# Get Started

## System Requirements

If your Cube installation runs fine, AssaultCube does too. Minimum specs: P-III 500 Mhz with gf1/radeon or better.

Recommended gfx setting for low/medium machines:

- 800x600@16bpp
- Antialiasing: OFF
- Anisotropic Filtering:OFF

Linux users: Make sure you have libSDL 1.2, libSDL_image and libSDL_mixer installed.

## Setting Resolution

The default resolution is 1024x768. If you need to change it, modify AssaultCube.bat accordingly, e.g.:

-w800 -h600

In linux, simply pass those parameters in the command line or add them to the AssaultCube.sh shell script. Check the startup section to see all available command-line options.

## Running the game

Windows: Start the AssaultCube.bat

Linux: cd to the main AssaultCube directory and execute AssaultCube.sh

# Basics

## Interface

In game, press ESC to access the main menu. From there you can do all sorts of actions, like joining multiplayer games and changing settings. As example, in the Team/Player Setup submenu, you can choose your team and skin.

The menu covers the most important actions. Further customizations and actions can be done using CubeScript: To get a console press T to open up the chat prompt. You can use it as console if you put a “/” (slash) at its beginning followed by a command. As example, type this command into the console:

crosshairsize 25

This will increase the size of your crosshair. Check the reference to see all gameplay relevant commands you can use through CubeScript.

Hint: Press F11 to get a bigger console history.

## Saving Settings

There is the file defaults.cfg in the config directory. If you run AssaultCube for the first time it will execute this file. Once you quit AssaultCube, the default settings and your changes on them will be stored to config/saved.cfg. If you want to reset your settings to the default values just delete it.

Edit the config/autoexec.cfg file and insert scripting commands you want to execute on every start of the game.

## Setting Your Name

Open the console as described above and type the following command:

name yourname

where yourname is your desired name.

## Joining a Game

In game, press ESC and choose Multiplayer ⇒ Refresh Server List. The masterserver will be queried and provide you with a list of servers. Do so every few days, to add newly created servers to your list.

Once you updated your server list, you can use Multiplayer ⇒ Serverbrowser. Simply select a server (up-/downarrow) and press return.

Alternatively, you can connect to a server directly using this command:

connect N P

Where N is a valid IP or FQDN and P a password (optional).

# Read on

Continue reading in the game section to find out how to obtain different weapons, how the controls are set, etc.