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Revision as of 07:13, 28 September 2021
Developers | |
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Strangelite | |
Publishers | |
USA | Destineer |
Europe | Empire Interactive |
Russia | Buka Entertainment |
Germany | Frogster Interactive Pictures AG |
Germany | FIP Publishing GmbH |
Engines | |
SWARM | |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 27, 2005 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 46 |
Taxonomy | |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, Shooter |
Themes | Sci-fi |
Series | Starship Troopers |
Starship Troopers | |
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Starship Troopers: Terran Ascendancy | 2000 |
Starship Troopers | 2005 |
Starship Troopers: Terran Command | 2022 |
Starship Troopers: Extermination | EA |
Warnings
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | English copies use a simple disc check, while European copies use SafeDisc v4 DRM[Note 1]. |
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- This game is not available digitally.
Demo
- Two demos are available; Outpost 29 and Plasma Mountain.
Essential improvements
Patches
- Install the latest patch(v.5.24), available here or here. It is compatible with all the previous versions, adds additional multiplayer and co-op maps and fixes various bugs.
Skip intro videos
Use -skipmov command line argument[3]
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Empire Interactive\SST\Settings |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Empire Interactive\SST\Saves |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
Multi-monitor | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
4K Ultra HD | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | Use FOV Changer. Requires fixed EXE. | ||
Windowed | Use SpecialK. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Use SpecialK. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Can be forced through the GPU control panel. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Can be forced through the GPU control panel. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Can be forced through the GPU control panel. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | No frame rate cap. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Widescreen resolution
Use modified .exe[4] |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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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 |
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Separate volume controls | Sound effects, music and voice. | |
Surround sound | Up to 7.0 output with DirectSound3D restoration software. | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
EAX support | EAX 2.0. |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Czech | Czech retail only. | |||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Polish | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish |
Issues unresolved
Random low sound volume
- Sometimes during gameplay after the commander gives new mission instructions the music and sound effects volume stays low.
Quick Save and Quick Load the game to reset the sound volume levels[5] |
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Missing lighting
- If
Shader Quality
is set onLow
orHigh
, surfaces will not be lit properly.[citation needed]
Change Shader Quality to Medium [citation needed]
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Issues fixed
Corrupted graphics on AMD/ATI graphics cards
Install WineD3D[6] |
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Notes
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Change level name[7] |
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Notes
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Other information
Enable developer console and cheats
Use -devuser command line argument[8]
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Command | Description |
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god | God mode |
ammo | Unlimited Ammo |
evileye | Bugs die instantly when targeted |
gun | Toggle gun model display |
banzai | Invincibility, instant kill, and fast speed |
speed # | Multiply game speed by # |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 32 | Versus, Co-op |
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Online play | 32 | Versus, Co-op |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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vorpX | G3D Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list. |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | DirectSound3D |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 2000 SP4 | XP |
Processor (CPU) | 2.0 GHz | 3.0 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce FX 5600 ATI Radeon 9600 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 2.0a support |
Nvidia GeForce 6800 256 MB of VRAM Shader model 3.0 support |
Notes
References
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ WSGF - Starship Troopers
- ↑ Starship Troopers | WSGF
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Verified by User:Antrad on December 15, 2017
- ↑ Verified by User:Suicide machine on August 13, 2016
- ↑ Verified by User:Suicide machine on August 9, 2018
- ↑ GameFAQs - Starship Troopers