Machinations For Linux

Machinations is a 3D RTS game similar to Starcraft and Total Annihilation. It features steering behavior, custom unit abilities and model animations, a shell, shared control/visibility/resources, projective shadows, view rotation/zooming/tilting, and random terrain.

Here are some key features of "Machinations":

· Up to eight people can connect using TCP/IP protocol or UDP protocol · Reliable algorithm for accommodating UDP packet loss · Peer-to-peer architecture · Clients automatically try to reconnect if their connection is interrupted · Fast, effective sychronization algorithm which eliminates discrepancies · Decent latency (anywhere from 100 ms to 400 ms) · Extensive custom GUI library with support for text boxes, combo boxes, and dialog boxes · Optimized font generator and font renderer using textured quads · Game host automatically transmits map and unit template file to clients that don't have it · Game host can assign clients to different "teams" · Fully functional panning and unit selection routine · Realistic unit movement via steering behavior · Minimap · Sophisticated command panel · Automatic lag calculation · Attack, unit health, and realistic explosions!! · World files containing unit types, missile types, and resource definitions · Map files containing information about terrain, players, underground resource deposits, and units · Players can administrate the game using a shell · Fully compatible with Visual C++ and Linux (YAY!!!) · Four fully-functional modes of aggression: Evade, Defend, Pursue, and Hold Fire · Rapid unit selection with the SHIFT, CTRL and ALT keys · Blueprints mark the location of planned/destroyed buildings · Tool for testing synchronization and reporting discrepancies · Texture manager for loading and managing a diversity of graphics and animations · Sound!! · Diverse text messaging system · Groups · Allies can share one another's units and resources · Customizeable TA-style resources · Custom memory manager that detects memory violations, dangling pointers, and memory leaks · Zoom, rotate, or tilt the view · Unit construction and production · Synchronized timing changes during gameplay · Synchronized terrain via a random seed number · Game speed adjustment · Eleven customizable unit abilities · Limited visibility (e.g. cloaking) · Resource extraction · In-game help system · The host automatically detects changes to the map or world file by an external program · 3D models with skins!!! · 3D terrain using spline surfaces, stratum, and adaptive meshes · Transparent animated water · Construction units automatically repair damaged units · Multiple combat scripts allow a unit to engage two targets at once · Armor classes (e.g. piercing, bashing, etc.) · Turret script with recoil · Trees, shrubs, etc. · Projective shadows · Caching of control points and maps for faster loading · Model animations/animation scripts

What's New in This Release:

· Unit Scripts · Help System · Unit Models · Automatic Repairs · Turrets · Armor Classes · Terrain with spline surfaces, strata, waves, adaptive meshes, shadows, and decorations · Perspective Projection · Font Manager · Texture Manager