StarDrive 2

StarDrive 2

Developers
	Zero Sum Games
Publishers
	Iceberg Interactive
Engines
	Unity 5
Release dates
Windows	April 9, 2015
macOS (OS X)	April 9, 2015
Linux	April 9, 2015
Reception
Metacritic	70
OpenCritic	69
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Series	StarDrive

StarDrive
StarDrive	2013
StarDrive 2	2015

StarDrive 2 is a game in the StarDrive series.

General information

Official Forums

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
		Digital Deluxe Edition, Gold Pack also available.
Green Man Gaming		Digital Deluxe Edition.
Humble Store		Digital Deluxe Edition.
Steam
Mac App Store (unavailable)		Gold Pack.
GamersGate (unavailable)		Digital Deluxe Edition.

All Windows and Linux versions require Steam DRM.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Zero Sum Games\StarDrive 2\
macOS (OS X)
Linux	$HOME/.config/unity3d/Zero Sum Games/StarDrive 2/

This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Zero Sum Games\StarDrive 2\SavedGames
macOS (OS X)
Linux	$HOME/.config/unity3D/Zero Sum Games/StarDrive 2/SavedGames

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

General settings.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
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)		2x-8x
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Uncapped.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse acceleration
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, sound effects.
Surround sound
Subtitles		All dialogue is text-based.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Cannot be disabled.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Polish
Russian
Spanish

Issues unresolved

Common issues

Game crashes with Raptr running

Close Raptr

Unrecognized display options or fixed/odd screen resolution using Mac OS X

Delete StarDrive 2.plist
Go to ~/Library/Preference Look for a file named unity.Zero Sum Games.StarDrive 2.plist Delete the file.

Missing configuration files

Copy all files from <path-to-game>/SD2_Data to the game's config folder

Launch issues under Linux

Add Locale launch parameter
Right-click the game's name in Steam and select Settings. Click Advanced Launch Options Add the following: LANG=en_US.UTF-8 %command%. Click OK.

Issues fixed

Hang on Load Screen

Delete the game's config folder

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

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

System requirements

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Linux

Windows
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Vista		7, 8, 8.1
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300 2.5 GHz		Intel Core i5 3.5 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB		8 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	3 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GT 460 ATI Radeon HD 4850 500 MB (ATI), 1 GB (Nvidia) of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible		Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 AMD Radeon HD 7850 1 GB of VRAM
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 9 compatible
Other	1366 x 768 monitor resolution Broadband Internet connection

A 64-bit operating system is required.

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.8
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300 2.5 GHz		Intel Core i5 3.5 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB		8 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	3 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GT 460 ATI Radeon HD 4850 500 MB (ATI), 1 GB (Nvidia) of VRAM		Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 AMD Radeon HD 7850 1 GB of VRAM
Other	1366 x 768 monitor resolution Broadband Internet connection

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Linux
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 12.04		Ubuntu 14.10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300 2.5 GHz		Intel Core i5 3.5 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB		8 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	3 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GT 460 ATI Radeon HD 4850 500 MB (ATI), 1 GB (Nvidia) of VRAM		Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 AMD Radeon HD 7850 1 GB of VRAM
Other	1366 x 768 monitor resolution Broadband Internet connection

A 64-bit operating system is required.