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== Tips and tricks == | == Tips and tricks == | ||
To change the amount of memory, the starsector game can use, add the following command to NixOS.<syntaxhighlight lang="nixos"> | To change the amount of memory, the starsector game can use, add the following command to NixOS.<syntaxhighlight lang="nixos"> | ||
(starsector.overrideAttrs ({ ... }: { | environment.systemPackages = [ | ||
# overrides the NixOS package, starsector, see: https://wiki.nixos.org/wiki/Starsector | |||
(starsector.overrideAttrs ({ ... }: { | |||
postInstall = '' | |||
cp ${dotfiles/starsector/settings.json} $out/share/starsector/data/config/settings.json | |||
substituteInPlace $out/share/starsector/.starsector.sh-wrapped \ | |||
--replace-fail "Xms1536m" "Xms8192m" \ | |||
--replace-fail "Xmx1536m" "Xmx8192m" | |||
''; | |||
})) | |||
]; | |||
</syntaxhighlight>This commands takes the <code><code>settings.json</code></code> and changes the commandline parameters:<code>Xms</code> <code>Xmx</code> to take <code>8192m</code> or <code>8GiB</code> of RAM. | </syntaxhighlight>This commands takes the <code><code>settings.json</code></code> and changes the commandline parameters:<code>Xms</code> <code>Xmx</code> to take <code>8192m</code> or <code>8GiB</code> of RAM. | ||
[[Category:Guide]] | [[Category:Guide]] | ||
[[Category:Gaming]] | [[Category:Gaming]] | ||
Revision as of 15:56, 6 December 2024
Starsector (formerly “Starfarer”) is an open-world single-player space-combat, roleplaying, exploration, and economic game. You take the role of a space captain seeking fortune and glory however you choose.
Installation
Install starsector by adding following into your NixOS config:
environment.systemPackages = [
pkgs.starsector
];
Tips and tricks
To change the amount of memory, the starsector game can use, add the following command to NixOS.
environment.systemPackages = [
# overrides the NixOS package, starsector, see: https://wiki.nixos.org/wiki/Starsector
(starsector.overrideAttrs ({ ... }: {
postInstall = ''
cp ${dotfiles/starsector/settings.json} $out/share/starsector/data/config/settings.json
substituteInPlace $out/share/starsector/.starsector.sh-wrapped \
--replace-fail "Xms1536m" "Xms8192m" \
--replace-fail "Xmx1536m" "Xmx8192m"
'';
}))
];
This commands takes the settings.jsonXms Xmx to take 8192m or 8GiB of RAM.