Accelerator

What Accelerator is

Accelerator is a game-focused network utility for Windows and Linux. It routes traffic across the full device and supports TCP, QUIC, UDP, IPv4, IPv6, and ICMP. The project is free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 license, with Go identified as its implementation language and Go 1.20 declared by the project. Its setup relies on outbound packet filtering: Windows instructions call for Windows Firewall rules, including rules for ICMP destination unreachable packets, while Linux instructions use iptables and ip6tables for outbound TCP reset and ICMPv4/ICMPv6 packets. The README recommends enabling TCP BBR for better effect on IPv4 and IPv6. Building also requires libpcap development packages, with installation commands provided for apt-get and yum systems. The GitHub repository is owned by For-ACGN, whose profile displays the name Bin-Magic and lists China, Jiangsu. The repository page lists no releases or packages, so the project’s platform-specific setup and build instructions are the available starting point.

Who it suits

Accelerator may suit people looking for a game accelerator that handles traffic across an entire Windows or Linux device. It is aimed at users comfortable configuring packet-filtering rules and building software with libpcap development packages.

Getting started

1. Open the project website on GitHub.
2. Choose the Windows or Linux setup instructions.
3. On Windows, configure the specified Windows Firewall outbound filtering rules.
4. On Linux, configure the specified iptables and ip6tables outbound packet filters.
5. Install the libpcap development packages required for building.
6. Consider enabling TCP BBR as the README recommends.

Verdict

Choose Accelerator if you want a free, open-source game accelerator for Windows or Linux and can configure the required packet filters. Look elsewhere if you need a packaged release or a setup that avoids network-rule configuration and build dependencies.