Posts Tagged ‘open source’

FreeOrion 0.3.16 Released

FreeOrion 0.3.16 Released

July 20th, 2011 by Adam Solo
FreeOrion is an open-source project with the goal to build a turn-based 4x space strategy game that although inspired in the Master of Orion series.
Birth of the Empires – 4x TBS Open Source – Alpha 6 (version 0.8)

Birth of the Empires – 4x TBS Open Source – Alpha 6 (version 0.8)

February 5th, 2011 by Adam Solo
Birth of the Empires, also known as "BotE", is being supported by the Birth of the Federation 2 Consortium. BotE is proposed to be one spiritual successor to Star Trek Birth of the Federation (BotF).
Supremacy will go to Las Vegas for Official Star Trek Convention

Supremacy will go to Las Vegas for Official Star Trek Convention

March 16th, 2010 by Adam Solo

Mike Strobel, the creator of Star Trek: Supremacy, will be attending the Las Vegas Star Trek convention in August 5 - 8th 2010. He will talk about Birth of the Federation and the development of Star Trek: Supremacy.

In preparation for this Star Trek event, Mike will release a game update in August 2010 that will improve the multiplayer experience and game performance. The update will also include improvements to Diplomacy and the Intelligence features.
Interview with Mike Strobel | Star Trek Supremacy Lead Developer

Interview with Mike Strobel | Star Trek Supremacy Lead Developer

February 6th, 2010 by Adam Solo
In the beginning of the year I wrote a post about Star Trek Supremacy, a new 4x space strategy game being developed by Mike Strobel. You can read the intro post I did about Supremacy, which is an overview of the current alpha release, here: Star Trek Supremacy – Open Source Free Game in Development. Since then I've been in contact with Mike. I asked him for an interview for SpaceSector.com which he kindly accepted.
Star Trek Supremacy – Open Source Free Game in Development

Star Trek Supremacy – Open Source Free Game in Development

January 10th, 2010 by Adam Solo
Star Trek Supremacy is a 4x space strategy game being developed by Mike Strobel. It is a Non-commercial Open Source project that will be made available for free to the public. The game is not licensed by the Star Trek franchise, it is a title being developed by an independent developer as an hobby.

Supremacy picks up from the classic Microprose title Star Trek Birth of the Federation, a.k.a. Star Trek: BOTF. Supremacy’s intention is to be a BOTF’s rightful successor. Sometimes Supremacy is also known in the community as Star Trek Birth of Federation 2 (BOTF2).

Interview with FreeOrion’s Programming Lead: Zach Laine

Interview with FreeOrion’s Programming Lead: Zach Laine

August 17th, 2009 by Adam Solo
A couple weeks ago I wrote an article about freeorion where I presented the project's current status, my first impressions and some screenshots. To read the article refer to  FreeOrion: A Free Open Source 4x Space Strategy Game. I became quite interested about this project due not only to the fact that it is inspired in the Master of Orion series but also because it is an open source project being developed by the fan base community. Anyone interested in the project can in some way contribute, by programming or just by wandering around in the project's forum by discussing ideas for the game or help to solve bugs. The game is still in alpha stage (version 0.3 on a roadmap to 1.0) with many of its
FreeOrion: A Free Open Source 4x Space Strategy Game

FreeOrion: A Free Open Source 4x Space Strategy Game

July 31st, 2009 by Adam Solo
While doing some research on the latest news about space strategy games under development I came across with the FreeOrion project. FreeOrion is an open-source project which goal is to build a turn based 4x space strategy game. The entire project is community-centered were people that share the common motivation are invited to contribute to build the game in many ways, some as programmers, others as conceptual designers, others as opinion makers. As stated in the project vision the game is inspired in the Master of Orion series and it will be a turn-based strategy game built in the classic 4x model style.