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StarLancer
StarLancer cover
Developers
Digital Anvil
Publishers
Microsoft Studios
Release dates
Windows March 31, 2000
StarLancer on Wikipedia
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Warnings

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).

Key points

Problems running the game on modern hardware, but all problems can be fix.[citation needed] (see Issues fixed).

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
 SafeDisc DRM[Note 1].
Windows
SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
This game is not available digitally.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location

Save game data location

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System Location

Video settings

Video settings.
Video settings.

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Input settings

Input settings.
Input settings.

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Audio settings

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
Only available on French version
German
Only available on German version

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
8 Versus, Co-op
Online play
8 Versus, Co-op
MSN Gaming Zone support has been discontinued but Direct TCP/IP still available. 4 players Max in coop, 8 max in versus

Connection types

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

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP 47624 (inbound, outbound)
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed

Graphics/colors problem

Graphics problems without wrapper
Graphics problems without wrapper
Depending of your video card you could have some graphical problem ingame. A graphic wrapper can fix this problem. The wrapper can also improved the graphics of the game by forcing a superior resolution, AA that is not possible though ini.
Instructions

Creative Alchemy Wrapper not working

By default the DSOUND.dll of the creative alchemy wrapper is ignored by the game. So no surround sound or EAX can be selected.
Instructions

Random crash on modern operating systems

The game could on some configuration have some random crash, this issue can be fix by forcing the game to use only one CPU core.
Not need if you already use the unofficial patch below that fix the medal case crash problem, it also force the game to run on one core.
Instructions

No Launch on Windows 10

This problem is due to the SafeDisc DRM that is not support any more in Windows 10. Two solutions exist.
Instructions
Instructions

Game crash when closing the medal case

This game crash when you want to close the medal case on modern windows OS, a patch exists to fix this problem.
This fix also force the game to run on one core, so no need to use the imagecfg after that.
Instructions

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95
Processor (CPU) Pentium 200 MHz Pentium II 300 MHz
System memory (RAM) 32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 400 MB
Video card (GPU) Super VGA card which supports 256 colours
2 MB of VRAM 		3D accelerator card

Notes

  1. ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]

References