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Tribes
Subseries of Metaltech
Starsiege: Tribes	1998
Tribes 2	2001
Tribes: Vengeance	2004
Tribes: Ascend	2012
Tribes 3: Rivals	2024

Key points

Completely free.

Official servers were shut down in 2008

TribesNext is a multiplayer replacement

General information

Tribes subreddit

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		CD key was needed for multiplayer
Developer website		Requires an account for multiplayer.

Essential improvements

TribesNext

TribesNext is a project to restore multiplayer mode after the official servers were shut down. Requires this patch if playing on a retail copy.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows
Linux

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

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows
Linux

Video

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD		No GUI scaling text and HUD will be small and hard to read
Field of view (FOV)	See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed	Takes time to swap to and from windowed mode
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS	No in-engine frame rate cap No in-engine frame rate cap
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Field of view (FOV)

Set FOV^[1]
Go to `<path-to-game>\gamedata\base\prefs\` Edit `ClientPrefs.cs`. Set `$pref::Player::defaultFov = 90` to the FOV you want. Save your changes and close the file.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		For movement, ESDF is default instead of WASD.
Mouse acceleration		can use direct(raw) input
Mouse sensitivity		Can adjust X/Y axes independently
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		can enable and calibrate joystick^{[citation needed]}

Controller types

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Volume sliders for Master, GUI, Effects, Voice, and Music
Surround sound		May require sound driver to be put in the Gasmedata folder
Subtitles		Has a text box
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support		EAX 1.0, EAX 2.0 may require creative alchemy or similar DirectSound3D restoration software.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play		The official WON service has been shut down; see TribesNext.

Connection types

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

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
vorpX		G3D User created game profile, available at the vorpx cloud.

Other information

API

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
Linux

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Multiplayer	World Opponent Network	Shut down in 2008

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95
Processor (CPU)	300 MHz	500 MHz
System memory (RAM)	64 MB	128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	650 MB
Video card (GPU)	16 MB of VRAM

References

↑ Tribes 2 | WSGF

[1] Tribes 2 | WSGF

[1]

@@ Line 92: / Line 92: @@
 |antialiasing               = false
 |antialiasing notes         =
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = true
 |vsync notes                =
@@ Line 189: / Line 192: @@
 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              = true
-|eax support notes        = EAX 1.0, EAX 2.0 may require creative alchemy or similar [[Glossary:Sound card#DirectSound hardware path|DirectSound3D restoration software]].
+|eax support notes         = EAX 1.0, EAX 2.0 may require creative alchemy or similar [[Glossary:Sound card#DirectSound hardware path|DirectSound3D restoration software]].
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
 }}
@@ Line 213: / Line 218: @@
 |lan play modes       =
 |lan play notes       =
-|online play          = true
+|online play          = hackable
 |online play players  =
 |online play modes    =
-|online play notes    = Will require use on RC2A patch found at tribesnext.com
+|online play notes    = The official WON service has been shut down; see [[#TribesNext|TribesNext]].
 |asynchronous         =
 |asynchronous notes   =
@@ Line 305: / Line 310: @@
 |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          = unknown
 |macos app notes        =
 |linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 |linux 64-bit executable= unknown
+|linux arm app          = unknown
 |linux executable notes =
 }}

Developers

	Dynamix
Publishers
Retail	Sierra On-Line
Digital	Hi-Rez Studios
Engines
	Torque Game Engine
Release dates
Windows	March 30, 2001
Linux	April 19, 2001
Taxonomy
Monetization	Freeware
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person, Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, FPS, Shooter
Themes	Sci-fi
Series	Tribes