Here's a quick guide for how to play Starsiege: Tribes (1998) for free on Windows, including Win10.
Visit this website to download the game.
https://playt1.com/
Additional Full Install Versions of Starsiege: Tribes (1998):
Starsiege:Tribes v1.41 Config:
http://www.br.thelandofoz.net/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=9127
TribesHDv2+ AI Upscale Textures Config:
http://www.br.thelandofoz.net/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=9012
Check here on the site for help getting it running correctly.
https://playt1.com/install
Apply these settings in your Tribes.exe properties:
https://imgur.com/U8kSorF
Join the Discord for Annihilation mod here:
https://discord.com/invite/dmE526j
https://annihilation.info/
And the Discord for Starsiege: Tribes here:
https://discord.gg/RS2Yryhq
Don't forget to download some Tribes Maps here:
http://www.br.thelandofoz.net/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=9131
You can also check if people are currently playing on the Annihilation mod backup server with this website.
http://tribesquery.toocrooked.com/
Check whose on the Main server here:
http://tribesquery.toocrooked.com/hostQ ... port=28007
You can join the following Annihilation mod servers in game on the server browser.
Annihilation mod Server Name Is:
Annihilation Community <!> LM {OZ} & BR Clans 67.222.138.46:28007
Annihilation mod Backup Server Name Is:
Annihilation Community | Chicago 2.56.137.13:28001
You can also connect to servers in game by opening the console by pressing the ~ key on your keyboard (above the Tab key) and pasting this join command: connect(""); with the servers i.p address info. Just copy it on here with ctrl+c and then press ctrl+v to paste it into the console in game and press enter. This should start joining the server.
connect("2.56.137.13:28001");
connect("67.222.138.46:28007");
Additional tips for getting the Tribes.exe to run better:
Windows 7 Fix
AKA Data Execution Prevention Fix
AKA Tribes won't open when I launch it.
On some versions of Windows the Tribes.exe will not open correctly. When you try to launch the game Windows will give you an error window and in the 'More Info' it will say something about a 'BEX' ERROR. This Youtube video explains how to fix this error:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEkoK3EHOlU
The steps are essentially:
Open Windows Control Panel
Go to System
Click on Advanced System Settings
Under Performance Click Settings
Select The Far Right Tab 'Data Execution Prevention'
From here Either Turn On D.E.P. for All Programs
Or Simply Click 'Add'
Navigate to where you installed Tribes and select the Tribes.exe
Once you have the Tribes.exe selected click 'Open' and then click 'Apply'
The Tribes.exe should now open properly and not have a BEX error.
Turn 'Vertical Sync' AKA 'Vsync' OFF
Vsync is used in games to cap your frames per a second to 60 fps typically. For some games this is okay and will help performance, but Tribes really runs worse with this on.
The fix is to go into your graphics card settings and disable vsync either system wide or preferably for just the Tribes.exe
Here's a video about it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrSW4ly-ynw
For Nvidia:
Open Nvidia Control Panel
Click on 'Manage 3D Settings'
Click on the 'Program Settings' Tab
Click 'Add'
Navigate to where your Tribes.exe is and select it
Click 'Add Selected Program'
Once added you will now see you can edit the individual graphics settings only for that Program.
Scroll all the way down with the scroll bar if you have to, but find Vertical Sync and Select it.
This should open a drop down menu.
Click 'Off'
Make sure you click Apply or Save to make sure the settings stick.
To check if your Vsyc is on simply open Tribes and press the console button ` which is the key above Tab on a keyboard.
Copy and paste or type this text into the console:
showfps();
This will start relaying your fps in console. If its at 59 or 60 your Vsync is on. Note having vsync off will help your game run smoother even if you don't have a higher than 60 hz monitor. This is a general fix you should do for pretty much every Tribes config.