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Revision as of 02:59, 18 May 2015
Developers | |
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Ben Aksoy | |
Engines | |
Voxlap | |
Release dates | |
Windows | 2011 |
Ace of Spades | |
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Ace of Spades | 2011 |
Ace of Spades: Battle Builder | 2012 |
Open Spades | EA |
Key points
- Available for free
- Low graphics means the game can run on virtually any computer
- Small but active player base.
- No in-game menus makes configuration difficult
- Due to Ace of Spades: Battle Builder remake, 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 |
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Official website | Downloads for all releases are available. |
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.
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 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.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Video settings
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 |
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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) |
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 settings
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 |
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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 settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 32 | |||
Online play | 32 |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | Games can only be created via server.exe |
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Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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TCP | 32887 |
UDP | 32887 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues fixed
OS X Users Experience Odd Mouse Problems In-Game
Instructions |
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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.
Instructions |
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