Difference between revisions of "Halcyon 6: Lightspeed Edition"

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Halcyon 6
Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander	2016
Halcyon 6: Lightspeed Edition	2017

General information

Developer Discord server

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store		DRM-free when launched directly from executable.^[2]
GOG.com
Humble Store
Mac App Store
Origin		Included with EA Play Pro. Currently only visible in the EA App's Browse menu.
Steam

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
The Precursor Legacy

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\MASSDMG\Halcyon6LSE\
macOS (OS X)
Linux

It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\MASSDMG\Halcyon6LSE\
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Origin
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings.

Gameplay settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Option of 30 FPS or 60 FPS lock.
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

Hotkeys.

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 settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, Sound Effects, Buttons, Master
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP	Vista, 7, 8, 10
Processor (CPU)	2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1 GB
Video card (GPU)	128 MB of VRAM	512 MB of VRAM

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU)	2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1 GB
Video card (GPU)	128 MB of VRAM	512 MB of VRAM

Linux
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu
Processor (CPU)	2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1 GB
Video card (GPU)	128 MB of VRAM	512 MB of VRAM

Notes

↑ Unity engine build: 2017.2.1f1^[1]

References

↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-04-08
↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2021-02-11

[2] Unity engine build: 2017.2.1f1^[1]

[engineversion-1] Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-04-08

[3] Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2021-02-11

[Note 1]

[2]

[1]

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+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Side view, Scrolling }}
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+}}
+==Monetization==
+{{DLC|
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 }}
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+|ubisoft connect           =
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+|xbox cloud                =
+|xbox cloud notes          =
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-==Video settings==
+==Video==
 {{Image|Halcyon 6 Lightspeed Edition - video settings.png|Video settings.}}
 {{Image|Halcyon 6 Lightspeed Edition - gameplay settings.png|Gameplay settings.}}
-{{Video settings
+{{Video
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 |widescreen wsgf award      =
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 |widescreen resolution      = true
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 |vsync                      = unknown
 |vsync notes                =
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-==Input settings==
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 {{Image|Halcyon 6 Lightspeed Edition - hotkeys.png|Hotkeys.}}
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = false
 |key remap notes           =
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 }}
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
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-{{Audio settings
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+|windows 32-bit exe     = true
-|64-bit executable notes=
+|windows 64-bit exe     = true
+|windows arm app        = false
+|windows exe notes      =
+|mac os x powerpc app   = unknown
+|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
+|macos intel 64-bit app = true
+|macos arm app          = unknown
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+|linux 32-bit executable= true
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+|linux arm app          = false
+|linux executable notes =
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 {{References}}
+{{GOG.com Enhancement Project}}

Developers

	Massive Damage
Engines
	Unity 2017^{[Note 1]}
Release dates
Windows	August 10, 2017
macOS (OS X)	August 10, 2017
Linux	August 10, 2017
Reception
Metacritic	73
OpenCritic	73
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Turn-based
Perspectives	Side view, Scrolling
Controls	Multiple select
Genres	RPG, Strategy, Tactical RPG
Vehicles	Space flight
Themes	Sci-fi
Series	Halcyon 6