FTL: Faster Than Light

Key Points

Purchase from the developer's website for a DRM-free and Steam key version.

Save games are cross-platform on Windows, Mac and Linux.

Game is unplayable on resolutions under 1280x720, and exhibit other anomalies above this resolution.

General Information

FTLWiki - PCGamingWiki's FTL wiki.

Official Forum - most active community.

r/ftlgame - subreddit.

Steam Comunity Discussions

Windows

Game Data

Save Game Location

The file prof.sav contains unlocked ships and game preferences.

The file continue.sav is generated when pressing 'Save & Quit'.

No save file is generated if pressing only 'Quit'.

If one dies or wins the game, the file is automatically deleted as is standard in roguelike games.

Quicksaving

It is possible to 'quick save' by saving and quitting, and then making manual backup copies of the continue.sav file, and restoring them when one dies.

This is considered cheating by most players and may spoil enjoyment of the game. It goes against the intentions of the developer's desire for the player to experience permanent death, a standard feature of many roguelike games.

Video Settings

Widescreen Resolution

The game is very restrictive in only rendering in 1280x720. Screens with lower resolution than this, such as 1024x768 cannot play the game. Note: a recent patch, added experimental support for smaller resolutions, provided the graphics card is modern enough.

Borderless Fullscreen Windowed

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Video settings: black bar running on the side whilst using Borderless Windowed.

Working using Borderless Windowed application. However, a black bar renders on the right hand side.

System Requirements

Some integrated Intel HD graphics cards have been known to work but are not officially supported.

Issues Fixed

Framerate Too High

Instructions

Low Performance

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Dynamic background option.

Instructions