The Ship
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| Developers | |
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| Outerlight | |
| Publishers | |
| Blazing Griffin | |
| Engines | |
| Source | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | July 30, 2006 |
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| The Ship | |
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| The Ship | 2006 |
| The Ship: Remasted | 2016 |
Key points
- Small community
- Server list is broken, fix is available.
- Runs well on low end hardware
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
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| Steam | |
The Ship, The Ship Single Player, and The Ship Tutorial come as three separate library options in Steam. | |
Essential improvements
Finding multiplayer games
The master server does not work in game, to get around this follow these steps:
| Instructions |
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Skip intro videos
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Template:Game data/row
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2400/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
Template:Game data/row
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2400/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud |
Video settings
In-game general video settings
In-game advanced video settings
Input settings
In-game key map settings.
Audio settings
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Notes | |
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| LAN play | |||
| Online play | |||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | Windows and Linux dedicated server available under Tools in Steam client. | |
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP | Direct connect via console or steam protocol. |
Issues unresolved
The game can no longer communicate with the master servers. Unlikely to ever be fixed.
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 6, 7, 8, 8.1, 9 | |
| Shader Model support | 2, 3 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Physics | Havok | Heavily modified variant. |
| Audio | Miles Sound System | |
| Cutscenes | Bink Video |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 98, 2000, ME, XP, 7 | |
| Processor (CPU) | 1.8 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
| Video card (GPU) | DirectX 8 compatible | DirectX 9 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 (2400) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.