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Revision as of 02:31, 24 July 2016

Starbound
Starbound cover
Developers
Chucklefish Games
Release dates
Windows July 22, 2016[1]
macOS (OS X) July 22, 2016[1]
Linux July 22, 2016[1]
Starbound on Wikipedia

Key points

Mod support
Notable performance issues.[2][3] See Poor performance / low FPS.

General information

Official forums
Official wiki
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Official website
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Purchase includes DRM-free version (not available yet).
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
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Purchase includes DRM-free version (not available yet).
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
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Steam version doesn't include DRM.[citation needed]
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
All versions require Steam; DRM-free version will not be available until a later date.[4]

Version differences

Unstable

The Unstable version (included with the game) is an unstable release that "may destroy your saves and be generally, well, unstable."[5]

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Soundtrack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Game data

Configuration file location

Save game data location

Saves are <path-to-game>/player/ and <path-to-game>/universe/
This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

General options
General options

Template:Video settings

Multi-monitor

Instructions

Vertical sync (Vsync)

Instructions

Disable Frame Skipping

Instructions

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
LAN play
Connect by using a local IP.
Online play

Connection types

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP 21025
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed

There is an active bug causing this for Windows XP users.[citation needed] Try the fixes below if you are not running Windows XP.
Instructions
Instructions

Game does not start at all with no error message (Windows)

This may occur due to a DLL file conflict with other installed software, such as Microsoft's IIS web server.
Instructions

libdirectfb-1.2.so.9: cannot open shared object file

This only applies to Linux users.
Instructions

Access violation

Instructions

Poor performance / low FPS

Instructions
Instructions
Instructions
Instructions

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP or later
Processor (CPU) Core 2 Duo
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3 GB
Video card (GPU) 256 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.7 or later
Processor (CPU) 64 bit Intel CPU
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3 GB
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Debian Stable or Ubuntu 12.04 LTS or later
Processor (CPU) Core 2 Duo
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3 GB
Video card (GPU) 256 MB of VRAM
OpenGL 2.1 compatible

References