FTL: Faster Than Light
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Subset Games |
Windows |
September 14, 2012 |
macOS (OS X) |
September 14, 2012 |
Linux |
September 14, 2012 |
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Key points
- The game is limited to the resolution of 1280x720 and exhibits issues on both lower and higher resolutions.
General information
- Official forum
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- FTLWiki - PCGamingWiki's FTL subwiki
- r/ftlgame - subreddit.
Availability
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
- The file
settings.ini
contains all settings.
- Save games are fully cross-platform.[1]
- This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
- The file
prof.sav
contains over-all game progress.
- The file
continue.sav
is only generated when pressing 'Save & Quit'.
Quicksaving
- It is possible to 'quicksave' by saving and quitting, and then making manual backup copies of the
continue.sav
file, and restoring them when one dies.
Video settings
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- Allows for either letter-boxing to 16:9 or stretching.
- The game is designed for the resolution of 1280x720 and is not meant to work in lower resolutions. A later released patch has added experimental support for scaling the game to fit smaller resolutions.[2] This however requires a recent enough graphics card with support for the relevant features.
Input settings
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Audio settings
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Issues fixed
Framerate is too high
Performance issues
Ubuntu logs off at game startup
Pixelated Graphics (Windows)
- Problem associated with older laptop graphics cards.
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
XP, Vista, 7 |
Processor (CPU) |
2 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
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Hard disk drive (HDD) |
175 MB |
Video card (GPU) |
128 MB of VRAM OpenGL 2.0 compatible |
- Windows 8 is not officially supported.[3]
- Some integrated Intel HD graphics cards have been known to work but are not officially supported.[3]
macOS (OS X) |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
10.5.8 |
Processor (CPU) |
2 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
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Hard disk drive (HDD) |
175 MB |
Video card (GPU) |
256 MB of VRAM OpenGL 2.0 compatible |
Linux |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
Processor (CPU) |
2 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
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Hard disk drive (HDD) |
175 MB |
Video card (GPU) |
OpenGL 2.0 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References