Difference between revisions of "Airships: Conquer the Skies"

Latest revision as of 17:10, 4 May 2023

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GOG.com
Humble Store
itch.io
Steam		Can be run without Steam

Essential improvements

Use 64-bit Java

The game natively supports system-side 64-bit versions of Java^[1]

Steam

Specify launching using system Java^[1]
Start the game through Steam. When prompted, select `Launch using System Java`, then press the Play button.

Non-Steam

Run specific executable^[1]

Go to <path-to-game>.
Run AirshipsSystemJava.exe

Notes

This fix was tested on Windows 10.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\^{[Note 1]}
macOS (OS X)
Linux

It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\AirshipsGame\
macOS (OS X)
Linux	$HOME/.airshipsgame/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

External settings.

In-game settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Off/on; called `Game window border`
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		Called `Scroll Speed`
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

All in-game dialogue is text-based.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Sound, music
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Japanese
Russian

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
Local play
LAN play		Versus
Online play		Versus

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Other information

API

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows			Requires 64-bit system-side version of Java.
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7
Processor (CPU)	1.8 GHz	Dual-core 2.2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	256 MB	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	200 MB
Video card (GPU)	128 MB of VRAM	1 GB of VRAM

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.7	10.10
Processor (CPU)	1.8 GHz	Dual-core 2.2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	256 MB	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	200 MB
Video card (GPU)	Intel HD Graphics 128 MB of VRAM	1 GB of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Linux
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 12.0	Ubuntu 14.10
Processor (CPU)	1.8 GHz	Dual-core 2.2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	256 MB	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	200 MB
Video card (GPU)	128 MB of VRAM	1 GB of VRAM

Notes

↑ 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).

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Verified by User:Expack3 on 2016-07-12

[gamedir-2] 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).

[ExpackRef-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Verified by User:Expack3 on 2016-07-12

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[Note 1]

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-{{stub}}
 {{Infobox game
 |cover        = Airships ConquerTheSkies logo.jpg
@@ Line 12: / Line 11: @@
 |reception    =
 {{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|airships-conquer-the-skies|87}}
+|taxonomy     =
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Side view }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Strategy, Vehicle combat }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Steampunk }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 |steam appid  = 342560
 |steam appid side  =
@@ Line 20: / Line 32: @@
 |mobygames    = airships-conquer-the-skies
 |wikipedia    =
-|winehq       =
+|winehq       = 18087
 |license      = commercial
 }}
@@ Line 68: / Line 80: @@
 {{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|appdata}}\AirshipsGame\}}
 {{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
-{{Game data/saves|Linux|~/.airshipsgame/}}
+{{Game data/saves|Linux|{{p|linuxhome}}/.airshipsgame/}}
 }}
@@ Line 116: / Line 128: @@
 |antialiasing               = false
 |antialiasing notes         =
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = false
 |vsync notes                =
@@ Line 124: / Line 139: @@
 |hdr                        = unknown
 |hdr notes                  =
+|ray tracing                = unknown
+|ray tracing notes          =
 |color blind                = false
 |color blind notes          =
@@ Line 206: / Line 223: @@
 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              =
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
 }}
@@ Line 219: / Line 238: @@
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
-  |language  = German
+  |language  = Traditional Chinese
   |interface = true
   |audio     = false
@@ Line 235: / Line 254: @@
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
-  |language  = Russian
+  |language  = German
   |interface = true
   |audio     = false
@@ Line 251: / Line 270: @@
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
-  |language  = Traditional Chinese
+  |language  = Russian
   |interface = true
   |audio     = false
@@ Line 316: / Line 335: @@
 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = unknown
 |windows exe notes      = Requires [[#Use 64-bit Java|64-bit system-side version of Java]].
-|mac os x powerpc app   =
+|mac os x powerpc app   = unknown
 |macos intel 32-bit app = false
 |macos intel 64-bit app = true
+|macos arm app          = unknown
 |macos app notes        =
-|linux powerpc app      =
+|linux powerpc app      = unknown
 |linux 32-bit executable= true
 |linux 64-bit executable= true
+|linux arm app          = unknown
 |linux executable notes =
 }}

Developers

	David Stark
Release dates
Windows	August 16, 2018
macOS (OS X)	August 16, 2018
Linux	August 16, 2018
Reception
IGDB	87
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Side view
Genres	Strategy, Vehicle combat
Themes	Steampunk