Zod Engine
Mon, 01/10/2011 - 23:04 | by sixsixfive
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Zod Engine is a remake of the 1996 classic game by Bitmap Brothers called Z. Z is a capture the flag style RTS. In this game you command robots and vehicles with the purpose of destroying the enemy's fort.
The Zod Engine is a multiplayer oriented game where as Z is a single player oriented game. Here you will be able to for the first time do things such as play games against multiple bot players, or play the original levels with friends helping you on the same team. The Zod Engine is cross platform for Linux and Windows and can support any resolution. There are no limits on map size or players per game. The Zod Engine is also in a state of continual development so new features may come at any time with idea's from the players.
| Genre: | Strategy, Real-time |
| Game theme: | Science-fiction |
| Game features: | Singleplayer, Multiplayer, Editor, Online, AI |
| Game modes: | Cooperative |
| Graphic: | 2D |
| License: | Open |
| Payment: | Free |
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by htaccess last updated: 23 Oct 2012 - 01:58
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Official Linux Release Made
There is actually a formal linux release for this game now with ubuntu compiles and sources if needed.
Also Personally I don't think this is alpha but I've noticed that most RTS projects tend to be considered alpha even though they are feature rich, stable and fully playable.
This rerease does not work. I
This rerease does not work. I got
anixx@anixx-desktop:~> '/home/anixx/Desktop/zod_engine/zod_launcher'
/home/anixx/Desktop/zod_engine/zod_launcher: error while loading shared libraries: libwx_gtk2u_richtext-2.8.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
anixx@anixx-desktop:~> '/home/anixx/Desktop/zod_engine/zod'
/home/anixx/Desktop/zod_engine/zod: error while loading shared libraries: libmysqlclient.so.16: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
No package provides such libraries on my system.
What distribution of linux
What distribution of linux are you using. If you are using ubuntu then in the linux readme file it will tell you exactly what to type into the shell to get all the required libraries.
I use openSUSE 11.4
I use openSUSE 11.4
http://software.opensuse.org/
http://software.opensuse.org/search?q=libwx_gtk2u_richtext&baseproject=o...
http://software.opensuse.org/search?q=libmysqlclient16&baseproject=openS...
???
The Zod Engine has it's own
The Zod Engine has it's own linux support forum, if you want you can post there for support too.
You can actually compile the zod engine without libmysqlclient support if you want. You just need to add in -D DISABLE_MYSQL and remove -lmysqlclient from the makefile.
http://zod.sourceforge.net/phpBB3/viewforum.php?f=4
Built weel, but does not run:
Built well, but does not run: cannot load assets. Some assets missing.
QUOTE->NOTE: I had to install
QUOTE->NOTE: I had to install the win release to get the SP maps.
btw: you can download all assets(except SP-maps) here
I did. But still seems some
I did. But still seems some of them missing. No maps, numerous missing files (including in hud).
step-by-step(example)
Download and install the Windows release(includes all maps and asserts):
WINEPREFIX=$HOME/tmp WINEDLLOVERRIDES=winemenubuilder.exe=d <$PATHTOWINRELEASE>Download the source, unzip, build it and copy the binary to your Zod Engine folder($HOME/tmp/drive_c/...)
cd PATHTOSOURCE && make && cp zod $HOME/tmp/drive_c/Program\ Files/Zod\ Enginefor a SP-game start game with:
./zod -w -r 800x600 -l map_list.txt -t red -b blueand for MP with:
./zod -w -r 800x600 -c hestia.nighsoft.net -t red -n yourcoolusername