Sins of a Solar Empire
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Developers | |
---|---|
Ironclad Games | |
Publishers | |
Stardock Corporation | |
Engines | |
Iron Engine | |
Release dates | |
Windows | February 4, 2008 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 87 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, DLC |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
Controls | Multiple select, Point and select |
Genres | RTS |
Themes | Sci-fi, Space |
Series | Sins of a Solar Empire |
Sins of a Solar Empire | |
---|---|
Sins of a Solar Empire | 2008 |
Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion | 2012 |
Sins of a Solar Empire II | EA |
Sins of a Solar Empire is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view RTS game in the Sins of a Solar Empire series.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | Release version has no DRM but patches require Impulse.[1] | |||
Official website | Trinity | |||
Publisher website | Trinity | |||
GamersGate | Trinity | |||
GOG.com | Trinity. Also available as part of Rebellion Ultimate Edition. | |||
Green Man Gaming | Trinity | |||
Humble Store | Trinity | |||
Steam | Trinity |
- Online play via Ironclad Online is no longer available. LAN and direct TCP/IP support remains functional.[2]
- All gameplay content is included in Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion.
- A free English demo is available from GamePressure. German demo available from 4Players.de.
Version differences
- The Trinity edition contains the base game and both expansion packs.
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Entrenchment | ||
Diplomacy |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Ironclad Games\Sins of a Solar Empire |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/201290/pfx/[Note 1] |
- Base game, Entrenchment and Diplomacy use independent configuration
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Ironclad Games\Sins of a Solar Empire |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/201290/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
Polish | Local retail version only. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
LAN play | 10 | |||
Online play |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
Matchmaking | Multiplayer via Ironclad Online no longer available[2] | |
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 9.0c | |
Shader Model support | 2.0 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Audio | FMOD | |
Cutscenes | Bink Video |
System requirements
Windows | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP SP3, Vista SP2 | 7, 8.1, 10 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 1.8 GHz | Dual-Core Processor |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 2.0 support |
256 MB of VRAM |
Sound (audio device) | DirectX 9.0c compatible | |
Other | Broadband Internet connection |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (201290) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Sins Of A Solar Empire DRM » Forum Post by Caliant - last accessed on 9 June 2023
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://steamcommunity.com/app/201290/discussions/0/1759104257594884149/