AssaultCube

AssaultCube

Developers
	Rabid Viper Productions
Engines
	Cube
Release dates
Windows	November 21, 2008
macOS (OS X)	November 21, 2008
Linux	November 21, 2008
Taxonomy
Monetization	Freeware
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	FPS
Art styles	Realistic, Stylized
Themes	Contemporary

Key points

Open source

Available for free

General information

Official forums

Quadropolis - Fan site for Cube engine games

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Official website

Game data

In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\config
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/.assaultcube/config
Linux	$HOME/.assaultcube/config

It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Video

In-game general video settings.

In-game advanced video settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		75-120°
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Capped at 200 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

LOD can be set with the command /minlod. Max is 250.

Input

In-game key map settings.

In-game mouse settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus		Scroll wheel only.
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Using CubeScript one can customize their binding even further. See the TuxArena Guide or this thread for examples.

Audio

In-game audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound		Up to 7.0 output with OpenAL.
Subtitles		No speech.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support		Use OpenAL Soft for binaural HRTF mixing.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
LAN play
Online play

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated		See the README file for further details.
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
UDP	28763, 28764

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed

Game crashes when entering fullscreen (OS X)

Use this build
Build is a beta version; it's most notable issue is that the gamma causes color issues if set to anything besides 100. Use command /gamma 100; resetgl to reset if you get issues.

Sound keeps cutting out (Windows)

type /bulletairsound 0 in the console
Disables the sound file that causes the problem.

rename openal32_RemoveThisPartToUseOpenAL-Soft.dll to openal32.dll[citation needed]
Forces the game to use OpenAL soft.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
OpenGL	1.3

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	ARM	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	OpenAL
Interface	FreeType 2, GNU gettext

Mods

Protox HQ Reskin offers high detail player models while Protox Mod offers high detail HUD items. A simplified version of Protox Mod can be found here.

Alternative Flag Animation replaces the flags in CTF game mode with higher quality versions.

Real Sound Pack makes weapon sounds more realistic and immersive. Note that this pack is quite old and instructs you to install it by overwriting the original game files; do not do this! Install it like any other mod: place the weapon folder inside a packages\audio sub directory. Also only the files usp, sub, auto, grenade_exp and sniper are used, the rest can be deleted. Also note that in newer versions you may have to convert the files to ogg format.

Reloaded Sound Pack like the above, was created for an older version of the game but features higher quality sound effects. To make it work correctly rename the weapons folder to weapon, then move the clip_empty file from the misc folder to the weapon folder. For the change_gun file do the exact opposite, move it from weapon to misc. Then rename the bolt file in the weapon folder to sniper. You can also delete the rpg file as it is unused in the latest versions. Like the previous pack you may need to convert the files to ogg for them to work properly.

System requirements

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Linux

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	2000, XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium III AMD K7
System memory (RAM)	192 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	72 MB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 256 ATI Radeon 7000

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.4
Processor (CPU)	Intel
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)

Last PowerPC compatible version is 1.1.0.4

Linux
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium III AMD K7
System memory (RAM)	192 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	72 MB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 256 ATI Radeon 7000