Key points
- The game stopped receiving updates since March 12, 2013.
General information
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Users' Forums
- Tribes Wiki
- Tribes Ascend Wiki
- Tribes Subreddit
Availability
- All versions require a Hi-Rez Master Account.
- The Game of the Year Edition unlocks all classes, perks and equipment.
Essential improvements
Editing tribes.ini
An explanation to the various items in the game's ini file can be found here.
- The ini can be modified to lower graphics further than the in game menus allow to boost performance, remove the native 60 fps lock, heighten graphics to more than the game normally allows or otherwise make specific choices as to what graphics should be shown.
Safe Mode
Hi-Rez added the option to run Tribes: Ascend in safe mode, which runs the game with default settings and lowest texture quality. To access safe mode, open the Tribes: Ascend Launcher, click the settings icon, and enable “Run game in safe mode.”
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Video settings
Template:Video settings
- Custom/unlisted resolutions can be set in
tribes.ini
.
- Widescreen resolutions are Vert-.
Input settings
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Network
- Requires a Hi-Rez Master Account.
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Issues fixed
Crash after hitting Play on AMD graphics cards
Reducing mouse input lag
No Cursor In EULA And Menu Buttons
"Decompression Timed Out"
"Failed to start the Hi-Rez Studios Authenticate And Update Service" or stuck at Validating
"Cannot find the Hi-Rez installation" (Steam)
Chat Issues
Stuttering
"XINPUT1_3.DLL is missing" when clicking Play
Stuck on map loading
Issues unresolved
Physics Glitches
- Tribes: Ascend features a number of physics issues that will sometimes propel the player at high speeds when they hit certain objects at high speeds. One example of this is the flag stand on Raindance, which can throw the player into the air, sometimes hitting the invisible ceiling. This has been an issue since at least beta; likely alpha as well.
Command line parameters
- To input these, start the launcher and click on the cogs in the upper-right corner.
Code |
Description
|
-steam |
Enables Steam overlay if run outside of Steam.
|
-windowed |
Runs the game in windowed mode.
|
-resx=800 -resy=600 |
Changes resolution according to specified values.
|
System requirements
Windows |
|
Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP, Vista, 7 |
7 |
Processor (CPU) |
Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or Althon X2 2.7 GHz
| Quadcore Intel or AMD |
System memory (RAM) |
| |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
10 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
ATI Radeon 3870 or higher, Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT or higher
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 560+ or ATI Radeon 6950+ |
Notes
- ↑ Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References