Airships: Conquer the Skies

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GOG.com
Humble Store
itch.io
Steam		Can be run without Steam

Essential improvements

Use 64-bit Java

The game natively supports system-side 64-bit versions of Java^[1]

Steam

Specify launching using system Java^[1]
Start the game through Steam. When prompted, select `Launch using System Java`, then press the Play button.

Non-Steam

Run specific executable^[1]

Go to <path-to-game>.
Run AirshipsSystemJava.exe

Notes

This fix was tested on Windows 10.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\^{[Note 1]}
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	%APPDATA%\AirshipsGame\
macOS (OS X)
Linux	$HOME/.airshipsgame/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

External settings.

In-game settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Off/on; called `Game window border`
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

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

Audio

All in-game dialogue is text-based.

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

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Japanese
Russian

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
Local play
LAN play		Versus
Online play		Versus

Connection types

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

Other information

API

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows			Requires 64-bit system-side version of Java.
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7
Processor (CPU)	1.8 GHz	Dual-core 2.2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	256 MB	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	200 MB
Video card (GPU)	128 MB of VRAM	1 GB of VRAM

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.7	10.10
Processor (CPU)	1.8 GHz	Dual-core 2.2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	256 MB	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	200 MB
Video card (GPU)	Intel HD Graphics 128 MB of VRAM	1 GB of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Linux
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 12.0	Ubuntu 14.10
Processor (CPU)	1.8 GHz	Dual-core 2.2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	256 MB	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	200 MB
Video card (GPU)	128 MB of VRAM	1 GB of VRAM

Notes

↑ 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).

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Verified by User:Expack3 on 2016-07-12

[gamedir-2] 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).

[ExpackRef-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Verified by User:Expack3 on 2016-07-12

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[Note 1]

Developers

	David Stark
Release dates
Windows	August 16, 2018
macOS (OS X)	August 16, 2018
Linux	August 16, 2018
Reception
IGDB	87
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Side view
Genres	Strategy, Vehicle combat
Themes	Steampunk