| newsid | userid | timestamp | news | headline | newstype | gameid |
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| 495 | 2 | 1999-07-20 23:29:48 | <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 technology/network test for the upcoming game Quake3:Arena.<p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>Team play! <li>team follow1 <- follow player 1 as a spectator <li>team follow2 <- follow player 2 as a spectator <li>team scoreboard <- be a scoreboard <li>change "restart" to "map_restart" <li>team colorbars behind status <li>new icons for weapons and ammo <li>new light code <li>changed "stopdemo" to "stoprecord" <li>cg_simpleItems 1 now draws sprite items (significant speedup) <li>blood trails behind gibs <li>dynamic curve level of detail <li>devmap <name> sets cheats 1, map <name> sets cheats 0 <li>skip all shell eject code when cg_brassTime 0 </ul> The latest go-round of the Quake 3 test has been released. It contains a new level and lotsa bugfixes. Heh, it may be kinda hard to find someplace to download it tonight. Try <a href="http://www.quake3arena.com/q3test/linux.html">this link</a> for a list of mirrors. | Q3Test 1.07 | updated | |
| 496 | 2 | 1999-07-21 15:11:56 | <a href="http://www.nvidia.com/">nVidia</a> has released <a href="https://www.nvidia.com/nv/nvarch.nsf/Home?OpenView">tools and programming information</a> for their chipsets. Go nVidia! It seems pretty certain now that my next 3D card purchase will be a TNT2 card instead of the Voodoo3 I've had my eye on... <br> Saw this at <a href="http://www.linux3d.net">linux3d.net</a>. | nVidia releases tools, documentation | default | |
| 497 | 2 | 1999-07-21 21:53:14 | <em>Category:</em> Action<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> A KDE board game<p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>improved the difficulty of the game <li>added time pressure, by including a nest from where aliens are coming. <li>RPM packages done for RedHat 6.0 </ul> | katchit 1.1 | updated | |
| 498 | 2 | 1999-07-21 23:19:24 | <a href="http://linuxgames.com">Linuxgames.com</a> is hosting a petition drive for <a href="http://www.westwood.com">Westwood</a> Linux evangelist Kevin Scruggs. The goal is to convince the Westwood suits that porting to Linux would be a good thing. Strangely, this petition requires that you print out a form and snail mail it to Westwood. Read all about it <a href="http://www.linuxgames.com/#Westwood Petition Episode II">here</a>. Fill out the form <a href="http://www.linuxgames.com/cnc2_petition.shtml">here</a>. | Tiberian Sun Petition | default | |
| 499 | -1 | 1999-07-22 09:25:34 | <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> Space oriented network game system.<p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>15-bit color depth support <li>a new Universe Editor. The Universe Editor is useable at this point, however some features have not been implmented just yet. <li>fixes for a few minor problems with the widget set. </ul> | XShipWars 1.07 | updated | |
| 500 | 1980 | 1999-07-22 09:27:27 | <em>Category:</em> Strategy<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="1"><p> <em>Description:</em> An network multiplayer artillery game involving little tanks and really big guns<p> <em>Changelog:</em> Hot on the heels of the initial 0.5 release, this version adds a real damage system (radius damage, whoo-hoo!), falling tanks and cash awards for kills. Basically the stuff <a href="http://happypenguin.org/show?King%20of%20the%20Hill#comments">abamfici complained about</a>, now it has :) Give it a shot and tell me what you think! | King of the Hill 0.6 | updated | |
| 501 | -1 | 1999-07-22 09:29:25 | <em>Category:</em> Emulator<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> Sierra AGI Emulator<p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>AMIGA AGI games now work!!! (yay!) <li>Added flags in ID, for AGDS + Amiga games. <li>Added Amiga word padding in OBJECT file (Amiga games required it) <li>Added "-A, --amiga" keywords in command line options <li>Very minor bug tweaks <li>Added ALSA sound driver <li>Added some new games + Versions ! <ul> <li>Donald Ducks Playground (Atari ST) <li>Manhunter NewYork (Apple2GS) <li>Mixed Up Mother Goose (Apple 2GS) <li>Demo Disk (Censored) 1.0C (Apple 2GS) <li>Police Quest 1 2.0G 12/3/87 (IBM PC) <li>Mixed Up Mother Goose (IBM PC) <li>Kings Quest 3 2.00 5/25/87 (IBM PC) <li>Kings Quest 2 2.0J (AMIGA) <li>Space Quest 2 2.0F (AMIGA) <li>Leisure Suit Larry 1.05 (AMIGA) <li>Black Cauldron v2.10 (agi3) (IBM PC) </ul> </ul> | Sarien :: The Alien AGI Interpreter 0.4.7 | updated | |
| 502 | 2 | 1999-07-22 11:36:18 | <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> A free, portable 3D engine with a ton of features.<p> Jorrit Tyberghein has created a <a href="http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/crystalspace">Yahoo Club for Crystal Space</a> which offers a messageboard, a chat area, and other stuff. Sounds like a good resource for Crystal Space developers and wanna-be developers. | Crystal Space Club | updated | |
| 503 | 1055 | 1999-07-22 12:47:05 | <img src="/images/thumbs/xhangglider.gif" align=right width=200 height=150><em>Category:</em> Toy<br> <em>Description:</em> Got more CPU cycles than you know what to do with? Check this one out! Xhangglider puts one or more 3d hanggliders soaring around in your root window. It's pretty awful on my P-133 here at work, but cute nonetheless. | xhangglider 0.92d | new | |
| 504 | 2 | 1999-07-22 13:09:55 | <img src="/images/thumbs/tud_shot.jpg" align=right width=200 height=145><em>Category:</em> Strategy<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> action-strategy networked game<p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>Added X11-16Bit patch from Petter Reinholdtsen <li>Added formation follow (no graphical interface yet) <li>Patched click on units of enemy <li>Way-point list is now displayed with lines <li>Active unit is rounded by a circle <li>Speed ups <li>Soft-scroll could now be disabled <li>Started with vehicles that can build </ul> | TUD (The Urgent Decision) 0.8.2 | updated |