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Runesword 2 CRPG Gets Open Source Release

Posted by simoniker on from the free-as-in-free dept.

Thanks to an anonymous reader for pointing out that CrossCut Games has released the source code and a fully unlocked playable version of RuneSword 2, a "[Windows based] CRPG designed to appeal to 'pen and paper' role-players. The game comes with two full-length adventures, a number of smaller adventures, and a completely flexible construction set." There's more information over at the CrossCut Games forums for the game, where it's noted that the developers "had to remove the music files", but "all the source code (and the unlocked version of RS2)" are currently available, with "another few hundred meg of 'unused' graphics, sound and many other tid bits" that may be released in the future.

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  1. Before anybody gets any ideas of a Linux port... by ClassicG · · Score: 5, Informative

    I think you should know that the game was written in Visual Basic. Good luck - you'll need it. Also, the game doesn't seem to work in any flavour of wine that I've tried, including winex, so it looks those of us that have left windows behind are out of luck... Not that I'm complaining about these guys releasing the source to their game - that's only ever a good thing! But it still sucks a little that it looks like, open source or not, this is going to remain a Windows-only game.

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    I game, therefore I am...
  2. Classic? by rbright · · Score: 3, Informative

    Um. Your sentiment is noble and all but this is in no way a classic game.

    Runesword 2 is a game construction kit, released on September 4th, 2001. I suppose the original Runesword is slightly more "classic" having been released on February 6th, 2000.

    http://www.runesword.com/rs2.html

    Not so magical, really.

  3. Re:CRPG = ?? by Lathan · · Score: 2, Informative

    Computer, sometimes Console for games like Final Fantasy or Terranigma. The idea was to differentiate it from tabletop roleplaying games, though since those were first, they're not called TRPGs.