Popular Post elexis Posted July 26, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 New Release: 0 A.D. Alpha 22 Venustas Wildfire Games, an international group of volunteer game developers, proudly announces the release of 0 A.D. Alpha 22 “Venustas”, the twenty-second alpha version of 0 A.D., a free, open-source real-time strategy game of ancient warfare. Easy Download and Install Download and installation instructions are available for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. 0 A.D. is free of charge and always will be. Although you might find some people selling copies of 0 A.D., either over the internet or on physical media, you will always have the option to download 0 A.D. completely gratis, directly from the developers. Moreover, you can redistribute the game and modify it freely as long as you abide by the GPL. You can even use parts of the art and sound for your own projects as long as you abide by CC BY-SA. No “freemium” model, no in-game advertising, no catch. Top New Features Remake of many models, animations and textures, two new music tracks Configuration-free Multiplayer Hosting Capture the Relic Gamemode Aura and Heal Range Visualization Twelve new maps, including scripted enemies, rising water and a tutorial Espionage Technology, Team Bonuses and Hero Auras Petra AI Diplomacy and Attack Strategies Summary Screen Graphs Cinema Path Editing Buddy System A complete list of user-relevant changes can be found in the changelog at https://trac.wildfiregames.com/wiki/Alpha22. Capture the Relic Mode A relic is a wagon that holds the sacred remains of a great leader. Like to have your armies boosted or construct buildings with a discount? Venture into the unknown and secure these priceless items before they fall into the hands of the enemy! The team that manages to keep all relics for a manually set amount of time wins the match. Spartans guarding a captured relic A Catafalque captured by three enemies (10MB Super-HD) New Graphics Hundreds of models, animations and textures were handcrafted to replace the lower quality art. Together with the improved icons and new main menu backgrounds, both new and experienced players can (re)discover 0 A.D.. Damage Variants and Scaffolding present (only) Carthaginian buildings in new variety: Scaffolding at construction sites (21MB Super-HD) The new unit models bring both visual and gameplay balancing improvements. Here we present the never-seen-before Ptolemian Infantry Champion Pikeman: New Ptolemian Infantry Champion Pikeman (11MB Super-HD) New Music The original soundtrack was extended by the songs "Tale of Warriors" and "Sunrise". You can hear the former in the trailer. Listen to or download the entire 0 A.D. soundtrack at: https://play0ad.com/media/music/ . Lossless quality versions can be found at https://trac.wildfiregames.com/browser/audio/trunk/music/. Configuration-Free Multiplayer Hosting This release of 0 A.D. brings hosting multiplayer matches to the mass of players. It features a new "STUN" option that enables most players to start a match without any prior internet router configuration. STUN option when hosting a lobby match Aura and Heal Range Visualization Mauryan Hero Healer Chanakya (23MB Super HD) Finally players can judge the effect range of aura bonuses and healing abilities of their fighters and supporters. A solid line indicates an aura, while the plus-symbols indicate the heal radius. New Maps Players of the new release will be able to enjoy the game in twelve new worlds! New Tutorial A new tutorial, that can be started from the "Learn to Play" option in the main menu, was put in place to help beginners find their way into the game mechanics. New Economic Walkthrough New Scripted Maps Three new maps come with scripted events that shape the story of each match. On Danubius, teams are separated by the Danube river, which is defended by reoccurring Gallic ships that focus the players fleet and land invasion forces. Each side of the river comes with a Gallic stronghold that spawns attackers until it is wiped out by the players. Danubius (9MB Super HD) On Extinct Volcano, players have about twenty minutes to rush their enemies until the water starts to rise. Attacks and marches will become risky as the water level can rise suddenly anytime. Units below the sea level will drown and buildings become unusable, so you better get the ships ready to evacuate! Extinct Volcano (9MB Super HD) On Polar Sea, there is virtually no vegetation, so players have to use their initial wood treasures and market wisely. Wolf packs reappear from time to time and look for meat. Any kind of meat! Polar Sea (11MB Super HD) Notice that these maps have not been optimized for computer players. New Regular Maps Wild Lake (15MB Super HD) Corinthian Isthmus (4) (8MB Super HD) African Plains (15MB Super HD) River Archipelago (15MB Super HD) India (12MB Super HD) Arctic Summer (13MB Super HD) The Botswanan Haven and Cinema Demo map are not depicted here. To live up to its title, the unique "Survival of the Fittest" map was reworked to spawn heroes, some never-seen units and to become exponentially more difficult in later stages of the game. Espionage Technology After having researched the Espionage technology, players are able to bribe a random trader of a selected enemy, letting it share its vision and thus supply potentially invaluable insights into the enemy's home base. The diplomacy dialog is used to select an enemy and initiate the conspiracy. Team Bonuses Each alliance between players now confers bonuses upon the allies, depending entirely on their choice of civilizations. For example, if you choose to be an ally of the Macedonians civilization, you get 20% more sales when bartering resources at the market. The exact team bonuses can be found in the History section of the "Learn to Play" menu and in the changelog at https://trac.wildfiregames.com/wiki/Alpha22#TeamBonuses. Hero Auras Many heroes' auras were added and rebalanced that require players to decide more wisely which leader to announce. Wish to see what our "Swag" aura can do? Play Iberians and have a great experience discovering new additions at every corner! The details are revealed in the Structure Tree of the game and in the changelog at https://trac.wildfiregames.com/wiki/Alpha22#Heroes. Petra Diplomacy and Attack Strategies Like to play single-player games with bots? The AI bot, Petra, became much smarter this release. It can strategically plan attack and defense strategies depending on the different types of victory conditions (Conquest, Regicide, Capture the Relic, Wonder Victory). It also fully takes capturing into consideration. The economy of the AI was improved as well. Petra now avoids establishing trade routes that cross enemy territory and researches economic technologies sooner. Find a complete list of changes at https://trac.wildfiregames.com/wiki/Alpha22#PetraAI. Team Notifications To improve the cooperation between players, chat notifications have been added that inform allies of tributed resources and researched phases. Summary Screen Graphics The chronology of all military and economic game statistics is now visualized in the summary screen. Track your and your team's progress throughout the game on a graph and derive factors that decided the winner of the game. Summary Graphs Buddy System Keep up with your friends and locate them in-game with this feature. As a host, you can optionally prefer buddies to become players in the match setup and allow only buddies to join running games as observers. Cinema Path Editing With Alpha 22, our map editor Atlas has received new controls to create and edit cinematic camera paths (like the ones seen in the release trailer). Try the Cinema Demo scenario map in the game and in the Atlas to see an example. Consult the Atlas manual for further instructions: https://trac.wildfiregames.com/wiki/Atlas_Manual_Cinematics_Tab. Cinema Path Editor Under the Hood Creating a custom mod of 0 A.D. has become easier. Hobby developers can now add new resource types and match options with a few keystrokes or debug AI matches by simulating many games in a row. The Windows and macOS helper libraries have been updated to resolve security issues. Several ways to cheat in multiplayer games were plugged. If you couldn't play the game before due to a crash, try this release! Make sure to checkout the options page and hotkeys, since new entries were added there as well. Why "Venustas"? "Venustas" is latin for "attractiveness" and was picked to match both the foremost feature of the release (the new models and animations) and the release numbering (V being the twenty second letter in the alphabet). This time we will not ask the community to find a name for the next release, Alpha 23. We have decided that we will name it after Ken Wood, one of the founders, who passed away in 2006. Support Us The work is still in progress and can use every helping hand. You can support us by translating the game into your language on Transifex, contributing art or code or simply by donating. If you experience a technical problem with the game, please report it at trac.wildfiregames.com. This is also the first address to visit when you wish to dedicate some of your time to help patching the code. Got any further questions or suggestions? Discuss them with other players and developers at the forum or talk with us directly over IRC. (The "C" stands for "chat") . Subscribe Contact info for press, bloggers, etc.: aviv@wildfireCAESARgames.com without the capitalized name of a well-known Roman dictator, whose family claimed to be the descendants of Venus. 20 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alekusu Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 Congrats team ! Looking forward to try it! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted July 27, 2017 Report Share Posted July 27, 2017 Was hard, You noticed the fans were ready in YouTube before the official announcement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sphyrth Posted July 27, 2017 Report Share Posted July 27, 2017 I didn't expect the Summary Screen Graphics. I was about to suggest it for A23. Yay! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Servo Posted July 27, 2017 Report Share Posted July 27, 2017 I'm very excited but got some error downloading Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Servo Posted July 27, 2017 Report Share Posted July 27, 2017 I downloaded direct on Mac. Now will try on windows 10 but worried since my pc has so many pop ups due to maybe expired antivirus protection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted July 27, 2017 Report Share Posted July 27, 2017 22 minutes ago, Servo said: I'm very excited but got some error downloading Change the settings, that's the problem with Mac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grugnas Posted July 27, 2017 Report Share Posted July 27, 2017 6 hours ago, Servo said: I'm very excited but got some error downloading i guess that you are missing execution rights. you can try to go on terminal and type something like chmod +x "path/downloadedfile" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itms Posted July 27, 2017 Report Share Posted July 27, 2017 6 hours ago, Servo said: I'm very excited but got some error downloading Read: "How to open an app from a unidentified developer and exempt it from Gatekeeper" on that page: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202491 6 hours ago, Servo said: Now will try on windows 10 but worried since my pc has so many pop ups due to maybe expired antivirus protection. If you have to pay for your antivirus updates and you don't want to, uninstall completely your antivirus and enable Windows Defender, the one that is bundled in Windows 10. It is as efficient as other freemium antivirus and the updates come with the Windows ones. Also make sure you perform those updates regularly. The popups are not here for you to ignore them, securing your PC is important 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sphyrth Posted July 27, 2017 Report Share Posted July 27, 2017 Just managed to watch the trailer video. I swear even the music has gotten more epic. Sure it felt more like an RPG than an RTS, but I felt like I was walking gloriously throughout my kingdom throughout that video. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Servo Posted July 27, 2017 Report Share Posted July 27, 2017 I made it through on both pc. I was a bit surprise coz it didn't happen on A21. It's just finding how to allow an app on both OS. Thanks and enjoying the vastly improved path finding and AI behavior. The units became more gorgeous and seemed like the pacing is more manageable than previously. Though me and temple were clobbered by Boudicca and iapprove but it was a fun game on multiplayer playing Danaubis. Congrats! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan` Posted July 27, 2017 Report Share Posted July 27, 2017 That happened because you likely did a os update on your Mac and those are new securities 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Servo Posted July 27, 2017 Report Share Posted July 27, 2017 @stanislas69 indeed i realized thereafter installation that I had 2 updates prior to download. In windows 10 although it's a little mixed up I went by torrent but direct installation is still possible because the windows defender is acting against it if there's no confirmation or approval from the user. Windows showed one option only on the dialogue box that says "don't run" (the game) but if you tick the dialogue box on top (if I remember correctly what I did) it showed the other option which is I think "run anaways" or allow or something allowing to run the game. I don't normally see this maybe because my anti virus is doing the job. Since Mcaffe is gone it seems like windows defender took over idk. Itms post seemed to clarify things so I will leave it like that. Thaks guys...can't wait to go home and almost took off from work to play. Btw it seemed also that the game pace was slowed a bit which could at least give chance to slower players to not lag too far behind the good players performance. Idk if @Emperior who hosted the game put the game speed to normal but I saw a difference in pacing. A difference of 10 to 20 pop between player would be exciting and competitive imo. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raptorcd Posted July 27, 2017 Report Share Posted July 27, 2017 What's up with OpenSuse repos?...I try to install this version but its not posible, on opensuse 42 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HVerm Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 (edited) Nice work guys! Can anybody tell me where I can find these new maps. I don't find them. I only have Corinthian Isthmus (4) under new maps Thx Edited July 28, 2017 by HVerm Added info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Choose random and in filter option change to new maps 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundiata Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Man, I really love this game... The development team has done an amazing job! Spoiler The Seleucids are so pretty! My favourite faction... For now... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Servo Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 This game makes my back pain stay, can't do work OT, might be forced to buy a good pc chair and a 21" pc. I haven't gone over all factions bonuses but Seleucids is my favorite for single player and late part of game in multiplayer if I survive enough. Ptolemy is becoming an very good faction having more bonuses and new champ. Now that Iberian hero auras are defined they become my favorite multiplayer faction. It could make me survive longer even if I play with the best players. Carthagenian was my all around favorite on any maps and have more flexibility once I made it through town phase. Hope to play you guys later and thru the weekend. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
av93 Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 (edited) As always, great job! EDIT: moddb isn't udapted Edited July 28, 2017 by av93 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feneur Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 22 minutes ago, av93 said: EDIT: moddb isn't udapted Thanks for the reminder, I'll get right on it 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feneur Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Done 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
av93 Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 BTW, I have read that some people see a better pathfinding... If I'm correctly, there wasn't changes in that area, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenknight32 Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Very nice. Updated automatically on Linux Mint. Now to download the Windows version... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan` Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 9 hours ago, av93 said: BTW, I have read that some people see a better pathfinding... If I'm correctly, there wasn't changes in that area, right? There were some changes mostly about obstruction size. Look at the changelog for more information. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itms Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 On 27/07/2017 at 9:59 PM, raptorcd said: What's up with OpenSuse repos?...I try to install this version but its not posible, on opensuse 42 This should be good now: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/games/0ad 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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