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OpenFrag - An Open Source FPS

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the but-not-the-only-one dept.

OpenFrag was founded in May 2003 and aims to create an open source first person shooter with commercial grade quality. All participants are volunteers and use some of their spare time to help in the development process. The project was recently featured last month at the Finnish game exhibition XPlay 2006. Some of the project's textures have also been featured in the news at BlenderNation, it looks as if there is a promising future for these developers.

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  1. The Actual Site by Kwesadilo · · Score: 4, Informative

    The project site is located at http://openfrag.org/, although I believe it is in the process of being slashdotted right now.

    I wonder whether the first iteration of the game will be traditional or tactical? I assume that the designers want the engine to be good enough that it can be customized to do both. But what kind of game do they actually want to make? More like Quake or more like Counterstrike?

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  2. Cube by AndyG314 · · Score: 3, Informative

    Cube and it's sequal are two great open source fps games... http://wouter.fov120.com/cube/

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  3. Re:Ugly by Ant+P. · · Score: 4, Informative

    There are a few exceptions.

  4. Re:You might also be interested in... by Affenkopf · · Score: 5, Informative

    Since Cube is not further developed anymore you might want to check out it's successor Sauerbraten

  5. Re:XGL by MarkByers · · Score: 3, Informative

    Watch a video of it here and you might get a better idea of what XGL is.

    More videos here and here.

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  7. Added to a growing list of FPS/FOSS by MrCopilot · · Score: 4, Informative
    Surviving the Slashdotting at: http://sourceforge.net/project/screenshots.php?gro up_id=82471 Mental note, Add to
    Warsow. . . . .http://warsow.net/
    Nexuiz. . . . .http://www.alientrap.org/nexuiz/
    OpenArena . . .http://cheapy.deathmask.net/
    Legends . . . .http://legendsthegame.net/
    Tremulous . . .http://tremulous.net/

    And the rest : http://www.icculus.org/lgfaq/gamelist.php

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