Tribes 2
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Developers | |
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Dynamix | |
Publishers | |
Retail | Sierra On-Line |
Digital | Hi-Rez Studios |
Engines | |
Torque Game Engine | |
Release dates | |
Windows | March 30, 2001 |
Linux | April 19, 2001 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | Freeware |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person, Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, FPS, Shooter |
Themes | Sci-fi |
Series | Tribes |
Tribes | |
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Subseries of Metaltech | |
Starsiege: Tribes | 1998 |
Tribes 2 | 2001 |
Tribes: Vengeance | 2004 |
Tribes: Ascend | 2012 |
Tribes 3: Rivals | 2024 |
Tribes 2 is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person and third-person action, FPS and shooter game in the Tribes series.
The game was re-released for free by Hi-Rez Studios in 2015.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | CD key was needed for multiplayer | |||
Developer website | Requires an account for multiplayer. |
Essential improvements
Patches
- The latest official patch is 25034, available from Patches-Scrolls.
TribesNext
- TribesNext is a project to restore multiplayer mode after the official servers were shut down. Requires this patch if playing on a retail copy.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | |
Linux |
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | |
Linux |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | No GUI scaling text and HUD will be small and hard to read | ||
Field of view (FOV) | See Field of view (FOV). | ||
Windowed | Takes time to swap to and from windowed mode | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Capped at 333 FPS.[1] | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) |
Field of view (FOV)
Set FOV[2] |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | For movement, ESDF is default instead of WASD. | |
Mouse acceleration | Can use direct(raw) input | |
Mouse sensitivity | Can adjust X/Y axes independently | |
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | Can enable and calibrate joystick[citation needed] |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Volume sliders for Master, GUI, Effects, Voice, and Music | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
EAX support | EAX 1.0, EAX 2.0 may require Creative Alchemy or similar DirectSound3D restoration software. | |
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
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Local play | |||
LAN play | |||
Online play | The official WON service has been shut down in 2008; see TribesNext. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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vorpX | G3D User created game profile, available at the vorpx cloud. |
Other information
API
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
Linux |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Multiplayer | World Opponent Network |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | |
Processor (CPU) | 300 MHz | 500 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 64 MB | 128 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 650 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 16 MB of VRAM |
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Robot Enthusiast on 2023-11-01
- Can confirm, I was getting no more than 333 FPS with an RTX 3050 + i5 12400F on both 1080p and 4K using MSI Afterburner.
- ↑ Tribes 2 | WSGF