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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 "[ | + | '''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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− | {{mm}} [ | + | {{mm}} [https://buildandshoot.com Build and Shoot] (Forum concerned with keeping the game alive) |
==Availability== | ==Availability== | ||
{{Availability| | {{Availability| | ||
− | {{Availability/row| official | | + | {{Availability/row| official | https://buildandshoot.com/ | DRM-free | Downloads for all releases are available. | | Windows }} |
}} | }} | ||
{{ii}} Available for free. | {{ii}} Available for free. | ||
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|windowed notes = See [[#Game configuration|Game configuration]] or [[#BetterSpades|BetterSpades]]. | |windowed notes = See [[#Game configuration|Game configuration]] or [[#BetterSpades|BetterSpades]]. | ||
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|borderless windowed notes = | |borderless windowed notes = | ||
|anisotropic = false | |anisotropic = false | ||
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|antialiasing = hackable | |antialiasing = hackable | ||
|antialiasing notes = See [[#BetterSpades|BetterSpades]] for up to 16x MSAA support. | |antialiasing notes = See [[#BetterSpades|BetterSpades]] for up to 16x MSAA support. | ||
− | |vsync = | + | |upscaling = unknown |
− | |vsync notes = | + | |upscaling tech = |
+ | |upscaling notes = | ||
+ | |vsync = hackable | ||
+ | |vsync notes = See [[#BetterSpades|BetterSpades]]. | ||
|60 fps = hackable | |60 fps = hackable | ||
|60 fps notes = See [[#BetterSpades|BetterSpades]] for up to 240 fps support. | |60 fps notes = See [[#BetterSpades|BetterSpades]] for up to 240 fps support. | ||
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|windows 64-bit exe = unknown | |windows 64-bit exe = unknown | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:08, 28 October 2022
Developers | |
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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 | |
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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 | Downloads for all releases are available. |
- 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 |
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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] |
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Notes
|
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] |
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Notes
|
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
- ↑ 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).