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{{stub}}
 
 
{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = Quadrilateral Cowboy Cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Quadrilateral Cowboy Cover.jpg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Blendo Games}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Blendo Games}}
−
{{Infobox game/row/osxporter|Aaron Melcher}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/porter|Aaron Melcher|OS X}}
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{{Infobox game/row/osxporter|Ethan Lee}}
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{{Infobox game/row/porter|Ethan Lee|OS X}}
−
{{Infobox game/row/linporter|Aaron Melcher}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/porter|Aaron Melcher|Linux}}
−
{{Infobox game/row/linporter|Ethan Lee}}
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{{Infobox game/row/porter|Ethan Lee|Linux}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|FNA|Art Book}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/engine|FNA|Art Book}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|July 25, 2016|ref=<ref name="faq">[http://blendogames.com/qc/faq.htm Quadrilateral Cowboy FAQ]</ref>}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|July 25, 2016|ref=<ref name="faq">[https://blendogames.com/qc/faq.htm Quadrilateral Cowboy FAQ]</ref>}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|September 30, 2016|ref=<ref name="Update 006">[https://steamcommunity.com/games/240440/announcements/detail/972040300477638489 Update 006: Mac/Linux Release - Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: Quadrilateral Cowboy]</ref>}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|September 30, 2016|ref=<ref name="Update 006">[https://steamcommunity.com/games/240440/announcements/detail/972040300477638489 Update 006: Mac/Linux Release - Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: Quadrilateral Cowboy]</ref>}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|September 30, 2016|ref=<ref name="Update 006"/>}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|September 30, 2016|ref=<ref name="Update 006"/>}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|quadrilateral-cowboy|81}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|3033/quadrilateral-cowboy|82}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|quadrilateral-cowboy|84}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | First-person }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Cyberpunk }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
|steam appid  = 240440
 
|steam appid  = 240440
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|gogcom page  =  
+
|gogcom id    =  
 +
|official site= https://blendogames.com/qc/
 +
|hltb        = 38889
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 +
|mobygames    = quadrilateral-cowboy
 
|wikipedia    = Quadrilateral Cowboy
 
|wikipedia    = Quadrilateral Cowboy
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
 +
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
  
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'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
−
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/240440/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
+
{{mm}} [https://discord.gg/blendogames Developer Discord server]
 +
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/240440/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
−
{{Availability/row| official | http://blendogames.com/qc/buy.htm | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| official | https://blendogames.com/qc/buy.htm | DRM-free | Purchase via Humble Widget. | Steam | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
−
{{Availability/row| Steam | 240440 | Steam | The game itself doesn't use DRM.<ref name="faq"/> | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
+
{{Availability/row| Humble | quadrilateral-cowboy | DRM-free | | Steam | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 +
{{Availability/row| itch.io | https://blendogames.itch.io/quadrilateralcowboy | DRM-free |  |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Steam | 240440 | DRM-free | The game itself doesn't use DRM.<ref name="faq"/> | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
}}
 
}}
−
{{ii}} All versions require {{DRM|Steam}}.<ref name="faq"/>
 
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/row|Windows|{{P|game}}\base\DoomConfig.cfg}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|game}}\base\DoomConfig.cfg|{{P|appdata}}\BlendoGames\Quadrilateral Cowboy\base\DoomConfig.cfg}}
−
{{Game data/row|OS X|~/Library/Application Support/BlendoGames/QuadrilateralCowboy/base/DoomConfig.cfg}}
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{{Game data/config|OS X|{{p|osxhome}}/Library/Application Support/BlendoGames/QuadrilateralCowboy/base/DoomConfig.cfg}}
−
{{Game data/row|Linux|{{p|xdgdatahome}}/BlendoGames/QuadrilateralCowboy/base/DoomConfig.cfg}}
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{{Game data/config|Linux|{{p|xdgdatahome}}/BlendoGames/QuadrilateralCowboy/base/DoomConfig.cfg}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{XDG|true}}
 
{{XDG|true}}
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===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/row|Windows|{{P|game}}\base\savegames\}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|game}}\base\savegames\|{{P|appdata}}\BlendoGames\Quadrilateral Cowboy\base\savegames\}}
−
{{Game data/row|OS X|~/Library/Application Support/BlendoGames/QuadrilateralCowboy/base/savegames/}}
+
{{Game data/saves|OS X|{{p|osxhome}}/Library/Application Support/BlendoGames/QuadrilateralCowboy/base/savegames/}}
−
{{Game data/row|Linux|{{p|xdgdatahome}}/BlendoGames/QuadrilateralCowboy/base/savegames/}}
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{{Game data/saves|Linux|{{p|xdgdatahome}}/BlendoGames/QuadrilateralCowboy/base/savegames/}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
−
|origin               =  
+
|discord                  =
−
|origin notes         =  
+
|discord notes            =
−
|steam cloud           = true
+
|epic games launcher      =
−
|steam cloud notes     = Can be toggled in-game.
+
|epic games launcher notes =
−
|uplay                =  
+
|gog galaxy                =
−
|uplay notes           =  
+
|gog galaxy notes          =
 +
|origin                   =  
 +
|origin notes             =  
 +
|steam cloud               = true
 +
|steam cloud notes         = Can be toggled in-game.
 +
|ubisoft connect          =
 +
|ubisoft connect notes    =
 +
|xbox cloud                =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Video settings==
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==Video==
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{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|ultrawidescreen            = true
 
|ultrawidescreen            = true
−
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
+
|ultrawidescreen notes      = Only 21:9
 
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
 
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
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|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
−
|borderless windowed        = hackable
+
|borderless windowed        = false
−
|borderless windowed notes  = Use [[Glossary:Borderless fullscreen windowed#Borderless Gaming|Borderless Gaming]].
+
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|anisotropic                = true
 
|anisotropic                = true
 
|anisotropic notes          = Up to 8x.
 
|anisotropic notes          = Up to 8x.
 
|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing notes        = Up to 16x.
 
|antialiasing notes        = Up to 16x.
 +
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps notes              = Capped at 63 FPS. Uncapping increases the game speed.
 
|120 fps notes              = Capped at 63 FPS. Uncapping increases the game speed.
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|hdr                        = unknown
 +
|hdr notes                  =
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Input settings==
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==Input==
−
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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|invert mouse y-axis      = true
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = true
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
−
|controller support        = false
+
|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 +
|controller support        = limited
 
|controller support notes  = Rudimentary gamepad support is included, but is not recommended.<ref name="faq"/>
 
|controller support notes  = Rudimentary gamepad support is included, but is not recommended.<ref name="faq"/>
−
|full controller          = unknown
+
|full controller          = false
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|controller remap          = unknown
 
|controller remap          = unknown
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|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
−
|touchscreen               = unknown
+
|xinput controllers        = unknown
−
|touchscreen notes        =  
+
|xinput controllers notes  =
−
|button prompts           = unknown
+
|xbox prompts              = unknown
−
|button prompts notes     =  
+
|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        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
−
|light bar support        = unknown
+
|simultaneous input        = unknown
−
|light bar support notes   =  
+
|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 =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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}}
 
}}
  
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==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
−
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
−
|subtitles                = unknown
+
|subtitles                = n/a
−
|subtitles notes          =  
+
|subtitles notes          = Game has no dialogue.
−
|closed captions          = unknown
+
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
−
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
+
|mute on focus lost      = false
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
−
|eax support notes        =  
+
|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
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  |interface = yes
+
  |interface = true
−
  |audio    =  
+
  |audio    = n/a
−
  |subtitles =  
+
  |subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    = Game has no dialogue.
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
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|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw notes      =  
 
|directdraw notes      =  
−
|opengl versions        =  
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|opengl versions        = 2.1
 
|opengl notes          =  
 
|opengl notes          =  
 
|glide versions        =  
 
|glide versions        =  
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|metal support          =  
 
|metal support          =  
 
|metal support notes    =  
 
|metal support notes    =  
−
|vulkan support        =  
+
|vulkan versions        =  
−
|vulkan support notes   =  
+
|vulkan notes           =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
−
|64-bit executable     = unknown
+
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
−
|64-bit executable notes=  
+
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes     =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app = true
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app = true
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        = <ref name="64bitUpdate-OSX-Linux">{{Refurl|url=https://twitter.com/BlendoGames/status/1319340132202246144|title=Brendon Chung update|date=2020-10-22|snippet=Quadrilateral Cowboy's Mac & Linux builds have been updated to 64-bit! Big thanks to Ethan Lee (@flibitijibibo) for making this happen.}}</ref>
 +
|linux 32-bit executable= true
 +
|linux 64-bit executable= true
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes = <ref name="64bitUpdate-OSX-Linux"/>
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|minOS    = 7
 
|minOS    = 7
−
|minCPU  = 2.5 GHz
+
|minCPU  = 2.0 GHz
 
|minRAM  = 3 GB
 
|minRAM  = 3 GB
 
|minHD    = 1200 MB
 
|minHD    = 1200 MB
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|OSfamily = OS X
 
|OSfamily = OS X
  
−
|minOS    =  
+
|minOS    = 10.7
−
|minCPU  =  
+
|minCPU  = 2.0 GHz
−
|minRAM  =  
+
|minRAM  = 3 GB
−
|minHD    =  
+
|minHD    = 1200 MB
−
|minGPU  =  
+
|minGPU  = Nvidia or ATI GPU
−
|minVRAM  =  
+
|minVRAM  = 1 GB
  
−
|recOS    =  
+
|recOS    =
 
|recCPU  =  
 
|recCPU  =  
 
|recRAM  =  
 
|recRAM  =  
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|OSfamily = Linux
 
|OSfamily = Linux
  
−
|minOS    =  
+
|minOS    = Ubuntu 12.04 or SteamOS
−
|minCPU  =  
+
|minCPU  = 2.0 GHz
−
|minRAM  =  
+
|minRAM  = 3 GB
−
|minHD    =  
+
|minHD    = 1200 MB
−
|minGPU  =  
+
|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 9800 GT
−
|minVRAM  =  
+
|minGPU2  = ATI Radeon HD 5750
 +
|minVRAM  = 1 GB
  
 
|recOS    =  
 
|recOS    =  

Latest revision as of 14:09, 5 May 2023

Quadrilateral Cowboy
Quadrilateral Cowboy cover
Developers
Blendo Games
macOS (OS X) Aaron Melcher
macOS (OS X) Ethan Lee
Linux Aaron Melcher
Linux Ethan Lee
Engines
id Tech 4
Art Book FNA
Release dates
Windows July 25, 2016[1]
macOS (OS X) September 30, 2016[2]
Linux September 30, 2016[2]
Reception
Metacritic 81
OpenCritic 82
IGDB 84
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Perspectives First-person
Themes Cyberpunk
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Quadrilateral Cowboy on HowLongToBeat
Quadrilateral Cowboy on IGDB
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Quadrilateral Cowboy on MobyGames
Quadrilateral Cowboy on Wikipedia

Key points

Full mod support via Steam Workshop.[1]
Source code was made available.[1]

General information

Developer Discord server
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Official website
DRM-free
 Purchase via Humble Widget.
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
DRM-free
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
itch.io
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
 The game itself doesn't use DRM.[1]
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\base\DoomConfig.cfg[Note 1]
%APPDATA%\BlendoGames\Quadrilateral Cowboy\base\DoomConfig.cfg
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/BlendoGames/QuadrilateralCowboy/base/DoomConfig.cfg
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/BlendoGames/QuadrilateralCowboy/base/DoomConfig.cfg
This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\base\savegames\[Note 1]
%APPDATA%\BlendoGames\Quadrilateral Cowboy\base\savegames\
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/BlendoGames/QuadrilateralCowboy/base/savegames/
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/BlendoGames/QuadrilateralCowboy/base/savegames/

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud
Can be toggled in-game.

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
Only 21:9
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
60-110° or set g_fov in the console.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Up to 8x.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Up to 16x.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS
Capped at 63 FPS. Uncapping increases the game speed.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Rudimentary gamepad support is included, but is not recommended.[1]
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Mouse smoothing

Disable m_smooth[citation needed]
  1. Enable and open the debug console.
  2. Type in and enter m_smooth 0.

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Game has no dialogue.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Game has no dialogue.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
OpenGL 2.1
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
[3]
Linux
[3]

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7 8.1, 10
Processor (CPU) 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 3 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1200 MB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 9800 GT
ATI Radeon HD 5750
1 GB of VRAM
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.7
Processor (CPU) 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 3 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1200 MB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia or ATI GPU
1 GB of VRAM
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 12.04 or SteamOS
Processor (CPU) 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 3 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1200 MB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 9800 GT
ATI Radeon HD 5750
1 GB of VRAM


Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 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).

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Quadrilateral Cowboy FAQ
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Update 006: Mac/Linux Release - Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: Quadrilateral Cowboy
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Brendon Chung update - last accessed on 2020-10-22
    "Quadrilateral Cowboy's Mac & Linux builds have been updated to 64-bit! Big thanks to Ethan Lee (@flibitijibibo) for making this happen."