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 | |
| 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 | |
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| Publisher website | |
Space Empires IV Deluxe. Also available in the Space Empires Complete Pack. |
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| GamersGate | |
Space Empires IV Deluxe. | |
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Space Empires IV Deluxe. | |
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| GOG.com | |
Space Empires IV Deluxe. Bundled in the Space Empires Complete Pack. |
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| Green Man Gaming | |
Space Empires IV Deluxe. | |
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| Steam | |
Space Empires IV Deluxe. | |
- Space Empires IV Deluxe (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 |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
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 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.