America's Army: Proving Grounds
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| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Army Game Studio | |
| Publishers | |
| U.S. Army | |
| Engines | |
| Unreal Engine 3 | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | October 1, 2015 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | Freeware |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Perspectives | First-person |
| Genres | FPS |
| Series | America's Army |
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| America's Army | |
|---|---|
| America's Army | 2002 |
| America's Army 3 | 2009 |
| America's Army: Proving Grounds | 2015 |
America's Army: Proving Grounds is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person FPS game in the America's Army series.
Key points
- The official servers will be shut down on May 5, 2022[1]
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steam | |
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Essential improvements
Skip intro and loading videos
| Delete or rename video files[2] |
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Delete or rename all files in |
Game data
In-game general settings.
In-game crosshair settings.
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\America's Army Proving Grounds\AAGame\Config\ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/203290/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/203290/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud |
Video
In-game video settings.
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | FOV is too low. | ||
| Ultra-widescreen | Vert- scaling. | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Input
In-game control settings.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Button prompts | ||
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
In-game audio settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAN play | 24 | Versus |
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| Online play | 24 | Versus |
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Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 9.0c | |
| Shader Model support | 3 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Physics | PhysX | |
| Audio | FMOD, Fonix TTS, OpenAL | |
| Cutscenes | Bink Video | |
| Multiplayer | Steamworks | |
| Anti-cheat | PunkBuster | [3] |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | Vista | 7 |
| Processor (CPU) | 2.4 GHz Quad Core | Intel Core i5 3.3 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 10 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support |
1 GB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/203290/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (203290) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ AA:PG Shutdown - America's Army Forum - last accessed on 2022-02-09
- ↑ Verified by User:Zach Fett on 2022-03-23
- ↑ Even Balance, Inc. - PunkBuster Online Countermeasures - last accessed on May 2023