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Satellite Reign

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Satellite Reign
Satellite Reign cover
Developers
5 Lives Studios
Engines
Unity 5[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows August 28, 2015
macOS (OS X) August 28, 2015
Linux August 28, 2015
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Multiplayer
Satellite Reign on Wikipedia

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions
Linux Helper Thread

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
DRM-free
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Mac App Store
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macOS (OS X)
Steam
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Essential improvements

Improve performance

Disable taxing effects[citation needed]
  1. Download the config.
  2. Extract it to the configuration file(s) location.
  3. Use the -force-d3d9 command line argument.

Notes

This ini disables graphical settings which aren't in the in-game options menu.

Solve multi-monitor issue

Chose which monitor to use[citation needed]
  1. Hold Ctrl while starting the game to reveal another launcher.
  2. In this launcher select which monitor the game should use.

Game data

General settings.
General settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\SatelliteReign\
macOS (OS X) $HOME/.local/share/SatelliteReign/
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/SatelliteReign/
This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\SatelliteReign\
macOS (OS X) $HOME/.local/share/SatelliteReign/
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/SatelliteReign/

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings.
Video settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
One must hold down CTRL while starting game to select which display to render on. Otherwise it will render on display 1.
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)
FXAA, SSAA, Directionally Localized Anti-Aliasing (DLAA), and NFAA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS
Cannot exceed over 100 FPS.[2]
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

Input settings.
Input settings.

Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music and SFX.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language selection.
Language selection.
Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Czech
French
German
Italian
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
4 Co-op
Online play
4 Co-op

VR support

Issues fixed

A list of known issues, as well as tips on best practices for reporting them can be found in the Steam Community Discussions for the game.
  • Failed connecting to 'server': Even if your friend's server shows up under the Friends tab, you will still fail to connect if you are in different regions. The game uses the Unity Relay Servers in NA, EU, Asia and cross-region games are not possible.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9, 11
OpenGL
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
[3]
Linux

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) Dual Core 2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM) 3 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT
1 GB of VRAM
DirectX 9 compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.6
Processor (CPU) Dual Core 2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM) 3 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT
1 GB of VRAM
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 10.10, SteamOS
Processor (CPU) Dual Core 2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM) 3 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT
1 GB of VRAM


Notes

  1. Unity engine build: 5.3.5p4[1]

References

  1. Verified by User:Anonymous on 2016-07-19
  2. Verified by User:Marioysikax on 2017-11-16
    Frame rate seems insanely weird. Even with the lowest of low settings, it keeps jumping between 60-100 for no apparent reason and never goes beyond 100 FPS.
  3. Catalina 64-bit Compatibility - Google Docs - last accessed on 5 May 2023