Starsiege: Tribes
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| Developers | |
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| Dynamix | |
| Publishers | |
| Retail | Sierra On-Line |
| Digital | Hi-Rez Studios |
| Engines | |
| Darkstar | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | December 23, 1998 |
| 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 |
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| Tribes | |
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| Subseries of Metaltech | |
| Starsiege: Tribes | 1998 |
| Tribes 2 | 2001 |
| Tribes: Vengeance | 2004 |
| Tribes: Ascend | 2012 |
Key points
- Re-released in 2004 for free to promote Tribes: Vengeance.[1]
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
Patch to v1.11 (see Patches). | |
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| Official website | |
Needs the v1.8 to v1.11 Patch. | |
Essential improvements
Patches
- The latest official version is v1.11, available from SierraHelp.
Unofficial patch
- To play on modern operating systems, install the T1 patch.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\config\ClientPrefs.cs[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows |
Video
Starsiege: Tribes video settings.
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | No native GUI scaling text and HUD will be small | ||
| Field of view (FOV) | See Field of view (FOV). | ||
| Windowed | Toggle with Alt+↵ Enter; always on top when in windowed mode. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See Vertical sync (Vsync). | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
Field of view (FOV)
| Set PlayerFov in ClientPrefs.cs[citation needed] |
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Vertical sync (Vsync)
| Set waitforvsync in ClientPrefs.cs[citation needed] |
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Input
Starsiege: Tribes mouse settings.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
Audio
Starsiege: Tribes audio settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Settings for 2D and 3D sound, as well as music volume and in-game voices. | |
| Surround sound | Can be added via mod[citation needed] | |
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| EAX support | A3D 1.0[2] | |
| Royalty free audio | ||
| Red Book CD audio | On Windows, CD music might not play correctly; see the troubleshooting guide for solutions. |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAN play | 128 | |||
| Online play | 128 | The official multiplayer service was shut down; see Community master server. | ||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | Use -dedicated command line argument.[3] |
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| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP | Press (~) to open the console, and copy / paste: Connect("192.168.1.1:28001");. Replace the IP address with the one you're trying to connect to. |
Community master server
- The original Tribes master server is no longer running and needs to be changed.
| Insert new server[4] |
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Issues fixed
| Use T1 patch[5] |
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Other information
API
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Multiplayer | WON (World Opponent Network) |
HD Texture pack
- Tribes HD 2014 is a collection of community made textures that gave the game a more modern feel.
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 98, ME, 2000, XP | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 166 MHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 150 MB | |
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).