Difference between revisions of "Space Empires IV"

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Space Empires
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

Space Empires Wiki

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		English release.
Retail		Russian release.
Publisher website		Deluxe Edition.. Also available in the Space Empires Complete Pack.
Epic Games Store
GamersGate		Deluxe Edition.
		Deluxe Edition.
GOG.com		Deluxe Edition. Bundled in the Space Empires Complete Pack.
Green Man Gaming		Deluxe Edition.
Steam		Deluxe Edition.
ZOOM Platform		Deluxe Edition. Bundled in the Space Empires Complete Pack.

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)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1610/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\savegame^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1610/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
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
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
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
Local play		Hot seat
LAN play
Online play

Connection types

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

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	6720
UDP	6716

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Other information

API

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	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%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1610) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

[gamedir-1] 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%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[Proton_path_note-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (1610) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (1610) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

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Developers

	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