- Wormux
Infobox VG| title = Wormux
version = 0.8.1 (17 September 2008)
license = GNU General Public License (GPL)
genre =Artillery game
modes =multiplayer
ratings = N/A
platforms =Unix-like , Windows,Mac OS X
media =Download
input = Keyboard, Mouse"Wormux" is a free and open-source game getting its initial inspiration from the "Worms" game. The project was started in
December 2002 by "Lawrence Azzoug Moy (his complete name)". Using at a time theClanLib library, it now uses SDL; the game is multiplatform, available for Windows andUnix-like systems (includingLinux ,FreeBSD andMac OS X ). The latest version is 0.8.1, released on the 17th of September 2008.The game is still being developed, but numerous weapons are already available (
dynamite , RPG,baseball bat,teleportation , etc.). The teams are styled after the mascots of variousfree software projects, such asGNU , Linux,FreeBSD ,KDE ,GIMP ,OpenOffice.org , Firefox, Thunderbird,Workrave ,NuFW andSPIP . Wormux, both code and data, isfree software distributed under the terms of theGNU General Public License .Several players can play together, typically each one using a team. The game can be played online if every player uses the same version of the game. There are 2 modes: private mode (one must provide opponents one's address and port) and public mode (an index server will publish your game). Online games have been available since 0.8beta1.
Coding of a CPU player is a work in progress, but can already be tested. To activate this function put "AI-stupid" (without the quotes) as the name of one player; this function has been available since version 0.7.9RC1.
External links
* [http://www.wormux.org/ Official Wormux Website]
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