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{{Infobox game | {{Infobox game | ||
|cover = Sword_of_the_Stars_Box.jpg | |cover = Sword_of_the_Stars_Box.jpg | ||
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|22 August 2006}} | {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|22 August 2006}} | ||
|taxonomy = | |taxonomy = | ||
− | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization | }} | + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization | One-time game purchase }} |
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }} | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }} | ||
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes | }} | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes | }} | ||
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{{Availability| | {{Availability| | ||
{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc, key | {{DRM|SecuROM|7}} | | Windows }} | {{Availability/row| Retail | | disc, key | {{DRM|SecuROM|7}} | | Windows }} | ||
+ | {{Availability/row| Amazon | B003P2VTBO | unknown | | | Windows }} | ||
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | sword_of_the_stars_complete_collection | DRM-free | Complete Collection - includes all expansion packs | | Windows }} | {{Availability/row| GOG.com | sword_of_the_stars_complete_collection | DRM-free | Complete Collection - includes all expansion packs | | Windows }} | ||
{{Availability/row| GMG | sword-of-the-stars-complete-collection | Steam | | | Windows }} | {{Availability/row| GMG | sword-of-the-stars-complete-collection | Steam | | | Windows }} | ||
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|widescreen resolution = true | |widescreen resolution = true | ||
|widescreen resolution notes= | |widescreen resolution notes= | ||
− | |multimonitor = | + | |multimonitor = false |
|multimonitor notes = | |multimonitor notes = | ||
|ultrawidescreen = false | |ultrawidescreen = false | ||
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|antialiasing = false | |antialiasing = false | ||
|antialiasing notes = | |antialiasing notes = | ||
+ | |upscaling = unknown | ||
+ | |upscaling tech = | ||
+ | |upscaling notes = | ||
|vsync = false | |vsync = false | ||
|vsync notes = | |vsync notes = | ||
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|mute on focus lost notes = Will still give important alerts (e.g. during multiplayer, on new turn or last player to act). | |mute on focus lost notes = Will still give important alerts (e.g. during multiplayer, on new turn or last player to act). | ||
|eax support = | |eax support = | ||
− | |eax support notes = | + | |eax support notes = |
+ | |royalty free audio = unknown | ||
+ | |royalty free audio notes = | ||
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|lan play modes = | |lan play modes = | ||
|lan play notes = | |lan play notes = | ||
− | |online play = | + | |online play = false |
|online play players = 8 | |online play players = 8 | ||
|online play modes = | |online play modes = | ||
− | |online play notes = | + | |online play notes = |
|asynchronous = | |asynchronous = | ||
|asynchronous notes = | |asynchronous notes = | ||
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{{ii}} The Steam version has recently provided nonfunctioning CD-keys, or has them missing. | {{ii}} The Steam version has recently provided nonfunctioning CD-keys, or has them missing. | ||
− | {{Fixbox|description=Instructions|ref=<ref> | + | {{Fixbox|description=Instructions|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/42890/discussions/0/1318836262671042201/|title=Invalid CD key workaround|date=May 2023}}</ref>|fix= |
# Open <code>42890_install.vdf</code> | # Open <code>42890_install.vdf</code> | ||
# In the "CDKey" option, change <code>%CDKEY%</code> to the valid CD key. | # In the "CDKey" option, change <code>%CDKEY%</code> to the valid CD key. | ||
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|windows 32-bit exe = true | |windows 32-bit exe = true | ||
|windows 64-bit exe = false | |windows 64-bit exe = false | ||
+ | |windows arm app = unknown | ||
|windows exe notes = | |windows exe notes = | ||
|macos intel 32-bit app = | |macos intel 32-bit app = | ||
|macos intel 64-bit app = | |macos intel 64-bit app = | ||
+ | |macos arm app = unknown | ||
|macos app notes = | |macos app notes = | ||
|linux 32-bit executable= | |linux 32-bit executable= | ||
|linux 64-bit executable= | |linux 64-bit executable= | ||
+ | |linux arm app = unknown | ||
|linux executable notes = | |linux executable notes = | ||
}} | }} |
Latest revision as of 16:28, 10 May 2023
Developers | |
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Kerberos Productions | |
Publishers | |
Paradox Interactive | |
Lighthouse Interactive | |
Release dates | |
Windows | August 22, 2006 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Series | Sword of the Stars |
Sword of the Stars | |
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Sword of the Stars | 2006 |
Sword of the Stars II: Lords of Winter | 2012 |
Sword of the Stars: The Pit | 2013 |
Sword of the Stars: Ground Pounders | 2014 |
The Pit: Infinity | 2019 |
Warnings
General information
- Developer's forum
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions (Complete Collection)
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SecuROM 7 DRM | |||
Amazon.com | ||||
GOG.com | Complete Collection - includes all expansion packs | |||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Steam | Complete Collection - includes all expansion packs |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Born of Blood | ||
A Murder of Crows | ||
Argos Naval Yard |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>[Note 1] <path-to-game>\Profiles[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/42890/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\SavedGames[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/42890/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | Stretched 1920 resolution.[citation needed] | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Master, Sound Effects, Speech, GUI, Music | |
Surround sound | Mono and Stereo only. | |
Subtitles | Some announcements are audio-only. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | Will still give important alerts (e.g. during multiplayer, on new turn or last player to act). | |
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 8 | |||
Online play | 8 | GameSpy services have been shut down;[1] see GameSpy for workarounds. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Long loading times for battles
- The game is very slow to load battles on modern hardware. Forcing the game to use one core can improve loading times, at the expense of turn resolution.
- Open the "sots.ini" file with notepad, in your root SOTS folder.
- Add "[CPU]ForceSingleCore=1" as an entry and save. Be sure it has a format similar to default entries.
Memory Capacity
- Being a 32-bit program, SOTS by default uses 2gb of memory. You can expand the amount of memory it can use by enabling the 4gb flag.
- Go to "https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/large-address-aware.112556/", and download "Large Address Aware".
- Extract the archive, and use the program to alter the SOTS executable to be LAA.
Issues unresolved
Invalid CD Key
- The Steam version has recently provided nonfunctioning CD-keys, or has them missing.
Instructions[2] |
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Notes
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Cutscenes | Bink Video | |
Multiplayer | GameSpy |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 2000, XP, Vista | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 1.5 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB 2 GB (Vista) |
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Hard disk drive (HDD) | 3 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (42890) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Pricing | GameSpy Technology
- ↑ Invalid CD key workaround - last accessed on May 2023