Difference between revisions of "Starbound"

Revision as of 02:32, 24 July 2016

Key points

Modding and Steam Workshop 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		Purchase includes DRM-free version (not available yet).
GOG.com
Humble Store		Purchase includes DRM-free version (not available yet).
Steam		Steam version doesn't include DRM.^{[citation needed]}

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

Game data

Configuration file location

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System	Location

Save game data location

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System	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

Template:Video settings

Multi-monitor

Instructions

Vertical sync (Vsync)

Instructions

Disable Frame Skipping

Instructions

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

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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

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

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	21025

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed

Crash at Chucklefish logo

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	Core i3
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	3 GB	4 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	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	3 GB	4 GB

Linux
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Debian Stable or Ubuntu 12.04 LTS or later
Processor (CPU)	Core 2 Duo	Core i3
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	3 GB	4 GB
Video card (GPU)	256 MB of VRAM OpenGL 2.1 compatible	256 MB of VRAM OpenGL 2.1 compatible

References

[release_date-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Starbound - Starbound is Leaving Orbit on 22 July

[2] Massive FPS problem - Steam Community Discussions

[3] Performance Problems - Steam Community Discussions

[4] Notice - Addressing Beta Questions | Official Chucklefish Forums

[5] ttp://playstarbound.com/nother-update-new-unstable-branch-on-steam/

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 '''Key points'''
-{{++}} Mod support
+{{++}} Modding and Steam Workshop support
 {{--}} Notable performance issues.<ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/app/211820/discussions/0/648813576256031071/ Massive FPS problem - Steam Community Discussions]</ref><ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/app/211820/discussions/0/648813576261026002/ Performance Problems - Steam Community Discussions]</ref> See [[#Poor performance / low FPS|Poor performance / low FPS]].
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 ===Version differences===
 ====Unstable====
-The Unstable version (included with the early access release) is an unstable release that "may destroy your saves and be generally, well, unstable."<ref>http://playstarbound.com/nother-update-new-unstable-branch-on-steam/</ref>
+The Unstable version (included with the game) is an unstable release that "may destroy your saves and be generally, well, unstable."<ref>http://playstarbound.com/nother-update-new-unstable-branch-on-steam/</ref>
 {{DLC|
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 ===Configuration file location===
 {{Game data|
-{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|game}}\giraffe_storage\starbound.config}}
+{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|game}}\storage\starbound.config}}
 {{Game data/row|OS X|}}
-{{Game data/row|Linux|{{p|game}}/giraffe_storage/starbound.config}}
+{{Game data/row|Linux|{{p|game}}/storage/starbound.config}}
 }}
 ===Save game data location===
 {{Game data|
-{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|game}}\giraffe_storage\player\}}
+{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|game}}\storage\player\}}
 {{Game data/row|OS X|}}
-{{Game data/row|Linux|{{p|game}}/giraffe_storage/player/}}
+{{Game data/row|Linux|{{p|game}}/storage/player/}}
 }}
 {{ii}} Saves are <code>{{p|game}}/player/</code> and <code>{{p|game}}/universe/</code>

Developers

	Chucklefish Games
Release dates
Windows	July 22, 2016^[1]
macOS (OS X)	July 22, 2016^[1]
Linux	July 22, 2016^[1]