1. How To Reset My Starbound Universe
2. Starbound How To Reset Your Universe

Dec 13, 2016 If you merely want to reset your Outpost's progress, one way is to enter the universe folder and then delete the universe.dat file contained inside. Another way is to launch Starbound, start a game with any character, then enter /admin and use /resetuniverseflags, which will have a similar effect to deleting universe.dat.

Starbound was released yesterday, 23 July, on Steam and a lot of players are complaining about issues in the game and writing bad reviews because of that. Although the game has a lot of positive reviews, with a total of over 50.000 reviews, some players are encountering Starbound errors like the game is not starting, crashes or FPS issues.

You’ve fled your home, only to find yourself lost in space with a damaged ship. Your only option is to beam down to the planet below and gather the resources you need to repair your ship and set off to explore the vast, infinite universe…

Our team released a guide to help you fix the Starbound errors and other minor issues of the game. Make sure that you meet the system requirements below and after that, you can go ahead and fix your issue, you can find it in the list below. If you can find your issue there please comment below and we will help you fix your game.

MINIMUM:

• OS: Windows XP or later
• Processor: Core 2 Duo
• Memory: 2 GB RAM
• Graphics: 256 MB graphics memory and directx 9.0c compatible gpu
• DirectX: Version 9.0c
• Network: Broadband Internet connection
• Storage: 3 GB available space

• Starting off in Starbound can seem overwhelming at the start but after you get your feet you will soon be exploring the Universe! 1 Character Creation 2 Controls 3 First Day in Starbound 4 Basic Crafting 5 Basic Smelting and Metal Bars 6 Quests 7 Tips This is where you create your avatar. You will be able to choose from seven different races: -Apex (Apes) -Avian (Birds) -Human (Human) -Floran.
• It also doesn't appear to be the universe seed given that it's not in a per universe configuration file but in the starbound configuration file. There does not currently seem to be a known way to change the universes seed.
• Starbound is working towards a future where wipes no longer occur, but although your characters and ships are safe, you need to back up your worlds now.The v. Enraged Koala patch will allow.

RECOMMENDED:

• OS: Windows XP or later
• Processor: Core i3
• Memory: 4 GB RAM
• Graphics: Discrete GPU capable of DirectX 9.0c
• DirectX: Version 9.0c
• Network: Broadband Internet connection
• Storage: 4 GB available space

Starbound Errors:

#1 Fullscreen & Higher Resolution Issues

For some players with bigger resolutions, a part of the screen is not working and they are unable to use it. A user on the Steam Dashboard posted a fix for this issue and you can find it below.

GO TO – C:Program Files (x86)SteamsteamappscommonStarboundwin32

“Right click the game’s .exe, click on Properties and under the Compatibility tab check the box next to “Disable Display Scaling On High DPI Settings”. This always solves the problem for me!”

Also, if you have a x64 OS try to use the workaround below.

From desktop, right clicked, went to resolution settings, from there was a link to change text size & I set it back to the default small/normal setting. Making this change required me to have to log off my user profile & log back in to take effect which I did. Upon doing so & relaunching the game via steam, everything was fine, full screen worked great & was able to set to full 2560×1440 resolution with no probs & spent a few hours with a friend in game. I have windows 7 so Im not sure if this will apply to other OS but I know for me it was a God send of a fix.

#2 Starbound Not Starting

There are a lot of issues at the startup of the game, for some players the game doesn’t start and nothing happens, the client doesn’t appear and others receive an error like the one below.

“I’ve tried reinstalling it but whenever I launch it it won’t even bring up the client. Nothing happens. It shows me on steam that I’m in game for like a second but then it stops. What do I do?”

Workaround: To fix this issue and the error below, you can try and delete the whole Starbound folder and reinstalling the game via Steam but a better solution is to fix our tutorial at the end of the post and by applying our workaround you will be able to start the game in a few minutes.

#3 Starbound Crashes

These days crashes are a very common issue for games, in the first weeks after the launch. Players reported that Starbound crashes randomly through the game or at startup and they are unable to play the game for more than 10-20 minutes without a crash.

“I launch the game, chuclefish logo comes up and laughs at me, then hard crashes without saying anything. What to do?”

Solution: To fix the crashes and play the game for more than 10-20 minutes at a time go ahead and apply our workaround from the end of the post, you will find there a tutorial that will help you fix the game crashes.

#4 Starbound FPS Issues

This is the most common Starbound issue, a lot of players are complaining about FPS issues and screen tearing or other performance issues.

“Like almost everyone else having problems, I too couldn’t get starbound to work after obliterating it from my laptop and reinstalling. After spending all day doing windows updates and trying to fix the C++ issue I *finally* got it working, only to run the game with jittery framerate jumping between 60fps when I’m not moving on my ship and 15-20 FPS whenever I do anything, simple things like walking around on the planet. On top of that there seems to be screen tearing problems too. What happened to the game?? I played it a while ago and it ran very well but now the 1.0 release is full of problems?? I was planning on just playing it on my laptop so I wouldn’t have to go to the trouble of starting up my gaming Pc but at this rate its darn close to unplayable on my laptop…”

Solution: A simple way to optimize the game and fix the FPS issues and other performance issues of the game you can follow our tutorial below and apply it to your game, after that you should have constant FPS and no other errors.

Our team of developers managed to release a patch that helps you fix the errors described above. You can see how our patch looks like below, where you can also find a tutorial on how to use it and a download link. Please follow the tutorial step by step before asking any questions regarding your issues. Our patch won’t interfere with your Steam account, it will just change some files and .dll in the game folder for the errors to be fixed.

Follow the tutorial below to apply the patch correctly to your game.

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1. Download the archive of the patch from here: download
2. Extract the downloaded archive on your PC, and open the patch from the folder.
3. Your GPU will be selected automatically, make sure that you use your dedicated GPU if you have a laptop!
4. Select the game executable from the game folder, if you used the default install folder it should be: “C:Program Files (x86)SteamSteamAppscommonStarbound”.
5. Select your issue or issues from the box to the right and click the corresponding “Fix” button.
6. After your errors are successfully fixed, you can click the “Launch Game” button and play the game.

How to download: Well, you might think that our download service is pretty annoying but is very effective. To download you just need to complete a simple offer, it usually takes a few minutes, and after that, you will be able to download the patch. We use this service because is the only way to support our developers and to keep releasing and updating patches for games. Thank you! We hope you understand us and have fun playing Starbound!

We hope that your tutorial helped you fix your Starbound errors and bugs, if you encounter any other issues in the game or if you don’t know how to apply the patch to your game, comment below or use our contact page and we will help you fix your game. –GamesErrors Team

We’ve listed solutions and answers to a few commonly reported issues. If after reading through the information below your issue is still not resolved, then please post on our support forums or the Starbound subreddit. Posting there will allow visibility to both the developers and to the community who may have helpful information to share!

If you’re using mods and having issues – first try disabling all mods to identify if they may be a factor, then enable one test which may be causing the error. Also make sure to update your mods when the game updates. Problems with mods themselves should be reported directly to the mods developer.

Game Issues

• Other troubleshooting tips

Miscellaneous

Game Issues

“This program is not responding” error

• If you’re using Discord, try disabling the Discord Overlay
• Click the gear beside your name in the lower-left of your Discord client
• Click ‘overlay’
• Toggle ‘Enable Discord Overlay’ off
• If the game is starting, but then freezing at the Chucklefish logo and not loading it may be a permission issue limiting resources the game needs in order to run. This can be overcome by launching the game or Steam as an administrator
• Right click either Steam or the Starbound EXE.
• Select ‘Run as administrator’ from the menu.
• You can also set the application to launch as an administrator inside of Steam by default;
• Right click the game in your Steam Library.
• Go to Properties then the Local Files tab.
• Click Browse Local Files.
• Open ‘Win64’ (or ‘Win32’ if you use the 32-bit version)
• Right-click ‘Starbound.exe’ and go to Properties.
• Click the Compatibility tab.
• Check the Run this program as an administrator box.
• Click Apply.

Mac OS X: I receive the message “The application has quit unexpectedly.” whenever I try to launch Starbound.

• The most common reason OS X users see this message is because they are running a version of OS X below 10.7, which is the minimum Starbound requires. Upgrading to 10.8 or 10.9 resolves this issue for most users. Information on how to upgrade to OSX 10.9 for free.
• If you are running OS X 10.7 or higher, try disabling the Steam overlay.

My character has disappeared
Check this guide for steps on how to retrieve your lost character. Arabic numerals font.

My game crashes with an IOException/Leaf Block error!
These are world corruption errors, generally caused by conflicting third-party mods. You can solve this issue by deleting the “universe” folder from your Starbound directory

Other Troubleshooting Tips

Reset your universe
If you’re unable to login to any characters the universe files may have become corrupted. They can be reset, but be aware that doing so will remove all worlds you’ve visited. It’s advised to make a back up copy the universe before removing.

• Windows (32-Bit): C:Program FilesSteamsteamappscommonStarbounddistuniverse
• Windows (64-Bit): C:Program Files (x86)SteamsteamappscommonStarbounddistuniverse
• Mac OS X: /Users/USER/Library/Application Support/Steam/SteamApps/common/Starbound/dist/universe
• Linux (32-Bit): ~/.local/share/Steam/SteamApps/common/Starbound/dist/universe
• Linux (64-Bit): ~/.local/share/Steam/SteamApps/common/Starbound/dist/universe

Copy the crash log
Starbound generates a log file which is extremely helpful to identify the cause of crashes. If you’re reporting a crash make sure to include this log information. The easiest method is to paste into pastebin (or an equivalent site) then include the link to the log in your report post. Including the entire log in the post makes it difficult to read.

• Right-click ‘Starbound’ in Steam
• Click ‘Properties’
• Click ‘Local Files’
• Click ‘Browse Local Files’
• Enter the ‘Storage’ folder
• Open Starbound.log

Disable the Steam overlay

1. Click the “Settings” button in your Steam window, then click on “In-Game Settings”.
2. Uncheck the box next to “Enable Steam Community In-Game” and click OK.
3. Disable the Steam Overlay on specific games only by right-clicking on the game title, click on “Properties” and uncheck “Enable Steam Community In-Game” in the “General” tab.

Launch the game without Steam running

How To Reset My Starbound Universe

• Navigate to the folder you have Starbound installed to and run the program directly from there. Typically, this is usually the following file:
  • Windows (32-Bit): C:Program FilesSteamsteamappscommonStarboundwin32starbound.exe
  • Windows (64-Bit): C:Program Files (x86)SteamsteamappscommonStarboundwin32starbound.exe
  • Windows, OpenGL (32-Bit): C:Program FilesSteamsteamappscommonStarboundwin32starbound_opengl.exe
  • Windows, OpenGL (64-Bit): C:Program Files (x86)SteamsteamappscommonStarboundwin32starbound_opengl.exe
  • Mac OS X: /Users/USER/Library/Application Support/Steam/*/Starbound.app/Contents/MacOS/starbound/Starbound.app
  • Linux (32-Bit): ~/.local/share/Steam/SteamApps/common/Starbound/linux32/starbound
  • Linux (64-Bit): ~/.local/share/Steam/SteamApps/common/Starbound/linux64/starbound

Miscellaneous

I’m a YouTuber/live streamer; can I have permission to record and monetize Starbound footage?

Yes! Please see our general FAQ page for exact details.

What are the system requirements to play Starbound?

Our minimum system requirements can be found our Steam store page.

What is “unstable” and how do I switch to it?

The “unstable” branch of the beta receives updates before the main stable branch and isn’t tested as thoroughly. It may also destroy saves or contain other issues, which will be fixed as they’re discovered and before they’re pushed to the stable branch. This branch is intended for people who want to test for bugs/issues. Only use this branch if you don’t mind potential game-breaking bugs!

To switch to unstable, simply install it from your Steam library as you would with the normal game:

Starbound How To Reset Your Universe

If you only see the normal “Starbound” item in your library, you may need change how Steam is displaying your games to you. You can do this by hovering over the “Library” option at the top of your Steam client, and selecting “Games” from the dropdown (as opposed to “Recent” or “Installed”).