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{{Infobox game/row/engine|Voxlap}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Voxlap}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|2011}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|April 4, 2011}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | Free-to-play }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-Time }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | First-person }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Action, FPS, Shooter}}
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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 }}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
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|gogcom page  =  
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|gogcom id    =
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|mobygames    =
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|strategywiki =  
 
|wikipedia    = Ace of Spades (video game)
 
|wikipedia    = Ace of Spades (video game)
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|winehq      = 12965
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|license      = Freeware
 
}}
 
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{{Series|Ace of Spades}}
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'''Ace of Spades''' was First-person shooter, originally developed by Ben Aksoy. The first of version of the game, Beta 0.1, was released on 4 April 2011, and was available for Microsoft Windows. This version of the game played as a 16-versus-16 team-based first-person shooter with a capture the flag game mode, in which players were to obtain the opposing team's intelligence briefcase and return it to the own team's base. Due its use of voxel-based graphics and emphasis on block-building techniques aside from gunplay, it was quickly labelled as "[[Minecraft]] with rifles". The gunplay itself was compared to that of [[Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45]]. Ace of Spades was received well, despite its early and unfinished state, and was listed amongst Kotaku's "Best Indie Games of 2011" list and PC Gamer's April 2011 "Best Free PC Games" list. As of November 2012, the beta of Ace of Spades had been installed 2.5 million times and had roughly 550,000 monthly active users.
  
 
'''Key points'''
 
'''Key points'''
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{{ii}} Available for free
 
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{{++}} Low graphics means the game can run on virtually any computer
 
 
{{++}} Small but active player base.
 
{{++}} Small but active player base.
−
{{--}} No in-game menus makes configuration difficult
+
{{--}} No in-game menus makes configuration difficult.
−
{{--}} Due to [[Ace of Spades: Battle Builder]] remake, official support for the game has been phased out
+
{{--}} Due to the release of [[Ace of Spades: Battle Builder]], official support for the game has been phased out.
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
−
{{mm}} [http://buildandshoot.com Build and Shoot] (Forum concerned with keeping the game alive)
+
{{mm}} [https://buildandshoot.com Build and Shoot] (Forum concerned with keeping the game alive)
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
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{{Availability/row| official | http://buildandshoot.com/dl | DRM-free | Downloads for all releases are available.}}
+
{{Availability/row| official | https://buildandshoot.com/ | DRM-free | Downloads for all releases are available. | | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{ii}} Available for free.
  
 
===OS X Port===
 
===OS X Port===
−
User EdwardR of the original Ace of Spades forums created a port of the game available to OS X users.<ref>http://forumarchive2.spadille.net/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=1774</ref> [http://forumarchive2.spadille.net/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=1774 More information can be found here.]
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User EdwardR of the original Ace of Spades forums created a port of the game available to OS X users.<ref>http://forumarchive2.spadille.net/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=1774</ref> [http://forumarchive2.spadille.net/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=1774 More information can be found here].
−
 
 
−
==Gameplay==
 
−
Ace of Spades operates differently than most games. The game is only run when commanded to through URL parameters (denoted by aos://), and has no in-game menus. Surprisingly, the game is very versitle and customizable, despite these shortcomings.
 
  
−
To join a server online (and thereby start up the game), a user must first find a link to a server they wish to join. The most accessible and expansive server list can be found on [http://buildandshoot.com/serverlist_page.php Build and Shoot's website]. If the game is installed, simply clicking on the link should automatically boot up the game and have you join the selected server.
+
==Essential improvements==
 +
===[https://github.com/xtreme8000/BetterSpades BetterSpades]===
 +
{{ii}} A open source engine reimplementation of the classic Voxlap Ace of Spades, which offers many improvements over original versions of game.
 +
{{++}} Adds support for modern resolutions, MSAA anti-aliasing, custom FOV and ambient occlusion.
 +
{{++}} Has built-in server list and options menu.
 +
{{++}} Performes better than original versions of game.
  
 
==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}}}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Video settings==
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==Video==
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{{Video settings
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{{Video
−
|wsgf link                  =  
+
|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/ace-spades/en
−
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
+
|widescreen wsgf award      = limited
−
|multimonitor wsgf award    =  
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|multimonitor wsgf award    = unsupported
−
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = unsupported
−
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = unsupported
 
|widescreen resolution      = hackable
 
|widescreen resolution      = hackable
−
|widescreen resolution notes= See [[#Game configuration|Game configuration]].
+
|widescreen resolution notes= See [[#BetterSpades|BetterSpades]].
−
|multimonitor              = unknown
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|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
−
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
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|ultrawidescreen            = false
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
−
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
+
|4k ultra hd                = hackable
−
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
+
|4k ultra hd notes          = See [[#BetterSpades|BetterSpades]].
−
|fov                        = false
+
|fov                        = hackable
−
|fov notes                  =  
+
|fov notes                  = See [[#BetterSpades|BetterSpades]] for 70-100° support.
 
|windowed                  = hackable
 
|windowed                  = hackable
−
|windowed notes            = See [[#Game configuration|Game configuration]]
+
|windowed notes            = See [[#Game configuration|Game configuration]] or [[#BetterSpades|BetterSpades]].
−
|borderless windowed        = unknown
+
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
−
|antialiasing              = false
+
|antialiasing              = hackable
−
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|antialiasing notes        = See [[#BetterSpades|BetterSpades]] for up to 16x MSAA support.
−
|vsync                      = false
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|upscaling                  = unknown
−
|vsync notes                =  
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|upscaling tech            =
−
|60 fps                    = unknown
+
|upscaling notes            =  
−
|60 fps notes              =  
+
|vsync                      = hackable
−
|120 fps                    = unknown
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|vsync notes                = See [[#BetterSpades|BetterSpades]].
−
|120 fps notes              =  
+
|60 fps                    = hackable
 +
|60 fps notes              = See [[#BetterSpades|BetterSpades]] for up to 240 fps support.
 +
|120 fps                    = hackable
 +
|120 fps notes              = See [[#BetterSpades|BetterSpades]] for up to 240 fps support.
 +
|hdr                        = unknown
 +
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
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! Setting !! Description !! Accepted variables
 
! Setting !! Description !! Accepted variables
 
|-
 
|-
−
| name || The name that appears when you log in (set during first run) ||  
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| name || The name that appears when you log in (set during first run) ||
 
|-
 
|-
 
| xres || Game resolution in the X || (Default: 800)
 
| xres || Game resolution in the X || (Default: 800)
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| windowed || Allows game to run in windowed mode|| (Default: Disabled [0])
 
| windowed || Allows game to run in windowed mode|| (Default: Disabled [0])
 
|-
 
|-
−
| language || Changes language in-game ||  
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| language || Changes language in-game ||
 
|-
 
|-
 
| mouse_sensitivity||Allows user to set mouse sensitivity<sup>1</sup> || (Default: 5.000000)
 
| mouse_sensitivity||Allows user to set mouse sensitivity<sup>1</sup> || (Default: 5.000000)
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<sup>'''1'''</sup> OS X users ''should not'' edit the mouse sensitivity.
 
<sup>'''1'''</sup> OS X users ''should not'' edit the mouse sensitivity.
  
−
==Input settings==
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==Input==
−
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = hackable
 
|key remap                = hackable
−
|key remap notes          = See [[#Control configuration|Control configuration]].
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|key remap notes          = See [[#Control configuration|Control configuration]] or [[#BetterSpades|BetterSpades]].
 
|acceleration option      = hackable
 
|acceleration option      = hackable
 
|acceleration option notes = See [[#Game configuration|Game configuration]].
 
|acceleration option notes = See [[#Game configuration|Game configuration]].
 +
|mouse sensitivity        = hackable
 +
|mouse sensitivity notes  = Can be changed, when using [[#BetterSpades|BetterSpades]].
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = true
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = true
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 +
|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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|controller remap          = false
 
|controller remap          = false
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 +
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
 +
|controller sensitivity notes=
 
|invert controller y-axis  = false
 
|invert controller y-axis  = false
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
−
|touchscreen               = unknown
+
|xinput controllers        = unknown
−
|touchscreen notes        =  
+
|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 =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Control configuration===
 
===Control configuration===
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Because Ace of Spades does not have any in-game menus, the only way to change the controls is through the <code>controls.ini</code> configuration file. All controls are entered as keyboard scancodes via hexformat. [http://www.ee.bgu.ac.il/~microlab/MicroLab/Labs/ScanCodes.htm Use this table for reference.] For example, to map a key to <code>W</code>, the hex would be <code>0x11</code>. The possible key mappings are located below.
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Because Ace of Spades does not have any in-game menus, the only way to change the controls is through the <code>controls.ini</code> configuration file. All controls are entered as keyboard scancodes via hexformat. [http://www.ee.bgu.ac.il/~microlab/MicroLab/Labs/ScanCodes.htm Use this table for reference]. For example, to map a key to <code>W</code>, the hex would be <code>0x11</code>. The possible key mappings are located below.
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|-
 
|-
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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    =  
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
−
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|tcp  = 32887
 
|tcp  = 32887
 
|udp  = 32887
 
|udp  = 32887
−
|upnp =  
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|upnp = unknown
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Issues fixed==
 
==Issues fixed==
 
===OS X Users Experience Odd Mouse Problems In-Game===
 
===OS X Users Experience Odd Mouse Problems In-Game===
−
{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox|description=Edit Wineskin settings|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
−
'''Notes'''
 
−
{{ii}} This will not work in windowed mode.
 
−
{{Fixbox/fix|Edit Wineskin settings}}
 
 
# Right-click on the Ace of Spades app
 
# Right-click on the Ace of Spades app
 
# Select "Show Package Components"
 
# Select "Show Package Components"
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# Search for "grabfullscreen," and choose "grabfullscreen=y"
 
# Search for "grabfullscreen," and choose "grabfullscreen=y"
 
# Select "Run." The game should now work correctly.
 
# Select "Run." The game should now work correctly.
 +
 +
'''Notes'''
 +
{{ii}} This will not work in windowed mode.
 
}}
 
}}
 +
 
===Running Ace of Spades through Steam===
 
===Running Ace of Spades through Steam===
 
Due to the nature of the game and how it works, running the game through Steam is next to impossible. However, there is one way to get it to work.
 
Due to the nature of the game and how it works, running the game through Steam is next to impossible. However, there is one way to get it to work.
−
{{Fixbox|1=
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−
'''Notes'''
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{{Fixbox|description=Add to Steam|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
−
{{ii}} This fix will only show that you are playing Ace of Spades in your Steam friends list. The overlay will not appear in-game.
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# Open your Steam library
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{{ii}} The only way to get this fix to work is by selecting one server to connect to, and shaping the shortcut around it. It's not necessarily convenient, but it's the only way it'll work.
 
−
{{Fixbox/fix|Add to Steam}}
 
−
# Open up your Steam library
 
 
# Select "+ADD GAME" at the bottom of the screen, then select "Add Non-Steam Game"
 
# Select "+ADD GAME" at the bottom of the screen, then select "Add Non-Steam Game"
 
# Select "Browse" in the new window
 
# Select "Browse" in the new window
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# Add the server address to the end of the Target, e.g. <code>-aos://1379434439:35887</code>
 
# Add the server address to the end of the Target, e.g. <code>-aos://1379434439:35887</code>
 
# Select "Close."
 
# Select "Close."
−
Now, starting the game via Steam will make automatically connect you to the server you inserted.
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# Now, starting the game via Steam will make automatically connect you to the server you inserted.
 +
 
 +
'''Notes'''
 +
{{ii}} This fix will only show that you are playing Ace of Spades in your Steam friends list. The overlay will not appear in-game.
 +
{{ii}} The only way to get this fix to work is by selecting one server to connect to, and shaping the shortcut around it. It's not necessarily convenient, but it's the only way it'll work.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Other information==
 +
===API===
 +
{{API
 +
|direct3d versions      =
 +
|direct3d notes        =
 +
|directdraw versions    =
 +
|directdraw notes      =
 +
|opengl versions        = 1.1
 +
|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    = true
 +
|windows 64-bit exe    = unknown
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app =
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos arm app          =
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==System requirements==
 +
{{System requirements
 +
|OSfamily = Windows
 +
 
 +
|minOS    = XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10
 +
|minCPU  =
 +
|minRAM  =
 +
|minHD    = 10 MB
 +
|minGPU  =
 +
 
 +
|recOS    =
 +
|recCPU  =
 +
|recRAM  =
 +
|recHD    =
 +
|recGPU  =
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{ii}} Low graphics means the game can run on virtually any computer.
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 02:08, 28 October 2022

Ace of Spades
Ace of Spades cover
Developers
Ben Aksoy
Engines
Voxlap
Release dates
Windows April 4, 2011
Taxonomy
Monetization Free-to-play
Microtransactions None
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Action, FPS, Shooter
Series Ace of Spades
Ace of Spades on Wikipedia
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Ace of Spades
Ace of Spades 2011
Ace of Spades: Battle Builder 2012
Open Spades EA

Ace of Spades was First-person shooter, originally developed by Ben Aksoy. The first of version of the game, Beta 0.1, was released on 4 April 2011, and was available for Microsoft Windows. This version of the game played as a 16-versus-16 team-based first-person shooter with a capture the flag game mode, in which players were to obtain the opposing team's intelligence briefcase and return it to the own team's base. Due its use of voxel-based graphics and emphasis on block-building techniques aside from gunplay, it was quickly labelled as "Minecraft with rifles". The gunplay itself was compared to that of Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45. Ace of Spades was received well, despite its early and unfinished state, and was listed amongst Kotaku's "Best Indie Games of 2011" list and PC Gamer's April 2011 "Best Free PC Games" list. As of November 2012, the beta of Ace of Spades had been installed 2.5 million times and had roughly 550,000 monthly active users.

Key points

Small but active player base.
No in-game menus makes configuration difficult.
Due to the release of Ace of Spades: Battle Builder, official support for the game has been phased out.

General information

Build and Shoot (Forum concerned with keeping the game alive)

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Official website
DRM-free
 Downloads for all releases are available.
Windows
Available for free.

OS X Port

User EdwardR of the original Ace of Spades forums created a port of the game available to OS X users.[1] More information can be found here.

Essential improvements

BetterSpades

A open source engine reimplementation of the classic Voxlap Ace of Spades, which offers many improvements over original versions of game.
Adds support for modern resolutions, MSAA anti-aliasing, custom FOV and ambient occlusion.
Has built-in server list and options menu.
Performes better than original versions of game.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\[Note 1]

Video

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
 
 See BetterSpades.
Multi-monitor
 
Ultra-widescreen
 
4K Ultra HD
 
 See BetterSpades.
Field of view (FOV)
See BetterSpades for 70-100° support.
Windowed
See Game configuration or BetterSpades.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See BetterSpades for up to 16x MSAA support.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See BetterSpades.
60 FPS
See BetterSpades for up to 240 fps support.
120+ FPS
See BetterSpades for up to 240 fps support.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Game configuration

Ace of Spades does not have any in-game menus. All configuration is done via INI files located within the installation folder. The following table lists the settings found within the game's configuration file, config.ini. OS X users should right click on the application, select "Show Package Contents," and navigate to drive_C > Ace of Spades to find the config.ini. Open the file with a text editor to reveal the following contents:

Setting Description Accepted variables
name The name that appears when you log in (set during first run)
xres Game resolution in the X (Default: 800)
yres Game resolution in the Y (Default: 600)
vol Volume of game (Default: 10)
inverty Whether or not the mouse controls should be inverted in the Y (Default: Disabled [0])
windowed Allows game to run in windowed mode (Default: Disabled [0])
language Changes language in-game
mouse_sensitivity Allows user to set mouse sensitivity1 (Default: 5.000000)
show_news Whether or not news is displayed when game is run (Default: 1)

1 OS X users should not edit the mouse sensitivity.

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
See Control configuration or BetterSpades.
Mouse acceleration
See Game configuration.
Mouse sensitivity
Can be changed, when using BetterSpades.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Control configuration

Because Ace of Spades does not have any in-game menus, the only way to change the controls is through the controls.ini configuration file. All controls are entered as keyboard scancodes via hexformat. Use this table for reference. For example, to map a key to W, the hex would be 0x11. The possible key mappings are located below.

Key Default mapping
move_forward 0x11
move_backward 0x1F
move_left 0x1E
move_right 0x20
jump 0x39
crouch 0x1D
sneak 0x2F
sprint 0x2A
view_map 0x32
reload 0x13
cube_color_up 0xC8
cube_color_down 0xD0
cube_color_left 0xCB
cube_color_right 0xCD
cube_color_sample 0x12
quit_game 0x1
save_map 0x3B
volume_up 0x4E
volume_down 0x4E
view_score 0x0F
show_mouse 0x3F
change_team 0x33
change_weapon 0x34
last_weapon 0x10
toggle_graph 0x57

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
No speech
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
32
Online play
32

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Games can only be created via server.exe
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP 32887
UDP 32887
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed

OS X Users Experience Odd Mouse Problems In-Game

Edit Wineskin settings[citation needed]
  1. Right-click on the Ace of Spades app
  2. Select "Show Package Components"
  3. Open "Wineskin"
  4. Select "Advanced", then "Options"
  5. Check "Focus Follows Mouse"
  6. Select "Tools", then "Winetricks"
  7. Search for "grabfullscreen," and choose "grabfullscreen=y"
  8. Select "Run." The game should now work correctly.

Notes

This will not work in windowed mode.

Running Ace of Spades through Steam

Due to the nature of the game and how it works, running the game through Steam is next to impossible. However, there is one way to get it to work.

Add to Steam[citation needed]
  1. Open your Steam library
  2. Select "+ADD GAME" at the bottom of the screen, then select "Add Non-Steam Game"
  3. Select "Browse" in the new window
  4. Locate the folder in which you installed Ace of Spades
  5. Select "client.exe," and then select "Open"
  6. Click "Add selected programs."
  7. Pick a serverlist, and locate a server which you want to connect to.
    1. Keep in mind, for convenience's sake, it may be best to select a server which you connect to often.
  8. Right-click the link you would normally click to connect to the server, and select "Copy shortcut" or "Copy link address"
  9. Locate "client" within your Steam library; Right click it, and select "Properties"
  10. Rename "client" to Ace of Spades (Or whatever you might want to call it)
  11. Add the server address to the end of the Target, e.g. -aos://1379434439:35887
  12. Select "Close."
  13. Now, starting the game via Steam will make automatically connect you to the server you inserted.

Notes

This fix will only show that you are playing Ace of Spades in your Steam friends list. The overlay will not appear in-game.
The only way to get this fix to work is by selecting one server to connect to, and shaping the shortcut around it. It's not necessarily convenient, but it's the only way it'll work.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
OpenGL 1.1
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 10 MB
Low graphics means the game can run on virtually any computer.


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).

References