Starship Troopers

Starship Troopers

Developers
	Strangelite
Publishers
	Empire Interactive
Engines
	SWARM
Release dates
Windows	October 27, 2005

Warnings

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).

Starship Troopers
Starship Troopers: Terran Ascendancy	2000
Starship Troopers	2005
Starship Troopers: Terran Command	2022
Starship Troopers: Extermination	EA

General information

MobyGames Page

Strangelite Studios (archived)

Starship Troopers Game (archived)

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		English copies use a simple disc check, while European copies use SafeDisc v4 DRM.

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

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Empire Interactive\SST\Settings

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Empire Interactive\SST\Saves

Video settings

Video settings.

Widescreen resolution

Use modified .exe
Install patch v.5.24. Visit the WSGF entry and download the fix Starship_Troopers_widescreen.7z. Extract the fix to the installation folder and replace the existing STGame.exe.

Input settings

Input settings.

Audio settings

Audio settings.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Polish
Russian

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

Missing lighting

If Shader Quality is set on Low or High, surfaces will not be lit properly.^{[citation needed]}

Change Shader Quality to Medium[citation needed]

Issues fixed

Corrupted graphics on AMD/ATI graphics cards

Install WineD3D
Download WineD3D and extract it (confirmed working with version 1.7.51). Select files d3d9.dll, libwine.dll, wined3d.dll and copy them. Go to the installation folder and paste the files in there. Notes Forcing anisotropic filtering and anti-aliasing in the GPU control panel may not work.

Game jumps to menu after level "Offensive"

Change level name

Go to <path-to-game>\ST\. If your release of the game is made of packed files, find a file Level_Brainbug.slak and change its name to Level_BrainBug.slak If your release of the game is made of extracted files find a folder Level_Brainbug and change its name to Level_BrainBug Finish the "Offensive" level and you should end up in final level of the game. Notes Some reports suggests that Russian release of the game doesn't contain BrainBug level.

Other information

Enable developer console and cheats

Use -devuser command line argument
When enabled press ~ during gameplay to bring up the console window. List of available commands available below.

Command	Description
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 #

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
vorpX		G3D Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	2000 (SP4) / XP	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