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10700 4 2011-05-21 09:31:19 <a href="/images/freelords-splash.jpg"><img src="/images/thumbs/freelords-splash.jpg" align="right" alt="" width="200" height="174"></a> <em>Category: </em>strategy<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <font color="#FF8" size="-1"><a href="#" title="3.97"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="3.97" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="3.97"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="3.97" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="3.97"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="3.97" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="3.97"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="3.97" border="0"></a></font> <p> <em>Description:</em> Turn-based strategy game <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>more general sound architecture <li>64-bit Linux version <li>heroes can join <li>random map generation overhaul <li>minor things (bugfixes etc.)</ul> FreeLords 0.4.2 updated FreeLords
10701 4 2011-05-21 21:18:05 <a href="/images/warzone_2100.jpg"><img src="/images/thumbs/warzone_2100.jpg" align="right" alt="" width="200" height="150"></a> <em>Category: </em>strategy<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <font color="#FF8" size="-1"><a href="#" title="4.55"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.55" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.55"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.55" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.55"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.55" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.55"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.55" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.55"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.55" border="0"></a></font> <p> <em>Description:</em> 3D realtime strategy on a future Earth. <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>Support for video playback up to 1024x768, optionally with scanlines <li>Two new maps included <li>Multiplayer balance updates <li>Assorted bugfixes and translation updates</ul> Warzone 2100 2.3.8 updated Warzone 2100
10702 4 2011-05-22 13:20:39 <a href="/images/sludge-floormaker.jpg"><img src="/images/thumbs/sludge-floormaker.jpg" align="right" alt="" width="200" height="179"></a> <em>Category: </em>code<br> <em>Description:</em> Cross-platform adventure game engine <p>SLUDGE ("Scripting Language for Unhindered Development of a Gaming Environment") is not only a scripting language for developing adventure games, but also provides graphical tools to make the same very easy. Not only the name, but also the concept are evocative of SCUMM. <p>Development on SLUDGE was started 2000 by Hungry Software to power the game Out Of Order. Since then, other SLUDGE games have also been released as freeware. <p>Originally written for Windows, SLUDGE was open sourced 2008 and since then ported to Mac OS X and Linux. All game files produced with older versions of SLUDGE can be played with newer versions of the engine, i.e. on all platforms running the SLUDGE engine. SLUDGE 2.1.1 new SLUDGE
10703 4 2011-05-22 18:33:23 <a href="/images/tetzle.png"><img src="/images/thumbs/tetzle.png" align="right" alt="" width="200" height="150"></a> <em>Category: </em>puzzle<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <font color="#FF8" size="-1"><a href="#" title="4.29"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.29" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.29"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.29" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.29"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.29" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.29"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.29" border="0"></a></font> <p> <em>Description:</em> Jigsaw puzzle with tetrominoes <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>Redesigned game visuals <li>Merged new and open game dialogues <li>Rewrote collision detection <li>Rewrote OpenGL render code <li>Added Ukrainian translation</ul> Tetzle 2.0.0 updated Tetzle
10704 4 2011-05-23 18:09:14 <a href="/images/skool_daze_take_too-0.4.png"><img src="/images/thumbs/skool_daze_take_too-0.4.png" align="right" alt="" width="200" height="150"></a> <em>Category: </em>arcade<br> <em>Description:</em> Remake of 'Skool Daze' and 'Back to Skool' using Pygame <p>A remake of the classic ZX Spectrum games 'Skool Daze' and 'Back to Skool' using Pygame. Includes 3 skool-based remixes called 'Skool Daze Take Too', 'Ezad Looks', and 'Back to Skool Daze'. Can be easily customised by editing plain text config files. Pyskool 0.5.4 new Pyskool
10705 4 2011-05-24 17:59:26 <a href="/images/lemmini.png"><img src="/images/thumbs/lemmini.png" align="right" alt="" width="200" height="125"></a> <em>Category: </em>puzzle<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <font color="#FF8" size="-1"><a href="#" title="4.29"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.29" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.29"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.29" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.29"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.29" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.29"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.29" border="0"></a></font> <p> <em>Description:</em> Java interpreter for "Lemmings for Windows 95" <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>Fixed bug in erasing of stencil by bashers etc. which wouldn't erase the "no dig" (left/right arrow) attribute. Could lead to problems when a builder builds over this and the block is to be erased again. <li>Lemmini is now open source. It's released under the Apache license 2.0. <li>Added HyperlinkListener in Disclaimer dialogue.</ul> Lemmini 0.84 updated Lemmini
10706 4 2011-05-24 18:24:57 <a href="/images/oilrush_20.jpg"><img src="/images/thumbs/oilrush_20.jpg" align="right" alt="" width="200" height="113"></a> <em>Category: </em>strategy<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <font color="#FF8" size="-1"><a href="#" title="4.11"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.11" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.11"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.11" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.11"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.11" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.11"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.11" border="0"></a></font> <p> <em>Description:</em> RTS with a Tower Wars genre <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>Improved AI <li>Changed unit limits <li>Added "time pressure" mode <li>Added "siege" mode <li>Improved performance <li>Decreased memory consumption <li>Fixed a lot of crash issues <li>Added GUI launcher/configurator <li>Fixed startup of network <li>The game is working on PlayStation 3 <li>Added new map "Village" <li>Added new map "Siege" <li>Added new environment: rocks with vegetation <li>Fixed some visual glitches <li>Improved rocket SFXs (3 different types) <li>Added more variety in explosions <li>Fixed foam SFX <li>Added two more battle music tracks </ul> Oil rush 0.63 updated Oil rush
10707 4 2011-05-25 17:04:43 <a href="/images/background_ubuntu.png"><img src="/images/thumbs/background_ubuntu.png" align="right" alt="" width="200" height="139"></a> <em>Category: </em>puzzle<br> <em>Description:</em> Somyeol2D is a Casual Jump´n´Run <p>Somyeol2D is a 2D Jump and Run where you not only control one Somyeol but several at once. In each Level you have to reach the goal with a defined amount of Somyeols. But beware! There are several types of Somyeols who distinguish from the normal ones! Somyeol2D 1.1 new Somyeol2D
10708 4 2011-05-26 18:07:40 <em>Category: </em>rpg<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <font color="#FF8" size="-1"><font color="#FF8" size="-1">(not yet rated)</font></font> <p> <em>Description:</em> PennMUSH is a MUD server <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>many bug fixes <li>named registers </ul> PennMUSH 1.8.4p4 updated PennMUSH
10709 4 2011-05-28 14:19:31 <a href="/images/screen80.jpeg"><img src="/images/thumbs/screen80.jpeg" align="right" alt="" width="200" height="160"></a> <em>Category: </em>strategy<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <font color="#FF8" size="-1"><a href="#" title="4.32"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.32" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.32"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.32" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.32"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.32" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.32"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4.32" border="0"></a></font> <p> <em>Description:</em> Open Source 3D-real-time strategy game <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>Lots of work to make MegaGlest Linux distro friendly <li>Added Support for Russian and Ukrainian with proper fonts in Linux if installed. <li>Better video handling for buggy opengl drivers that don't properly handle non power of two textures (free ATI driver) <li>Much better pathfinder performance <li>Better support for non ASCII file paths so the mod downloads work for those people now <li>Much better pathfinder performance </ul> MegaGlest 3.5.2 updated MegaGlest