Ricochet
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| Developers | |
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| Valve Corporation | |
| Engines | |
| GoldSrc | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | November 1, 2000 |
| 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 |
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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.
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. | |
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| Steam | |
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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 1] |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud |
Video
In-game video settings.
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | Only tested on Linux | ||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 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
In-game key map settings.
In-game mouse/joystick settings.
| 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 |
| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Button prompts | ||
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
In-game audio settings.
In-game voice 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 |
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| English | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Spanish |
Network
In-game multiplayer settings.
- 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.
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 7 | Lost with Linux update.[1] |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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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).