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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 '''[[Glest]]'''. The primary goal for MegaGlest was to rework the network capabilities of the original Glest engine to offer a richer Network play experience, however, many [[MG/Features|additional features]] have been added (and previously existing features improved) since.
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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 '''[[Glest]]'''.
 
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The primary goal for MegaGlest was to rework the network capabilities of the original Glest engine to offer a richer Network play experience, however, many [[MG/Features|additional features]] have been added (and previously existing features improved) since.
 
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
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Joining Titus in the capacity of a project developer was [http://www.soft-haus.com/blog Mark Vejvoda] (SoftCoder).
 
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, and many others) this project has seen tremendous success and offers a fun platform for playing and learning.
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Together (with frequent help from numerous members of the community such as, Ultifd, Tomreyn, Eliminator, Silnarm, and many others) this project has seen tremendous success and offers a fun platform for playing and learning.
  
 
==Features==
 
==Features==
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==Information==
 
==Information==
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===Gamers===
 
===Gamers===
 
*[[MG/FAQ|MegaGlest FAQ]]
 
*[[MG/FAQ|MegaGlest FAQ]]
 
*[[MG/Port_Forwarding|Port forwarding (to host multi-player games)]]
 
*[[MG/Port_Forwarding|Port forwarding (to host multi-player games)]]
 
*[[MG/Dedicated_Server|Hosting a dedicated headless MegaGlest game server]]
 
*[[MG/Dedicated_Server|Hosting a dedicated headless MegaGlest game server]]
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===Modders===
 
===Modders===
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*[[Modifying_MegaGlest|Modifying_MegaGlest]]
 
*[[XMLs|XML definitions]]
 
*[[XMLs|XML definitions]]
 
*[[MG/Scripted Scenarios|Scripted scenarios and Lua]]
 
*[[MG/Scripted Scenarios|Scripted scenarios and Lua]]
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*[[MG/INI|Ini-files and properties description]]
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*[[Maps/Editing| Map Editing]]
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===Game data managers===
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*[[MG/Processing_game_mods|Processing game mods]]
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*[[MG/Translations/Processing_translations|Processing translations]]
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===Developers===
 
===Developers===
 
*[[MG/Development|Development, Source code, and Compilation]]
 
*[[MG/Development|Development, Source code, and Compilation]]
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===Promoters===
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*[[MG/Promotion|Making the game more known]]
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===Anyone===
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*[[MG/Snapshots|Testing development builds (Snapshots)]]
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
 
* [http://megaglest.org Official MegaGlest Website]
 
* [http://megaglest.org Official MegaGlest Website]
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* [http://glest.org/glest_board/?board=20.0 MegaGlest web forums] (hosted on glest.org)
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* [http://forum.megaglest.org MegaGlest web forums]
 
* [http://master.megaglest.org Game servers]
 
* [http://master.megaglest.org Game servers]
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* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/megaglest MegaGlest project page] on sourceforge
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* [https://github.com/MegaGlest MegaGlest project page] on GitHub
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* [http://megaglest.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/megaglest/ Subversion repository]
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* MegaGlest on [http://identi.ca/megaglest Identi.ca], [http://twitter.com/MegaGlest Twitter], [https://www.facebook.com/pages/MegaGlest/201365899904830 Facebook], [http://youtube.com/MegaGlest Youtube], [http://www.moddb.com/games/megaglest ModDB]
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* MegaGlest on [http://twitter.com/MegaGlest Twitter], [https://www.facebook.com/pages/MegaGlest/201365899904830 Facebook], [http://youtube.com/MegaGlest Youtube], [http://moddb.com/MegaGlest ModDB]
 
  
 
==Media Coverage==
 
==Media Coverage==
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* [http://games.slashdot.org/story/10/08/12/0520229/FOSS-RTS-Game-emGlestem-Gets-Revival-mdash-Enter-emMega-Glestem Slashdot]
 
* [http://games.slashdot.org/story/10/08/12/0520229/FOSS-RTS-Game-emGlestem-Gets-Revival-mdash-Enter-emMega-Glestem Slashdot]
 
* [http://www.gamer-site.de/megaglest/ Gamer-Site]
 
* [http://www.gamer-site.de/megaglest/ Gamer-Site]
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==See also==
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*[[MG/INI|Ini-files and properties description]]
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*[[MegaPack]]
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==Image gallery==
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<gallery captionalign="left">
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MegaPack2.jpeg|The Egyptians slowly die away in the night.
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MegaPack3.jpeg|Persian magicians bombard their enemy's base.
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MegaPack4.jpeg|Flying carpets send spells flying.
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MegaPack5.jpg|A Norsemen army assembles.
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MegaPack6.jpeg|Invading Indians destroy a base.
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MegaPack7.jpeg|The Romans faction.
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</gallery>
 
[[Category:MG]]
 
[[Category:MG]]

Latest revision as of 00:07, 7 January 2021

Template:Infobox MegaGlest Icon.png MegaGlest (MG) is a fork/modification of the Real Time Strategy (RTS) game Glest. The primary goal for MegaGlest was to rework the network capabilities of the original Glest engine to offer a richer Network play experience, however, many additional features have been added (and previously existing features improved) since.

History[edit]

The MG install screen/wallpaper

MegaGlest started in January 2010 as a vision from a longtime community member: Titus Tscharntke (Titi). Joining Titus in the capacity of a project developer was Mark Vejvoda (SoftCoder).

Together (with frequent help from numerous members of the community such as, Ultifd, Tomreyn, Eliminator, Silnarm, and many others) this project has seen tremendous success and offers a fun platform for playing and learning.

Features[edit]

Information[edit]

Gamers[edit]

Modders[edit]

Game data managers[edit]

Developers[edit]

Promoters[edit]

Anyone[edit]

Links[edit]

Media Coverage[edit]

See also[edit]

Image gallery[edit]

  • The Egyptians slowly die away in the night.

  • Persian magicians bombard their enemy's base.

  • Flying carpets send spells flying.

  • A Norsemen army assembles.

  • Invading Indians destroy a base.

  • The Romans faction.

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