| newsid | userid | timestamp | news | headline | newstype | gameid |
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| 1355 | -1 | 2000-07-20 06:45:51 | <em>Category:</em> Arcade<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4"><p> <em>Description:</em> Relieve Opensource Angst<p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>Fixed up timing bug which was causing a whole bunch of problems. (also known as the can't connect problem) <li>Ability to re-enter game from menu and change player setup within game. <li>Weapon icons <li>Changed Bug entity <li>Muzzle-flash effect. <li>New maps. <li>New weapon: a guided rocket launcher! <li>Preliminary Enemy AI, contributed by Milo van Handel. <li>Lots of minor things/fixes etc. </uL> | XTux July 17 | updated | |
| 1356 | 793 | 2000-07-20 06:47:34 | <em>Category:</em> Simulation<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <font color=#ffff80 size="-1">(not yet rated)</font><p> <em>Description:</em> Coast Gaurd helicopter search and rescue simulator<p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>Added a menu system and many new additional graphics effects including search light and rotor wash. <li>Added additional information to HUD and outside view text readouts ncluding waypoint direction and distances. <li>Heightfield surface testing code added, improvements on accuracy comming. <li>Additional missions added, mission file format is still under development so now is not a good time to create your own. <li>Improved flight physics and control sensitivity with three different levels of flight difficulty. <li>Windows port now available, see web page for download. </ul> | Search And Rescue 0.2 | updated | |
| 1357 | 2 | 2000-07-20 06:56:39 | <ul> <li><a href="http://www.linuxworld.com">Linuxworld.com</a> has posted <a href="http://www.linuxworld.com/linuxworld/lw-2000-07/lw-07-sc3u.html">a review of SimCity 3000 Unlimited</a>, soon to be released by <a href="http://www.lokigames.com">Loki</a>. <li><a href="http://www.linux.com">Linux.com</a> has <a href="http://linux.com/games/newsitem.phtml?sid=92&aid=9976">a Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri preview</a> to hold you over until the release. </ul> | Upcoming Loki releases | default | |
| 1358 | 2 | 2000-07-20 07:03:00 | <em>Category:</em> Arcade<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 shareware, TCP/IP multiplayer Tetris-like game.<p> <a href="http://www.ludusdesign.com">Ludus Design</a>, creators of Quadra, are shutting down and releasing the Quadra source under the LGPL soon. Much more information is available at their website. <p> | Quadra to go open source | updated | |
| 1359 | 854 | 2000-07-24 06:00:07 | <em>Category:</em> Puzzle<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="3"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="3"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="3"><p> <em>Description:</em> Watch your shots so that you can say what's in the box<p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <lI>added support for automake,autoconf and make install <li>added music <li>removed some compiler warnings <li>uses SFont -> can now be compiled on big-endian machines and has a nicer font <li>renamed to black-box <li>some bug fixes and small changes. </ul> | Blackbox 1.3 | updated | |
| 1360 | -1 | 2000-07-24 06:00:52 | <em>Category:</em> Strategy<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <font color=#ffff80 size="-1">(not yet rated)</font><p> <em>Description:</em> Strategy board game<p> <em>Changelog:</em> Network multi-player now actually works. Added an additional computer player algorithm (this is an external app that communicates using the network). | Blockit 1.1 | updated | |
| 1361 | -1 | 2000-07-24 06:01:19 | <em>Category:</em> Code Library<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <font color=#ffff80 size="-1">(not yet rated)</font><p> <em>Description:</em> A high-level game SDK based on SDL.<p> <em>Changelog:</em> Some of the major changes in the newest version are support for autoconfigure, texturing in Power3D, PowerInput support in Power3D, music in PowerSound, P3D_MainLoop was removed from Power3D, breaking compatibility, and several new functions and bugfixes. | PowerPak Game SDK 1.41 | updated | |
| 1362 | 3799 | 2000-07-24 06:01:49 | <em>Category:</em> Action<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 nibbles clone, just better.<p> <em>Changelog:</em> Development has moved to sourceforge.net. This version integrates the level editor, adds configuration of played soundtracks, full screen support (where available), and more... | Heroes 0.5 | updated | |
| 1363 | 2 | 2000-07-24 06:16:54 | <em>Category:</em> Under development - not yet playable<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <font color=#ffff80 size="-1">(not yet rated)</font><p> <em>Description:</em> An online role-playing world<p> <em>Changelog:</em> The Majik 3D core developer team has been recently employed by Taika Technologies Ltd. where they are developing partially Majik-related technologies. An agreement has been made with Taika that the best technologies available for Taika will be utilized in the development of Majik 3D. <p> Due to the proprietary nature of these technologies there will be no more public source code access, preventing the release of new Majik 3D versions under the GNU Public License (GPL). <p> The full announcement is available <a href="http://www.majik3d.org:9763/news">at the Majik3d news page</a>. | Majik 3D goes proprietary | updated | |
| 1364 | 2 | 2000-07-24 06:22:41 | <em>Category:</em> Simulation<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4"><p> <em>Description:</em> General Aviation Simulator<p> <em>Changelog:</em> Version 0.7.4 adds nicer clouds, a first start at airport runways, and quite a few tweaks, bug fixes, and refinements. Also, we did a substantial amount of code clean up and reorganization that won't be immediately visible from a user perspective. | Flight Gear Flight Sim 0.7.4 | updated |