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Space Empires V

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Space Empires V
Space Empires V cover
Developers
Malfador Machinations
Publishers
Strategy First
Release dates
Windows October 16, 2006
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Space Empires V on Wikipedia
Space Empires
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Key points

Game runs at an inconsistent, often-unplayable frame rate on Windows Vista or higher without fixes.[1] See "Issues Fixed".

General information

Official game site
Space Empires Wiki
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Publisher website
DRM details are not known
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
GamersGate
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Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Steam
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Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Retail
DRM details are not known
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty

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.
Instructions

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1690/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1690/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

External settings.
External settings.
In-game settings.
In-game settings.

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Borderless fullscreen windowed

Space Empires V falters if borderless fullscreen is forced directly, and will not recognize mouse input or update the screen.

Instructions

When window size is set in config file, you can then force using your favorite utility.

Input settings

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Audio settings

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
LAN play
Online play

Connection types

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

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP 6720
UDP 6716
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed

Inconsistent frame rate on Windows Vista or higher

Instructions
Instructions

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 500MHz
System memory (RAM) 64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 500 MB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 7.0 compatible
  1. ↑ SE5 + Windows 7


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