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| − | + | [[File:Megaglest_logo.png|thumb|MegaGlest]] | |
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| − | + | '''[[File:MegaGlest_Icon.png]]M'''ega '''G'''lest ('''MG''') is a fork/modification of the '''R'''eal '''T'''ime '''S'''trategy ('''RTS''') game [http://glest.org/en/index.php '''Glest''']. | |
| − | + | The primary goal for MG was to rework the network capabilities of the original Glest engine to offer a richer Network play experience. | |
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| − | + | MG may be downloaded from '''[https://sourceforge.net/projects/megaglest/files/current_release/ here]'''. | |
| − | === | + | =History= |
| − | *[[MG/ | + | |
| − | *[[MG/ | + | Megaglest started in January 2010 as a vision from a longtime community member: '''[[http://www.titusgames.de/ Titus Tscharntke]]''' (Titi). |
| − | *[[MG/ | + | |
| + | Joining Titus in the capacity of a project developer was '''[[http://www.soft-haus.com/blog Mark Vejvoda]]''' (SoftCoder). | ||
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| + | Together (with frequent help from numerous members of the community (such as, Ultifd, Tomreyn, Silnarm, Eliminator, etc) this project has seen tremendous success and offers a fun platform for playing and learning. | ||
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| + | == Features == | ||
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| + | *Up to 8 players for network or single player games. | ||
| + | *4 new factions to pick from (more can be downloaded [see MG Mod's below]) | ||
| + | *New AI player difficulty levels (easy, normal, ultra, mega) | ||
| + | *Cross platform network play (Linux vs Windows works fine) | ||
| + | *Many new maps | ||
| + | *Minimal Master-Server to display hosted Internet games | ||
| + | *Custom loading screens per faction | ||
| + | *Multi-Player over LAN or Internet | ||
| + | *Per Unit Particles. | ||
| + | *Network game lobby chat mode (press enter to toggle on/off) | ||
| + | *Support for multiple hosted servers through configurable TCP port #'s | ||
| + | *Queued commands (hold CTRL key while queuing multiple commands) | ||
| + | *Supported on most Linux distributions (32 and 64 bit) via universal full installer or data and binary packages. | ||
| + | *Supported on Windows XP - Windows 7. | ||
| + | *Enhanced map editor (with tooltips) | ||
| + | *Enhanced G3D Model viewer (supports showing particles) | ||
| + | *Enhanced LUA commands and scripting support | ||
| + | *Command line options (type --help to see current options) | ||
| + | *Additional Support for JPG, PNG and BMP textures for models | ||
| + | *Full support for mod's via the mydata folder | ||
| + | *Only loads the factions selected in game settings. | ||
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| + | =Source Code / Compiling= | ||
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| + | For people who would like to work on the Megaglest we have worked hard to make things as easy for you as possible. | ||
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| + | Below is a small list of facts to try to assist anyone who is interested in helping with development or just to learn for your own enjoyment: | ||
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| + | *[[MG/Getting The Code|Getting The Code]] | ||
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| + | *[[MG/SVN Structure|SVN Structure]] | ||
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| + | *[[MG/Linux Compiling|Linux Compiling]] | ||
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| + | *[[MG/Windows Compiling|Windows Compiling]] | ||
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| + | *[[MG/Mac Compiling|Mac Compiling]] | ||
| − | + | *[[MG/FreeBSD Compiling|FreeBSD Compiling]] | |
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| − | *[[MG/ | ||
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| − | + | *[[MG/Installers|Installers]] | |
| − | *[[MG/ | ||
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| − | + | *[[MG/Misc Scripts|Misc Scripts]] | |
| − | *[[MG/ | ||
| − | == | + | =Documentation= |
| − | *[[MG/ | + | *[[MG/FAQ|MegaGlest FAQ]] |
| + | *[[MG/XML Definitions|Megaglest XML Definitions]] | ||
| + | *[[MG/Scripted Scenarios|Scripted Scenarios]] | ||
| − | === | + | =Links= |
| − | *[ | + | * [http://glest.org/glest_board/index.php?board=20.0 Mega Glest] web forums (hosted on main Glest site) |
| + | * [http://megaglest.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/megaglest/ subversion repository] | ||
| + | * [https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=300350&atid=1266779 feature requests] | ||
| + | * [http://megaglest.sourceforge.net/ Sourceforge hosting] | ||
| − | == | + | =MegaGlest-based mods= |
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| − | + | =Media Coverage= | |
| − | + | [http://freegamer.blogspot.com/2010/06/megaglest-335-pre-release-special.html Free Gamer] | |
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| − | + | [http://www.penguspy.com/megaglest/ Penguspy] | |
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| − | + | [http://games.slashdot.org/story/10/08/12/0520229/FOSS-RTS-Game-emGlestem-Gets-Revival-mdash-Enter-emMega-Glestem?from=rss Slashdot] | |
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