This product is unreleased but remains under active development - information may change frequently and could be outdated or irrelevant.
Key points
- Free and open source
- Game settings have not been implemented yet, but you can edit config files to change certain settings
General information
- Official Website
- Wildfire Forums
Availability
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
- This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
Video settings
Template:Video settings
- 0 A.D. runs at the desktop resolution by default. Either method below will change this.
General settings
Every option can be set in the text-file local.cfg
. Just create local.cfg
in the appropriate folder and insert the key=value
pairs you want to set.
For details where to place local.cfg
, see Game data
OpenGL
You can enable advanced OpenGL rendering features by setting some variables in local.cfg.
Enabling those might need a better GPU than those specified under minimal system requirements.
Feature |
local.cfg entry
|
GLSL Shader (both cfg entries needed) |
preferglsl = true
gentangents = true
|
Smooth LOS interpolation (needs GLSL Shader) |
smoothlos = true
|
High quality shader (needs GLSL Shader) |
materialmgr.quality = 10.0
|
High quality water rendering (needs GLSL Shader) |
waternormals = true
waterrealdepth = true
waterfoam = true
watercoastalwaves = true
waterrefraction = true
waterreflection = true
watershadows = true
|
Input settings
Template:Input settings
Add this (or just some parts) to local.cfg
and edit the entries to suit your needs.
Everything after a Semicolon (;) is a comment.
A single action can be assigned to multiple keys by separating them with a comma.
Key combinations can be specified using this syntax: <Key1>+<Key2>+<Key3>
; > SYSTEM SETTINGS
hotkey.exit = "Alt+F4", "Ctrl+Break", "Super+Q" ; Exit to desktop
hotkey.leave = Escape ; End current game or Exit
hotkey.pause = Pause ; Pause/unpause game
hotkey.screenshot = F2 ; Take PNG screenshot
hotkey.bigscreenshot = "Shift+F2" ; Take large BMP screenshot
hotkey.togglefullscreen = "Alt+Return" ; Toggle fullscreen/windowed mode
hotkey.screenshot.watermark = "Alt+K" ; Toggle product/company watermark for official screenshots
hotkey.wireframe = "Alt+W" ; Toggle wireframe mode
hotkey.silhouettes = "Alt+S" ; Toggle unit silhouettes
hotkey.showsky = "Alt+Z" ; Toggle sky
; > CAMERA SETTINGS
hotkey.camera.reset = "H" ; Reset camera rotation to default.
hotkey.camera.follow = "F" ; Follow the first unit in the selection
hotkey.camera.zoom.in = Plus, Equals, NumPlus ; Zoom camera in (continuous control)
hotkey.camera.zoom.out = Minus, NumMinus ; Zoom camera out (continuous control)
hotkey.camera.zoom.wheel.in = WheelUp ; Zoom camera in (stepped control)
hotkey.camera.zoom.wheel.out = WheelDown ; Zoom camera out (stepped control)
hotkey.camera.rotate.up = "Ctrl+UpArrow", "Ctrl+W" ; Rotate camera to look upwards
hotkey.camera.rotate.down = "Ctrl+DownArrow", "Ctrl+S" ; Rotate camera to look downwards
hotkey.camera.rotate.cw = "Ctrl+LeftArrow", "Ctrl+A", Q ; Rotate camera clockwise around terrain
hotkey.camera.rotate.ccw = "Ctrl+RightArrow", "Ctrl+D", E ; Rotate camera anticlockwise around terrain
hotkey.camera.rotate.wheel.cw = "Shift+WheelUp", MouseX1 ; Rotate camera clockwise around terrain (stepped control)
hotkey.camera.rotate.wheel.ccw = "Shift+WheelDown", MouseX2 ; Rotate camera anticlockwise around terrain (stepped control)
hotkey.camera.pan = MouseMiddle, ForwardSlash ; Enable scrolling by moving mouse
hotkey.camera.left = A, LeftArrow ; Scroll or rotate left
hotkey.camera.right = D, RightArrow ; Scroll or rotate right
hotkey.camera.up = W, UpArrow ; Scroll or rotate up/forwards
hotkey.camera.down = S, DownArrow ; Scroll or rotate down/backwards
hotkey.camera.scroll.speed.increase = "Ctrl+Shift+S" ; Increase scroll speed
hotkey.camera.scroll.speed.decrease = "Ctrl+Alt+S" ; Decrease scroll speed
hotkey.camera.rotate.speed.increase = "Ctrl+Shift+R" ; Increase rotation speed
hotkey.camera.rotate.speed.decrease = "Ctrl+Alt+R" ; Decrease rotation speed
hotkey.camera.zoom.speed.increase = "Ctrl+Shift+Z" ; Increase zoom speed
hotkey.camera.zoom.speed.decrease = "Ctrl+Alt+Z" ; Decrease zoom speed
; > CONSOLE SETTINGS
hotkey.console.toggle = BackQuote, F9 ; Open/close console
; > CLIPBOARD CONTROLS
hotkey.copy = "Ctrl+C" ; Copy to clipboard
hotkey.paste = "Ctrl+V" ; Paste from clipboard
hotkey.cut = "Ctrl+X" ; Cut selected text and copy to the clipboard
; > ENTITY SELECTION
hotkey.selection.add = Shift ; Add units to selection
hotkey.selection.milonly = Alt ; Add only military units to selection
hotkey.selection.remove = Ctrl ; Remove units from selection
hotkey.selection.idleworker = Period ; Select next idle worker
hotkey.selection.idlewarrior = Comma ; Select next idle warrior
hotkey.selection.offscreen = Alt ; Include offscreen units in selection
hotkey.selection.group.select.0 = 0
hotkey.selection.group.save.0 = "Ctrl+0"
hotkey.selection.group.add.0 = "Shift+0"
hotkey.selection.group.select.1 = 1
hotkey.selection.group.save.1 = "Ctrl+1"
hotkey.selection.group.add.1 = "Shift+1"
hotkey.selection.group.select.2 = 2
hotkey.selection.group.save.2 = "Ctrl+2"
hotkey.selection.group.add.2 = "Shift+2"
hotkey.selection.group.select.3 = 3
hotkey.selection.group.save.3 = "Ctrl+3"
hotkey.selection.group.add.3 = "Shift+3"
hotkey.selection.group.select.4 = 4
hotkey.selection.group.save.4 = "Ctrl+4"
hotkey.selection.group.add.4 = "Shift+4"
hotkey.selection.group.select.5 = 5
hotkey.selection.group.save.5 = "Ctrl+5"
hotkey.selection.group.add.5 = "Shift+5"
hotkey.selection.group.select.6 = 6
hotkey.selection.group.save.6 = "Ctrl+6"
hotkey.selection.group.add.6 = "Shift+6"
hotkey.selection.group.select.7 = 7
hotkey.selection.group.save.7 = "Ctrl+7"
hotkey.selection.group.add.7 = "Shift+7"
hotkey.selection.group.select.8 = 8
hotkey.selection.group.save.8 = "Ctrl+8"
hotkey.selection.group.add.8 = "Shift+8"
hotkey.selection.group.select.9 = 9
hotkey.selection.group.save.9 = "Ctrl+9"
hotkey.selection.group.add.9 = "Shift+9"
; > SESSION CONTROLS
hotkey.session.kill = Delete ; Destroy selected units
hotkey.session.attack = "Ctrl+Alt" ; Modifier to force attack instead of another action
hotkey.session.garrison = Ctrl ; Modifier to garrison when clicking on building
hotkey.session.attackmove = Ctrl ; Modifier to attackmove when clicking on a point
hotkey.session.queue = Shift ; Modifier to queue unit orders instead of replacing
hotkey.session.batchtrain = Shift ; Modifier to train units in batches
hotkey.session.massbarter = Shift ; Modifier to barter bunch of resources
hotkey.session.masstribute = Shift ; Modifier to tribute bunch of resources
hotkey.session.unloadtype = Shift ; Modifier to unload all units of type
hotkey.session.deselectgroup = Ctrl ; Modifier to deselect units when clicking group icon, instead of selecting
hotkey.session.rotate.cw = RightBracket ; Rotate building placement preview clockwise
hotkey.session.rotate.ccw = LeftBracket ; Rotate building placement preview anticlockwise
hotkey.timewarp.fastforward = Space ; If timewarp mode enabled, speed up the game
hotkey.timewarp.rewind = Backspace ; If timewarp mode enabled, go back to earlier point in the game
; > UNIT TRAINING
hotkey.session.queueunit.1 = "Z" ; add first unit type to queue
hotkey.session.queueunit.2 = "X" ; add second unit type to queue
hotkey.session.queueunit.3 = "C" ; add third unit type to queue
hotkey.session.queueunit.4 = "V" ; add fourth unit type to queue
hotkey.session.queueunit.5 = "B" ; add fivth unit type to queue
hotkey.session.queueunit.6 = "N" ; add sixth unit type to queue
hotkey.session.queueunit.7 = "M" ; add seventh unit type to queue
; > OVERLAY KEYS
hotkey.fps.toggle = "Alt+F" ; Toggle frame counter
hotkey.session.devcommands.toggle = "Alt+D" ; Toggle developer commands panel
hotkey.session.gui.toggle = "Alt+G" ; Toggle visibility of session GUI
hotkey.menu.toggle = "F10" ; Toggle in-game menu
hotkey.timeelapsedcounter.toggle = "F12" ; Toggle time elapsed counter
hotkey.session.showstatusbars = Tab ; Toggle display of status bars
; > HOTKEYS ONLY
hotkey.chat = Return ; Toggle chat window
hotkey.teamchat = "T" ; Toggle chat window in team chat mode
; > GUI TEXTBOX HOTKEYS
hotkey.text.delete.left = "Ctrl+Backspace" ; Delete word to the left of cursor
hotkey.text.delete.right = "Ctrl+Del" ; Delete word to the right of cursor
hotkey.text.move.left = "Ctrl+LeftArrow" ; Move cursor to start of word to the left of cursor
hotkey.text.move.right = "Ctrl+RightArrow" ; Move cursor to start of word to the right of cursor
; > PROFILER
hotkey.profile.toggle = "F11" ; Enable/disable real-time profiler
hotkey.profile.save = "Shift+F11" ; Save current profiler data to logs/profile.txt
hotkey.profile2.enable = "F11" ; Enable HTTP/GPU modes for new profiler
; > QUICKSAVE
hotkey.quicksave = "Shift+F5"
hotkey.quickload = "Shift+F8"
Audio settings
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Network
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Ports
Protocol |
Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
UDP |
20595 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
System requirements
Windows |
|
Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
2000, XP, Vista, 7, 8 |
Processor (CPU) |
1 GHz Intel or x86 compatible |
System memory (RAM) |
512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
|
Video card (GPU) |
Any supporting OpenGL 1.3 with 3D hardware accelerated drivers and at least 128 MB memory, e.g., Radeon 9000, GeForce 3, or similar |
macOS (OS X) |
|
Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
10.5 |
Processor (CPU) |
2006 or later Intel-based Mac |
System memory (RAM) |
|
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
|
Linux |
|
Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
|
Processor (CPU) |
1 GHz Intel or x86 compatible |
System memory (RAM) |
512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
|
Video card (GPU) |
Any supporting OpenGL 1.3 with 3D hardware accelerated drivers and at least 128 MB memory, e.g., Radeon 9000, GeForce 3, or |
- All versions require a screen resolution of at least 1024x768
References