O.R.B: Off-World Resource Base
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| Developers | |
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| Strategy First | |
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| Strategy First | |
| Mindscape | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | November 8, 2002 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 68 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
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Warnings
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
Simple disc check in English release. ProtectDISC Software DRM in German release. |
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| Amazon.com | |
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| Epic Games Store | |
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| GOG.com | |
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| Green Man Gaming | |
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| Steam | |
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| ZOOM Platform | |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | <path-to-game>\[Note 1] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/281390/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | <path-to-game>\orbdata\players[Note 1] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/281390/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| Epic Games Launcher | ||
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
In-game general video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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| Widescreen resolution | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | Cannot be moved. No border. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | Capped at 30 FPS. | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Capped at 30 FPS. | ||
Widescreen resolution
| Modifying the orb.ini file[citation needed] |
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Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Mouse acceleration | Limited acceleration on cursor, strong acceleration for camera, ignoring small movements. | |
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
Audio
In-game audio settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| Spanish | Retail version, download. |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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| LAN play | 4 | |||
| Online play | 4 | GameSpy services have been shut down;[1] see GameSpy for workarounds. | ||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
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| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
Ports
| Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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| TCP | 3783, 6500, 6667, 20000, 28900, 29900, 29901 |
| UDP | 6515, 13139, 20000, 27900 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 7 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Multiplayer | GameSpy |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 98 | ME, 2000, XP |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 600 MHz | Intel Pentium III 1 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 96 MB (98/ME) 128 MB (2000 SP2/XP) |
128 MB (98/ME) 256 MB (2000 SP2/XP) |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 500 MB | 650 MB |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia TNT2-class 16 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible | Nvidia GeForce 2 ATI Radeon 32 MB of VRAM |
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%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/281390/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (281390) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.