FAQ
Installation
- How do I install Tribes?
- What Windows settings should I set?
- What are the optimal graphics card settings?
- What is netset?
- How should I configure netset?
Discord
Playing
Pickups
- What is a Pickup?
- How do I play in an LT pickup?
- How do I play in a Base pickup?
- Where can I learn the LT meta?
Installation
- How do I install Tribes?
- What Windows settings should I set?
- What are the optimal graphics card settings?
- What is netset?
- How should I configure netset?
For step by step instructions to install Tribes visit our install guide Starsiege: Tribes Install Guide.
The most important steps to ensuring that Tribes works correctly in a Windows environment are outlined above in the Installation guide.
These settings are specifically for Nvidia cards but should be similar for Radeon cards as well. The most important part of setting up your graphics card settings is creating an individual profile for your Tribes.exe by clicking on the Program Settings tab and adding your Tribes.exe. More detailed instructions can be found in the installation guide.
Discord
Playing
Pickup Games
- What is a pickup game?
- How do I play in an LT pickup?
- Join the Starsiege: Tribes Discord.
- Talk to an admin to get the appropriate Discord roles added.
- Type !add in #base-and-lt to join the game queue(s)
- Once 10 people sign up, the bot will select two captains and they will pick teams. Once teams are picked two voice channels will be created in the Discord.
- Join your captain's voice channel on the Discord server.
- Join the appropriate Tribes server, typically we play on the PU server but if there are multiple games being played at the same time we might play on an alternate server.
- How do I play in a Base pickup?
Base pickups are organized on Sunday nights in Rosco's Mixtape 1999 at 9pm eastern/6pm pacific.
- Join Rosco's Mixtape 1999 around 9pm eastern/6pm pacific.
- If you have not already, join the Starsiege: Tribes Discord.
- Connect to the general voice chat until teams are picked and if you are picked to play then join your team's voice channel.
- Where can I learn the LT meta?
A pickup is an organized game of Tribes where two captains take turns picking teams from the pool of players until the player limit is reached. Pickups are the closest thing we have left to competition as there are not currently enough players to support a ladder. We play both Base and LT pickups. For LT pickups there are several player queues based on skill level and "seriousness".
LT pickup games are organized via a Discord bot in the #base-and-lt channel. Before playing in LT pickups you should practice your mechanical skills and understanding of the LT meta in pubs on Rosco's Mixtape 1999. To play in an LT pickup you will need to:
The LT meta guide can be found at the bottom of the home page of PlayT1.com