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{{Availability Table/row| [http://www.gog.com/game/stargunner GOG.com] | {{ID|DRM-free}} | Pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]].}} | {{Availability Table/row| [http://www.gog.com/game/stargunner GOG.com] | {{ID|DRM-free}} | Pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]].}} | ||
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{{++}} The freeware version's Windows self-extractor can be used on OS X and Linux by extracting it with [http://www.7-zip.org/download.html p7zip] or the like. | {{++}} The freeware version's Windows self-extractor can be used on OS X and Linux by extracting it with [http://www.7-zip.org/download.html p7zip] or the like. | ||
Revision as of 23:05, 12 February 2014
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| Developers | |
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| Apogee Software | |
| Release dates | |
| DOS | November 19, 1996 |
| Windows | September 13, 2013 |
| macOS (OS X) | September 13, 2013 |
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Key points
- Re-released as freeware on June 22, 2005 (see Run in DOSBox for DOSBox setup details).[1]
General information
Availability
- The freeware version's Windows self-extractor can be used on OS X and Linux by extracting it with p7zip or the like.
Essential improvements
v1.1 Patch
The v1.1 Patch fixes some issues but introduces a game-breaking issue with the Aquatic Combat Stage 6 boss.[2]
Skip opening cutscene
Go to Configuration, Game Options and set Cinematics to In-Game Only. The Apogee logo will still be shown.
Run in DOSBox
To run correctly in DOSBox, change cycles=auto to cycles=30000. Leave all other DOSBox settings at their defaults.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
- High scores are stored in
<path-to-game>\STARGUN.HI
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Issues fixed
- This is usually caused by saving your settings after choosing the Sega control option.
| Instructions |
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Cursor moves on its own
This is caused by choosing the joystick control option and then restarting the game without it. Either reattach a controller or delete STARGUN.CFG.
Cutscenes run too slow
Ensure you are using cycles=30000 (see Run in DOSBox) and Refresh Rate is set to Fast in-game.
Game speed problems (runs too fast, randomly slows down or speeds up)
Ensure you are using cycles=30000 (see Run in DOSBox).
System requirements
| DOS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | MS-DOS 5.0 | |
| Processor (CPU) | 486/66 Mhz | Pentium 90 MHz |
| System memory (RAM) | ||
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 44 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Local Bus Video display card | PCI with fast DOS access |
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista, 7, 8 | |
| Processor (CPU) | 1 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | ||
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 60 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | DirectX 7 compatible | DirectX 9 compatible |
| macOS (OS X) | ||
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| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 10.6.8 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz+ | |
| System memory (RAM) | ||
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 80 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM | |