Space Rangers HD: A War Apart

Space Rangers
Space Rangers	2002
Space Rangers 2: Dominators	2004
Space Rangers HD: A War Apart	2013
Space Rangers: Quest	2016

Space Rangers HD: A War Apart is an updated version of Space Rangers 2: Reboot with lots of new contents, enhanced graphics and new much better translation.

The game replaced the original game on GOG and Steam.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Publisher website
Epic Games Store		Based off GOG release. Will require EGS emulator to run without EGS app
GamersGate
GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam		No SteamStub present in the .exe of the game since 2018 at least. Still may require Steam emulator to run without a client
ZOOM Platform

Essential improvements

Smooth font replacement

Taken from Space Rangers 2: Dominators page, still applicable in the remake.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\SpaceRangersHD\CFG.TXT
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/214730/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\SpaceRangersHD\Save
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/214730/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Resolutions higher than 2560x1600 will crash the game.^[1]
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		See the WSGF entry.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed	The windowed mode of the game with the resolution equal to the desktop's one will effectively act like a borderless windowed mode, while in lower resolution - like a (bordered) windowed mode^[2]
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	Up to 16x AF in planetary battles only
Anti-aliasing (AA)	Up to 8x MSAA in planetary battles only
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS	In-game FPS counter suggests no limit.^[3] In practice the performance is limited to 135 FPS in menus, 125 FPS in main game mode and 105 FPS in planetary battles.^[4]
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music and Sound Effects
Surround sound
Subtitles		^[5]
Closed captions		No captions
Mute on focus lost		^[6]
Royalty free audio		The game does not contain any licensed audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Russian
German				Fan translation. Ships with the game by default as a built-in mod. Can be enabled via "Mods" button of the main menu.
Spanish				Fan translation, available on Steam Forums.

Voice acting is limited to the operator in planetary battles.

Issues fixed

Some features are disabled when running game in wine

Edit CFG.TXT file^[7]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `CFG.txt`. Add line `AllowHardwareRenderUnderWine=Yes`.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c	The game may misbehave on Win10 and Win11 since AMD and NVIDIA dropped Delphi D3D support in their current drivers.

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows			During its development, the game was tested only up to Windows 8.1.
Linux			No native support for Linux, but game works well enough under Wine\Proton, automatically recognizes such environment and adjust some settings accordingly.

Modifications

Space Rangers Universe

A massive collection of mods.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP3	7, 8
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 2.5 GHz AMD Athlon XP 3200+ 2200 MHz	Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ 2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB	3 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 7800 GT AMD Radeon 1800 Pro 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible	Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT AMD Radeon X3550 Pro

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/214730/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (214730) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Space Rangers HD: A War Apart | WSGF
↑ Verified by User:Skalt711 on 2023-04-10
↑ Verified by User:Thelocator on 2022-08-27
game can go as high as 500+ fps
↑ Verified by User:Skalt711 on 2023-04-10
On my 165 Hz screen the framerate visually appears at the listed rates. The framerate doesn't appear to be limited by the CPU performance in any way.
↑ Verified by User:Skalt711 on 2023-04-24
No subtitles for the voice operator
↑ Verified by User:Skalt711 on 2023-04-24
↑ https://steamcommunity.com/app/214730/discussions/1/1748980761812269093/#c1748980761816546452

[Proton_path_note-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/214730/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (214730) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/214730/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (214730) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] Space Rangers HD: A War Apart | WSGF

[3] Verified by User:Skalt711 on 2023-04-10

[4] Verified by User:Thelocator on 2022-08-27
game can go as high as 500+ fps

[5] Verified by User:Skalt711 on 2023-04-10
On my 165 Hz screen the framerate visually appears at the listed rates. The framerate doesn't appear to be limited by the CPU performance in any way.

[6] Verified by User:Skalt711 on 2023-04-24
No subtitles for the voice operator

[7] Verified by User:Skalt711 on 2023-04-24

[8] ttps://steamcommunity.com/app/214730/discussions/1/1748980761812269093/#c1748980761816546452

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Developers

	Elemental Games
	SNK-Games
	Katauri Interactive
Publishers
2013-2018	1C Company
2018-2022	1C Entertainment
2022-present	Fulqrum Publishing
Release dates
Windows	October 17, 2013
Reception
Metacritic	68
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Turn-based, Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view, Free-roaming camera, Top-down view, Side view
Controls	Multiple select, Point and select, Menu-based
Genres	Action, ARPG, Business, Immersive sim, Open world, Sandbox
Vehicles	Space flight, Robot
Art styles	Stylized, Pre-rendered graphics
Themes	Comedy, Sci-fi, Piracy, Space
Series	Space Rangers