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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = Starlord cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Starlord cover.jpg
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Third Millenium Software}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Third Millenium Software}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Retroism}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|MicroProse|Retail}}
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Night Dive Studios}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Retroism|Digital}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Night Dive Studios|Digital}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|January 1, 1993}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|1993}}
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 13, 2015}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 13, 2015|wrapper=DOSBox}}
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|November 13, 2015}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|November 13, 2015|wrapper=DOSBox}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Strategy, Simulation }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Sci-fi, Space }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
|steam appid  = 410540
 
|steam appid  = 410540
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
|gogcom page  =  
+
|gogcom id    = 1099982058
 +
|official site= https://retroism.com/starlord/
 +
|hltb        = 25641
 +
|igdb        = starlord
 +
|mobygames    = 3430
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
|wikipedia    =  
+
|wikipedia    = Starlord (video game)
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
 +
}}
 +
 +
{{Introduction
 +
|introduction      =
 +
 +
|release history  =
 +
 +
|current state    =
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
 +
{{GOG.com links|1099982058|starlord}}
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/410540/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/410540/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | | | DOS }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | physical | Prompts for answers from the manual. | | DOS }}
 +
{{Availability/row| publisher | https://retroism.com/starlord/ | Steam | Via Humble Widget. | | Windows, Linux }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | starlord | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GMG | starlord | Steam | | | Windows, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 410540 | Steam |  |  | Windows, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 410540 | Steam |  |  | Windows, Linux }}
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{ii}} The retail version prompts for copy protection answers from the manual. Digital versions accepts any answer.<ref name="refcheck Garrett">{{Refcheck|user=Garrett|date=8 August 2021|comment=}}</ref>
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/config|DOS|}}
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{{Game data/config|DOS|{{p|game}}\SOUND.DAT}}
 
{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
 
{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
 
{{Game data/config|Linux|}}
 
{{Game data/config|Linux|}}
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{ii}} {{file|SOUND.DAT}} contains sound card configuration settings; other settings are not stored.<ref name="refcheck Garrett"/>
 
{{XDG|unknown}}
 
{{XDG|unknown}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/saves|DOS|}}
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{{Game data/saves|DOS|{{p|game}}\*.SAV}}
 
{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
 
{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
 
{{Game data/saves|Linux|}}
 
{{Game data/saves|Linux|}}
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{ii}} {{file|BACKUP.SAV}} is an autosave of the current game state when quitting back to the main menu.<ref name="refcheck Garrett"/>
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|origin               =  
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|discord                  =
|origin notes         =  
+
|discord notes            =
|steam cloud           = false
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|epic games launcher      =
|steam cloud notes     =  
+
|epic games launcher notes =
|uplay                =  
+
|gog galaxy                = false
|uplay notes           =  
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|gog galaxy notes          =
|xbox cloud           =  
+
|origin                   =  
|xbox cloud notes     =  
+
|origin notes             =  
 +
|steam cloud               = false
 +
|steam cloud notes         =  
 +
|ubisoft connect          =  
 +
|ubisoft connect notes     =  
 +
|xbox cloud               =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
|widescreen resolution      = unknown
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|widescreen resolution      = false
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
|multimonitor              = unknown
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|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
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|ultrawidescreen            = false
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
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|4k ultra hd                = false
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
|fov                        = unknown
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|fov                        = false
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = unknown
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|windowed                  = false
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
|borderless windowed        = unknown
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|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
|anisotropic                = unknown
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|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
|antialiasing              = unknown
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|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
|vsync                      = unknown
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|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|60 fps                    = unknown
 
|60 fps                    = unknown
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
|key remap                = unknown
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|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
|acceleration option      = unknown
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|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity        = false
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
|mouse menu                = unknown
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|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
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|invert mouse y-axis      = false
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
|controller support        = false
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|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
|full controller          = unknown
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|full controller          = false
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
|controller remap          = unknown
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|controller remap          = false
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
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|controller sensitivity    = false
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
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|invert controller y-axis  = false
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|xinput controllers        = unknown
 
|xinput controllers        = unknown
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|other button prompts      = unknown
 
|other button prompts      = unknown
 
|other button prompts notes=  
 
|other button prompts notes=  
|controller hotplug        = unknown
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|controller hotplug        = false
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
|haptic feedback          = unknown
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|haptic feedback          = false
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|simultaneous input        = unknown
 
|simultaneous input        = unknown
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}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
|separate volume          = unknown
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|separate volume          = false
|separate volume notes    =  
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|separate volume notes    = On/off only (toggle with {{key|S}} for sound, {{key|M}} for music).
|surround sound          = unknown
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|surround sound          = false
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|subtitles                = n/a
 
|subtitles                = n/a
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
|closed captions          = unknown
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|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
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|mute on focus lost      = false
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
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|red book cd audio        =
 +
|red book cd audio notes  =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = English
 
|language  = English
|interface = yes
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|interface = true
|audio    = yes
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|audio    = true
|subtitles = no
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|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Portuguese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = false
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
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|vulkan versions        =  
 
|vulkan versions        =  
 
|vulkan notes          =  
 
|vulkan notes          =  
|dos modes              =  
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|dos modes              = VGA
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = false
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|windows 32-bit exe    = unknown
|64-bit executable notes=  
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|windows 64-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      =
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|macos intel 32-bit app =
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
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|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==
 +
{{System requirements
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|OSfamily = DOS
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|minOS    = MS-DOS 5.0
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|minCPU  = 386/486 16 MHz
 +
|minRAM  = 2 MB
 +
|minHD    =
 +
|minGPU  = VGA
 +
 +
|recOS    =
 +
|recCPU  =
 +
|recRAM  =
 +
|recHD    =
 +
|recGPU  =
 +
}}
 +
 
{{System requirements
 
{{System requirements
 
|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows

Latest revision as of 21:56, 25 December 2023

Starlord
Starlord cover
Developers
Third Millenium Software
Publishers
Retail MicroProse
Digital Retroism
Digital Night Dive Studios
Release dates
DOS 1993
Windows (DOSBox) November 13, 2015
Linux (DOSBox) November 13, 2015
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Controls Point and select
Genres Strategy, Simulation
Themes Sci-fi, Space
Starlord on HowLongToBeat
Starlord on IGDB
Starlord on MobyGames
Starlord on Wikipedia

Starlord is a singleplayer strategy and simulation game.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Prompts for answers from manual, code wheel, etc.
Prompts for answers from the manual.
DOS
Publisher website
Icon overlay.png
Via Humble Widget.
Windows
Linux
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
Green Man Gaming
Icon overlay.png
Windows
Linux
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Windows
Linux
The retail version prompts for copy protection answers from the manual. Digital versions accepts any answer.[1]

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
DOS <path-to-game>\SOUND.DAT
Windows <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1]
Linux <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1]
SOUND.DAT contains sound card configuration settings; other settings are not stored.[1]
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
DOS <path-to-game>\*.SAV
Windows <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1]
Linux <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1]
BACKUP.SAV is an autosave of the current game state when quitting back to the main menu.[1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
For DOSBox toggle with Alt+ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
On/off only (toggle with S for sound, M for music).
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Portuguese

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes VGA

System requirements

DOS
Minimum
Operating system (OS) MS-DOS 5.0
Processor (CPU) 386/486 16 MHz
System memory (RAM) 2 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) VGA
Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP
Processor (CPU) 1.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 600 MB
Video card (GPU) 100% DirectX compatible graphics
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / Linux Mint 17
Processor (CPU) 1.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 600 MB
Video card (GPU) 100% OpenGL accelerated card or onboard graphics


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Verified by User:Garrett on 8 August 2021