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1657 2 2001-04-11 15:45:51 Thus spake <a href="http://www.lokigames.com">Loki's</a> Kayt Sorhaindo: <blockquote> Not one, but TWO Linux games will ship next week from <a href="http://www.lokigames.com">Loki Software, Inc.</a> <p> <a href="http://www.lokigames.com/products/tribes2/">Tribes 2</a> will be HOT on the heels of the Windows release by Sierra On-Line, and the long-awaited <a href="http://www.lokigames.com/products/smac/">Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri Planetary Pack</a> by Firaxis will also make its Linux debut. <p> Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri Planetary Pack will ship to resellers on Monday, April 16, with the low MSRP of $29.95. Tribes 2 will follow suit on Wednesday, April 18, with an MSRP of $49.95. <p> Can't resist both of these exciting games? Take advantage of a promotional bundle and receive both for the special price of $59.95. This offer is available directly from Loki and from select resellers. </blockquote> Alpha Centauri (no, really!), Tribes 2 to ship next week default
1658 -1 2001-04-12 07:57:44 <em>Category:</em> Role Playing<br> <em>Description:</em> UOP is an open sourced Ultima Online Client designed for playing on UOX or Sphere. It's still pre-alpha, but things are coming along nicely. It has successfully been run on both BeOS and Linux, and hopefully Mac and Windows support isn't far behind. Ultima Online Project 0.2.8 (CVS) new
1659 4377 2001-04-13 20:30:46 <em>Category:</em> Game-related Utility<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"> <p> <em>Description:</em> <em>The</em> utility for finding out the status of internet game servers <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>Support for Tribes 2 [-t2s] (builds numbered 22075 or higher) <li>Support for Tribes 2 master [-t2m] <li>Support for Quake 3 and Tribes 2 colorized player names [-htmlnames] <li>Sample HTML templates for Tribes 2 [template/tribes2*] <li>New QStat web site! http://www.qstat.org <li>New mailing lists for QStat users and announcements! (see web site) <li>New template variables <li>Fix 'game' value for some Quake 2 based servers <li>Fixed some cases where QStat will hang <li>Fixed some picky compiler warnings </ul> QStat 2.4b updated
1660 -1 2001-04-15 09:20:41 <em>Category:</em> Code Library<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"> <p> <em>Description:</em> Cross-platform library for portable low level I/O access <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>Added OpenGL support as a native 3D API <li>Added YUV video display with hardware acceleration <li>More complete thread synchronization primitives <li>Added support for gamma ramp manipulation <li>Much improved alpha blending blit semantics <li>Added official support for the following operating systems: MacOS Classic, MacOS X, Solaris, IRIX, FreeBSD </ul> Simple DirectMedia Layer 1.2.0 updated
1661 1907 2001-04-15 10:21:33 <img src="/images/thumbs/gltron.gif" align="right" width="200" height="150"><em>Category:</em> Action<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"> <p> <em>Description:</em> tron-like lightcycle game with a 3D view <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>Usage: <ul> <li>new camera controls, use the mouse to tweak/rotate/zoom <li>simplified the menu structure <li>graphical installer </ul> <li>Graphics: <ul> <li>vastly better visuals due to lighting & shadows <li>fixed many rendering artefacts <li>added recognizers <li>new textures / create your own sets </ul> <li>Audio: <ul> <li>3D positional sound & doppler effects </ul> <li>Gameplay: <ul> <li>more movie-like default <li>much much stronger AI options (try to beat the MCP) </ul> </ul> glTron 0.0.60 updated
1662 4666 2001-04-17 07:55:53 <em>Category:</em> Strategy<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <img src="/images/star.gif" alt="4"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="4"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="4"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="4"> <p> <em>Description:</em> TEG, a risk clone. <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>Spanish translations updated <li>Updated documentation <li>Any player can select the type of game <li>Fixed nasty bugs in `show cards' and server <li>Added little support for `pactos' (deals or treats) <li>The robot is executed from full path a not from the path environment <li>The `exchange cards' window appears only then you have a valid exchange <li>Fixed some bugs in the ggz support <li>Added the --observe command line in the client <li>Improved a little bit the GUI <li>...and more </ul> Tenes Empanadas Graciela 0.6.3 updated
1663 4666 2001-04-17 07:58:04 <em>Category:</em> Strategy<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <font color=#ffff80 size="-1">(not yet rated)</font> <p> <em>Description:</em> A networked battleship game. <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>GNOME version <li>added support for GGZ <li>updated & improved GUI of client <li>updated the robot <li>and lots of bug fixes </ul> Batalla Naval 1.0.0 (GNO updated
1664 793 2001-04-17 08:02:03 <em>Category:</em> Simulation<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"> <p> <em>Description:</em> Helicopter air rescue flight simulator <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>Pconf for source configuration <li>diver or basket hoist deployment selection feature <li>environment SEARCHANDRESCUE_DATA to specify global data directory <li>texture priority support <li>independent file IO layer sarfio.c for scene and mission file loading <li>`far away' visual model support for aircrafts <li>mission success and failed banners <li>improved vertical velocity and pitch oscilation in flight dynamics <li>elevator trim for aircraft flight models (see manual for new keys!) <li>no more landing on water without floats <li>improved glX visuals fetching routine to try getting X Visuals with alpha channels <li> engine quickstarts with rotor currently spinning <li>changed engine key to `e' for engine on and `SHIFT+e' for engine off. <li>Engine display modified on outside view, O = off, S = starting <li>improved map with GPS info display. </ul> Search And Rescue 0.7d updated
1665 4641 2001-04-17 08:03:19 <em>Category:</em> Arcade<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"> <p> <em>Description:</em> A scrolling space shooter game. <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>BGM was changed for every stage. <li>A part of enemy was corrected and added. <li>An enemy's offensive balance was adjusted. <li>A part of background was corrected. <li>The title was changed. </ul> Geki2 0.9.8 updated
1666 1739 2001-04-17 08:04:32 <em>Category:</em> Action<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="5"> <p> <em>Description:</em> A 3D racing game featuring Tux, the Linux penguin <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>SDL can be used instead of GLUT for handling OpenGL contexts and mouse/keyboard events. <li>Added a fish pickup sound. <li>Added a "diagnostic log". <li>Fog can now be disabled. <li>Added a loading screen. <li>Build fixes. <li>Arbitrary joystick axes can be mapped to Tux controls. </ul> Tux Racer 0.61 updated