Space Rangers HD: A War Apart

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Space Rangers HD: A War Apart remasters and expands the world of the cult classic Space Rangers 2. The game is developed by the SNK-Games team in close cooperation with fans of the series.

The biggest of the improved features is a new scenario dedicated to the pirates threatening the galaxy. While the Coalition spends all of its resources to fight the Dominators (sentient machines who seek to eradicate all life), the pirates have united under the banner of a mysterious leader. Under this new master they have begun their own guerrilla war to seize power in the weakened Galaxy. Players can now choose with whom to deal, the Dominators or the pirates, or both at the same time. If you choose the latter path, you will receive new story and side quests, new goals and promotions. After winning one of the wars, you can either finish the game or continue playing to win another.

Players begin their pirate career as the lowest of the low, and will make their way to the top of the pirate hierarchy, completing story missions and learning new information about the organization and its unknown leader whose actions threaten the very existence of the Coalition of sentient species. All player actions affect what kind of place the Galaxy will be at the end, with the victorious Coalition that managed to overcome its enemies or with a collapsed alliance from both external Dominator and internal pirate pressures. The game has received a major technical overhaul in addition to the addition of new content. All of the main menu, loading screens, planet and space station vistas were reworked. Now you can choose a display resolution of up to 1920×1200 and planetary battles employ modern render technologies.

Support Summary

Widescreen
Ultra/Super‑Wide
Multi-Monitor
4K Ultra HD
Support
Method
HUD
Cutscenes
FMVs

Game Information

Game Status:Released
Release Date:
Tested Version:Steam (2.1.1000)
Play Styles:Single-Player
Setting:

Screenshots Comparison

4:3 Screenshot
16:10 Screenshot
16:9 Screenshot
21:9 Screenshot
32:9 Screenshot
Eyefinity / Surround Screenshot
Solutions & Issues
Widescreen Solution & Issues:

Official resolutions are from 1024x768 to 1920x1200.
1024x600 and 1024x640 (as well as any other resolution within range) are obtainable by ini editing or by setting Auto in options (game will pick desktop resolution).
2560x1080, 2560x1440 and 2560x1600 are available only by ini edit. Anything higher than 2560x1600 will cause a crash.
Main part of the game - Space travel (90% of playtime) is Pixel based 2D as well as Planet\Station lobbies and Text adventure, Planetary battle is Hor+ 3D and Hyperspace engagement is Vert- 2D.
The only minor issue is background image in text adventure, loading screen and uninhabited planet lobby that not fill whole screen and cause some cosmetic disturbance on resolutions higher than 1920x1200.
Actual gameplay is not affected.

4:3 Screenshot
16:10 Screenshot
16:9 Screenshot
21:9 Screenshot
32:9 Screenshot
Eyefinity / Surround Screenshot
4:3 Menu
16:10 Menu
16:9 Menu
21:9 Menu
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4:3 Space station
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16:10 Space station
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16:9 Space station
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21:9 Space station
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4:3 Planetary battle
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16:10 Planetary battle
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16:9 Planetary battle
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21:9 Planetary battle
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4:3 Text adventure
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16:10 Text adventure
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16:9 Text adventure
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21:9 Text adventure
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4:3 Hyperspace engagement
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16:10 Hyperspace engagement
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16:9 Hyperspace engagement
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21:9 Hyperspace engagement
15:9 Resolutions:1280x768
Ultra/Super-Wide (21:9/32:9) Resolutions:2560x1080