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{{Infobox
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{{State|Unplayable}}
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|cover         = Ace_of_Spades.png
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{{Infobox game
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|developer     = [[Wikipedia:Jagex|Jagex Limited]]
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|cover       = Ace of Spades Battle Builder header.jpg
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|publisher     = [[Wikipedia:Jagex|Jagex]]
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|developers  =
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|release dates = 12 December 2012
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Jagex}}
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|publishers  =
 +
|engines     =  
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|release dates=  
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|December 12, 2012}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|May 16, 2013|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/games/aceofspades/announcements/detail/1894040475976845978|title=The Mac OSX Version Has Landed! - Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: Ace of Spades|date=May 2023}}</ref>}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Multiplayer }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Ace of Spades }}
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|steam appid  = 224540
 +
|gogcom id    =
 +
|mobygames    =
 +
|strategywiki =
 +
|wikipedia    = Ace of Spades (video game)
 +
|winehq      =
 +
|license      =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{Seriesbox|[[Ace of Spades (Ace of Spades)]]
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'''Key points'''
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{{Seriesbox/row|[[Ace of Spades (Classic)]]|2011}}
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{{ii}} Originally titled simply '''''Ace of Spades''''', was later changed to '''''Ace of Spades: Battle Builder'''''. However, the game's Steam library and community hub name is still '''''Ace of Spades'''''.
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{{Seriesbox/row|[[Ace of Spades]]|2012}}
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{{++}} KV6 modding added in patch.
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}}
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{{--}} Mouse aiming has been rendered broken on Windows 10 after the 2017 Fall Creators update.
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<noinclude>{{Seriesbox/categories}}</noinclude>
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{{--}} Servers were shut down on March 6, 2019.
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
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{{mm}} [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=224540 Steam Users' Forums] for game series
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{{mm}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20161204025224/http://aceofspades.com/ Official Website (Archive)]
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{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/224540 Steam Comunity Discussions] for game series
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{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/224540/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 +
{{mm}} [http://aceofspadeswiki.info Ace of Spades Wiki]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
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{{Availability Table|
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{{Availability|
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{{Availability Table/row| [http://store.steampowered.com/app/224540/ Steam] | {{ID|Steam}} | Only available on Steam. }}
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{{Availability/row| Amazon | B00E1MM9FC | Steam | | | Windows, OS X | unavailable }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Humble | ace-of-spades-battle-builder | Steam |  |  | Windows, OS X | unavailable }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Steam | 224540 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X | unavailable }}
 +
}}
 +
{{ii}} All versions require {{DRM|Steam|offline=no}}.
 +
{{ii}} Game was pulled from sale on April 3, 2018, due to official support being dropped.
 +
 
 +
{{DLC|
 +
{{DLC/row| St. Valentine's Day Massacre | Bundled with game for free | Windows, OS X}}
 +
{{DLC/row| Hurt + Heal Pack |Pulled from sale due to official support being dropped | Windows}}
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Game data==
 +
{{Image|Ace of Spades Battle Builder General.png|In-game general settings.}}
 +
 
 +
===Configuration file(s) location===
 +
{{Game data|
 +
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\config.txt}}
 +
{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 +
{{Save game cloud syncing
 +
|discord                  =
 +
|discord notes            =
 +
|epic games launcher      =
 +
|epic games launcher notes =
 +
|gog galaxy                =
 +
|gog galaxy notes          =
 +
|origin                    =
 +
|origin notes              =
 +
|steam cloud              = unknown
 +
|steam cloud notes        =
 +
|ubisoft connect          =
 +
|ubisoft connect notes    =
 +
|xbox cloud                =
 +
|xbox cloud notes          =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Video==
 +
{{Image|Ace of Spades Battle Builder Video.png|In-game video settings.}}
 +
{{Video
 +
|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/ace-spades-battle-builder/en
 +
|widescreen wsgf award      = gold
 +
|multimonitor wsgf award    = silver
 +
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = incomplete
 +
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
 +
|widescreen resolution      = true
 +
|widescreen resolution notes=
 +
|multimonitor              = true
 +
|multimonitor notes        = Position Affects Gameplay
 +
|ultrawidescreen            = true
 +
|ultrawidescreen notes      =
 +
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
 +
|4k ultra hd notes          =
 +
|fov                        = false
 +
|fov notes                  =
 +
|windowed                  = true
 +
|windowed notes            =
 +
|borderless windowed        = unknown
 +
|borderless windowed notes  =
 +
|anisotropic                = false
 +
|anisotropic notes          =
 +
|antialiasing              = true
 +
|antialiasing notes        = Up to 4x Anti-Aliasing
 +
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 +
|vsync                      = true
 +
|vsync notes                =
 +
|60 fps                    = true
 +
|60 fps notes              = Capped at 59 FPS, but is raised to 60 with vsnyc enabled.
 +
|120 fps                    = false
 +
|120 fps notes              =
 +
|hdr                        = unknown
 +
|hdr notes                  =
 +
|color blind                = unknown
 +
|color blind notes          =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Input==
 +
{{Image|Ace of Spades Battle Builder Controls.png|In-game control settings.}}
 +
{{Input
 +
|key remap                = true
 +
|key remap notes          =
 +
|acceleration option      = false
 +
|acceleration option notes =
 +
|mouse sensitivity        = true
 +
|mouse sensitivity notes  =
 +
|mouse menu                = true
 +
|mouse menu notes          =
 +
|invert mouse y-axis      = true
 +
|invert mouse y-axis notes =
 +
|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 +
|controller support        = false
 +
|controller support notes  =
 +
|full controller          = false
 +
|full controller notes    =
 +
|controller remap          = false
 +
|controller remap notes    =
 +
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
 +
|controller sensitivity notes=
 +
|invert controller y-axis  = false
 +
|invert controller y-axis notes=
 +
|xinput controllers        = unknown
 +
|xinput controllers notes  =
 +
|xbox prompts              = unknown
 +
|xbox prompts notes        =
 +
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|dualshock 4              = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 +
|dualshock prompts notes  =
 +
|light bar support        = unknown
 +
|light bar support notes  =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
 +
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers        = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes  =
 +
|other button prompts      = unknown
 +
|other button prompts notes=
 +
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 +
|controller hotplug notes  =
 +
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 +
|haptic feedback notes    =
 +
|simultaneous input        = unknown
 +
|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
 +
|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Audio==
 +
{{Audio
 +
|separate volume          = true
 +
|separate volume notes    =
 +
|surround sound          = unknown
 +
|surround sound notes    =
 +
|subtitles                = false
 +
|subtitles notes          =
 +
|closed captions          = false
 +
|closed captions notes    =
 +
|mute on focus lost      = false
 +
|mute on focus lost notes =
 +
|eax support              =
 +
|eax support notes        =
 +
|royalty free audio        = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{L10n|content=
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = English
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = French
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = German
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Italian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Polish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Brazilian Portuguese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Russian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Spanish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Turkish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Issues unresolved==
 +
===Mouse look broken===
 +
{{ii}} Mouse aiming has been rendered broken on Windows 10 after the 2017 Fall Creators update.
 +
 
 +
==Network==
 +
{{Network/Multiplayer
 +
|local play          =
 +
|local play players  =
 +
|local play modes    =
 +
|local play notes    =
 +
|lan play            = false
 +
|lan play players    =
 +
|lan play modes      =
 +
|lan play notes      =
 +
|online play          = true
 +
|online play players  = 32
 +
|online play modes    =
 +
|online play notes    =
 +
|asynchronous        =
 +
|asynchronous notes  =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Video settings==
+
{{Network/Connections
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[[File:AoS GraphicsSettings.jpg|300px|right|thumb|General settings.]]
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|matchmaking        = true
−
{{Video Settings
+
|matchmaking notes  =  
−
|widescreen_resolution      =true
+
|p2p                = true
−
|widescreen_resolution_notes=
+
|p2p notes          =  
−
|multimonitor              =unknown
+
|dedicated          = true
−
|multimonitor_notes        =
+
|dedicated notes    =  
−
|fov                        =false
+
|self-hosting      = false
−
|fov_notes                  =
+
|self-hosting notes =  
−
|windowed                  =true
+
|direct ip          = false
−
|windowed_notes            =
+
|direct ip notes    =  
−
|fullscreen                =true
+
}}{{Network/Ports
−
|fullscreen_notes          =
+
|tcp  =  
−
|anisotropic                =false
+
|udp  =  
−
|anisotropic_notes          =
+
|upnp =  
−
|antialiasing              =true
 
−
|antialiasing_notes        =
 
−
|vsync                      =true
 
−
|vsync_notes                =
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Input settings==
+
==Other information==
−
{{Input Settings
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===API===
−
|key_remap                  =true
+
{{API
−
|key_remap_notes           =
+
|direct3d versions      =
−
|acceleration_option       =true
+
|direct3d notes        =
−
|acceleration_option_notes = 0.0 - 1.0
+
|directdraw versions    =
−
|controller_support        =false
+
|directdraw notes      =  
−
|controller_support_notes   =
+
|opengl versions        =
 +
|opengl notes          =
 +
|glide versions        =
 +
|glide notes           =  
 +
|software mode          =
 +
|software mode notes    =
 +
|mantle support        =
 +
|mantle support notes  =
 +
|metal support          =
 +
|metal support notes    =
 +
|vulkan versions        =
 +
|vulkan notes          =
 +
|dos modes              =
 +
|dos modes notes       =  
 +
|shader model versions =  
 +
|shader model notes    =
 +
|windows 32-bit exe    = unknown
 +
|windows 64-bit exe    = unknown
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      =  
 +
|mac os x powerpc app   = unknown
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==
−
{{System Requirements
+
{{System requirements
−
|OSfamily_ = Windows
+
|OSfamily = Windows
  
−
|minOS_  = Windows XP/Vista/7
+
|minOS    = XP SP3
−
|minproc_ = 2.0 GHz+
+
|minCPU  = 2.4 GHz Intel dual core or AMD equivalent
−
|minmem_  = 2 GB RAM
+
|minRAM  = 2 GB
−
|minHD_  = 350 MB HD space
+
|minHD    = 500 MB
−
|minGPU1_ = 800/600 Minimum Resolution, OpenGL 1.5 Support or better, DirectX®:9.0. Recommend use of dedicated graphics card (Nvidia Series 8800+ or ATI Radeon HD 3000+). Laptop/Mobility cards will vary.  
+
|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 6800 GT
 +
|minGPU2  = ATI Radeon X1600
 +
|minDX    = 9.0c
 +
|minOGL  = 1.5
  
−
|recOS_  = Windows XP/Vista/7  
+
|recOS    = Vista, 7
−
|recproc_ = 2.0 GHz+
+
|recCPU  = 2.6+ GHz Intel quad core or AMD equivalent
−
|recmem_  = 2 GB RAM
+
|recRAM  = 4 GB
−
|recHD_   = 350 MB HD space
+
|redHD    = 500 MB
−
|recGPU1_ = 800/600 Minimum Resolution, OpenGL 1.5 Support or better, DirectX®:9.0. Recommend use of dedicated graphics card (Nvidia Series 8800+ or ATI Radeon HD 3000+). Laptop/Mobility cards will vary.
+
|recGPU   = Nvidia GeForce GTX 460
 +
|recDX    =
 +
|recOGL  = 1.5
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}
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[[Category:Windows]] [[Category:Game]]
 

Latest revision as of 03:34, 13 May 2023

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Ace of Spades: Battle Builder
Ace of Spades: Battle Builder cover
Developers
Jagex
Release dates
Windows December 12, 2012
macOS (OS X) May 16, 2013[1]
Taxonomy
Modes Multiplayer
Series Ace of Spades
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Ace of Spades: Battle Builder on Wikipedia
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Ace of Spades
Ace of Spades 2011
Ace of Spades: Battle Builder 2012
Open Spades EA

Warnings

This game requires a constant internet connection for all game modes.

Key points

Originally titled simply Ace of Spades, was later changed to Ace of Spades: Battle Builder. However, the game's Steam library and community hub name is still Ace of Spades.
KV6 modding added in patch.
Mouse aiming has been rendered broken on Windows 10 after the 2017 Fall Creators update.
Servers were shut down on March 6, 2019.

General information

Official Website (Archive)
Steam Community Discussions
Ace of Spades Wiki

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Amazon.com (unavailable)
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Humble Store (unavailable)
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Steam (unavailable)
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
All versions require Steam DRM and a constant internet connection for all game modes.
Game was pulled from sale on April 3, 2018, due to official support being dropped.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
St. Valentine's Day Massacre Bundled with game for free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Hurt + Heal Pack Pulled from sale due to official support being dropped
Windows

Game data

In-game general settings.
In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\config.txt[Note 1]
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/224540/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game video settings.
In-game video settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
 
Multi-monitor
 
 Position Affects Gameplay
Ultra-widescreen
 
4K Ultra HD
 
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Up to 4x Anti-Aliasing
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
Capped at 59 FPS, but is raised to 60 with vsnyc enabled.
120+ FPS

Input

In-game control settings.
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
Controller types

Audio

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
French
German
Italian
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Turkish

Issues unresolved

Mouse look broken

Mouse aiming has been rendered broken on Windows 10 after the 2017 Fall Creators update.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
Online play
32

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Other information

API

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

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP SP3 Vista, 7
Processor (CPU) 2.4 GHz Intel dual core or AMD equivalent 2.6+ GHz Intel quad core or AMD equivalent
System memory (RAM) 2 GB 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 500 MB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 6800 GT
ATI Radeon X1600
OpenGL 1.5 compatible
DirectX 9.0c compatible 		Nvidia GeForce GTX 460
OpenGL 1.5 compatible


Notes

  1. ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
  2. ↑ Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References