Cube 2: Sauerbraten
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Not to be confused with Q.U.B.E. 2.
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| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Wouter van Oortmerssen | |
| Lee Salzman | |
| Mike Dysart | |
| Robert Pointon | |
| Quinton Reeves | |
| Commercial support | Dot3 Labs |
| Engines | |
| Sauerbraten | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | May 6, 2004 |
| macOS (OS X) | May 6, 2004 |
| Linux | May 6, 2004 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | Freeware |
| Modes | Multiplayer |
| Series | Cube |
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| Cube | |
|---|---|
| Cube | 2001 |
| Cube 2: Sauerbraten | 2004 |
Key points
- Open source
- Available for free
General information
- Official forums
- Official wiki
- Quadropolis - Fan site for Cube engine games
- Sauerworld - Community blog/news/forums
- Online version of README file
- Source code
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official website | |
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Game data
In-game general settings.
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Sauerbraten <path-to-game>\data[Note 1] |
| macOS (OS X) | ~/Library/Application Support/sauerbraten/ |
| Linux | ~/.sauerbraten |
- Single player games cannot be saved
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Video
In-game graphics settings.
In-game display settings.
In-game resolution settings.
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | See the WSGF entry. | ||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | 10-150° | ||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Frame rate is capped at 200 FPS. | ||
Input
In-game key map settings.
In-game mouse settings.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | For major controls only. To manually bind a key, open the console (T) and use bind k a (with "k" being a key and "a" being a command). Further details can be found in the README file. |
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| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | Implemented with a software cursor, which is susceptible to framerate changes and will feel different from the normal OS/hardware cursor. | |
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
Audio
In-game audio settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAN play | 128 | |||
| Online play | 128 | |||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | Run the server.bat file (found in <path-to-game>). Further details on running a server can be found in the README file. |
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| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP | Open the console (T) and use connect <ip> <port> <password> (note that the port and password fields are optional). Further details can be found in the README file. |
Ports
| Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
|---|---|
| UDP | 28765, 28766 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Other information
API
| Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | ARM | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | ||||||
| macOS (OS X) | PowerPC support was removed from the 2020 builds onwards.[1] | |||||
| Linux | [2] |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP | |
| Processor (CPU) | 1.0 GHz | 2.0 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 512 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 576 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 4 MX | Nvidia GeForce 6600 |
| Linux | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | ||
| Processor (CPU) | 1.0 GHz | 2.0 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 512 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 590 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 4 MX | Nvidia GeForce 6600 |
Notes
- ↑ 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%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ Sauerbraten Cube 2 - last accessed on 10 January 2023
- ↑ Debian -- Package Search Results -- sauerbraten - last accessed on 2021-01-26