OpenArena
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Developers | |
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OpenArena Team | |
Engines | |
id Tech 3 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | August 19, 2005 |
macOS (OS X) | August 19, 2005 |
Linux | August 19, 2005 |
Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game needs a fix to work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later (see API for details).
Key points
- Free open-source alternative to Quake III Arena
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Official website |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %APPDATA%\OpenArena\baseoa |
macOS (OS X) | |
Linux | ~/.openarena/baseoa |
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | Vert- behavior in 0.8.8; latest engine in GitHub repo adds native Hor+ expansion; HUD is stretched | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | cg_fov , however some servers have the option to disable and fix this value to 90°. |
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Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | r_ext_multisample , can be set up to 4 |
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Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | Capped at 90 FPS by default, change with com_maxfps . Has frame rate intervals, see http://openarena.wikia.com/wiki/Manual/Graphic_options |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | Limited modern controller support. | |
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion | Needs to be manually mapped to the specific direction. |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | Uses OpenAL. | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 16 | |||
Online play | 16 |
- All official maps are designed for at most 16 players. However, dedicated servers can be set to have no max player limit.
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | A full guide can be found here. | |
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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TCP | 21, 80 |
UDP | 27950, 27960 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Other information
API
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98 | ME, 2000, XP |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium II 300 MHz AMD K6-2 350 MHz |
Intel Pentium III 700 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 64 MB | 128 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 300 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 16 MB of VRAM | Nvidia GeForce2 64 MB of VRAM |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10.6.6 | 10.9 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo | Intel Core i7 |
System memory (RAM) | 64 MB | 128 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 300 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 16 MB of VRAM | Nvidia GeForce2 64 MB of VRAM |
Linux | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | ||
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium II 300 MHz AMD K6-2 350 MHz |
Intel Pentium III 700 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 64 MB | 128 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 300 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 16 MB of VRAM | Nvidia GeForce2 64 MB of VRAM |
References
- ↑ OpenArena - last accessed on 2021-01-24
- ↑ Package openarena - last accessed on 2020-12-01