<s>
AssaultCube	B-Application
,	O
formerly	O
ActionCube	B-Application
,	O
is	O
an	O
open	O
source	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
Cube	B-Application
and	O
use	O
the	O
same	O
engine	O
,	O
the	O
Cube	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
main	O
focus	O
of	O
AssaultCube	B-Application
is	O
multiplayer	O
online	O
gaming	O
,	O
a	O
single-player	O
mode	O
consists	O
of	O
computer-controlled	O
bots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AssaultCube	B-Application
utilises	O
efficient	O
bandwidth	O
usage	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
run	O
with	O
connection	O
speeds	O
as	O
low	O
as	O
56kbit/s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AssaultCube	B-Application
is	O
available	O
for	O
free	B-License
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
FreeBSD	B-Operating_System
and	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
engine	O
is	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
,	O
however	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
accompanying	O
game	O
media	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
are	O
released	O
under	O
non-free	O
licenses	O
,	O
the	O
CC	O
BY-NC-SA	O
Creative	O
Commons	O
license	O
,	O
which	O
makes	O
the	O
overall	O
game	O
freeware	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
AssaultCube	B-Application
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
realistic	O
and	O
team-oriented	O
than	O
Cube	B-Application
while	O
keeping	O
Cubes	B-Application
distinctive	O
fast-paced	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
comparison	O
to	O
other	O
games	O
,	O
AssaultCube	B-Application
is	O
slower	O
than	O
Quake	B-Application
but	O
faster	O
than	O
Counter-Strike	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
two	O
different	O
teams	O
in	O
AssaultCube	B-Application
,	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Cubers	O
Liberations	O
Army	O
"	O
(	O
CLA	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
Rabid	O
Viper	O
Special	O
Forces	O
"	O
(	O
RVSF	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AssaultCube	B-Application
retains	O
a	O
movement	O
bug	O
from	O
Cube	B-Application
that	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
utilize	O
straferunning	O
to	O
move	O
at	O
a	O
faster	O
speed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
left	O
intentionally	O
unfixed	O
by	O
the	O
developers	O
because	O
it	O
was	O
considered	O
an	O
enjoyable	O
feature	O
of	O
Cube	B-Application
,	O
similar	O
to	O
bunny	O
hopping	O
in	O
Quake	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
feature	O
was	O
inherited	O
from	O
Cube	B-Application
,	O
though	O
it	O
was	O
absent	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
of	O
AssaultCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
AssaultCube'''s	O
weapons	O
are	O
all	O
fictional	O
and	O
fill	O
the	O
basic	O
niches	O
of	O
a	O
modern	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
:	O
the	O
assault	O
rifle	O
,	O
sub-machine	O
gun	O
,	O
sniper	O
rifle	O
,	O
carbine	O
,	O
shotgun	O
,	O
pistol	O
and	O
knife	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
its	O
simplistic	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
AssaultCube	B-Application
maintained	O
a	O
consistent	O
player	O
base	O
of	O
hundreds	O
of	O
players	O
,	O
with	O
over	O
60	O
user-run	O
servers	O
online	O
at	O
any	O
given	O
time	O
around	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AssaultCube	B-Application
had	O
several	O
gaming	O
clans	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
participate	O
in	O
organized	O
tournaments.AssaultCube	O
league	O
and	O
ladder	O
in	O
the	O
ESL	O
AssaultCubes	B-Application
engine	O
is	O
an	O
improved	O
version	O
of	O
Cube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
improvements	O
include	O
several	O
features	O
from	O
the	O
Cube	B-Application
2	I-Application
Engine	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
more	O
menu	O
features	O
and	O
the	O
possibility	O
to	O
set	O
variables	O
in	O
scripts	O
with	O
the	O
syntax	O
variable	O
=	O
value	O
(	O
the	O
old	O
syntax	O
,	O
alias	O
variable	O
value	O
,	O
still	O
works	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MappingAssaultCube	O
retains	O
an	O
in-game	O
mapping	O
feature	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Cube	B-Application
game	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
custom	O
maps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
diverse	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
Cube	B-Application
engine	I-Application
's	O
mapping	O
feature	O
allows	O
for	O
creativity	O
and	O
almost	O
endless	O
possibilities	O
for	O
custom	O
maps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
aspect	O
of	O
AssaultCube	B-Application
is	O
the	O
ease	O
at	O
which	O
custom	O
maps	O
can	O
be	O
shared	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
modesAssaultCube	O
has	O
over	O
a	O
dozen	O
different	O
gamemodes	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
deathmatch	O
,	O
capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
flag	I-Application
and	O
variations	O
thereof	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
AssaultCube	B-Application
started	O
out	O
as	O
ActionCube	B-Application
in	O
July	O
2004	O
by	O
a	O
few	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Cube	B-Application
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plan	O
was	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
entirely	O
new	O
game	O
incorporating	O
Cubes	B-Application
simplicity	O
and	O
movement	O
style	O
in	O
a	O
more	O
realistic	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
6	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
ActionCube	B-Application
was	O
renamed	O
to	O
AssaultCube	B-Application
due	O
to	O
a	O
request	O
from	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
Action	B-Application
Quake	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
AssaultCube	B-Application
,	O
then	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
ActionCube	B-Application
,	O
was	O
named	O
"	O
Free	B-License
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Month	O
"	O
by	O
the	O
German	O
video	O
game	O
magazine	O
PC	O
Action	O
in	O
February	O
2007	O
.	O
Review	O
of	O
AssaultCube	B-Application
(	O
ActionCube	B-Application
)	O
in	O
the	O
magazine	O
,	O
see	O
cover	O
.	O
</s>
