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Revision as of 11:13, 22 September 2018
Developers | |
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Malfador Machinations | |
Publishers | |
Strategy First | |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 16, 2006 |
Space Empires | |
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Space Empires I | 1993 |
Space Empires II | 1995 |
Space Empires III | 1997 |
Space Empires IV | 2000 |
Space Empires: Starfury | 2003 |
Space Empires V | 2006 |
Key points
- Game runs at an inconsistent, often-unplayable frame rate on Windows Vista and later without fixes.[1] See Issues fixed.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
Publisher website | ||||
GamersGate | ||||
Steam |
Essential improvements
Patches
All of the available patches for the game can be found on the official patch page.
Enable Multithreading
- Multithreading is not enabled by default; it must be enabled manually through the game's configuration file.
Modify settings file[citation needed] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\data[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1690/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\savegame[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1690/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Space Empires V falters if borderless fullscreen is forced directly, and will not recognize mouse input or update the screen.
Set window size[citation needed] |
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Notes
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When window size is set in config file, you can then force using your favorite utility.
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
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Local play | Hot seat |
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LAN play | |||
Online play |
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 | 6720 |
UDP | 6716 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues fixed
Inconsistent frame rate on Windows Vista and later
Set compatibility options[citation needed] |
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Follow this Steam Guide. |
Put WineD3D components in root installation folder[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | XP | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 500 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 64 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 500 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | DirectX 7.0 compatible |
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%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1690) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.