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| 1305 | -1 | 2000-06-15 06:17:19 | <em>Category:</em> Role Playing<br> <em>Description:</em> Exile III: Ruined World is a classic shareware fantasy role-playing game, now available in the world of Linux. Winner of the Computer Gaming World award for Shareware Game of the Year, Exile III is a fascinating epic in the tradition of Untima and Wizardry, and has brought joy to many thousands of adventurers. | Exile III: Ruined World 1.0 DEMO | new | |
| 1306 | 2 | 2000-06-15 06:23:16 | <p> Exile III: Ruined World A Fantasy Role-Playing Game for Linux <p> Spiderweb Software and Boutell.com proudly present Exile III: Ruined World! Exile III: Ruined World is an epic fantasy role-playing game for Linux. It features a fascinating plot, an enormous world which changes as the game progresses, and many hours of fun for anyone who longs for a classic role-playing game. <p> The surface world is ruled by the Empire, and it has been for as long as anyone can remember. As long as you followed the rules and kept quiet, it was a good life. But stand out, not fit in, say the wrong thing, and the punishment was swift, sure, and horrible. You were cast into Exile, a huge series of caverns far below the surface of the earth, there to live out the rest of your days in misery. <p> So it has been for many years. But now, at last, an escape route from your underground prison has been found.You are the brave soul chosen to lead the first expedition to the surface. You hope to find a way for your people to return to the light of the sun. Instead, you find a ravaged world, rapidly being devoured by mysterious plagues of monsters. You will have to act quickly. If not, the underworld will be the only place left where humans can live. <p> What makes Exile III exceptional? Well, it features ... <p> * Involving, intricate plot, with 200,000 words of story!<br> * An enormous, changing world. Do nothing, and things evolve around you.<br> Refugees move from town to town. Villages will be destroyed. Characters will die. Monsters will gain territory.<br> * Detailed, open ended system. Don't want to go on adventures? Do odd jobs. Save up and buy a house. Go on one of dozens of side missions. Explore an enormous outdoors with well over a hundred dungeons and towns. Just go through peoples' houses and rummage through their stuff!<br> * Pleasing, professionally done graphics and sound.<br> * Carefully designed interface, with comprehensive online help, adventure journals, and the ability to enable you to do everything you want with the minimum amount of fuss.<br> <p> Although Exile III is a sequel to the award-winning shareware gamesExile I and II, it is designed to be completely playable as a stand-alone game, with absolutely no experience with previous Exile games required. <p> Exile 3 for Linux requires glibc 2.1 or later to run. This translates to having Redhat Linux 6.0 or later, or a similiar version of Linux. Exile 3 for Linux will be released Summer, 2000. You can find information and a large demo at <a href="http://www.spiderwebsoftware.com/exile3/linuxexile3.html">http://www.spiderwebsoftware.com/exile3/linuxexile3.html</a>. <p> Contact: Spiderweb Software, PO Box 85659, Seattle, WA 98145.<br> Phone: (206) 789-4438. FAX: (206) 789-6016<br> E-mail: <a href="mailto:spidweb@spiderwebsoftware.com">Spidweb@spiderwebsoftware.com</a>.<br> WWW: <a href="http://www.spiderwebsoftware.com">http://www.spiderwebsoftware.com</a><br> Port By: <a href="http://www.boutell.com">http://www.boutell.com</a> | Exile III RPG press release | default | |
| 1307 | 2 | 2000-06-15 06:29:24 | <em>Category:</em> Code Library<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="5"><p> <em>Description:</em> SMPEG is a free MPEG1 video player library with sound support.<p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>Many more MPEG-1 streams are parsed correctly <li>Arbitrary scaling of video streams <li>Hardware acceleration using the X video extension <li>Support for fast seeking within MPEG streams <li>Drag-n-drop support for gtv <li>Enabled MMX optmizations as well as added aggressive gcc optimizations <li>Unsupported ports to Win32 and BeOS </ul> | SDL MPEG Library 0.4.0 | updated | |
| 1308 | 2 | 2000-06-15 06:47:41 | <a href="http://www.zocks.de">Zocks.de's</a> Gerhard Schroeder wrote in to let us about two English features at the site: <ul> <li><a href="http://www.zocks.de/cgi-bin/newspro/viewnews.cgi?newsid960846549,16962,">An interview</a> with <a href="http://www.lokigames.com">Loki</a> developer Bernd Kreimeier</a> <li><a href="http://www.zocks.de/cgi- bin/newspro/viewnews.cgi?newsid960754429,66704,">An article</a> about Vicarioius Visions' <a href="http://www.vvisions.com/terminus">Terminus</a>, which should be available real soon. </ul> | Zocks.de articles | default | |
| 1309 | 2 | 2000-06-20 06:49:25 | <a href="mailto:uraeus@linuxrising.org">Christian Schaller</a> tells us that <a href="http://www.linuxpower.org">Linuxpower.org</a> has posted <a href="http://www.linuxpower.org/display.php?id=185">an interview with Sam Lantinga</a>, about his <a href="http://happypenguin.org/show?Simple%20DirectMedia%20Layer">SDL library</a>. | SDL interview at Linuxpower | default | |
| 1310 | 2 | 2000-06-20 06:54:03 | <em>Category:</em> Strategy<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="5"><p> <em>Description:</em> A very flexible strategy game with multiplayer support.<p> <em>Changelog:</em> This release accumulates over two years of changes throughout the program. In general, the emphasis has been on improving the program's usability, making the AI smarter, improving existing games, and extending to Civ-type games, rather than adding random new games to the library. <p> The list of changes is massive. See <a href="http://sourceware.cygnus.com/xconq/NEWS">http://sourceware.cygnus.com/xconq/NEWS</a> for complete details. | Xconq 7.3.2 | updated | |
| 1311 | 2 | 2000-06-20 07:02:31 | <a href="http://www.tuxgames.com">Tux Games'</a> Michael Simms says: <blockquote> "The <a href="http://www.titancomputer.de>distributors"</a> of the new Linux titles being ported by <a href="http://www.hyperion-software.com">Hyperion Software</a> have announced that the expected release dates for <a href="http://www.hyperion-software.com/_linux/shogo_game.html">Shogo: Mobile Armor Division</a> and <a href="http://www.hyperion-software.com/_linux/sin_game.html">Sin</a> will be August and September respectively." </blockquote> You can pre-order both titles right now at <a href="http://www.tuxgames.com">Tux Games</a>. | Sin and Shogo in the fall | default | |
| 1312 | 2 | 2000-06-20 07:08:22 | <a href="mailto:me@thisnurgle.org.uk">Mark Collins</a> writes: <blockquote> "I'm developing a new linux games development site (going to be @ linuxgamedev.net) and I'm looking for articles/resources/code from the Linux gaming community. <p> I would be very grateful if you could post a request for people to submit stuff (resources/articles/code) to <a href="mailto:lgd-submit@thisnurgle.org.uk">lgd-submit@thisisnurgle.org.uk</a>." </blockquote> | Request for game dev resources | default | |
| 1313 | 3477 | 2000-06-20 07:12:58 | <em>Category:</em> Strategy<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="5"><p> <em>Description:</em> A unique multiplayer wargame.<p> <em>Changelog:</em> The datafile has been updated because of copyright issues, and the game now uses textures from the Gimp. The download size has been reduced - about 30% smaller. | Liquid War 5.3.2 | updated | |
| 1314 | 2 | 2000-06-20 12:31:36 | <a href="/images/mindrover.jpg"><img src="/images/thumbs/mindrover.jpg" align="right" width="200" height="150"></a>Loki and CogniToy Partner to bring MindRover to Linux <p> Tustin, CA. -- June 20, 2000 -- <a href="http://www.lokigames.com">Loki Software, Inc.</a> today announces an agreement with <a href="http://www.cognitory.com">CogniToy</a> to bring the highly-acclaimed <a href="http://www.cognitoy.com/mindrover/mindrover.htm">MindRover: The Europa Project</a> to Linux gamers by early fall 2000. <p> MindRover is an ingenious 3D strategy/programming game that enables players to create autonomous robotic vehicles and compete them in races, battles and sports. Starting with an empty vehicle, gamers add components such as sensors, weapons and engines. Players wire the components together and set their properties using an innovative visual programming system before entering the vehicles in the 3D competitions. Gamers may also share their custom robots over email or through website competitions. <p> Our customers have proven their mettle in other games with fast reflexes and great aim," said Scott Draeker, president of Loki. "We are now extremely pleased to present a new challenge. Their creativity and problem-solving skills will be called to task in this unique and addictive game." <p> | Loki announces Mindrover | default |