[XCSSA] Re: [SATLUG] Enemy Territory Quake Wars

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Hah, if you can just find/burn this on a live cd and bring in enough
for "group" play, could be Monday nights presentation.

On 10/13/07, xcssa-admin@xcssa.org <xcssa-admin@xcssa.org> wrote:
> On Saturday 13 October 2007 20:41:09 Sean Carolan wrote:
> > > ...and back to Quake Wars I go! Word is they should have the native
> > > linux client out soon.
> >
> > Do you play online?  If so which server?  I know two more players we
> > can recruit for group battles.  Hats off to id software for releasing
> > native Linux versions of all their games, and GPL'ing the Quake source
> > code.
> >
> > Are there any other PC gamers on this list?
>
> I am totally NOT a gamer.. but there is ONE one line multi-player that I find
> a ton of fun..  Before Quake.. before Doom even.. there was Scorched Earth.
> If you were in a University environment back in the early 90's and were ever
> hooked on X-pilot or X-tank, then you'll LOVE the newer updated version of
> Scorched Earth called Scorched 3D!
>
> S3D is a modern 3D OpenGL Internet version of the 1991 classic "Scorched
> Earth" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorched_Earth_%28computer_game%29) from
> the 1991 386/MS-DOS days.  And the playability and fun factor are all still
> there... only now you have the whole OpenGL 3D, real time, world wide aspect
> to the game. Instead of just two players on a 2D screen, you have up to a
> dozen or so players -- a mix of people and AI/bots. VERY cool..
>
> Oh.. and S3D is 100% GPL and plays on most modern OS' (most Linux yum/apt
> repos have it ready to install).  Here... they describe it better than I
> have:
>
> # yum searched scorched3d
> [...]
> scorched3d.i386                          40.1d-3.fc7            installed
> Matched from:
> scorched3d
> Game based loosely on the classic DOS game Scorched Earth
> Scorched 3D is a game based on the classic DOS game Scorched Earth
> "The Mother Of All Games".  Scorched 3D adds amongst other new
> features a 3D island environment and LAN and internet play.  At its
> lowest level, Scorched 3D is just an artillery game with two+ tanks
> taking turns to destroy opponents in an arena.  Choose the angle,
> direction and power of each shot, launch your weapon, and try to blow
> up other tanks.  But Scorched 3D can be a lot more complex than that,
> if you want it to be.  You can earn money from successful battles and
> use it to invest in additional weapons and accessories.  You can play
> with up to twenty four other players at a time, mixing computer
> players with humans.  There's a variety of changing environmental
> conditions and terrains to be dealt with.
> http://www.scorched3d.co.uk/
>
>
> XCSSA or SATLUG should have a presentation on "Alternative Linux Gaming" or
> something.. :)
>
> Tweeks
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