Difference between revisions of "Space Colony"

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Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

Space Colony is a singleplayer bird's-eye view and isometric building game.

General information

Official support portal

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

SpaceColonyFans.net - fansite with gameplay information, walkthroughs and tips

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM DRM. The HD patch removes the DRM.
GamersGate		Steam Edition
		Steam Edition
GOG.com		HD Edition
Green Man Gaming		Steam Edition
Humble Store		Steam Edition
Steam		Steam Edition
Amazon.com (unavailable)

Free demo versions, with exclusive missions, are available from GameFront.

Version differences

Space Colony HD is an enhanced version of the game which adds widescreen support and bug fixes.

Space Colony: Steam Edition is based upon Space Colony HD and includes direct Steam Workshop support and has an additional mini-campaign "Obar" in the Galaxy mode.

Essential improvements

Official HD patch

The official 1.2 (HD) patch will upgrade a retail copy of Space Colony to Space Colony HD, and includes changes from patch 1.1. It can also be downloaded from the Files section

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Space Colony\
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/297920/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Space Colony\users
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/297920/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Retail version requires the official HD patch.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD		The maximum resolution with the official HD patch is 2560x1600.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed	Use D3DWindower.
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
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	Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS in the retail and HD versions. Fixed in the March 2016 update of the Steam Edition.
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

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

Controller types

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, FX and speech.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese				Added to Steam Edition on 24 March 2022.
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Polish				Added to Steam Edition on 24 March 2022.
Spanish

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c
DirectDraw	7	Pre-HD version.

Executable	PPC	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)				This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work* on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later.*

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Miles Sound System
Cutscenes	Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98, ME, 2000, XP	Vista, 7, 8, 10
Processor (CPU)	800 MHz	1.2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	64 MB	128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	850 MB
Video card (GPU)	4 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible	DirectX 9.0c compatible

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.6.8
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU)	64 MB of VRAM

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/297920/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (297920) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

[Proton_path_note-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/297920/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (297920) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/297920/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (297920) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[Note 1]

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+{{ii}} The [http://www.spacecolonyhd.com/patch.html official 1.2 (HD) patch] will upgrade a retail copy of Space Colony to Space Colony HD, and includes changes from patch 1.1. It can also be downloaded from the [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/480-space-colony-hd-update-patch/ Files section]
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Developers

	Firefly Studios
macOS (OS X)	Aspyr Media
Publishers
Retail	Gathering of Developers
Digital	Firefly Studios
Release dates
Windows	August 29, 2003
macOS (OS X)	June 14, 2004
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view, Isometric
Controls	Multiple select, Point and select
Genres	Building
Themes	Sci-fi