Starpoint Gemini 2

Starpoint Gemini
Starpoint Gemini	2010
Starpoint Gemini 2	2014
Starpoint Gemini Warlords	2017
Starpoint Gemini 3	2020

Key points

Mod-friendly.^[1]

General information

Official website

Starpoint Gemini 2 Wiki

Official forum

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GamersGate

GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam

Included free copy of Starpoint Gemini during Early Access period.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Secrets of Aethera
Origins	Free DLC on Steam. Included with the base game on GOG.com.
Titans

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Modify StarpointGemini2Configuration.cfg file^{[citation needed]}
Go to the installation folder. Open `StarpointGemini2Configuration.cfg` with a text editor. Delete all 3 lines with "intro: xxxxxx". Save

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/236150/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Saves\^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/236150/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics settings.

General settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Main menu has minor HUD issues.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		A zoom-in/zoom-out option is available during gameplay.
Windowed		Toggle with `Alt`+`↵ Enter`.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See Borderless fullscreen windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		MSAA up to 8x. May break post-processing on AMD graphics cards.^[2]
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Vsync caps the frame rate at 59 FPS,^[3] with vsync disabled frame rate is capped ~112 FPS.^[4]
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Borderless fullscreen windowed

Edit config file^{[citation needed]}
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `StarpointGemini2Configuration.cfg` in Notepad. Set `BorderlessWindow:` to 1. If `BorderlessWindow:` is not there, just add it.

Input

Key rebinding.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		XInput and DirectInput. Designed for XInput, to point it might be impossible to even navigate menus with DirectInput.
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Steam Input
Steam Input API support		Official Steam Controller bindings only.
Hook input (legacy mode)
Official controller preset(s)
Steam Controller button prompts

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, environment, SFX, dialog and user interface.
Surround sound		A speaker configuration option does exist in settings but currently unavailable.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Polish
Russian

More localization options will be available after final release.^[1]

Issues unresolved

A list of known bugs can be found here.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows			^[5]

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7, 8
Processor (CPU)	2.2 GHz Dual core or equivalent	3.0 GHz Dual core or equivalent
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	8 GB
Video card (GPU)	512 MB of VRAM DirectX 10.0 compatible	1 GB of VRAM DirectX 11.0 compatible

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/236150/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (236150) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Starpoint Gemini 2 FAQ
↑ Verified by User:Suicide machine on 2019-08-03
Post processing has noticeable glitches at RX 570.)
↑ Lock fps :: Starpoint Gemini 2 General Discussions, post #3 - last accessed on 2017-05-24
"Vsync caps the framerate at 59 in this game afaik."
↑ Game capped at 60 fps? :: Starpoint Gemini 2 General Discussions - last accessed on 2017-05-24
"No the game is not capped at 60. AFAIK the FPS maxes out at around 112 FPS (although there might be some way to go beyond that but I wouldn't know)."
↑ Starpoint Gemini 2 - x64 support has arrived - Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: Starpoint Gemini 2

[gamedir-2] 1.0 ^1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[Proton_path_note-3] 2.0 ^2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/236150/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (236150) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

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

[4] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/236150/.

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

[6] The app ID (236150) may differ in some cases.

[7] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[sg2faq-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Starpoint Gemini 2 FAQ

[4] Verified by User:Suicide machine on 2019-08-03
Post processing has noticeable glitches at RX 570.)

[5] Lock fps :: Starpoint Gemini 2 General Discussions, post #3 - last accessed on 2017-05-24
"Vsync caps the framerate at 59 in this game afaik."

[6] Game capped at 60 fps? :: Starpoint Gemini 2 General Discussions - last accessed on 2017-05-24
"No the game is not capped at 60. AFAIK the FPS maxes out at around 112 FPS (although there might be some way to go beyond that but I wouldn't know)."

[7] Starpoint Gemini 2 - x64 support has arrived - Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: Starpoint Gemini 2

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Developers

	Little Green Men Games
Publishers
	Iceberg Interactive
Engines
	IC Whale Engine
Release dates
Windows	September 26, 2014
Taxonomy
Series	Starpoint Gemini