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Distance

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For the spiritual predecessor, see Nitronic Rush.

Distance
Distance cover
Developers
Refract Studios
Engines
Unity 5[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows September 18, 2018
macOS (OS X) September 18, 2018
Linux September 18, 2018
Reception
Metacritic 74
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Multiplayer
Distance on HowLongToBeat
Distance on IGDB
Distance on MobyGames

Key points

Includes level editor and Steam Workshop support.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Official website
DRM-free
Purchase via Humble Widget. Standard and Deluxe Edition available.
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
DRM-free
Includes soundtrack.
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Soundtrack & Art Book Steam
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Install Mod Loader and skip intro mod
  1. Go to this link and select 'Latest release here'.
  2. Download the Centrifuge.Installer.zip package
  3. Extract the folder and run Centrifuge.Installer.exe
  4. Press the '...' button
  5. Navigate to <path-to-game>
  6. Press 'Install' button
  7. Download Distance.Splash.Skip.zip from here
  8. Paste the Centrifuge folder into <path-to-game>/Distance_Data, overwriting any existing files


Game data

In-game general settings.
In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Distance\GameData.xml
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Distance\Settings\
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/Refract/Distance/
Linux $HOME/.config/refract/Distance
~/.config/unity3d/Refract/Distance
It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Distance\Profiles\
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/Refract/Distance/Profiles/
Linux $HOME/.config/refract/Distance/Profiles/

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game graphics settings.
In-game graphics settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Any resolution supported by the GPU is selectable.
Multi-monitor
Desktop resolution must span across monitors (AMD Eyefinity/Nvidia Surround).
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
FOV varies with speed.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Default fullscreen is borderless. Use windowed mode with -popupwindow parameter for alternative mode or -window-mode exclusive for exclusive fullscreen.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Full and partial.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
FXAA fast and quality.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Input

In-game controls settings.
In-game controls settings.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse input not supported during gameplay.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller unsupported in level editor.
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
Use X1nput[2]
PlayStation controllers
Doesn't support haptic feedback natively.
PlayStation button prompts
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes
, Wired, Wireless (Bluetooth)
Tracked motion controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Button prompts
Input settings icon - Generic Controller.svg
Auto-detected, reliant on controller running in its native mode.
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Strength can be adjusted or turned off.
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.
The Windows version supports custom music.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Master, Car, Environmental, Obstacles, Menu Sound Effects, Music, Announcer.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Size can be adjusted.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio
With attribution.[3]

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
4 Split-screen. Other players must use controllers.[4] No combined local/online play.
LAN play
12 Players must join via direct IP if no internet is available.
Online play
12

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Unofficial standalone server available from GitHub.
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP 45671
This game supports Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) for automatic port configuration.

VR support

Other information

In-game replay settings.
In-game replay settings.

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9, 11 Use the -force-d3d9 command line to force DX9.
OpenGL
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Support for Catalina added on December 18, 2019.[6]
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio Wwise, Naudio Naudio used for custom music support on Windows.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo 2.3 GHz
AMD Athlon X2 2.5 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 5 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT
ATI Radeon HD 3830
DirectX 9.0c compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo 2.3 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 5 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 640M
ATI Radeon HD 3870
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 12.04
Processor (CPU) Intel Dual-Core 2.3 GHz
AMD Dual-Core Athlon 2.5 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 5 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT
ATI Radeon HD 3830


Notes

  1. Unity engine build: 5.5.6f1[1]

References

  1. Verified by User:Waschbär on 2019-08-03
  2. Custom Xinput DLL with Impulse Trigger support on Xbox One Controllers - last accessed on 17 May 2023
  3. Jordan Hemenway on Twitter - last accessed on 2016-05-31
    "Yep, so for it! Just link to soundcloud.com/torcht if you'd be so kind. Thanks for asking!"
  4. Achievment: Pumpkin King :: Distance General Discussions - last accessed on 17 May 2023
  5. The Ghost Update - Steam Community - last accessed on 2016-12-31
  6. Distance Advent Calendar, macOS Catalina, Dev Stream - last accessed on 2019-12-18