StarDrive 2
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| Developers | |
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| Zero Sum Games | |
| Publishers | |
| Iceberg Interactive | |
| Engines | |
| Unity 5[1] | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | April 9, 2015 |
| macOS (OS X) | April 9, 2015 |
| Linux | April 9, 2015 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 70 |
| OpenCritic | 69 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Series | StarDrive |
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| StarDrive | |
|---|---|
| StarDrive | 2013 |
| StarDrive 2 | 2015 |
Key points
- Few graphics options.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
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Digital Deluxe Edition, Gold Pack also available. | |
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| Green Man Gaming | |
Digital Deluxe Edition. | |
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| Humble Store | |
Digital Deluxe Edition. | |
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| Steam | |
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| Mac App Store (unavailable) | |
Gold Pack. | |
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| GamersGate (unavailable) | |
Digital Deluxe Edition. | |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Zero Sum Games\StarDrive 2\ |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Linux | $HOME/.config/unity3d/Zero Sum Games/StarDrive 2/ |
- This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Zero Sum Games\StarDrive 2\SavedGames |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Linux | $HOME/.config/unity3D/Zero Sum Games/StarDrive 2/SavedGames |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud |
Video
General settings.
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | Enable windowed mode and use the -popupwindow parameter (or see the glossary page). |
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| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | 2x-8x | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Uncapped. | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Music, sound effects. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | All dialogue is text-based. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | Cannot be disabled. |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Polish | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish |
Issues unresolved
Common issues
Game crashes with Raptr running
| Close Raptr[2] |
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Unrecognized display options or fixed/odd screen resolution using Mac OS X
| Delete StarDrive 2.plist[2] |
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Missing configuration files
Copy all files from <path-to-game>/SD2_Data to the game's config folder[2]
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Launch issues under Linux
| Add Locale launch parameter[2] |
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Issues fixed
Hang on Load Screen
| Delete the game's config folder[3] |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 9 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | |||
| macOS (OS X) | |||
| Linux |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | Vista | 7, 8, 8.1 |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300 2.5 GHz | Intel Core i5 3.5 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 3 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GT 460 ATI Radeon HD 4850 500 MB (ATI), 1 GB (Nvidia) of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 AMD Radeon HD 7850 1 GB of VRAM |
| Sound (audio device) | DirectX 9 compatible | |
| Other | 1366 x 768 monitor resolution Broadband Internet connection | |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
| macOS (OS X) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 10.8 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300 2.5 GHz | Intel Core i5 3.5 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 3 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GT 460 ATI Radeon HD 4850 500 MB (ATI), 1 GB (Nvidia) of VRAM | Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 AMD Radeon HD 7850 1 GB of VRAM |
| Other | 1366 x 768 monitor resolution Broadband Internet connection | |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
| Linux | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | Ubuntu 12.04 | Ubuntu 14.10 |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300 2.5 GHz | Intel Core i5 3.5 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 3 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GT 460 ATI Radeon HD 4850 500 MB (ATI), 1 GB (Nvidia) of VRAM | Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 AMD Radeon HD 7850 1 GB of VRAM |
| Other | 1366 x 768 monitor resolution Broadband Internet connection | |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
References
- ↑ Patch Notes v. 1.2 :: StarDrive 2 General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Steam Community Discussion - StarDrive 2 Master Fixes Thread
- ↑ Steam Community Discussion - Hanging on Load Trouleshooting - last accessed on May 2023