tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28735168.post114973005946896156..comments2023-09-25T13:14:14.870+01:00Comments on Free Gamer - Open Source Games (Free/Libre): Open Source 3D Space GamesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28735168.post-58314526928124062712014-07-10T06:00:44.883+01:002014-07-10T06:00:44.883+01:00Great! But obviously the fact that development con...Great! But obviously the fact that development continues, on its own, is not a problem, but for some reason the games never reach the high quality we have come to expect from (some) commercial games.<br /><a href="http://www.alltimeplay.com/" rel="nofollow"> Free Games </a>Alltimeplayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946729371934259813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28735168.post-84808073927992227902012-08-18T00:53:29.873+01:002012-08-18T00:53:29.873+01:00I came across Oolite earlier this year and have fo...I came across Oolite earlier this year and have found it to be a fantastic piece of free software. Their is also a very friendly and helpful forum and the game is easy to create expansions for. With no previous experience but some help and advice from the forum I have been able to produce and release a cylon raider, colonial viper and the USS Enterprise from Stat Trek 3. I am now in the process of developing a series of ships of my own design. I don't know how interchangable the models are but anyone interested is welcome to download them. If interested see the Oolite Wiki pages or search the Expansion section of the oolite website.Shipbuilderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00244478167884657372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28735168.post-42051899006332458772008-10-28T12:33:00.000+00:002008-10-28T12:33:00.000+00:00In the last 2.5 years there have been major update...In the last 2.5 years there have been major updates to Vega Strike, Privateer Gemini Gold, Oolite, Vendetta, Beyond the Red Line and other <A HREF="http://scp.indiegames.us/" REL="nofollow">Freespace2 SCP</A> mod projects. And that's just off the top of my head. I don't think you bothered looking very hard.Free Gamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14323208294579377369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28735168.post-89359063755664221332008-10-27T02:28:00.000+00:002008-10-27T02:28:00.000+00:00It's been 2.5 years since this article was posted....It's been 2.5 years since this article was posted. I've seen nothing to indicate any active space-game projects, FOSS or commercial. (The last commercial on I saw for Linux was Terminus, several years ago.) Someone please tell me I'm wrong and that someone, somewhere, is doing something.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28735168.post-42364873178327179652007-11-30T02:01:00.000+00:002007-11-30T02:01:00.000+00:00Here are some more cool FOSS games.http://fossgame...Here are some more cool FOSS games.<BR/><BR/>http://fossgamer.110mb.com/index.htmlfossethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17538355089217723561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28735168.post-7985952100759252302007-11-28T21:34:00.000+00:002007-11-28T21:34:00.000+00:00I was expecting to see a mention of Noctis.I was expecting to see a mention of Noctis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28735168.post-50007606743009339542007-07-29T11:53:00.000+01:002007-07-29T11:53:00.000+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Timothy Parezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09155362781630295022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28735168.post-80345968815871889962007-07-29T11:52:00.000+01:002007-07-29T11:52:00.000+01:00All of the games seem to suffer from the same illn...All of the games seem to suffer from the same illness that strikes nearly all open source games (including my own), that is that is never finished.<BR/><BR/>Of course the fact that development continues, on its own, is not a problem, but for some reason the games never reach the high quality we have come to expect from (some) commercial games.<BR/><BR/>Even something as old as Freelancer would be great, in fact I love Freelancer. I wouldn't mind paying for Freelancer 2, but there won't be a Freelancer 2 (at the time of writing) and if there does come a second game, it won't run on Linux or Mac... (and I just love my iMac)<BR/><BR/>The games you talked about seem more like attempts or proof of concept projects.<BR/><BR/>1 - Installing is usually a pita for normal end users<BR/>2 - User interfaces are dull and don't feel smooth<BR/>3 - 3D performance is sluggish at best<BR/><BR/>We'll have to keep looking for something good....Timothy Parezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09155362781630295022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28735168.post-53366671163008410632007-07-04T18:33:00.000+01:002007-07-04T18:33:00.000+01:00Freespace 2 is free to download. If you visit the...Freespace 2 is free to download. If you visit the Freespace 2 SCP (Source Code Project) website (http://scp.indiegames.us/news.php), you can download an installer (19mb I think). When you run the installer it will download and install the retail version of the game, the modified open source version of the game, and all files you need to run these programs. The only other step is to make sure you have OpenAL installed. If not, Google it and download the files. After you have done this run the launcher and you will be asked to configure the game. Then you can play.<BR/><BR/>*Note: Running the installer will download 1.5GB of data. In other words, you must have a fast connection to download the files.*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28735168.post-5487589820560854482007-05-04T10:28:00.000+01:002007-05-04T10:28:00.000+01:00I missed out Free Allegiance.Also of course there ...I missed out <A HREF="http://www.freeallegiance.org" REL="nofollow">Free Allegiance</A>.<BR/><BR/>Also of course there is <A HREF="http://www.game-warden.com/bsg/" REL="nofollow">BSD:BtRL</A>. Maybe I'll edit it and add those two.Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15870347109977095420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28735168.post-62156176942054110282007-05-01T16:00:00.001+01:002007-05-01T16:00:00.001+01:00Oh and Oolite is now available under the GPL so is...Oh and Oolite is now available under the GPL so is officially Free Software these days too. :-)Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15870347109977095420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28735168.post-35568302897795356732007-05-01T16:00:00.000+01:002007-05-01T16:00:00.000+01:00I ran an article on Freespace2 conversions which m...I ran an article on <A HREF="http://freegamer.blogspot.com/2007/04/freespace2-total-conversions.html" REL="nofollow">Freespace2 conversions</A> which may be of interest.<BR/><BR/>Also <A HREF="http://reaper3d.sourceforge.net/" REL="nofollow">Reaper3D</A> is probably worth a mention.Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15870347109977095420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28735168.post-3624560667503922952007-04-20T09:44:00.000+01:002007-04-20T09:44:00.000+01:00XPilot is fun but not 3D... ;-)XPilot is fun but not 3D... ;-)Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15870347109977095420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28735168.post-20773343552208904452007-04-19T21:20:00.000+01:002007-04-19T21:20:00.000+01:00don't forget about xpilot now! great game. the who...don't forget about xpilot now! great game. the whole class used to play at uni.<BR/><BR/>http://www.acm.org/crossroads/xrds3-2/xpilot.html<BR/>http://www.xpilot.org/jonolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05791875576891175137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28735168.post-25775794650519389652007-04-19T19:46:00.000+01:002007-04-19T19:46:00.000+01:00hey hey!oolite somehow changed the license! it is ...hey hey!<BR/><BR/>oolite somehow changed the license! it is now Free, free and open-source!!! nice to hear!<BR/><BR/>I hope they can now reuse code and art from their other GPLed cousins.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28735168.post-18421717668028031042007-04-19T17:23:00.000+01:002007-04-19T17:23:00.000+01:00VegaStrike is highly mod-able?well, it is, I guess...VegaStrike is highly mod-able?<BR/><BR/>well, it is, I guess, but you need serious modding experience!<BR/><BR/>Oh, yes, the main cfg files and so on are quite accessable and mostly plain text, but try to make ur own model....<BR/><BR/>anyway, it's the greatest space/3d/opensource game ever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28735168.post-1150290518335363222006-06-14T14:08:00.000+01:002006-06-14T14:08:00.000+01:00XShipWars is not really 3D although it does appear...XShipWars is not really 3D although it does appear to use some rudimentary 3D graphics (I'm guessing from the screenshots - not played it yet). It is, though, essentailly a 2D game.Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15870347109977095420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28735168.post-1150286142477515952006-06-14T12:55:00.000+01:002006-06-14T12:55:00.000+01:00in the article is not mentioned the amazing XShipW...in the article is not mentioned the amazing XShipWars: http://wolfpack.twu.net/ShipWars/XShipWars/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28735168.post-1150271038017784392006-06-14T08:43:00.000+01:002006-06-14T08:43:00.000+01:00That's like saying something can be free and not b...That's like saying something can be free and not be Free Software. A term is only ambiguous if you choose to ignore the definition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28735168.post-1150208048005902602006-06-13T15:14:00.000+01:002006-06-13T15:14:00.000+01:00Oolite is open source and free; just not Free Soft...Oolite is open source and free; just not Free Software. This is why Stallman is so stringent on applying the term Free Software over open source - open source is an ambiguous term.<BR/><BR/>Something can be open source and not be an <A HREF="http://www.opensource.org/licenses/" REL="nofollow">OSI approved license</A>. They are merely an organisation trying to apply their definition of open source.Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15870347109977095420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28735168.post-1150190643356005482006-06-13T10:24:00.000+01:002006-06-13T10:24:00.000+01:00Just checked out oolite's license; it's Creative C...Just checked out oolite's license; it's Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike. <BR/><BR/>The noncommercial clause means it violates the Open Source Definition (as well as the Free Software Definition) by placing restrictions on your freedom to redistribute it.<BR/><BR/>Hardly surprising considering the author is a Mac luser.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28735168.post-1150120791651061612006-06-12T14:59:00.000+01:002006-06-12T14:59:00.000+01:00Nothing smart or funny to add here... All I want t...Nothing smart or funny to add here... All I want to do is congratulate you on the blog. Keep it up & great job..<BR/><BR/>Bookmarked already :)gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03497613771780431048noreply@blogger.com