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Getting Started

Welcome to Age of Time — a small, multiplayer action/RPG built on the Torque Engine by Eric "Badspot" Hartman, released in 2005 and still playable today.

Download & install

The current public release is Version 30 (5/3/2024).

Download v0030 from ageoftime.com

  1. Grab the installer from the link above (or the official downloads page).
  2. Run the installer and let it extract the game files.
  3. Launch AgeOfTime.exe from the install folder.6

Older releases

Older builds shipped as .rar archives that required WinRAR or WinZIP to extract. The current installer handles this for you.

Controls

These are the default bindings shipped with the game. The full list is defined in base/client/config.cs and can be remapped from the in-game options menu (Ctrl+O).

Movement

Key Action
W Move forward
A Strafe left
S Move backward
D Strafe right
Space Jump
Left Shift Walk (hold)
C Crouch / swim down / disconnect from a hook
Ctrl+W Auto-walk forward
← / → Turn left / turn right

Combat & interaction

Key Action
Left Mouse Attack
Right Mouse Shield
E Action (interact, talk, pick up, buy)
Ctrl+E Stop action
Ctrl+K Suicide

Inventory & menus

Key Action
I Open inventory
1–9, 0 Inventory quick slots 1–10
O Open status window
V Open the Voice / Action menu

Camera & view

Key Action
Mouse Look (yaw / pitch)
Tab Toggle 1st / 3rd person
Z Toggle free look
F Toggle zoom
R Set zoom field-of-view
↑ / ↓ Pan camera up / down
Alt+C Toggle detached camera
F7 Drop player at camera (detached-camera mode)
F8 Drop camera at player (detached-camera mode)

Chat & HUD

Key Action
T Toggle global chat
Y Local-area chat
P Resize the chat HUD
Page Up / Page Down Scroll chat history
F2 Show player list

System

Key Action
Ctrl+O Options menu
Ctrl+P Take a screenshot
F3 Start recording a demo
F4 Stop recording a demo
Ctrl+A Open admin window (server admins only)
Esc Quit to the main menu

Interacting with the world

Look at something and press E to interact. Press Ctrl+E to stop.

  • Rescuing players — pick up a dead player. Drop them (Ctrl+E) on a bed to bring them back to life. The player can resist being rescued by pressing jump (default Space).
  • Open doors — look at a door and press E.
  • Buy things — the price appears above an item. Look at it and press E to purchase.

Maps

  • Town map

    Port Town — the starting town and central hub.

  • World map

    Overworld — the world surrounding Port Town.

A more detailed community-made map is available on the Areas page.

Note

This maps section is archaic and due for a fuller refresh.

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