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Latest revision as of 21:23, 7 February 2024

Not to be confused with Cube 2: Sauerbraten.

Q.U.B.E. 2
Q.U.B.E. 2 cover
Developers
Toxic Games
Publishers
Trapped Nerve Games
Engines
Unreal Engine 4[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows March 13, 2018
Reception
Metacritic 76
OpenCritic 76
IGDB 73
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Puzzle
Art styles Realistic
Themes Sci-fi
Series Q.U.B.E.
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Q.U.B.E. 2 on HowLongToBeat
Q.U.B.E. 2 on IGDB
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Q.U.B.E. 2 on MobyGames
Q.U.B.E. 2 on Wikipedia
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Q.U.B.E.
Q.U.B.E. 2011
Q.U.B.E.: Director's Cut 2014
Q.U.B.E. 2 2018
Q.U.B.E. 10th Anniversary 2022

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Developer website
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 Via Humble Widget.
Windows
Epic Games Store
DRM-free after installation through Epic Games Launcher (notes may include more details)
 DRM-free when launched directly from executable.[2]
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
Humble Store
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Windows
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
 DRM-free when launched directly from executable.
Windows

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Season Pass Season pass does not include any other DLC but is rather DLC containing all other DLC.
As such, soundtrack is located in <path-to-game> rather than Steam music folder.
Additionally buying DLC seperately is still possible even if you own Season pass, do not buy separate DLC if you own the Season pass!
Windows
Puzzle Pack 1: Lost Orbit
Windows
Puzzle Pack 2: Aftermath
Windows

Game data

General settings
General settings
Accessibility settings
Accessibility settings

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\QUBE\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/359100/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\QUBE\Saved\SaveGames\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/359100/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics settings
Graphics settings

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
FOV is Vert-.[3]
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
80-110°.[4]
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Select windowed mode and apply your desktops resolution.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Scales with texture quality preset. To set manually see Anisotropic filtering (AF).
Anti-aliasing (AA)
TAA - The "low" setting turns AA off. - DLAA as dedicated option. - See Anti-aliasing (AA) for FXAA.
High-fidelity upscaling
DLSS 2.3
Exact Version is 2.3.11 - There is Auto + 5 individual options
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS
See High frame rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)
Raytraced reflections on/off. DX12 mode only.
Color blind mode
Symbols added to each color and some objects are highlighted with distinct patterns.
The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Enable FXAA[5]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open Engine.ini.
  3. Add the following to the end of the file and save it.
[SystemSettings]
r.DefaultFeature.AntiAliasing=1

Notes

The quality level can still be adjusted in the video settings.

Anisotropic filtering (AF)

Modify AF samples[5]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open Engine.ini.
  3. Add the following to the end of the file and save it.
[SystemSettings]
r.MaxAnisotropy=16

High frame rate

Remove frame rate cap[6]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open GameUserSettings.ini.
  3. Change FrameRateLimit=0.000000 to the desired frame rate cap, e.g. FrameRateLimit=144.000000.

Notes

Try changing resolution, fullscreen and Vsync option in game if the cap was not raised after configuration file change.

Input

Input settings
Input settings
Controller settings
Controller settings

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Remapping is bugged and may not work.[7]
Mouse acceleration
No acceleration.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
X-axis can also be inverted.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Only button inputs can be remapped.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Generic/other controllers
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M
Steam Input
Steam Input API support
Hook input (legacy mode)
XInput presses do not get trough.
Official controller preset(s)
Steam recommends generic keyboard and mouse layout.
Steam Controller button prompts
Cursor detection

Audio

Audio settings
Audio settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Master, Music, Voice, Effects and Ambient.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

VR support

Steam client lists the game as VR supported game, however game does not have any VR support.[8][9]
3D modes State Notes
Native 3D
Nvidia 3D Vision
See Helix Mod: Q.U.B.E. 2 - 3D Vision Fix.
Devices
Tobii Eye Tracking

Issues fixed

Green flashes during gameplay

Use the -dx12 command line argument[10]

Game crashes during gameplay

Should not happen after August 2023 update when Unreal Engine 4 was updated to the unaffected 4.27 build.
See Bypass OpenSSL SHA bug on Intel 10th gen and later CPUs.[11]
Fix OpenSSL SHA bug by patching executable[11]
Tested on Steam and Epic Games Store versions.
  1. Open <path-to-game>\QUBE\Binaries\Win64\QUBE-Win64-Shipping.exe in a hex editor (e.g. HxD).
  2. Go to(Ctrl+G) the address 00001A03 (this and all further numbers are hexadecimal).
  3. Change the value from 48 to 4C.
  4. Go to(Ctrl+G) the address 00001A0B
  5. Change the value from 48 to 49.
  6. Save the file (Ctrl+S).

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11, 12 Steam version shows selection window when launching the game, alternatively use DX12 with -dx12 command line argument.
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) Quad-core 2.5 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 4 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 470
AMD Radeon HD 6870
DirectX 11 compatible 		Nvidia GeForce GTX 780
AMD Radeon R9 290X
A 64-bit operating system is required.


Notes

  1. ↑ Unreal Engine 4 engine build: 4.27.2.0[1]
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. ↑ Verified by User:Mastan on 2023-09-01
  2. ↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-10-24
  3. ↑ Games to add to Curation list :: /r/ultrawidemasterrace Group - last accessed on May 2023
  4. ↑ Q.U.B.E. 2 :: Update V1.2 - last accessed on May 2023
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Verified by User:Waschbär on 2019-06-14
  6. ↑ Verified by User:Keith on 2018-03-22
  7. ↑ Verified by User:Yilku1 on 2024-02-07
  8. ↑ Vr Support :: Q.U.B.E. 2 General Discussions - last accessed on 2020-02-24
  9. ↑ VR options? :: Q.U.B.E. 2 General Discussions - last accessed on 2020-02-24
  10. ↑ Troubleshooting FAQ :: Q.U.B.E. 2 General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Verified by User:Mastan on 2022-12-02