Star Wars: Squadrons
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| Developers | |
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| Motive Studios | |
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| Electronic Arts | |
| Engines | |
| Frostbite 3 | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | October 2, 2020 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 79 |
| OpenCritic | 79 |
| IGDB | 81 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase, Subscription gaming service |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | First-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Action, Vehicle combat |
| Vehicles | Space flight |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Themes | Sci-fi, Space |
| Series | Star Wars |
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Star Wars: Squadrons is a first-person action and vehicle combat game in the Star Wars series. The game features a singleplayer story campaign, as well as two multiplayer modes titled Dogfight and Fleet Battles. It can be played with and without a virtual reality headset.
The game was released on October 2, 2020.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Epic Games Store | |
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| Microsoft Store | |
Included exclusively with Xbox Game Pass for PC as part of its version of EA Play. | |
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| Origin | |
Included with EA Play. Manual link for EA App purchase. |
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| Steam | |
Included with EA Play (Steam) | |
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| Green Man Gaming (unavailable) | |
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| Humble Store (unavailable) | |
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- All versions require an EA account and Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.
Version differences
- Epic Games Store versions purchased before October 2, 2021 included the Vanguard Squadron X-wing Glider for Fortnite.[1]
Monetization
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
| Subscription gaming service | Available via EA Play. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\STAR WARS Squadrons\settings |
| Steam | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\STAR WARS Squadrons Steam\settings |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1222730/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\STAR WARS Squadrons\settings |
| Steam | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\STAR WARS Squadrons Steam\settings |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1222730/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| Epic Games Launcher | Handled through the cloud sync of Origin. | |
| Origin | ||
| OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
| Steam Cloud | [2][3] | |
| Xbox Cloud |
Video
Screen settings
Video settings
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | Hor+ gameplay.[4] | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | [5] | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | TAA High/Low option, as well as a TAA sharpening slider, and resolution scale for SSAA. Cannot be disabled. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
| Color blind mode | Deuteranopia, Protanopia, Tritanopia | ||
Disable motion blur
- Some builds (1.1 and previous) of the game have motion blur forced on with no option to disable it.
| Modify configuration files |
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Disable HDR
- Newer builds of the game may have High Dynamic Range enabled with no option to disable it.
| Modify configuration files |
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Input
Controls settings
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | Can be found in the settings menu under Controls > Remap Controls > [subsection] > Keyboard & Mouse. | |
| Mouse acceleration | Follows the Enhanced pointer precision option of Windows | |
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | Can be toggled using the Allow Mouse Functionality option | |
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | Four presets: Custom (user-specified bindings), Default, Aviator, Southpaw. To specify the custom bindings, go to the settings menu, under Controls > Remap Controls > [subsection] > Controller. |
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| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger vibration |
| DualShock 4 controllers | ||
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| DualShock button prompts | Xbox prompts are used | |
| Light bar support | ||
| Connection modes | wired, Bluetooth V2 tested. Wireless adapter gets detected as a flight stick.[6] |
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| Tracked motion controllers |
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| Generic/other controllers | ||
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| Button prompts |  |
HOTAS-styled |
| Additional information | ||
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| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
| Steam Input | ||
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| Steam Input API support | ||
| Hook input (legacy mode) | ||
| Official controller preset(s) | ||
| Steam Controller button prompts | ||
| Cursor detection |
Xbox controller
Keyboard and mouse
Audio
Audio settings
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | Master, Music, SFX, Dialogue, and Voice Chat | |
| Surround sound | Auto, Enhanced Stereo, Surround 5.1 & 7.1, and Binaural (Headphones) | |
| Subtitles | Customizable size and background | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | Audio > Keep Audio in Background toggle | |
| Royalty free audio | Licensed Star Wars Iconic theme plays in the background |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| Simplified Chinese | ||||
| Traditional Chinese | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Japanese | ||||
| Korean | ||||
| Polish | ||||
| Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish | ||||
| Latin American Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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| Local play | ||||
| LAN play | ||||
| Online play | 10 | Co-op, Versus Allows crossplay across all platforms, both consoles and other PC digital distribution platforms. |
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Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
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| Matchmaking |
Update Easy Anti-Cheat (in case of issues)
| Squadrons comes with Easy AntiCheat 4.0.0.0 from 2020. But there is already at least version 6.0.0.0. In case you suspect any crashes or other issues due to AntiCheat, there is a simple method to update to the latest version: |
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Done[citation needed] |
Disable Easy Anti-Cheat
Launch the game using the <path-to-game>\starwarssquadrons.exe executable[7]
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VR support
| Headsets | Native | Notes | |
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| HTC Vive | |||
| Oculus Rift | |||
| OSVR | |||
| Windows Mixed Reality | Requires Windows Mixed Reality for SteamVR. | ||
| Devices | Native | Notes | |
| Tracked motion controllers | |||
| Traditional controller | See Input for details. | ||
| Keyboard/Mouse | |||
| TrackIR | Supports: Yaw, Pitch, Roll, X, Y, Z. | ||
| Play area | Native | Notes | |
| Seated | |||
| Standing | |||
| Room-scale | |||
Issues fixed
Crash at the start of a mission
- The game might crash to desktop, right after the loading screen has finished, when loading into a mission in singleplayer.
| Lower Volumetric Quality to Medium.[9] |
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Other information
Accessibility options
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 11 | A D3D12 API can be found in the configuration file "ProfileOptions_profile" under "GstRender.EnableDx12" but it doesn't do anything. |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Anti-cheat | Easy Anti-Cheat | v4.0.0.0 (2020) |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 10 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5-7600 AMD Ryzen 3 1300X |
Intel Core i7-7700 AMD Ryzen 3 3200G |
| System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 30 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 AMD Radeon HD 7850 DirectX 11 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 AMD Radeon RX 480 |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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>/1222730/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1222730) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ X-wing Glider FAQ - last accessed on 2020-09-18
- ↑ SteamDB - STAR WARS™: Squadrons - User Cloud - last accessed on 2020-10-12
- ↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2020-10-12
- Confirmed through the properties of the game in the Steam library.
- ↑ Star Wars: Squadrons Ultrawide Review - 16:9/21:9/32:9 Comparison & Gameplay! - last accessed on 2020-10-03
- ↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2020-10-04
- While I cannot tell what level AF is set to, based on the hangar some level of AF is at least present.
- ↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2020-10-04
- ↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2020-10-02
- ↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2020-10-08
- This is my preferred method on my Steam copy as it means I can launch it from Steam.
- ↑ EA Tech forum thread, about crashing at the start of mission - last accessed on 2020-10-07