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Nozmajner: /* My OpenGL Version is below 3.2, "Pioneer cannot run on your graphics card" */

2025-06-04T16:27:15Z

‎My OpenGL Version is below 3.2, "Pioneer cannot run on your graphics card"

Nozmajner: Adding blank screen error

2025-01-02T19:47:41Z

Adding blank screen error

Impaktor: Update with new XDG. Todo: write this better

2024-10-30T16:24:37Z

Update with new XDG. Todo: write this better

Impaktor: /* Gameplay */

2024-07-05T10:03:11Z

‎Gameplay

Impaktor: /* My OpenGL Version is below 3.1, "Pioneer cannot run on your graphics card" */

2023-05-08T08:52:43Z

‎My OpenGL Version is below 3.1, "Pioneer cannot run on your graphics card"

Nozmajner: /* What is the system requirement for runing the game? */ Upped opengl from 3.1 to 3.2

2023-05-06T12:16:33Z

‎What is the system requirement for runing the game?: Upped opengl from 3.1 to 3.2

Zonkmachine: /* Can I walk around space stations and planets? */ fix link

2023-01-01T04:38:07Z

‎Can I walk around space stations and planets?: fix link

Zonkmachine: /* Can I play multiplayer online? */ fixup

2023-01-01T04:33:35Z

‎Can I play multiplayer online?: fixup

Zonkmachine: /* Can I play multiplayer online? */ Update dev forum link

2022-12-30T18:19:56Z

‎Can I play multiplayer online?: Update dev forum link

Impaktor: /* Gameplay */

2022-02-05T18:20:56Z

‎Gameplay

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 This is probably caused by the eclipse shader which isn't supported by some open source graphic drivers. You could install the proprietary drivers, if available, or disable the eclipse effect by adding DisableEclipse=1 to your pioneer configuration file (config.ini).
-=== My OpenGL Version is below 3.2, "Pioneer cannot run on your graphics card" ===
+=== My OpenGL Version is below 4.2, "Pioneer cannot run on your graphics card" ===
 UPDATE: Pioneer dropped 2.1 support in September, 2018. You need to checkout and compile a version prior to this, and do:
-Open your pioneer configuration file, and set: "RendererName=Opengl 2.1". This should allow pioneer to run, provided your hardware supports OpenGL 2.1, which it should if you were able to run Pioneer up until 2014-11-18 when support was dropped. Note, support for multiple renderers was added 2017-03-03, i.e. both OpenGL 2.1 and 3.1; however, you need to edit your configuration file to select the proper one, as no auto-detection is done. Actually, if your hardware isn't extraordinarily old, OpenGL 3.2 should be supported if you update your drivers.
+If your hardware isn't extraordinarily old, OpenGL 4.3 should be supported if you update your drivers.
 You can also find older versions (pre 20141119) on [http://www.moddb.com/games/pioneer/downloads moddb].

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 === New pioneer version doesn't start ===
-This could be because new configuration is incompatible with the local, try remmoving your pioneer configuration folder, such that the game will auto-generate new configuration file anew.
+This could be because new configuration is incompatible with the local, try removing your pioneer configuration folder, such that the game will auto-generate new configuration file anew.
 === I'm getting graphical issues ===

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 *Windows: My Documents\Pioneer
 *OS X: /Users/your_username/Library/Application Support/Pioneer
 *Linux: /home/your_username/.pioneer
 === New pioneer version doesn't start ===

← Older revision		Revision as of 10:03, 5 July 2024
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	This happens in binary star systems. You can select the star you want to jump to from the [[Manual#System_info\|System View]].		This happens in binary star systems. You can select the star you want to jump to from the [[Manual#System_info\|System View]].
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		+	=== Map survey / scan mission does not progress ===
		+	Make sure:
		+	* if you have an orbit scan mission, you need an orbit scanner, and if you have a surface scan mission you need a surface scanner.
		+	* Also make sure you're flying above the minimum altitude, and below the max.
		+	* Also make sure you're in the right system (both coordinates and name must match), and at the right body.
		+
		+	=== Major/Minor Import/Export is wrong ===
		+	There are two levels: system and station. A system can be an importer of X, but a station in that system can be an exporter of X relative the system as a whole, meaning the import/export of a specific station is relative to the import/export price of the system as a whole.

	== Technical FAQ ==		== Technical FAQ ==

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 This is probably caused by the eclipse shader which isn't supported by some open source graphic drivers. You could install the proprietary drivers, if available, or disable the eclipse effect by adding DisableEclipse=1 to your pioneer configuration file (config.ini).
-=== My OpenGL Version is below 3.1, "Pioneer cannot run on your graphics card" ===
+=== My OpenGL Version is below 3.2, "Pioneer cannot run on your graphics card" ===
 UPDATE: Pioneer dropped 2.1 support in September, 2018. You need to checkout and compile a version prior to this, and do:
-Open your pioneer configuration file, and set: "RendererName=Opengl 2.1". This should allow pioneer to run, provided your hardware supports OpenGL 2.1, which it should if you were able to run Pioneer up until 2014-11-18 when support was dropped. Note, support for multiple renderers was added 2017-03-03, i.e. both OpenGL 2.1 and 3.1; however, you need to edit your configuration file to select the proper one, as no auto-detection is done. Actually, if your hardware isn't extraordinarily old, OpenGL 3.1 should be supported if you update your drivers.
+Open your pioneer configuration file, and set: "RendererName=Opengl 2.1". This should allow pioneer to run, provided your hardware supports OpenGL 2.1, which it should if you were able to run Pioneer up until 2014-11-18 when support was dropped. Note, support for multiple renderers was added 2017-03-03, i.e. both OpenGL 2.1 and 3.1; however, you need to edit your configuration file to select the proper one, as no auto-detection is done. Actually, if your hardware isn't extraordinarily old, OpenGL 3.2 should be supported if you update your drivers.
 You can also find older versions (pre 20141119) on [http://www.moddb.com/games/pioneer/downloads moddb].

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 === What is the system requirement for runing the game? ===
-Current "stable" (if indeed we have one) [https://pioneerspacesim.net/page/download/ release] is 2021-02-03, and is built on Ubuntu 20.04 Linux machine and a Windows machine, and requires OpenGL 3.1 compatible hardware.
+Current "stable" (if indeed we have one) [https://pioneerspacesim.net/page/download/ release] is 2021-02-03, and is built on Ubuntu 20.04 Linux machine and a Windows machine, and requires OpenGL 3.2 compatible hardware.
 We also offer a [https://flathub.org/apps/details/net.pioneerspacesim.Pioneer flatpak] script. If you want to compile the game, then please install requirements listed in [https://github.com/pioneerspacesim/pioneer/blob/master/COMPILING.txt COMPILING.txt]

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 === Can I walk around space stations and planets? ===
-No, you cannot exit your ship. The ship is always your avatar. The development team does have [https://pioneerspacesim.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=454 aspirations] to push in this direction, for future versions.
+No, you cannot exit your ship. The ship is always your avatar. The development team does have [https://forum.pioneerspacesim.net/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=454 aspirations] to push in this direction, for future versions.
 === Is the universe pre-defined or randomly generated? ===

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 === Can I play multiplayer online? ===
-There will be no multiplayer. This does not rule out the possibility of minor network features, but multiplayer as it is commonly known is not compatible with the core mechanics of Pioneer. See for instance [[Network_features|Network features]], and [[ServerAgent|ServerAgent]] for more, or our dev-forum [https://forum.pioneerspacesim.net/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=216 here]. Pioneer will never have multiple players in different ships, as this is incompatible with time acceleration feature. For comparison: the Elite Dangerous dev-team chose to prioritize multiplayer over Newtonian mechanics, and make it more like the original Elite, we choose to stay true to the core concepts of Frontier Elite II, which is Newtonian mechanics, with time acceleration.
+There will be no multiplayer. This does not rule out the possibility of minor network features, but multiplayer as it is commonly known is not compatible with the core mechanics of Pioneer. See for instance [[Network_features|Network features]], and [[ServerAgent|ServerAgent]] for more, or our dev forum [https://forum.pioneerspacesim.net/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=216 here]. Pioneer will never have multiple players in different ships, as this is incompatible with time acceleration feature. For comparison: the Elite Dangerous dev-team chose to prioritize multiplayer over Newtonian mechanics, and make it more like the original Elite, we choose to stay true to the core concepts of Frontier Elite II, which is Newtonian mechanics, with time acceleration.
 === Can I colonize planets, build space stations or conquer the universe? ===

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 Ctrl+Printscreen saves .png files in the same directory where the game .ini and savegames are. You can cycle through full HUD/HUD without labels and cursor/No HUD and cockpit using TAB as described in [http://pioneerwiki.com/wiki/Keyboard_and_mouse_controls#In_flight [1]].
 === How do I find star X in the star map ===
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 This happens in binary star systems. You can select the star you want to jump to from the [[Manual#System_info|System View]].
 == Technical FAQ ==