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StarDrive 2

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StarDrive 2
StarDrive 2 cover
Developers
Zero Sum Games
Publishers
Iceberg Interactive
Engines
Unity 5[1]
Release dates
Windows April 9, 2015
macOS (OS X) April 9, 2015
Linux April 9, 2015
Reception
Metacritic 70
OpenCritic 69
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Series StarDrive
StarDrive 2 on HowLongToBeat
StarDrive 2 on IGDB
StarDrive 2 on MobyGames
StarDrive
StarDrive 2013
StarDrive 2 2015

Key points

Few graphics options.

General information

Official Forums
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
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Digital Deluxe Edition, Gold Pack also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Green Man Gaming
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Digital Deluxe Edition.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
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Digital Deluxe Edition.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Mac App Store (unavailable)
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Gold Pack.
macOS (OS X)
GamersGate (unavailable)
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Digital Deluxe Edition.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
All Windows and Linux versions require Steam DRM.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Zero Sum Games\StarDrive 2\
macOS (OS X)
Linux $HOME/.config/unity3d/Zero Sum Games/StarDrive 2/
This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Zero Sum Games\StarDrive 2\SavedGames
macOS (OS X)
Linux $HOME/.config/unity3D/Zero Sum Games/StarDrive 2/SavedGames

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

General settings.
General settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Enable windowed mode and use the -popupwindow parameter (or see the glossary page).
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
2x-8x
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Uncapped.
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

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, sound effects.
Surround sound
Subtitles
All dialogue is text-based.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Cannot be disabled.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Polish
Russian
Spanish

Issues unresolved

Common issues

Game crashes with Raptr running

Close Raptr[2]

Unrecognized display options or fixed/odd screen resolution using Mac OS X

Delete StarDrive 2.plist[2]
  1. Go to ~/Library/Preference
  2. Look for a file named unity.Zero Sum Games.StarDrive 2.plist
  3. Delete the file.

Missing configuration files

Copy all files from <path-to-game>/SD2_Data to the game's config folder[2]

Launch issues under Linux

Add Locale launch parameter[2]
  1. Right-click the game's name in Steam and select Settings.
  2. Click Advanced Launch Options
  3. Add the following: LANG=en_US.UTF-8 %command%.
  4. Click OK.

Issues fixed

Hang on Load Screen

Delete the game's config folder[3]

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Vista
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300 2.5 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GT 460
ATI Radeon HD 4850
500 MB (ATI), 1 GB (Nvidia) of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
Sound (audio device) DirectX 9 compatible
Other 1366 x 768 monitor resolution
Broadband Internet connection
A 64-bit operating system is required.
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.8
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300 2.5 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GT 460
ATI Radeon HD 4850
500 MB (ATI), 1 GB (Nvidia) of VRAM
Other 1366 x 768 monitor resolution
Broadband Internet connection
A 64-bit operating system is required.
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 12.04
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300 2.5 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GT 460
ATI Radeon HD 4850
500 MB (ATI), 1 GB (Nvidia) of VRAM
Other 1366 x 768 monitor resolution
Broadband Internet connection
A 64-bit operating system is required.


References