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 universe, 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 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

Linux and OpenBSD. Last version: 0.86.00
Source tar-ball and Debian package 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 and ports to other platforms provided for third parties. Thanks to all of them.

Ubuntu PlayDeb package (GetDeb)
Frugalware linux package (jercel)
RPM for Mandriva (symbianflo)
Debian package (Romanella Di Ferdinando)
OpenBSD port (bcallah)

New in this release:

SpaceZero update. version 0.86.00

Added: Spanish translation.
Added: new objects: satellites.
Added: New objects: Freighter.
Added: Cargo. Ships can carry objects.
Added: Trading.
Minor enhances.
Bugfixes.
AI:
- Added: ORBIT order.

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.