Space Empires IV
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| Developers | |
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| Malfador Machinations | |
| Publishers | |
| Retail | Shrapnel Games |
| Digital | Strategy First |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | November 7, 2000 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 79 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Multiplayer |
| Series | Space Empires |
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| Space Empires | |
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| Space Empires I | 1993 |
| Space Empires II | 1995 |
| Space Empires III | 1997 |
| Space Empires IV | 2000 |
| Space Empires: Starfury | 2003 |
| Space Empires V | 2006 |
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
English release. | |
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| Retail | |
Russian release. | |
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| Publisher website | |
Deluxe Edition.. Also available in the Space Empires Complete Pack. |
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| Epic Games Store | |
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| GamersGate | |
Deluxe Edition. | |
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Deluxe Edition. | |
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| GOG.com | |
Deluxe Edition. Bundled in the Space Empires Complete Pack. |
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| Green Man Gaming | |
Deluxe Edition. | |
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| Steam | |
Deluxe Edition. | |
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| ZOOM Platform | |
Deluxe Edition. Bundled in the Space Empires Complete Pack. |
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Version differences
- The Deluxe edition (released on November 1, 2005) is an enhanced version of the game that adds new graphics, a new sound system, bug fixes, and various other additions.
Essential improvements
Patches
All of the available patches for the game can be found on the official patch page.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\data[Note 1] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1610/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\savegame[Note 1] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1610/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| Epic Games Launcher | ||
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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| Widescreen resolution | Strategic map remains unscaled. Tactical combat uses full screen. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | Not required, game doesn't minimize on task switch, remaining in background. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| 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 |
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Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Notes | |
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| Local play | Hot seat |
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| LAN play | |||
| Online play | |||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
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| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
Ports
| Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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| TCP | 6720 |
| UDP | 6716 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Other information
API
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 95, NT 4.0 | 98, 2000 |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium | |
| System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | 256 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 120 MB | 350 MB |
| Video card (GPU) | DirectX 8.1 compatible | |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1610/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1610) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.