Difference between revisions of "Space Trader: Merchant Marine"

Latest revision as of 20:57, 15 January 2023

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Official website
Amazon.com
Amazon.com
Epic Games Store
GOG.com
Humble Store
Steam
Publisher website (unavailable)
Green Man Gaming (unavailable)

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\st\st\stxp.cfg
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/11240/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\st\st\stxp.cfg
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/11240/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		See Field of view (FOV).
Ultra-widescreen		See Field of view (FOV).
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)	Default 90°; see Field of view (FOV).
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS	85 FPS default cap; see High frame rate.

Field of view (FOV)

Set FOV^{[citation needed]}
Play a bounty mission (if you have not done so already) to generate the FOV options. Go to the configuration file location. Edit `stxp.cfg`. Change `seta cg_fov "90"` to the FOV you want. Optionally, change `seta cg_zoomfov "22.5"` to the FOV you want for scoped weapons.

High frame rate

Set FPS cap^{[citation needed]}
Go to the configuration file location. Edit `stxp.cfg`. Change `seta com_maxfps "85"` to have the FPS cap you want.

Input

Input settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Effects, Music.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
LAN play
Online play

Other information

API

Executable	PPC	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)				This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work* on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later.*

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP	Vista
Processor (CPU)	1.0 GHz	2.0 GHz Dual Core
System memory (RAM)	512 MB	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	300 MB
Video card (GPU)	128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible	256 MB of VRAM
Sound (audio device)	DirectX compatible

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 (11240) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

[Proton_path_note-1] 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 (11240) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (11240) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[Note 1]

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-{{stub}}
 {{Infobox game
 |cover        = Space Trader cover.jpg
@@ Line 11: / Line 10: @@
 {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|July 1, 2007}}
 {{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|March 20, 2008}}
+|reception    =
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|space-trader---merchant-marine|53}}
+|taxonomy     =
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Multiplayer }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 |steam appid  = 11240
-|gogcom id    =
+|gogcom id    = 1342776466
+|hltb         = 8876
+|igdb         = space-trader-merchant-marine
+|mobygames    = space-trader
 |strategywiki = Space Trader: Merchant Marine
 |wikipedia    = Space Trader
@@ Line 20: / Line 37: @@
 '''General information'''
+{{GOG.com links|1342776466|space_trader_merchant_marine}}
 {{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/11240/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 ==Availability==
 {{Availability|
-{{Availability/row| Publisher | https://www.meridian4.com/collections/all/products/space-trader | Steam | | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| Official | https://www.macgamestore.com/product/895/Space-Trader/ | unknown |  |  | OS X }}
-{{Availability/row| Amazon | B0030GG0X2 | unknown | {{store link|Amazon|B00BLS4EPC|Steam version}} also available. | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| Amazon.com | B00BLS4EPC | Steam | | | Windows }}
-{{Availability/row| GMG | space-trader | Steam | | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| Amazon.com | B0030GG0X2 | unknown | | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| Epic Games Store | space-trader-merchant-marine-0426a8 | unknown | | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| GOG.com | space_trader_merchant_marine | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| Humble | space-trader-merchant-marine | Steam | | | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| Steam | 11240 | Steam | | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| Publisher | https://www.meridian4.com/collections/all/products/space-trader | Steam | | | Windows | unavailable }}
+{{Availability/row| GMG | space-trader | Steam | | | Windows | unavailable }}
 }}
@@ Line 45: / Line 68: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 {{Save game cloud syncing
-|discord                =
+|discord                   =
-|discord notes          =
+|discord notes             =
-|epic games store       =
+|epic games launcher       = unknown
-|epic games store notes =
+|epic games launcher notes =
-|gog galaxy             =
+|gog galaxy                = true
-|gog galaxy notes       =
+|gog galaxy notes          =
-|origin                 =
+|origin                    =
-|origin notes           =
+|origin notes              =
-|steam cloud            = false
+|steam cloud               = false
-|steam cloud notes      =
+|steam cloud notes         =
-|uplay                  =
+|ubisoft connect           =
-|uplay notes            =
+|ubisoft connect notes     =
-|xbox cloud             =
+|xbox cloud                =
-|xbox cloud notes       =
+|xbox cloud notes          =
 }}
-==Video settings==
+==Video==
 {{Image|Space Trader video settings.png|Video settings.}}
-{{Video settings
+{{Video
-|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/space-trader-merchant-marine/en
+|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/space-trader-merchant-marine/en
 |widescreen wsgf award      = silver
 |multimonitor wsgf award    = silver
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 |antialiasing               = unknown
 |antialiasing notes         =
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = true
 |vsync notes                =
@@ Line 115: / Line 141: @@
 }}
-==Input settings==
+==Input==
 {{Image|Space Trader input settings.png|Input settings.}}
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = true
 |key remap notes           =
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 |touchscreen               = unknown
 |touchscreen notes         =
-|controller support        = unknown
+|controller support        = false
 |controller support notes  =
 |full controller           = unknown
@@ Line 180: / Line 206: @@
 }}
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
 {{Image|Space Trader audio settings.png|Audio settings.}}
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = true
 |separate volume notes    = Effects, Music.
@@ Line 194: / Line 220: @@
 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              =
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
 }}
@@ Line 264: / Line 292: @@
 |shader model versions  =
 |shader model notes     =
-|windows 32-bit exe     = unknown
+|windows 32-bit exe     = true
-|windows 64-bit exe     = unknown
+|windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = false
 |windows exe notes      =
-|macos 32-bit app       = unknown
+|mac os x powerpc app   = true
-|macos 64-bit app       = unknown
+|macos intel 32-bit app = true
+|macos intel 64-bit app = false
+|macos arm app          =
 |macos app notes        =
 |linux 32-bit executable=
 |linux 64-bit executable=
+|linux arm app          = unknown
 |linux executable notes =
 }}
@@ Line 286: / Line 318: @@
 |minVRAM  = 128 MB
 |minDX    = 9.0c
+|minaudio = DirectX compatible
 |recOS    = Vista
-|recCPU   = Dual-core 2.0 GHz
+|recCPU   = 2.0 GHz Dual Core
 |recRAM   = 1 GB
 |recHD    =

Developers

	HermitWorks Entertainment
Publishers
	Meridian4
Engines
	id Tech 3
Release dates
Windows	July 1, 2007
macOS (OS X)	March 20, 2008
Reception
Metacritic	53
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Multiplayer