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I was looking for an RTS that would run on Linux. Extensive googling brought me some unfinished unplayable C&C clones, Warzone 2100 (that I had already played) and 0AD. I spent some time with 0AD but it got old fairly quickly and the medieval setting isn't my cup of tea. So I kept looking and eventually on some article about Top 10 Free Linux RTS You Can Play, *in the comments* someone wrote how it was unfair that they mentioned 0AD and not Zero-K.
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I was looking for an RTS that would run on Linux. Extensive googling brought me some unfinished unplayable C&C clones, Warzone 2100 (that I had already played) and 0AD. I spent some time with 0AD but it got old fairly quickly and the medieval setting isn't my cup of tea. So I kept looking and eventually on some article about Top 10 Free Linux RTS You Can Play, *in the comments* someone wrote how it was unfair that they mentioned 0AD and not Zero-K.
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I saw the "X ppl online, Y of them playing in N battles (>1k played this month)" label and it felt like I struck gold. I never hoped for a game with an actual MP community!
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I saw the "X ppl online, Y of them playing in N battles (>1k played this month)" label and it felt like I struck gold. I never hoped for a game with an actual MP community!
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I liked the idea of a flat tech tree for its "mathy" elegance, liked units that did micro chores for you, was intrigued by terraform and steaming eco (was my first TA-like).
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I liked the idea of a flat tech tree for its "mathy" elegance, liked units that did micro chores for you, was intrigued by terraform and steaming eco (was my first TA-like).
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I watched some video (probably the trailer on home page) and saw a fusion explode. May sound stupid now, but after other "open-source RTS" stuff the explosion gfx looked stunning. That's when I felt I finally found a [i]real game[/i] and not some student project. Needless to say, seeing a nuke go off was even more amazing.
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I watched some video (probably the trailer on home page) and saw a fusion explode. May sound stupid now, but after other "open-source RTS" stuff the explosion gfx looked stunning. That's when I felt I finally found a [i]real game[/i] and not some student project. Needless to say, seeing a nuke go off was even more amazing.
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I
figured
out
how
to
install
SpringLobby
and
played
[i]a
lot[i]
of
SP
CAI
games
before
going
online.
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I
figured
out
how
to
install
SpringLobby
and
played
[i]a
lot[/i]
of
SP
CAI
games
before
going
online.
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I remember being flabbergasted that I was desperately grasping for straws looking for a linux rts and there it was, a game that was better than anything I hoped for, and it was near impossible to find!
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I remember being flabbergasted that I was desperately grasping for straws looking for a linux rts and there it was, a game that was better than anything I hoped for, and it was near impossible to find!
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I stayed for the people I met here. Though I play much less these days (lack of novelty and time) I still enjoy nearly every battle.
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I stayed for the people I met here. Though I play much less these days (lack of novelty and time) I still enjoy nearly every battle.
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What sold you on ZK?