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{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|September 14, 2012}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|September 14, 2012}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|September 14, 2012}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|September 14, 2012}}
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|reception    =
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|ftl-faster-than-light|84}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|ftl-faster-than-light|89}}
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|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions|None}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes|Singleplayer}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives|Top-down view}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres|Roguelike, Strategy, Vehicle combat }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles|Space flight}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes|Sci-fi, Space}}
 
|steam appid  = 212680
 
|steam appid  = 212680
 
|gogcom id    = 1207659102
 
|gogcom id    = 1207659102
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|official site= https://subsetgames.com/ftl.html
 +
|hltb        = 3738
 
|strategywiki = FTL: Faster Than Light
 
|strategywiki = FTL: Faster Than Light
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|mobygames    = ftl-faster-than-light
 
|wikipedia    = FTL: Faster Than Light
 
|wikipedia    = FTL: Faster Than Light
 
|winehq      = 14388
 
|winehq      = 14388
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'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
{{mm}} [http://www.ftlgame.com/forum/ Official forum]
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{{mm}} [https://www.subsetgames.com/forum/ Official forum]
 
{{GOG.com links|1207659102|ftl_advanced_edition}}
 
{{GOG.com links|1207659102|ftl_advanced_edition}}
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/212680/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/212680/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
{{mm}} [http://www.ftlwiki.com FTLWiki] - PCGamingWiki's FTL subwiki
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{{mm}} [https://www.ftlwiki.com FTLWiki] - PCGamingWiki's FTL subwiki
 
{{mm}} [https://www.reddit.com/r/ftlgame r/ftlgame] - subreddit.
 
{{mm}} [https://www.reddit.com/r/ftlgame r/ftlgame] - subreddit.
  
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{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability/row| developer | https://subsetgames.com/ftl.html | DRM-free | Humble widget. | Steam, Humble Store | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| developer | https://subsetgames.com/ftl.html | DRM-free | Humble widget. | Steam, Humble Store | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
{{Availability/row| Discord | 489914768048783390 | Discord | Included with {{Store feature|Discord Nitro}}. | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Epic Games Store | faster-than-light | DRM-free | DRM-free when launched directly from executable.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Baronsmoki|date=2019-12-27}}</ref> | | Windows, OS X }}
 
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | faster_than_light | DRM-free | 5 songs from the soundtrack, a mini-artbook, some wallpapers & avatars. | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | faster_than_light | DRM-free | 5 songs from the soundtrack, a mini-artbook, some wallpapers & avatars. | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| Humble | ftl-faster-than-light | DRM-free | | Steam | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| Humble | ftl-faster-than-light | DRM-free | | Steam | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| Microsoft Store | 9nwntzqw4g8g | Microsoft Store | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Origin | ftl-faster-than-light/ftl-faster-than-light | Origin | Included with {{Store feature|Origin Access Basic}}. | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Origin | ftl-faster-than-light/ftl-faster-than-light | Origin | Included with {{Store feature|Origin Access Basic}}. | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 212680 | DRM-free | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 212680 | DRM-free | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|game}}\settings.ini}}
 
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|game}}\settings.ini}}
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{{Game data/config|Microsoft Store|}}
 
{{Game data/config|OS X|~/Library/Application Support/fasterthanlight/settings.ini}}
 
{{Game data/config|OS X|~/Library/Application Support/fasterthanlight/settings.ini}}
 
{{Game data/config|Linux|{{P|xdgdatahome}}/FasterThanLight/settings.ini}}
 
{{Game data/config|Linux|{{P|xdgdatahome}}/FasterThanLight/settings.ini}}
 
}}
 
}}
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{{XDG|true}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\FasterThanLight\}}
 
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\FasterThanLight\}}
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{{Game data/saves|Microsoft Store|}}
 
{{Game data/saves|OS X|~/Library/Application Support/fasterthanlight/}}
 
{{Game data/saves|OS X|~/Library/Application Support/fasterthanlight/}}
 
{{Game data/saves|Linux|{{P|xdgdatahome}}/FasterThanLight/}}
 
{{Game data/saves|Linux|{{P|xdgdatahome}}/FasterThanLight/}}
 
}}
 
}}
{{XDG|true}}
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{{++}} Save games are fully cross-platform.<ref>[http://www.ftlgame.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=721 Helpful Profile File Location Info! - FTLgame.com]</ref>
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{{++}} Save games are fully cross-platform.<ref>[https://www.subsetgames.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=721 Helpful Profile File Location Info! - SubsetGames.com]</ref>
{{ii}} The file {{Code|prof.sav}} contains over-all game progress.
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{{ii}} The file {{Code|ae_prof.sav}} contains over-all game progress.
 
{{ii}} The file {{Code|continue.sav}} is only generated when pressing 'Save & Quit' or 'Main menu'.
 
{{ii}} The file {{Code|continue.sav}} is only generated when pressing 'Save & Quit' or 'Main menu'.
  
 
===[[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
|discord               = true
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|discord               = true
|discord notes         =  
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|discord notes         =
|gog galaxy           = true
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|epic games store      = true
|gog galaxy notes     =  
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|epic games store notes =  
|origin               = unknown
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|gog galaxy             = true
|origin notes         =  
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|gog galaxy notes       =  
|steam cloud           = true
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|origin                 = true
|steam cloud notes     = Sync is not cross-platform.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Soeb|date=2016-04-29}}</ref>
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|origin notes           =  
|uplay                 =  
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|steam cloud           = true
|uplay notes           =  
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|steam cloud notes     = Sync is not cross-platform.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Anonymous|date=2016-04-29}}</ref>
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|uplay                 =  
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|uplay notes           =
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|xbox cloud            = unknown
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|xbox cloud notes      =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{Image|FTL - Faster Than Light - settings.png|General settings.}}
 
{{Image|FTL - Faster Than Light - settings.png|General settings.}}
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/ftl-faster-light/en
 
|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/ftl-faster-light/en
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = silver
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = silver
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|widescreen resolution notes= Native resolution is 1280x720.
 
|widescreen resolution notes= Native resolution is 1280x720.
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor              = false
|multimonitor notes        = Pillarboxed 16:9.
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|multimonitor notes        = {{term|Pillarboxed}} 16:9.
 
|ultrawidescreen            = false
 
|ultrawidescreen            = false
|ultrawidescreen notes      = Pillarboxed 16:9.
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|ultrawidescreen notes      = {{term|Pillarboxed}} 16:9.
 
|4k ultra hd                = false
 
|4k ultra hd                = false
|4k ultra hd notes          = Use {{store link|steam|993090|Lossless Scaling}} on 1440p and 2160p monitors for {{term|integer}} scaling.
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|4k ultra hd notes          = Use {{store link|steam|993090|Lossless Scaling}} on 1440p and 2160p monitors for {{term|pixel-perfect}}.
 
|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  = Uses 2D artwork.
 
|fov notes                  = Uses 2D artwork.
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
 
{{Image|FTL - Faster Than Light - input settings.png|Input settings.}}
 
{{Image|FTL - Faster Than Light - input settings.png|Input settings.}}
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
 
{{Image|FTL - Faster Than Light - language settings.jpg|In-game language settings.}}
 
{{Image|FTL - Faster Than Light - language settings.jpg|In-game language settings.}}
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    = Music and sound.
 
|separate volume notes    = Music and sound.
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  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Hungarian
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|interface = hackable
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|audio    = n/a
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|subtitles = n/a
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|fan      = true
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|notes    = [http://www.trc-playground.hu/forditasok/#ftl Fan translation]
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
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==Issues fixed==
 
==Issues fixed==
The developers of FTL have a page with common fixes for the game, navigate to their [http://www.ftlgame.com/faq.html#common support page] to learn more.
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The developers of FTL have a page with common fixes for the game, navigate to their [https://subsetgames.com/faq.html#runfailures support page] to learn more.
  
 
===Performance issues===
 
===Performance issues===
{{Fixbox|description=Set the ''Dynamic Backgrounds'' option in the [[#Video settings|general settings]] to ''Disabled''|ref=<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/zv8k0/ftl_release_today_everything_you_need_to_know/c6819ns Primer comments on FTL release today: everything you need to know - /r/games]</ref>|fix=
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{{Fixbox|description=Set the ''Dynamic Backgrounds'' option in the [[#Video|general settings]] to ''Disabled''|ref=<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/zv8k0/ftl_release_today_everything_you_need_to_know/c6819ns Primer comments on FTL release today: everything you need to know - /r/games]</ref>|fix=
  
 
'''Notes'''
 
'''Notes'''
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===Mouse Lag on Nvidia Graphics===
 
===Mouse Lag on Nvidia Graphics===
{{Fixbox|description=Disable vsync and change maximum pre-rendered frames to "1" in nvidia control panel|ref=<ref>[http://subsetgames.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3124&start=10 Mouse Cursor Lagging subsetgames forum]</ref>|fix=
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{{Fixbox|description=Disable vsync and change maximum pre-rendered frames to "1" in nvidia control panel|ref=<ref>[https://subsetgames.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3124&start=10 Mouse Cursor Lagging subsetgames forum]</ref>|fix=
  
 
# Open Nvidia control panel.
 
# Open Nvidia control panel.
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'''Notes'''
 
'''Notes'''
 
{{ii}} Problem associated with higher DPI settings.
 
{{ii}} Problem associated with higher DPI settings.
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}}
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===Audio is silent or doesn't follow system preferences when using PulseAudio on Arch Linux===
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{{Fixbox|description=Fix|ref=<ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/app/212680/discussions/0/540744936081003396/ No Sound with PulseAudio on Arch]</ref>|fix=
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Open a terminal and enter the following command to install an ALSA configuration for PulseAudio:<br>
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<code>pacman -S pulseaudio-alsa</code>
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'''Notes'''
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{{ii}} If you are experiencing this issue on another Linux distribution, try installing that distribution's equivalent package to resolve the issue.
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}}
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===Audio is silent or doesn't follow system preferences when using PipeWire on Arch Linux===
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{{Fixbox|description=Fix|fix=
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Open a terminal and enter the following command to install an ALSA configuration for PipeWire:<br>
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<code>pacman -S pipewire-alsa</code>
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'''Notes'''
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{{ii}} If you are experiencing this issue on another Linux distribution, try installing that distribution's equivalent package to resolve the issue.
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = false
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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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|mac os x powerpc app  =
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|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
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|macos intel 64-bit app = true
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|macos app notes        =
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|linux 32-bit executable= true
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|linux 64-bit executable= true
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|linux executable notes =
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}}
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===Middleware===
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{{Middleware
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|physics          =
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|physics notes    =
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|audio            = BASS
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|audio notes      =
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|interface        =
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|interface notes  =
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|input            =
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|input notes      =
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|cutscenes        =
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|cutscenes notes  =
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|multiplayer      =
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|multiplayer notes=
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|anticheat        =
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|anticheat notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
|minOS    = 2000, XP, Vista, 7, 8
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|minOS    = XP, Vista, 7, 8.1, 10
 
|minCPU  = 2 GHz
 
|minCPU  = 2 GHz
 
|minRAM  = 1 GB
 
|minRAM  = 1 GB
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|minVRAM  = 128 MB
 
|minVRAM  = 128 MB
 
|minOGL  = 2.0
 
|minOGL  = 2.0
|notes    = {{ii}} Some integrated Intel HD graphics cards have been known to work but are not officially supported.<ref name="faq">[http://www.ftlgame.com/faq.html#reqs Official FAQ]</ref>
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|notes    = {{ii}} Some integrated Intel HD graphics cards have been known to work but are not officially supported.<ref name="faq">[https://subsetgames.com/faq.html#runfailures Official FAQ]</ref>
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{System requirements
 
{{System requirements

Revision as of 01:21, 19 April 2021

FTL: Faster Than Light
FTL: Faster Than Light cover
Developers
Subset Games
Release dates
Windows September 14, 2012
macOS (OS X) September 14, 2012
Linux September 14, 2012
Reception
Metacritic 84
IGDB 89
Taxonomy
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Perspectives Top-down view
Genres Roguelike, Strategy, Vehicle combat
Vehicles Space flight
Themes Sci-fi, Space
FTL: Faster Than Light on HowLongToBeat
FTL: Faster Than Light on IGDB
FTL: Faster Than Light guide on StrategyWiki
FTL: Faster Than Light on MobyGames
FTL: Faster Than Light on Wikipedia

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

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Developer website
DRM-free
Humble widget.
Icon overlay.png
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Epic Games Store
DRM-free after installation through Epic Games Launcher (notes may include more details)
DRM-free when launched directly from executable.[1]
Windows
macOS (OS X)
GOG.com
DRM-free
5 songs from the soundtrack, a mini-artbook, some wallpapers & avatars.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
DRM-free
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Microsoft Store
Microsoft Store
Windows
Origin
Origin
Included with EA Play.
Windows
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\settings.ini[Note 1]
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X) ~/Library/Application Support/fasterthanlight/settings.ini
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/FasterThanLight/settings.ini
This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\FasterThanLight\
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X) ~/Library/Application Support/fasterthanlight/
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/FasterThanLight/
Save games are fully cross-platform.[2]
The file ae_prof.sav contains over-all game progress.
The file continue.sav is only generated when pressing 'Save & Quit' or 'Main menu'.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Origin
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud
Sync is not cross-platform.[3]

Video

General settings.
General settings.

Borderless fullscreen windowed

Edit settings.ini[citation needed]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open settings.ini.
  3. 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

Input

Input settings.
Input settings.

Audio

In-game language settings.
In-game language settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music and sound.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
French
German
Hungarian
Fan translation
Italian
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

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]

Notes

This setting doesn't have a considerable impact on the visual quality of the game.

Mouse Lag on Nvidia Graphics

Disable vsync and change maximum pre-rendered frames to "1" in nvidia control panel[5]
  1. Open Nvidia control panel.
  2. Go to manage 3D settings.
  3. Go to Program settings.
  4. Add ftlgame.exe from the game folder if not allready present.
  5. disable vsync and set pre-rendered frames to "1".

Notes

On Nvidia Optimus notebooks also make sure the correct GPU is selected for FTL.

Ubuntu logs off at game startup

Delete libstdc++.so.6[6]

Delete libstdc++.so.6 from <path-to-game>/data/amd64/lib and <path-to-game>/data/x86/lib

Pixelated Graphics (Windows)

Problem associated with older laptop graphics cards.
Run as Administrator[citation needed]
  1. Right click on FTLGame.exe and select Properties.
  2. Click the 'Compatibility' tab.
  3. Check 'Run this program as an administrator'.
  4. Click Apply.
  5. Click OK and run FTLGame.exe.

Notes

Right-click on the game executable and select 'Run as Administrator' to test this fix.
Update graphics card drivers[citation needed]
Visit AMD.com or Nvidia.com depending on what graphics card manufacturer your computer uses.

Game is permanently zoomed in and cannot be played

Fix[citation needed]
  1. Right click on FTLGame.exe and select Properties.
  2. Click the 'Compatibility' tab.
  3. Check 'Disable display scaling on higher DPI settings'.
  4. Click Apply.
  5. Click OK and run FTLGame.exe.

Notes

Problem associated with higher DPI settings.

Audio is silent or doesn't follow system preferences when using PulseAudio on Arch Linux

Fix[7]

Open a terminal and enter the following command to install an ALSA configuration for PulseAudio:
pacman -S pulseaudio-alsa

Notes

If you are experiencing this issue on another Linux distribution, try installing that distribution's equivalent package to resolve the issue.

Audio is silent or doesn't follow system preferences when using PipeWire on Arch Linux

Fix

Open a terminal and enter the following command to install an ALSA configuration for PipeWire:
pacman -S pipewire-alsa

Notes

If you are experiencing this issue on another Linux distribution, try installing that distribution's equivalent package to resolve the issue.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
OpenGL 2.0
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio BASS

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista, 7, 8.1, 10
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.[8]
macOS (OS X)
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
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

  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