Starbound

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Starbound
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Developers
Release dates
Windows
TBA
OS X
TBA
Linux
TBA
Starbound at Steam Charts
Starbound at SteamDB
 Starbound at Wikipedia

Key points

Advantage Mod support
Disadvantage Notable performance issues.[1][2] See Poor performance / low FPS.

General information

More information Official forums
More information Official wiki
More information Steam Community Discussions

Availability[edit]

Source DRM Notes Keys
Official website Availability Table Icons - Steam.svg Purchase includes DRM-free version (not available yet).
Humble Store Availability Table Icons - Steam.svg Purchase includes DRM-free version (not available yet).
Steam Availability Table Icons - Steam.svg
Information All versions require Steam; DRM-free version will not be available until a later date.[3]

Game data[edit]

Configuration file location[edit]

  Location 
Windows <path-to-game>\starbound.xml
OS X
Linux

Save game data location[edit]

  Location 
Windows <path-to-game>\
OS X
Linux
Information Saves are <path-to-game>/player/ and <path-to-game>/universe/
Disadvantage This game does not support the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud Impossible

Video settings[edit]

General options
Graphics option Option Notes
Widescreen resolution Native Up to 1440p
Multi-monitor Hackable See Multi-monitor.
Ultra-widescreen Hackable See Multi-monitor.
Field of view (FOV) Native Zoom level (2x, 3x, 4x).
Windowed Native Toggle by pressing F11.
Borderless fullscreen windowed Hackable Use Windowed Borderless Gaming.
Anisotropic filtering (AF) Not applicable
Anti-aliasing (AA) Not applicable
Vertical sync (Vsync) Impossible
High frame rate Unknown

Multi-monitor[edit]

Fix Modify config[4]

  1. Launch the game and go to Options.
  2. Set the resolution to one which is single-monitor and tick Fullscreen.
  3. Click Accept and quit the game.
  4. Navigate to your configuration file(s) location.
  5. Open starbound.xml with your text editor of choice.
  6. Modify the value in "maximizedResolution" : [ xxxx, yyyy ], with your desired resolution.
  7. Save and close the file.

Input settings[edit]

Keyboard and mouse Native Notes
Remapping Impossible
Mouse acceleration Impossible
Mouse input in menus Native
Mouse Y-axis inversion Impossible
Controller
Controller support Unknown

Audio settings[edit]

Audio options Native Notes
Separate volume controls Native SFX and music.
Surround sound Unknown Config option at line 5 and 6: "audioChannelSeparation" & "audioChannels"
Subtitles Not applicable Everything is text-based.
Closed captions Impossible
Mute on focus lost Impossible

Localizations

Language UI Audio CC Notes
English Native Not applicable Not applicable

Network[edit]

Multiplayer types

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

Connection types

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

Ports

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

Issues fixed[edit]

[edit]

Information Note that there is an active bug causing this for Windows XP users. Try the fixes below if you are not running XP.

Fix Wait

Information Many people have encountered this while launching the game for the first time. Simply waiting for it finish loading assets may work. This can take anywhere from 2 minutes to more than 10 minutes.

Fix Resize window

Information For users experiencing hangups on OS X and Linux, re-sizing the window with your cursor has been shown to help.[citation needed]

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

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

Fix Copy files[5][6]

  1. Go to <path-to-game>\win32\.
  2. Copy the files libeay32.dll and ssleay32.dll to <path-to-game>\win32\launcher.

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

Fix Instructions[7]

  1. Open a Terminal.
  2. Type the following in one by one: 
ln -s /usr/lib/libdirect-1.7.so.1.0.0 /usr/lib/libdirectfb-1.7.so.1.0.0 /usr/lib/libfusion-1.7.so.1.0.0 .
mv libdirect-1.{7.so.1.0.0,2.so.9}
mv libdirectfb-1.{7.so.1.0.0,2.so.9}
mv libfusion-1.{7.so.1.0.0,2.so.9}
mv {,_}libSDL-1.2.so.0

Notes

Information This only applies to Linux users.

Access violation[edit]

Fix Instructions[8]

  1. Go to <path-to-game>\win32\
  2. Right-click on starbound.exe and select Properties.
  3. Select the Compatibility tab and tick Run this program as an administrator.
  4. Also in compatibility mode tick Run this program in compatibility mode for:
  5. Select Windows 7 and repeat the same steps for starbound_opengl.exe and launcher/launcher.exe.

Notes

Information This only applies to Windows 8 or newer users.

Poor performance / low FPS[edit]

Fix Play in OpenGL mode[9]

If you experience low FPS and FPS drops:

  1. Launch the game and click Launch Starbound (OpenGL) on the launcher.

Fix Disable threaded optimization[9]

  1. Go to the NVIDIA Control Panel.
  2. Set Threaded optimization to Off.

Notes

Information This only applies to users who have an NVIDIA card.

Fix Unset compatibility mode for Steam[10][11]

  1. Navigate to your steam.exe application or shortcut.
  2. Right-click and select Properties.
  3. Select the Compatibility tab and click Change settings for all users.
  4. Untick Run this program in compatibility mode for: and click Apply.
  5. Run Steam and launch the game.

Notes

Information This only applies to the Steam version of the game.

Fix Delete registry entry[12]

  1. Click on the Start button and enter: regedit.
  2. Go to key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Layers.
  3. Look for a entry with your path to steam.exe.
  4. Delete that entry.

Notes

Information If you dont find it there try HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Layers.
Information This only applies to the Steam version of the game.

System requirements[edit]

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS)
XP
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
OS X
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS)
10.8.0
Processor (CPU)
64-bit Intel
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
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

References

  1. ↑ Massive FPS problem - Steam Community Discussions
  2. ↑ Performance Problems - Steam Community Discussions
  3. ↑ Notice - Addressing Beta Questions | Official Chucklefish Forums
  4. ↑ Multi-Monitor Support (Nvidia Surround / Ati Eyefinity) - Official forums
  5. ↑ |Resolved by userfix| Bug: not starting at all | Official Chucklefish Forums
  6. ↑ [Solution Launcher not launching | Official Chucklefish Forums
  7. ↑ The Linux startup crash thread | Official Chucklefish Forums
  8. ↑ FIX: IF YOU ARE GETTING ERROR: "Access violation detected at ..." - Steam Community Discussions
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 CURRENT WORK-AROUNDS (Try these if you're having issues!) - Official forums
  10. ↑ Low fps - Steam Community Discussions
  11. ↑ Tested by Pridit.
  12. ↑ Fix: Steam thinks its running in compatibility mode - EduGeek