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Revision as of 13:57, 22 November 2023
Developers | |
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Valve Corporation | |
Engines | |
GoldSrc | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 14, 2000[1][Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) | March 30, 2013 |
Linux | March 30, 2013 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, Shooter |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Sci-fi |
Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
Ricochet is a multiplayer first-person action and shooter game.
General information
- GitHub Issue Tracker for Ricochet and other GoldSrc-based games
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Included for free with updates for Half-Life. | |||
Steam |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
-nointro[citation needed] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Half-Life\ricochet[Note 2] |
macOS (OS X) | |
Linux |
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | Retail and pre-25th Anniversary Update Steam versions are Vert-. Increase FOV to compensate. The 25th Anniversary Update version is Hor+. |
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Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | Retail and pre-25th Anniversary Update Steam versions are Vert-. Increase FOV to compensate. The 25th Anniversary Update version is Hor+. |
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4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | Use default_fov "106" for 16:9. | ||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See Borderless fullscreen windowed. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | gl_ansio can be used to control anisotropic samples. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | MSAA 4x. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Borderless fullscreen windowed
-window -noborder[citation needed] |
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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 | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
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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Button prompts | ||
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 | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Spanish |
Network
- For more information, see the "Half-Life Dedicated Server" section of our GoldSrc article.
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 | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP | Use connect [IP address here] in the console. |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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UDP | 6003, 7002, 27010, 27015, 27025 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues fixed
Run the game at screen refresh rate (Retail version)
- The retail version of the game defaults to 60 Hz when running with Direct3D renderer in full-screen mode.
Use the -freq <rate> command line argument[2]
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Input Lag in Direct3D (Retail version)
- On certain graphics cards, using the D3D renderer can result in severe input lag, even with disabled VSync.
Set gl_d3dflip 1 in the console[3]
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- In modern versions of windows the menu is usually not seen in full screen in addition to crashing when loading the game
Run the game in compatibility mode for Windows XP (Service Pack 2) |
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Fatal Error - Available memory less than 15MB (Retail version)
Run the game in compatibility mode for Windows XP [citation needed]
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Black screen on startup (Steam version)
Disable FBO rendering[4] |
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Windows 7/Vista Performance Fix
- In Windows 7 or Vista with modern hardware, some users may experience extremely low frame rates during gameplay.
Set HL.exe to high priority[citation needed] |
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Performance issues with dynamic lights on Intel graphics (OpenGL)
- Dynamic light sources being present, such as the flashlight or flickering lights, causes significant frame rate drops and lag spikes on Intel graphics.
Use this GLIntercept config[5] |
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Note
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 7 | Lost with Linux update.[6] |
OpenGL | 2.1 | |
Software renderer |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) | This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later. | ||
Linux |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | Miles Sound System | |
Input | SDL | |
Multiplayer | WON (retail) Steamworks (Steam) |
Console commands
- Games running on the GoldSrc engine can utilize GoldSrc Engine Console Commands for various tasks.
- The console is enabled by default in GoldSrc games, press ~ to open it.
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP | |
Processor (CPU) | 500 MHz | 800 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 96 MB | 128 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 6 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 16 MB of VRAM | 32 MB of VRAM |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.6.3 | |
Processor (CPU) | 500 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 8 ATI Radeon X1600 Intel HD 3000 |
Linux | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | Ubuntu 12.04 | |
Processor (CPU) | Dual-core from Intel or AMD at 2.8 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 8600/9600GT ATI/AMD Radeon HD2600/3600 (Graphic Drivers: Nvidia 310, AMD 12.11) OpenGL 2.1 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ Ricochet is included in the Half-Life: Counter-Strike retail release.
- ↑ 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).
References
- ↑ Half-Life: Counter-Strike Arrives in Stores (retrieved) - last accessed on 2023-06-23
- ↑ Command Line Options - Valve Developer Community - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ valvearchive.com - last accessed on 9 June 2023
- ↑ Steam Community - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ [citation needed]
- ↑ Steam HL1 5.1 sound - Steam discussions forums.