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OpenRA Free & Open Source RTS Has A New Testing Version

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OpenRA the free and open source RTS engine for playing with Command & Conquer, Red Alert and Dune 2000 unit-sets has a new testing version with some interesting new features to try out.

I am a big fan of all three titles so this project is really awesome for me, if you are an RTS fan who likes to play online or against AI this will tickle your boxes too. Sadly the only negative for me is it doesn't support the original campaigns due to so many balance changes to units and such a different engine.

Changelog
  • Added support for password protected servers.
  • Added a global chat channel to the server lobby. This will be extended game-wide in a future playtest.
  • Added support for multiple languages. Translations for DE and FR are in progress for a future playtest.
  • Testing reworked balance for RA, including the base-radius limit from C&C.
  • Fixed several bugs that were discovered in release-20130915.


The global chat option is really awesome, will make it really easy to find games now since you can directly chat to people.

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You can find the source code on github here, it's also on Desura for those of you who like to keep things together. Only the engine is open source though, most of the graphics still belong to EA who own the franchises, but the games are so old EA released the full games for free, which is what makes this awesome project possible. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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Lord Avallon Oct 22, 2013
This is an awesome project for a great classic!
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