|Edit Registry.xml}}
+
! style="width: 200px;" |
{{ii}} Windowed mode is natively supported in the options. It can also be changed through the settings file<ref>http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2785560</ref>
+
! style="width: 200px;" | Fantastic
# Go to <code>{{p|userprofile}}\Documents\Endless Space</code>
+
! style="width: 200px;" | Beautiful
# Open <code>Registry.xml</code> using a text editor
+
! style="width: 200px;" | Good
# Change <code><Fullscreen>True</Fullscreen></code> to <code><Fullscreen>False</Fullscreen></code>
+
! style="width: 200px;" | Simple
# Save your changes.
+
! style="width: 200px;" | Fast
}}
+
! style="width: 200px;" | Fastest
 
+
|-
===[[Glossary:Borderless fullscreen windowed|Borderless fullscreen windowed]]===
+
! Pixel light count
{{Fixbox|1=
+
|| 4 || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0
{{Fixbox/fix|-popupwindow}}
+
|-
# De-select "Fullscreen" in the in-game options
+
! Texture quality
# Find Endless Space in your Steam Library
+
|| Full res || Full res || Full res || Full res || Full res || Half res
# Right-click the game name
+
|-
# Select <code>Properties</code>
+
! Anisotropic textures
# Select <code>Set Launch Options...</code>
+
|| Forced on || Forced on || Per texture || Per texture || Disabled || Disabled
# Input <code>-popupwindow</code>
+
|-
# Press <code>OK</code>
+
! Anti aliasing
# Launch the game
+
|| 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 settings==
 
==Input settings==
 
{{Input settings
 
{{Input settings
|key remap                = unknown
+
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
|acceleration option      = unknown
+
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
|mouse menu                = unknown
+
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
 +
|mouse sensitivity notes  =
 +
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
+
|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 +
|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
|full controller          = unknown
+
|full controller          = false
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
|controller remap          = unknown
+
|controller remap          = false
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
+
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
 +
|controller sensitivity notes=
 +
|invert controller y-axis  = false
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|touchscreen              = unknown
+
|controller hotplug        = unknown
|touchscreen notes         =  
+
|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 settings==
 
==Audio settings==
 +
{{Image|Endless Space - Audio.png|Audio settings.}}
 
{{Audio settings
 
{{Audio settings
|separate volume          = unknown
+
|separate volume          = true
|separate volume notes    =  
+
|separate volume notes    = Master, ambience, GUI, music and effects.
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
|subtitles                = unknown
+
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
|closed captions          = unknown
+
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|mute on focus lost      = false
 
|mute on focus lost      = false
|mute on focus lost notes = Enabled by default.
+
|mute on focus lost notes = Not muted by default.
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 
|eax support 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==
 
{{Network/Multiplayer
 
{{Network/Multiplayer
|local play          =  
+
|local play          = hackable
 
|local play players  =  
 
|local play players  =  
 
|local play modes    =  
 
|local play modes    =  
|local play notes    =  
+
|local play notes    = Use [https://universalsplitscreen.github.io/docs/guides/endlessspace/ Universal Split Screen]
 
|lan play            = unknown
 
|lan play            = unknown
 
|lan play players    =  
 
|lan play players    =  
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|udp  =  
 
|udp  =  
 
|upnp =  
 
|upnp =  
 +
}}
 +
 +
==Other information==
 +
===API===
 +
{{API
 +
|direct3d versions      = 7, 9
 +
|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 exe notes      =
 +
|macos 32-bit app      = unknown
 +
|macos 64-bit app      = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|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=
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|minOS    = XP SP3, Vista, 7
 
|minOS    = XP SP3, Vista, 7
|minCPU  = Intel Core2 Duo or equivalent
+
|minCPU  = Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent
 
|minRAM  = 2 GB
 
|minRAM  = 2 GB
 
|minHD    = 2 GB
 
|minHD    = 2 GB
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|minOS    = 10.6.7 or higher
 
|minOS    = 10.6.7 or higher
|minCPU  = Intel Core Duo Processor (2 GHz or better)  
+
|minCPU  = Intel Core Duo (2 GHz or better)
 
|minRAM  = 2 GB
 
|minRAM  = 2 GB
 
|minGPU  = ATI Radeon 2400 or higher
 
|minGPU  = ATI Radeon 2400 or higher
|minGPU2  = NVIDIA 8600M or higher
+
|minGPU2  = Nvidia GeForce 8600M or higher
|minGPU3  = Intel HD Graphics 3000  
+
|minGPU3  = Intel HD Graphics 3000
 
|minHD    = 2 GB
 
|minHD    = 2 GB
  

Revision as of 21:00, 4 August 2020

Endless Space
Endless Space cover
Developers
Amplitude Studios
Engines
Unity 4[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows July 4, 2012
macOS (OS X) August 31, 2012
Endless Space on MobyGames
Endless Space on Wikipedia
Endless
Endless Space 2012
Dungeon of the Endless 2014
Endless Legend 2014
Endless Space 2 2017
Love Thyself - A Horatio Story 2019
Endless Zone 2020
Endless Dungeon 2023

Key points

Free to all Games2Gether users (user account is free).[2]

General information

Official Forum
Steam Community Discussions
Unofficial Wiki

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Official website
Icon overlay.png
Collection
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Gamesplanet logo.svg
Icon overlay.png
Collection
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Humble Store
Icon overlay.png
Collection
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Collection
Windows
macOS (OS X)
All versions require Steam DRM.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Disharmony
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Use -nologo launch parameter[citation needed]

Game data

Steam Cloud. Player must select either cloud or local storage by Steam Cloud checkbox.
Steam Cloud. Player must select either cloud or local storage by Steam Cloud checkbox.

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\AMPLITUDE Studios\Endless Space\
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Endless Space\Registry.xml
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/208140/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Endless Space\Users\
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Endless Space\Save\
macOS (OS X) ~/Library/Application Support/Endless Space/Users/
~/Library/Application Support/Endless Space/Disharmony/Save/
Steam %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Endless Space\Save\Cloud\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/208140/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud
Separate save files for cloud and local. When saving or loading the game, user must check "steam cloud" option.

Video settings

General settings.
General settings.
Video settings.
Video settings.

Template:Video settings

Game only offers unity graphics presets, however there's tooltip to show what settings are changed. Following table shows all the values for presets:
Fantastic Beautiful Good Simple Fast 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 settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Polish
Italian
Russian
Spanish
Translations can be found as plain text from <path-to-game>\Public\Localization\ for easy translation.

Network

Multiplayer types

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 7, 9
OpenGL
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio FMOD
Multiplayer Steamworks

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP SP3, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) 256 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.6.7 or higher
Processor (CPU) Intel Core Duo (2 GHz or better)
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon 2400 or higher
Nvidia GeForce 8600M or higher
Intel HD Graphics 3000

Notes

  1. Unity engine build: 4.1.5f1[1]
  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>/208140/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (208140) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. Verified by User:Vetle on 2017-05-23
  2. Steam Community Announcement - Endless Space is now FREE FOREVER! - last accessed on 2019-01-26