what open source games would you like to see on dc

[curt_grymala]

In most cases, they need to be written in C. If they are not, then the chances get really slim. BlackAura is working on a BASIC interpreter that may make it easier to port BASIC games to the DC, but they would need to be actually written in BASIC, not some offshoot of the language. SDL is also somewhat portable. Other than that, I don't think there are any other languages that are easily portable. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

[Cap'n 1time]

just C? not C# or C++?

[Cap'n 1time]

[quote author=Vorrtexx link=board=homebrew;num=1086094053;start=0#8 date=06/02/04 at 02:01:12]Cube looks quite interesting. I remember seeing it months back.
and it says this:
absolute minimum spec: p200 with tnt2/v3 (15-20 fps @640 depending on map)

so it could be possible. depending on the ram it requires.[/quote]

if anyone else wants to see screen shots look here
IT LOOKS GREAT!
http://www.cubeengine.com/shots.php4

[Cap'n 1time]

http://xhosxe.free.fr/glaxium/
this game also looks GREAT! : galaga fans should take a look! its open source.


http://www.thejuckett.com/games/fightzone/
This actually looks better than cube! It can be compared to the UnrealTournament graphics. i think its open source.


http://www.ncdgames.com/padb/pafiled...gory&id=18
this is paintball party and it looks cool, its open source, you can customize your own characters, and make your own levels.

[Cap'n 1time]

http://www.hut.fi/~jtpelto2/nethack.html
its a really cool looking nethack, type thing.

im not posting these so you all can play games on your computer! give me some feed back coders.

[quzar]

[quote author=The_Fallen_One link=board=homebrew;num=1086094053;start=0#7 date=06/02/04 at 01:56:55]If you're looking for an open source RTS game, try "Freecraft". It was halted by Blizzard because its name was too similar to Starcraft and it "had gameplay too similar to that of Warcraft II", but the source is still out there.

I haven't had a chance to look at it yet, so I don't know what kind of shape it's in, but the source and binaries can be downloaded at:

http://www.savefree-aft.4t.com/[/quote]

little known fact, this was already ported to the Dreamcast. It just dosnt get past the loading screen before crashing. Similar to this would be FreeCNC (i have tried to get the sources a billion times but the official links are dead)

[fackue]

The source code for FreeCNC seems to be avalible over here:
http://sourceforge.net/project/showf...ackage_id=6973

And FreeCraft source seems to be here:
http://packages.qa.debian.org/f/freecraft.html

[The_Fallen_One]

Quzar: Do you know if the problem with the Freecraft port is fixable? Or is it a problem with the way the code itself is designed?

If it's fixable, it may be a project I'll look into when I begin to learn a bit more about how coding on the Dreamcast works (Whether I would be writing the port from scratch or from the old port, I would be interested in doing it).

EDIT: Interestingly enough, I was looking for information on the Dreamcast port of Freecraft, and stumbled across this:

http://stratagus.sourceforge.net/index.shtml

According to another site, it's the same thing as Freecraft, it's just been renamed to avoid conflict. It seems much further along, has been fairly recently updated, and the source is available.

[quzar]

[quote author=fackue link=board=homebrew;num=1086094053;start=15#16 date=06/02/04 at 05:53:29]The source code for FreeCNC seems to be avalible over here:
http://sourceforge.net/project/showf...ackage_id=6973
[/quote]

I had tried that exact same link before and gotten the same file but the link was broken, apparently it isnt anymore...


The_Fallen_One: I dont know what is wrong with it. I didnt understand how the sources were arranged and dont have a copy of starcraft so i cant test it.

That other game engine you showed if i read correctly is in OpenGL not SDL that is why FreeCraft would be a target, its use of SDL.

[Christuserloeser]

A real time strategy game for DC would be the best I could think of! That's something the DC never had!

It really misses a good Soccer game (there are several good ones out there but not one of them is really perfect) and a real time strategy game like FreeCraft! Would be so damn cool to see it ported to DC.

If your earlier attempts are still on some backups quzar, you should give it a 2nd try. Maybe it would be good to have a team that'll do the port too - shouldn't take that long if there is more than one person working on a huge project like that!

Chris