SpaceZero: "A RTS space game"

SpaceZero is a Real Time Strategy 2D space combat game for two players over a network.

The objective is to conquer the space, defeating all enemies.

At starting point you have only one ship and one planet, but you have gold to buy more ships to conquer more planets.

All the ships can be controlled by the computer (automatic mode) or by the player (manual mode). You can easily change among your ships controlling all of them independently.

Download

Only for Linux. Last version: 0.84.00
Source tar-ball available.
You can find the last version here:
Download SpaceZero (2.8 MB)

Packages for Linux distributions and ports to other platforms are welcome.

You can download the last version under development from Sourforge repository.

More info: README.
Install instructions: INSTALL

Download. Alternative packages.

Packages for different GNU/Linux distributions provided for third parties. Thanks to all of them. We are not the administrators of these packages, so, please, contact their authors if you find problems with them.

Ubuntu PlayDeb package (GetDeb)
Frugalware linux package (jercel)
RPM for Mandriva (symbianflo)
Debian package in Debian testing (Romanella Di Ferdinando)

New in this release:

SpaceZero update. version 0.84.00

Added: air resistance.
Added: game statistics.
Added: random planet names.
New explosions.
Added: new ship models for pirates.
Max velocity increased when accelerate.
GUI:
- Now you can select ships in space.
- Number of galaxies added to options window.
- Added: enemyknown as game option.
- Added: random planet names (thanks to Parallel Realities).
- Added: -pirates option.
- Added: new ship models for pirates.
- Ctrl-w to write messages instead of O-w.
- Number of galaxies added to options window.
AI:
- Added: retreat n(ear).
- AI improved.
- AI of missiles reviewed.
- Attacks improved.
Sound:
- New background music theme: M31
  (thanks to Yubatake http://opengameart.org/users/yubatake)
- Sounds in ogg format.
- game sound and music controls.
Minor enhances.
Bugfixes.

NOTE:
This version is incompatible with previous ones. (net and saved games.)

SpaceZero update. version 0.82.00

Added astronauts. Survival pods.
Window is now resizable.
Start up options menu.
Sound volume control.
Keys defined by user.
Select and send spaceships with mouse.
Help in game.
AI:
- Added order RETREAT.
- Modified order STOP.
- EXPLORE reviewed. The ships dont explore out of Universe limits anymore. Explore method depends on ship's level.
Bug fixes:
- Asteroids are no more visible everywhere.
- Several minor bugfixes.
Minor enhances.

NOTE:
This version is incompatible with previous ones. (net and saved games.)

Screen shots :


SpaceZero at starting point.	Map view. The red zone is the explored Universe.

Information windows.	Reaching a planet.

An asteroids field.	A planet under attack.

click an image to enlarge it.

Notes:

Net gaming

By now, only it is possible two players in a net game. For more players look for next versions.
SpaceZero works fine on a local network. It's not so tested over internet. It needs a latency lower than 80 ms (Must be improved).

Number of players

It is possible to play 8 players simultaneously. One human player against seven computer ones.

Hardware requirements:

4 MB Hard disk.
60 MB RAM.

Runs fine on:
-1.6 GHz AMD Athlon with NVIDIA GPU GeForce4 MX 420.
-1.6 GHz N270 Intel Atom with Intel GMA 950.

TODO (some things):

Invisibility.
Improve AI.
Write a game server.
Improve internet communication.
More net players.

Future Ships: (not implemented yet)

Defense Satellite	Unmanned ship. Useful for space exploration and planet defense.
Cargo	Ship than can carry arms and fighters.
Hyper-space ship	Big ship than can carry fighters and arms. Can reach speed light.

Contact:

Feel free to e-mail me at: mrevenga at users.sourceforge.net
enjoy it.