Startopia
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| Developers | |
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| Mucky Foot Productions | |
| Publishers | |
| 2001-2009 | Eidos Interactive |
| 2009-2020 | Square Enix |
| 2020-present | My Little Planet Ltd |
| Retail re-release | Sold Out Software |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | June 15, 2001 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 86 |
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Warnings
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
SafeDisc 2 DRM[Note 1]. Removed in the official 1.01b patch, but still has a disc check. | |
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| GOG.com | |
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| Steam | |
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- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- A free demo version is available from Archive.org.
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
| Move, delete or rename files[citation needed] |
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Patches
- The 1.01 Patch updates the retail version of the game to the latest version.
- The 1.01b Patch is merely an alternative to the 1.01 patch for troubleshooting purposes.
- There is also the semi-official 1.02 Patch which requires either 1.01 or 1.01b to be installed already (it was created by a former Mucky Foot employee).
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\startopia.ini[Note 2] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/243040/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\Profiles[Note 2] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/243040/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
In-game video settings.
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | See the WSGF entry. | ||
| Multi-monitor | See the WSGF entry. | ||
| Ultra-widescreen | See the WSGF entry. | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | See the WSGF entry. | ||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
Input
In-game control settings.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | Controlled via sliders. | |
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
Audio
In-game audio settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| French | Retail version, download. | |||
| German | Retail version, download. | |||
| Italian | Retail version, download. | |||
| Spanish | Retail version, download. |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAN play | 4 | |||
| Online play | 4 | GameSpy services have been shut down;[3] see GameSpy for workarounds. | ||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
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| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
VR support
| 3D modes | Native | Notes | |
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| vorpX | Z3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction. |
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Issues fixed
Enable intro videos
- Applies if Startopia isn't in the expected install path (as with the Steam distribution)
| Edit configuration file[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 7 | |
| Software renderer |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Cutscenes | Bink Video | |
| Multiplayer | GameSpy |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 95B | 98, ME |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium II 450 MHz | Intel Pentium III AMD Athlon |
| System memory (RAM) | 64 MB | 128 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 300 MB | 400 MB |
| Video card (GPU) | 8 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.0a compatible | 32 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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). - ↑ 3.0 3.1 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>/243040/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (243040) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ Pricing | GameSpy Technology