Thomas Stewart Posted October 23 Report Share Posted October 23 Yo I haven't been on this game for over a year. Is it dead? Like, is there still a multiplayer and modding community? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDM Posted October 23 Report Share Posted October 23 Yes there is. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atrik Posted October 23 Report Share Posted October 23 (edited) Hi @Thomas Stewart, you likely joined a old lobby, make sure you reinstall the new version of the game (currently a27). Downloads are available there: https://play0ad.com/ Edited October 23 by Atrik 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Maker Posted October 24 Report Share Posted October 24 12 hours ago, Thomas Stewart said: Yo I haven't been on this game for over a year. Is it dead? Like, is there still a multiplayer and modding community? Hi @Thomas Stewart, Of course !! I'm new to this forum but I'm happy to see that the game continues to live even if it seems dead... If you want to help to help this game, just go for it !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic-Burger Posted October 24 Report Share Posted October 24 https://gitea.wildfiregames.com/ If you want to see some activity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perzival12 Posted October 24 Report Share Posted October 24 20 hours ago, Thomas Stewart said: Yo I haven't been on this game for over a year. Is it dead? Like, is there still a multiplayer and modding community? The game has a pretty large user base, though this forum has gotten more or less abandoned over the years, to the point of which there are about 20 regular users and a few people who come and go a lot. It’s great to see more people coming to this forum lately, I wonder if we could increase the number by making the Forums button bigger on the 0ad website (as it is, it’s a little small and hard to see, especially on a phone). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDM Posted October 24 Report Share Posted October 24 As much as I hate for it to be true, I think the forum format has essentially died off. While I personally prefer it and find it easier to search than other alternatives, there's no GUI fix that can bring in newer people to the forum. I know that the team is/was skeptical of Discord, but I'm fine with anything as long as the community is active. I checked the irc yesterday and that's in an even worse shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perzival12 Posted October 24 Report Share Posted October 24 3 minutes ago, SDM said: As much as I hate for it to be true, I think the forum format has essentially died off. While I personally prefer it and find it easier to search than other alternatives, there's no GUI fix that can bring in newer people to the forum. I know that the team is/was skeptical of Discord, but I'm fine with anything as long as the community is active. I checked the irc yesterday and that's in an even worse shape. There are several Discords already open that we could migrate to, but it would probably be best to start our own. Sad really, since using Discord seems to encourage the posting of random crap over actual discussion of useful topics. But maybe it will be for the best. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic-Burger Posted October 24 Report Share Posted October 24 I don't like Discord ... I can, well, I guess that's the way things are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic-Burger Posted October 24 Report Share Posted October 24 2 hours ago, Perzival12 said: The game has a pretty large user base, though this forum has gotten more or less abandoned over the years Frequent users who use the forum have left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perzival12 Posted October 24 Report Share Posted October 24 13 minutes ago, Classic-Burger said: Frequent users who use the forum have left. Yeah, Decide4U a few weeks ago. I'm relatively new to the forum as well, so I don't know of any others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic-Burger Posted October 24 Report Share Posted October 24 44 minutes ago, Perzival12 said: Yeah, Decide4U a few weeks ago. I'm relatively new to the forum as well, so I don't know of any others. That young man had just arrived at the forum, if you look closely there are older profiles whose authors are very old and they were also recurrent. In art you see that there was a greater variety of people and now it is a dead place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outis Posted October 25 Report Share Posted October 25 16 hours ago, SDM said: As much as I hate for it to be true, I think the forum format has essentially died off. I have the impression many players and frequent users of the forum are from the Age of Forum... (or the Age of Fora? Which in retrospect sounds like an Ensemble Studios title) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obelix Posted October 25 Report Share Posted October 25 16 hours ago, Perzival12 said: There are several Discords already open that we could migrate to, but it would probably be best to start our own. Before starting your own, please use the forum search engine and search for the term 'Discord'. Only in the past two years several new servers have appeared. Creating yet another Discord server may separate the community in more pieces. 15 hours ago, Classic-Burger said: I don't like Discord Second that! 30 minutes ago, Outis said: Age of Forum I'm from that era ... and I'm not willing to research the next phase. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic-Burger Posted October 25 Report Share Posted October 25 Also, I think there was an Opensource alternative that some members were using. https://element.io/ It was an element, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakara Posted October 26 Report Share Posted October 26 Discord is good for chat , not for plan or open topic 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vico Posted October 27 Report Share Posted October 27 17 hours ago, Dakara said: Discord is good for chat , not for plan or open topic While it still is true, nowdays Discord have options to set up Forum channels that can be used for topics like support and etc If i was an admin looking to start a brand new server for the game, i would look before to support servers of other games (or modding ones) to look how things are organized on those. Servers like for Project Zomboid, Voices of the Void and even Minecraft modding would be a good start to learn how to manage a support server. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genava55 Posted October 28 Report Share Posted October 28 On 27/10/2025 at 2:44 PM, Vico said: If i was an admin The position of project leader is vacant for two years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arup Posted October 29 Report Share Posted October 29 9 hours ago, Genava55 said: The position of project leader is vacant for two years the game would really profit from an active leader.... that position needs to be filled soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arup Posted October 29 Report Share Posted October 29 On 25/10/2025 at 4:04 PM, Obelix said: Before starting your own, please use the forum there already exists the 0ad Enjoyers server(220 members, was very active but a bit less active since last few months) and the 0ad unofficial server,with over 330 members lying completely dormant since years. the game NEEDS an official discord.. it's what every gamer uses these days, we need one to get more users 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic-Burger Posted October 29 Report Share Posted October 29 1 hour ago, Arup said: there already exists the 0ad Enjoyers server(220 members, was very active but a bit less active since last few months) and the 0ad unofficial server,with over 330 members lying completely dormant since years. the game NEEDS an official discord.. it's what every gamer uses these days, we need one to get more users Use it yourselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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