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Maelstrom

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Maelstrom
Maelstrom cover
Developers
Gunpowder Games
Engines
Unreal Engine 4[1]
Release dates
Windows September 20, 2019
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Multiplayer

General information

Developer Discord server
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
Humble Store
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Windows
Steam
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Windows
All versions require Steam DRM.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete or rename movie files[2]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\MaelstromV2\Content\Movies\.
  2. Delete or rename GPG_Logo_60fps.mp4 and UE4_Logo_60fps.mp4.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\MaelstromV2\Saved\SaveGames\Settings.sav
%LOCALAPPDATA%\MaelstromV2\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/764050/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\MaelstromV2\Saved\SaveGames\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/764050/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game video settings.
In-game video settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
FXAA, Temporal AA, or Disabled.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS
Framerate is capped at 62 FPS when Vsync is disabled.[3]
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives.
The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

Input

In-game gameplay settings.
In-game gameplay settings.
In-game control settings.
In-game control settings.

Audio

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Master, Music, Ambient, Sound Effects, Voice Over
Surround sound
[4]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Network

In-game online settings.
In-game online settings.

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
LAN play
Online play

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics PhysX

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) 2.5 GHz Quad Core
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 7 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 470
AMD Radeon HD 6870
A 64-bit system is required.


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-09-20
  2. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-09-20
  3. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-09-21
    Tested at 50 Hz, 60 Hz.
  4. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-09-20
    Tested with Special K.