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Games

2011-07-26T06:15:23Z

Gallaecio:

__NOTOC__There are a number of games made for the Spring Engine. Some of the more popular ones are listed below, sorted by their terms of use. 

=Freeware/Open Source=
''These games are all free to download and play and may be open to modifications, however, be sure to read the licenses before doing so.''
{|
|-
| align="center" | <h2>[http://zero-k.info/ Zero-K]</h2>([http://code.google.com/p/zero-k/source/browse/trunk/mods/zk/bitmaps some non-free data], several licenses, even unknown)
| width=40 |
| align="center" | <h2>'''[http://www.spring1944.org/ Spring: 1944]'''</h2>([http://spring1944.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/spring1944/trunk/S44Main.sdd/docs/License.txt CC-BY-NC])
|-
| align="center" | {{navimgx|xsize=300|ysize=225|image=Zero-k_image.jpg|link=http://zero-k.info/}}
|
| align="center" |{{navimgx|xsize=300|ysize=225|image=S44_tigers.jpg|link=http://www.spring1944.org}}
|-
| align="justify" valign="top" | Zero-K is a fast, competitive game with a focus on a streamlined economy and advanced interface that takes the focus off tedious tasks and back on the action. A huge roster of interesting, unique units and a variety of unit abilities provides tremendous tactical and strategic depth to the game. [http://zero-k.info Download link]
|
| align="justify" valign="top" | Spring:1944 is a WWII themed game with four fully functional sides (US, Germany, USSR, Britain), period-accurate units and strengths. Realism comes second only to creating a game that is fun and accessible to play.
|-
| align="center" | <h2>[http://www.evolutionrts.info Evolution RTS]</h2>([http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ CC-BY-NC-ND])
| width=40 |
| align="center" | <h2>[[Kernel Panic]]</h2>([[Kernel_Panic#License:|FOSS, with only 2 FOSS maps]])
|-
| align="center" | {{navimgx|xsize=300|ysize=188|image=Evoimg.jpg|link=http://www.evolutionrts.info}}
|
| align="center" | {{navimg|xsize=300|ysize=225|image=Kernel_Panic_3.4.jpg|link=Kernel Panic}}
|-
| align="justify" valign="top" | A new war is brewing. A violent conflict, between the Six Colonies, each one convinced that it was in the right, each one sure of its own ability to defeat its enemies. But they need Generals. They need soldiers. They need you.
|
| align="justify" valign="top" | A game based around combat '''inside''' a computer, with 3 unique sides: the System, the Hacker and the Network waging war in a matrix of DOOM! No resource economy exists in KP, with the only constraints being time and space.
|-
| align="center" | <h2>'''[http://www.moddb.com/games/conflict-terra Conflict Terra]'''</h2>([http://code.google.com/p/conflictterra/source/browse/games/CT/sounds/evolutionRTS some non-free data] from EvolutionRTS)
|
| align="center" | <h2>[[Spring Tanks]]</h2>([http://pastebin.com/Wpub9wWw undecided, some obscure free license])
|-
| align="center" |{{navimgx|xsize=300|ysize=225|image=Conflict_terra.png|link=http://www.moddb.com/games/conflict-terra}}
|
| align="center" | {{navimg|xsize=300|ysize=221|image=Springtanks_wikipreview.jpg|link=Spring Tanks}}
|-
| align="justify" valign="top" | Based around the idea of a fictional faction fighting for the domination of Earth, Conflict Terra hopes to achieve balanced, interesting, intuitive and above all fun gameplay that tries to break some of the norms present in other Spring games.[http://www.moddb.com/games/conflict-terra/downloads Download link]
|
| align="justify" valign="top" | Some guys decided to attack each other with tanks and you can be one of them.
Build-in Single Player!
|}

=Proprietary=
''These games may or may not be free to play. Modifying their content (i.e. the art assets) is not allowed without the game authors explicit permission, although the code is GPL and some games (P.U.R.E.) include large GPL-friendly content collections.''
{|
|-
| width=40 |
| align="center" | <h2>[http://www.moddb.com/games/gundam-rts/news Gundam RTS]</h2>
|-
|
| align="center" |{{navimgx|xsize=300|ysize=225|image=Screen104.jpg|link=http://www.moddb.com/games/gundam-rts/news}}
|-
|
| align="justify" valign="top" | Set during the One-Year War in the Universal Century timeline of the Gundam Metaseries, Gundam RTS features fast, intense mech combat gameplay in a truly Gundam style.
|}

{|
|-
| align="center" | <h2>[http://www.imperialwinter.com Star Wars: Imperial Winter]</h2>
| width=40 |
| align="center" | <h2>[http://www.indiedb.com/games/the-cursed The Cursed]</h2>
|-
| align="center" | {{navimgx|xsize=300|ysize=225|image=Imperial Winter assault.jpg|link=http://www.imperialwinter.com}}
|
| align="center" |{{navimgx|xsize=300|ysize=225|image=cursed_logo.jpg|link=http://www.indiedb.com/games/the-cursed}}
|-
| align="justify" valign="top" | A Star Wars themed game set in the troubled post-Return of the Jedi era, SW:IW features over a hundred units for the fractured Galactic Empire and Rebel Alliance fighting for control of the galaxy.
|
| align="justify" valign="top" | The game is about bones, undead, demons, space marines and magic settled in a futuristic environment. It is a fresh mixture of gameplay elements from many popular RTS games like Starcraft and C&C.
|}

=TA-derived=
''At least parts of these games are derived from data of the Total Annihilation game (copyright Atari). As such, their distribution is potentially in breach of copyright laws and therefore not officially endorsed by the Spring RTS team.''

{|
|-
| align="center" | <h2>[[Balanced Annihilation]]</h2>
| width=40 |
| align="center" | <h2> [http://springfiles.com/spring/games/tech-annihilation-8 Tech Annihilation] </h2>
|-
| align="center" | {{navimg|xsize=300|ysize=225|image=BAScreenShot.jpg|link=Balanced Annihilation}}
|
| align="center" |{{navimgx|xsize=300|ysize=200|image=Tech_Annihilation.png|link=http://springfiles.com/spring/games/tech-annihilation-8}}
|-
| align="justify" valign="top" |
Balanced Annihilation (BA) is currently the most popular game played using the Spring engine. BA is a mature game and new versions feature only minor balance tweaks.

BA gameplay develops in stages of progressively heavier units with a growing economy. Many strategies are viable in BA, including focusing on map control, aggression, defense, air power, sea power, or mobility.

|
| align="justify" valign="top" | This Game is bigger, greater and more epic! Tech your Commander from a tiny Commander to a Galactic Commander! (by ''[BoS]Senna'', currently no homepage)
|}

{|
|-
| align="center" | <h2>[[NOTA]]</h2>
| width=40 |
| align="center" | <h2>[[XTA]]</h2>
|-
| align="center" |{{navimg|xsize=300|ysize=225|image=Nota2nukes.jpg|link=NOTA}}
|
| align="center" | {{navimg|xsize=300|ysize=225|image=Screen508_s.jpg|link=XTA}}
|-
| align="justify" valign="top" | Not Original Total Annihilation is a rethink of the Total Annihilation universe with a focus on strategic, base oriented gameplay. With its revised unit scale, huge battles erupt engaging hundreds of units and scores of unit types. NOTA's completely rethought air and sea gameplay forces participation in all elements and places the tide of conflict in your hands.
|
| align="justify" valign="top" | Originally developed as a Total Annihilation game by the Swedish Yankspankers, XTA is the Original Public Game released with first versions of Spring. Development of this game by the SYs has stopped a while ago, but it is still played and actively developed by the community.
|
|}

=Installing Games in Spring=
Quite a few of the games listed above come with standalone installers - which makes things easy (check their website to find out!).

In some cases however, the game will only distribute a "game-file" - in this case you will need to have [[Download|an installation of the Spring-Engine]], and place the file in the .../Spring/games/ folder.

These files are a ".sd7" or ".sdz" files. To install this files move them into (Unix) ~/.spring/games or (Windows) "My Documents\My Games\Spring\Games".
Some games have multiple .sd7 or .sdz files for single player games modes or mutators. These should be installed in the same directory, just like a game.

To play a game, you also need a [[Maps|map]].

Still not enough Games? There are [[Getting_Spring_Content_and_Links|some more]], not listed here or make your [[Game_and_Unit_development|own Game]]!

[[Category: Games]]

Games

2011-07-26T05:10:45Z

Gallaecio:

__NOTOC__There are a number of games made for the Spring Engine. Some of the more popular ones are listed below, sorted by their terms of use. 

=Freeware/Open Source=
''These games are all free to download and play and may be open to modifications, however, be sure to read the licenses before doing so.''
{|
|-
| align="center" | <h2>[http://zero-k.info/ Zero-K]</h2>([http://code.google.com/p/zero-k/source/browse/trunk/mods/zk/bitmaps some non-free data], several licenses, even unknown)
| width=40 |
| align="center" | <h2>'''[http://www.spring1944.org/ Spring: 1944]'''</h2>([http://spring1944.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/spring1944/trunk/S44Main.sdd/docs/License.txt CC-BY-NC])
|-
| align="center" | {{navimgx|xsize=300|ysize=225|image=Zero-k_image.jpg|link=http://zero-k.info/}}
|
| align="center" |{{navimgx|xsize=300|ysize=225|image=S44_tigers.jpg|link=http://www.spring1944.org}}
|-
| align="justify" valign="top" | Zero-K is a fast, competitive game with a focus on a streamlined economy and advanced interface that takes the focus off tedious tasks and back on the action. A huge roster of interesting, unique units and a variety of unit abilities provides tremendous tactical and strategic depth to the game. [http://zero-k.info Download link]
|
| align="justify" valign="top" | Spring:1944 is a WWII themed game with four fully functional sides (US, Germany, USSR, Britain), period-accurate units and strengths. Realism comes second only to creating a game that is fun and accessible to play.
|-
| align="center" | <h2>[http://www.evolutionrts.info Evolution RTS]</h2>([http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ CC-BY-NC-ND])
| width=40 |
| align="center" | <h2>[[Kernel Panic]]</h2>([[Kernel_Panic#License:|FOSS, with 5 non-free maps]])
|-
| align="center" | {{navimgx|xsize=300|ysize=188|image=Evoimg.jpg|link=http://www.evolutionrts.info}}
|
| align="center" | {{navimg|xsize=300|ysize=225|image=Kernel_Panic_3.4.jpg|link=Kernel Panic}}
|-
| align="justify" valign="top" | A new war is brewing. A violent conflict, between the Six Colonies, each one convinced that it was in the right, each one sure of its own ability to defeat its enemies. But they need Generals. They need soldiers. They need you.
|
| align="justify" valign="top" | A game based around combat '''inside''' a computer, with 3 unique sides: the System, the Hacker and the Network waging war in a matrix of DOOM! No resource economy exists in KP, with the only constraints being time and space.
|-
| align="center" | <h2>'''[http://www.moddb.com/games/conflict-terra Conflict Terra]'''</h2>([http://code.google.com/p/conflictterra/source/browse/games/CT/sounds/evolutionRTS some non-free data] from EvolutionRTS)
|
| align="center" | <h2>[[Spring Tanks]]</h2>([http://pastebin.com/Wpub9wWw undecided, some obscure free license])
|-
| align="center" |{{navimgx|xsize=300|ysize=225|image=Conflict_terra.png|link=http://www.moddb.com/games/conflict-terra}}
|
| align="center" | {{navimg|xsize=300|ysize=221|image=Springtanks_wikipreview.jpg|link=Spring Tanks}}
|-
| align="justify" valign="top" | Based around the idea of a fictional faction fighting for the domination of Earth, Conflict Terra hopes to achieve balanced, interesting, intuitive and above all fun gameplay that tries to break some of the norms present in other Spring games.[http://www.moddb.com/games/conflict-terra/downloads Download link]
|
| align="justify" valign="top" | Some guys decided to attack each other with tanks and you can be one of them.
Build-in Single Player!
|}

=Proprietary=
''These games may or may not be free to play. Modifying their content (i.e. the art assets) is not allowed without the game authors explicit permission, although the code is GPL and some games (P.U.R.E.) include large GPL-friendly content collections.''
{|
|-
| width=40 |
| align="center" | <h2>[http://www.moddb.com/games/gundam-rts/news Gundam RTS]</h2>
|-
|
| align="center" |{{navimgx|xsize=300|ysize=225|image=Screen104.jpg|link=http://www.moddb.com/games/gundam-rts/news}}
|-
|
| align="justify" valign="top" | Set during the One-Year War in the Universal Century timeline of the Gundam Metaseries, Gundam RTS features fast, intense mech combat gameplay in a truly Gundam style.
|}

{|
|-
| align="center" | <h2>[http://www.imperialwinter.com Star Wars: Imperial Winter]</h2>
| width=40 |
| align="center" | <h2>[http://www.indiedb.com/games/the-cursed The Cursed]</h2>
|-
| align="center" | {{navimgx|xsize=300|ysize=225|image=Imperial Winter assault.jpg|link=http://www.imperialwinter.com}}
|
| align="center" |{{navimgx|xsize=300|ysize=225|image=cursed_logo.jpg|link=http://www.indiedb.com/games/the-cursed}}
|-
| align="justify" valign="top" | A Star Wars themed game set in the troubled post-Return of the Jedi era, SW:IW features over a hundred units for the fractured Galactic Empire and Rebel Alliance fighting for control of the galaxy.
|
| align="justify" valign="top" | The game is about bones, undead, demons, space marines and magic settled in a futuristic environment. It is a fresh mixture of gameplay elements from many popular RTS games like Starcraft and C&C.
|}

=TA-derived=
''At least parts of these games are derived from data of the Total Annihilation game (copyright Atari). As such, their distribution is potentially in breach of copyright laws and therefore not officially endorsed by the Spring RTS team.''

{|
|-
| align="center" | <h2>[[Balanced Annihilation]]</h2>
| width=40 |
| align="center" | <h2> [http://springfiles.com/spring/games/tech-annihilation-8 Tech Annihilation] </h2>
|-
| align="center" | {{navimg|xsize=300|ysize=225|image=BAScreenShot.jpg|link=Balanced Annihilation}}
|
| align="center" |{{navimgx|xsize=300|ysize=200|image=Tech_Annihilation.png|link=http://springfiles.com/spring/games/tech-annihilation-8}}
|-
| align="justify" valign="top" |
Balanced Annihilation (BA) is currently the most popular game played using the Spring engine. BA is a mature game and new versions feature only minor balance tweaks.

BA gameplay develops in stages of progressively heavier units with a growing economy. Many strategies are viable in BA, including focusing on map control, aggression, defense, air power, sea power, or mobility.

|
| align="justify" valign="top" | This Game is bigger, greater and more epic! Tech your Commander from a tiny Commander to a Galactic Commander! (by ''[BoS]Senna'', currently no homepage)
|}

{|
|-
| align="center" | <h2>[[NOTA]]</h2>
| width=40 |
| align="center" | <h2>[[XTA]]</h2>
|-
| align="center" |{{navimg|xsize=300|ysize=225|image=Nota2nukes.jpg|link=NOTA}}
|
| align="center" | {{navimg|xsize=300|ysize=225|image=Screen508_s.jpg|link=XTA}}
|-
| align="justify" valign="top" | Not Original Total Annihilation is a rethink of the Total Annihilation universe with a focus on strategic, base oriented gameplay. With its revised unit scale, huge battles erupt engaging hundreds of units and scores of unit types. NOTA's completely rethought air and sea gameplay forces participation in all elements and places the tide of conflict in your hands.
|
| align="justify" valign="top" | Originally developed as a Total Annihilation game by the Swedish Yankspankers, XTA is the Original Public Game released with first versions of Spring. Development of this game by the SYs has stopped a while ago, but it is still played and actively developed by the community.
|
|}

=Installing Games in Spring=
Quite a few of the games listed above come with standalone installers - which makes things easy (check their website to find out!).

In some cases however, the game will only distribute a "game-file" - in this case you will need to have [[Download|an installation of the Spring-Engine]], and place the file in the .../Spring/games/ folder.

These files are a ".sd7" or ".sdz" files. To install this files move them into (Unix) ~/.spring/games or (Windows) "My Documents\My Games\Spring\Games".
Some games have multiple .sd7 or .sdz files for single player games modes or mutators. These should be installed in the same directory, just like a game.

To play a game, you also need a [[Maps|map]].

Still not enough Games? There are [[Getting_Spring_Content_and_Links|some more]], not listed here or make your [[Game_and_Unit_development|own Game]]!

[[Category: Games]]

Games

2010-12-31T10:09:13Z

Gallaecio: /* Freeware/Open Source */ Kernel Panic is not Public Domain after all... :´(

{{lang | France | Jeux | FranÃ§ais}}

__NOTOC__There are a number of games made for the Spring Engine. Some of the more popular ones are listed below, sorted by their terms of use. 

=Freeware/Open Source=
''These games are all free to download and play and may be open to modifications, however, be sure to read the licenses before doing so.''
{|
|-
| align="center" | <h2>[http://www.evolutionrts.info Evolution RTS]</h2>(CC-BY-NC-ND)
| width=40 |
| align="center" | <h2>'''[http://www.spring1944.org/ Spring: 1944]'''</h2>([http://spring1944.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/spring1944/trunk/S44Main.sdd/docs/License.txt?revision=3313&view=markup CC-BY-NC])
|-
| align="center" | {{navimgx|xsize=300|ysize=188|image=Evoimg.jpg|link=http://www.evolutionrts.info}}
|
| align="center" |{{navimgx|xsize=300|ysize=225|image=S44_tigers.jpg|link=http://www.spring1944.org}}
|-
| align="justify" valign="top" | A new war is brewing. A violent conflict, between the Six Colonies, each one convinced that it was in the right, each one sure of its own ability to defeat its enemies. But they need Generals. They need soldiers. They need you.
|
| align="justify" valign="top" | Spring:1944 is a WWII themed game with four fully functional sides (US, Germany, USSR, Britain), period-accurate units and strengths. Realism comes second only to creating a game that is fun and accessible to play.
|}

{|
|-
| align="center" | <h2>[[Kernel Panic]]</h2>([[Kernel_Panic#License:|both propietary and FOSS content]])
| width=40 |
| align="center" | <h2>'''[http://www.moddb.com/games/conflict-terra Conflict Terra]'''</h2>([http://code.google.com/p/conflictterra/issues/detail?id=104&q=license&colspec=ID%20Type%20Status%20Priority%20Owner%20Summary Unknowk media license])
|-
| align="center" | {{navimg|xsize=300|ysize=225|image=Kernel_Panic_3.4.jpg|link=Kernel Panic}}
|
| align="center" |{{navimgx|xsize=300|ysize=225|image=Conflict_terra.png|link=http://www.moddb.com/games/conflict-terra}}
|-
| align="justify" valign="top" | A game based around combat '''inside''' a computer, with 3 unique sides: the System, the Hacker and the Network waging war in a matrix of DOOM! No resource economy exists in KP, with the only constraints being time and space.
|
| align="justify" valign="top" | Based around the idea of a fictional faction fighting for the domination of Earth, Conflict Terra hopes to achieve balanced, interesting, intuitive and above all fun gameplay that tries to break some of the norms present in other Spring games.[[http://www.moddb.com/games/conflict-terra/downloads Download link]]
|-
| align="center" | <h2>[http://zero-k.info/ Zero-K]</h2>([http://springrts.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Games&action=submit both propietary and FOSS content])
| width=40 |
|-
| align="center" | {{navimgx|xsize=300|ysize=225|image=Pyro.jpg|link=http://zero-k.info/}}
|
|-
| align="justify" valign="top" | Zero-K (previously named Complete Annihilation / CA) is a regularly updated game that is often regarded as a showcase of what the Spring Engine can do. The game is designed with a flat tech tree, where the effectiveness of a unit is based on its appropriateness to the situation rather than lighter units being superseded by heavier ones.
|}

=Proprietary=
''These games may or may not be free to play. Modifying their content (i.e. the art assets) is not allowed without the game authors explicit permission, although the code is GPL and some games (P.U.R.E.) include large GPL-friendly content collections.''
{|
|-
| align="center" | <h2>[http://www.wolfegames.com P.U.R.E.]</h2>
| width=40 |
| align="center" | <h2>[http://www.moddb.com/games/gundam-rts/news Gundam RTS]</h2>
|-
| align="center" |{{navimgx|xsize=300|ysize=225|image=PURE_LOGO_1024.jpg|link=http://www.wolfegames.com}}
|
| align="center" |{{navimgx|xsize=300|ysize=225|image=Screen104.jpg|link=http://www.moddb.com/games/gundam-rts/news}}
|-
| align="justify" valign="top" | A commercial game based on a completely original IP, allowing players to participate in the epic, galaxy-spanning conflict between the human Resistance forces and the malevolent A.I. known as 'The Overmind'.
|
| align="justify" valign="top" | Set during the One-Year War in the Universal Century timeline of the Gundam Metaseries, Gundam RTS features fast, intense mech combat gameplay in a truly Gundam style.
|}

{|
|-
| align="center" | <h2>[http://www.imperialwinter.com Star Wars: Imperial Winter]</h2>
| width=40 |
| align="center" | <h2>[http://azaremoth.supremedesign.org The Cursed]</h2>
|-
| align="center" | {{navimgx|xsize=300|ysize=225|image=Imperial Winter assault.jpg|link=http://www.imperialwinter.com}}
|
| align="center" |{{navimgx|xsize=300|ysize=225|image=cursed_logo.jpg|link=http://azaremoth.supremedesign.org}}
|-
| align="justify" valign="top" | A Star Wars themed game set in the troubled post-Return of the Jedi era, SW:IW features over a hundred units for the fractured Galactic Empire and Rebel Alliance fighting for control of the galaxy.
|
| align="justify" valign="top" | The unique game is about bones, undead, demons and magic settled in a futuristic environment.[[http://azaremoth.supremedesign.org/data/cursed_latest.zip Download link]]
|}

=TA-derived=
''At least parts of these games are derived from data of the Total Annihilation game (copyright Atari). As such, their distribution is potentially in breach of copyright laws and therefore not officially endorsed by the Spring RTS team.''

{|
|-
| align="center" | <h2>[[Balanced Annihilation]]</h2>
| width=40 |
| align="center" | <h2> [http://springfiles.com/2866 Tech Annihilation] </h2>
|-
| align="center" | {{navimg|xsize=300|ysize=225|image=BAScreenShot.jpg|link=Balanced Annihilation}}
|
| align="center" |{{navimgx|xsize=300|ysize=200|image=Tech_Annihilation.png|link=http://springfiles.com/2866}}
|-
| align="justify" valign="top" |
Balanced Annihilation (BA) is currently the most popular game played using the Spring engine. BA is a mature game and new versions feature only minor balance tweaks.

BA gameplay develops in stages of progressively heavier units with a growing economy. Many strategies are viable in BA, including focusing on map control, aggression, defense, air power, sea power, or mobility.

|
| align="justify" valign="top" | This Game is bigger, greater and more epic! Tech your Commander from a tiny Commander to a Galactic Commander! (by ''[BoS]Senna'', currently no homepage)
|}

{|
|-
| align="center" | <h2>[[NOTA]]</h2>
| width=40 |
| align="center" | <h2>[[XTA]]</h2>
|-
| align="center" |{{navimg|xsize=300|ysize=225|image=Nota2nukes.jpg|link=NOTA}}
|
| align="center" | {{navimg|xsize=300|ysize=225|image=Screen508_s.jpg|link=XTA}}
|-
| align="justify" valign="top" | Not Original Total Annihilation is a rethink of the Total Annihilation universe with a focus on strategic, base oriented gameplay. With its revised unit scale, huge battles erupt engaging hundreds of units and scores of unit types. NOTA's completely rethought air and sea gameplay forces participation in all elements and places the tide of conflict in your hands.
|
| align="justify" valign="top" | Originally developed as a Total Annihilation game by the Swedish Yankspankers, XTA is the Original Public Game released with first versions of Spring. Development of this game by the SYs has stopped a while ago, but it is still played and actively developed by the community.
|
|}

=Installing Games in Spring=
Quite a few of the games listed above come with standalone installers - which makes things easy (check their website to find out!).

In some cases however, the game will only distribute a "game-file" - in this case you will need to have [[Download|an installation of the Spring-Engine]], and place the file in the .../Spring/mods/ folder. If you are using a Lobby, this will often be able to do this for you automatically.

For an overview of information to get started, see the [[FAQ]].

=Game Development=
For information on creating games for the Spring engine, see the [[Game_and_Unit_development|Game Making]] page.

[[Category: Games]]

Kernel Panic

2010-12-31T10:06:44Z

Gallaecio: /* License: */ License in the downloaded archive talks about not-that-public-domain content files.

http://img390.imageshack.us/img390/6289/kernelhd0.png

==Overview:==

''For the latest news and/or assistance, try the [http://springrts.com/phpbb/viewforum.php?f=43'''KP forum'''] or go to #kp when you log onto the lobby.''

'''Kernel Panic''' is a game about computers. Systems, Hackers and Networks wage war in a matrix of DOOM! The only constraints are time and space; unlike other real time strategy games, no resource economy exists in KP.

All units are free in this game, every factory built will be spamming units at all times. You can build more factories, but only on pre-defined areas (geothermal vents). All that remains is pure strategy and tactics.

KP makes for a frantically fast-paced, action-oriented game, with a very unique graphical style.

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==Download links:==

Current Version of Kernel Panic is 4.1

* <u>Newcomers:</u>
** If you run '''Windows''' (2000,XP,Vista,7):
***Here you can get a complete installer: http://springfiles.com/1683
*** Use it to install both Spring and Kernel Panic in one go.
*** Then use the shortcuts created in your Start Menu or Desktop.
** If you run '''Linux''':
*** Read the [[SetupGuide]] how to install the Spring engine on Linux systems
*** Get and unzip that file: http://springfiles.com/1684
*** Put the content of /mods/ into ~/.spring/mods
*** Put the content of /maps/ into ~/.spring/maps
*** Discard the rest.
*** Run Spring directly, a greenish menu should pop up.
*** Click skirmish, duel, easy, run.
*** For multiplayer or advanced options, run SpringLobby

* <u>Experienced Users:</u>
** If you have already the Spring engine (or prefer to install it yourself): Here you can get a zip with the mod file, the maps, and a tiny exe for single player frontend. Unzip into your Spring root folder: http://springfiles.com/1684

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==Media:==

===Youtube Videos:===

[http://youtube.com/watch?v=doF7owZ0blk&fmt=18 http://i.ytimg.com/vi/doF7owZ0blk/default.jpg]
[http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ug1c19yaZac http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Ug1c19yaZac/default.jpg] [http://youtube.com/watch?v=GAZQhRlt5bU http://i.ytimg.com/vi/GAZQhRlt5bU/default.jpg]
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3q48ys5hFtI&fmt=18 http://i.ytimg.com/vi/3q48ys5hFtI/default.jpg]

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===Still shots:===

[http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/6554/kernelpanicdirectmemoryoe1.jpg http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/6554/kernelpanicdirectmemoryoe1.th.jpg] [http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/1598/kernelpanicdirectmemoryob8.jpg http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/1598/kernelpanicdirectmemoryob8.th.jpg] [http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/3379/kernelpanicmajormadnesswn6.jpg http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/3379/kernelpanicmajormadnesswn6.th.jpg] [http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/3757/kernelpanicspeedballs16tm1.jpg http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/3757/kernelpanicspeedballs16tm1.th.jpg] [http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/5962/kernelpanickdr8z1scr6nn7.jpg http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/5962/kernelpanickdr8z1scr6nn7.th.jpg] [http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/2093/kernelpanicdigitaldividhq1.jpg http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/2093/kernelpanicdigitaldividhq1.th.jpg]
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==License:==
Extracted from the <code>Kernel_Panic_readme.txt</code> file:

<pre>
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License:
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- The content of the /mods/Kernel*.sd7 is Public Domain, save:
/LuaUI/Widgets/kp_buildbar.lua
/LuaRules/Gadgets/autohold.lua
/LuaRules/Gadgets/Burrow.lua
/LuaRules/Gadgets/game_spawn.lua
which are GPL, taken from http://www.caspring.org or http://springrts.com
- The maps Marble Madness and Direct Memory Access are Public Domain
- The maps Major Madness and Speed Balls 16 Way status are unknown
- The maps Central Hub, Corrupted Core, Dual Core, Quad Core are CC BY-NC-SA
- The Spring engine is GPL, available from http://spring.clan-sy.com
</pre>

== AIs and Game Modes:==
You can read a description of what they do here: http://www.springinfo.info/?p=681
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==Units and Buildings:==

===System units:===

<table><td>http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/1126/96x96kernelzu8.png</td><td>'''The Kernel:''' You start with one of these. It can build all mobile units in the game. Has rapid auto-heal and lots of health.</td></table>

<table><td>http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/1599/96x96socketnl5.png</td><td>'''The Socket:''' The socket is a factory which can only be built on a geothermal vent. It can solely build bits, and slower than the kernel can. It autoheals, and has a decent amount of health.</td></table>

<table><td>http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/9685/96x96terminalab6.png</td><td>'''The Terminal:'''(only available in Division Zero) This is a new structure that gets placed on geovents. It can dispatch a nuclear bomber once every 90 seconds that will deal about 16000 damage to a large target area, i.e. it destroys everything except factories. It does much less damage to the kernel and hole. The bomber can strike any position on the map, there is no defense.</td></table>

<table><td>http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/3489/96x96assemblerdt2.png</td><td>'''The Assembler:''' The assembler is a construction unit. It can build sockets, but it cannot assist-build. Slow, little health. Equipped with a radar to detect mines and other cloacked units.</td></table>

<table><td>http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/5237/96x96bitsn1.png</td><td>'''The Bit:''' Your basic attacking unit. Cheap, fast, small, not very much health. Is armed with a SPARCling laser. Can be built by a kernel or a socket.</td></table>

<table><td>http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/1451/96x96byteum3.png</td><td>'''The Byte:''' A large, strong, and slow attacking unit. Can holds it's own against many bits, as it has lots of health and a powerful gun. More armored when closed. Can plow through bad blocks. The byte has an alternate firing mode, the mine launcher, which throws 5 mines at the cost of much health.</td></table>

<table><td>http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/9260/96x96pointerfk5.png</td><td>'''The Pointer:''' An artillery unit. Its normal shot is not so useful against moving units, but can kill kernels and sockets pretty quickly. Is slow and has little health, so it needs protection. The pointer has an alternate firing mode, the NX Flag, which set a wide area ablaze for a minute, causing constant damage to all units, or buildings within it's range.</td></table>

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===Hacker units:===
<table><td>http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/2233/96x96newholelowvp3.png</td><td>'''Security Hole:''' The Hacker kernel equivalent.</td></table>

<table><td>http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/2663/96x96windowxr7.png</td><td>'''Window:''' The Hacker socket equivalent.</td></table>

<table><td>http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/1047/96x96obeliskze5.png</td><td>'''Obelisk:''' This building is a stationary artillery weapon, it can fire an infection shot every 40 seconds (the obelisk has a pink fire on top when it's ready to shoot) that will cover a large area in poison. The poison does a bit of damage (about 1000) and turns any enemy that dies inside the cloud into a Virus. The weapon's range is fairly limited. Best used against stationnary herds of Bits/Bugs.</td></table>

<table><td>http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/7033/96x96newtrojanlt6.png</td><td>'''Trojan:''' This unit is your constructor as well as radar platform (needed for detecting mines and cloaked units), just like the assembler. It builds all the same stuff as the assembler, except it has the window instead of the socket and the obelisk instead of the terminal.</td></table>

<table><td>http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/3961/96x96viruslg6.png</td><td>'''Virus:''' A crappy little swarm unit. It cannot be built but is produced when killing enemy units with certain weapons. Namely, the Virus, the Worm, and the Obelisk.</td></table>

<table><td>http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/1895/96x96newbugjw5.png</td><td>'''Bug:''' The Hacker spam unit. The Bug is weaker than the Bit but can sense movement outside of its LOS. It has a stronger weapon and more range but cannot shoot at things behind it or through friendly units and won't take much damage before dying. The mine ability of the old bug has been removed. Instead it can now morph into the Exploit with the deploy button, or the bombard button.</td></table>

<table><td>http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/2277/96x96exploitjb7.png</td><td>'''Exploit:''' This is the new name for the bug cannon. It's a building the Bug morphs into with the deploy or bombard command. The Exploit is a stationary artillery emplacement that does more damage the further the target is away. Even more frail than the Bug, so don't let any foe come near.</td></table>

<table><td>http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/3277/96x96newwormpv5.png</td><td>'''Worm:''' The worm is a sneaky assassin, travelling cloacked, then surfacing only to kill many bits at once with its large area of effect weapon, which turn any slain units into virus. The worm large splash damage will damage your own units. However, it does practicaly no damage against other worms or virus. When cloacked, the worm does not automatically attack, you have to give attack orders manually. If you'd rather have your worms auto-attack even when cloacked, set autohold to off. The autohold setting of new worms is inherited from the Security Hole.</td></table>

<table><td>http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/6420/96x96dosxp1.png</td><td>'''Denial of Service:''' Not an artillery, but close: fire a beam that stun units. For bigger targets it'll take longer to stun them so perform a DDoS (use multiple) to stun them fast. Once the DoS stops firing the target will quickly unfreeze. It moves faster than the pointer but causes a particle trail that can be seen from far away.</td></table>

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===Network units:===
The network faction is built around mobility, its small factories (Ports) don't produce units openly but instead increment a virtual counter (the Buffer). Packets in the Buffer can be materialized at any teleporter unit (currently that means the Port and the Connection), it's also possible to dematerialize the Packets back into the Buffer by making them enter a teleport.

<table><td>http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/2470/96x96carrierll0.png</td><td>'''Carrier:''' The base building, like a Kernel or Security Hole.</td></table>

<table><td>http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/6262/96x96portto5.png</td><td>'''Port:''' The production building. It puts Packets into the Buffer, to materialize them select the Dispatch command. Dispatch will send 12 Packets if available, you can hold ALT when giving the order to make the Port dispatch until the Buffer is empty.</td></table>

<table><td>http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/5972/96x96firewallqj4.png</td><td>'''Firewall:''' This building can cover units (affects friendly units in a certain radius around the target location) in a protective shield for 20 seconds. The shield halves all damage the unit receives and throws the other half back at the attacker.</td></table>

<table><td>http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/9761/96x96gateway.png</td><td>'''Gateway:''' The constructor. It is lightly armed to help against enemy raids.</td></table>

<table><td>http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/3282/96x96packetnn1.png</td><td>'''Packet:''' The basic light spam unit, it's weaker in combat than both competitors but much faster.</td></table>

<table><td>http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/7595/96x96connectionfz5.png</td><td>'''Connection:''' Mostly a mobile teleporter (i.e. can dispatch Packets and let them enter like a Port). The Connection has decent armor and an arc beam that can do a lot of damage to single targets and has good range. It can defeat most large units one on one but engaging Bytes will probably result in pointer fire which the Connection cannot withstand and the arc beam is not optimal for engaging swarms.</td></table>

<table><td>http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/598/96x96flowml4.png</td><td>'''Flow:''' An air unit. The Flow moves fairly slowly but can of course cross any terrain. It's equipped to attack light targets (spam units and fire support) but it's highly vulnerable to return fire. If you want to use them in open combat give them a meatshield and hope the enemy doesn't field long range units, Pointers, DoSes and Connections make short work of Flows if they hit.</td></table>

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===All side Units:===

<table><td>http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/7149/96x96badblockee7.png</td><td>'''The Bad Block:''' A tiny wall, built by Assembler/Trojan/Gateway. Blocks small units movement. Do not block shots however. Easily removed by the Debug or simply crushing them with a Byte or Connection.</td></table>

<table><td>http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/3648/96x96minelk9.png</td><td>'''The Logic Bomb:''' A mine that can be built by the Assembler/Trojan/Gateway. And also launched by Bytes since Div0 2.2. It takes out Bits & Bugs in a single blow, has a decent damage radius, and doesn't chain explode. Use with care, as the blast hurts your own units too. Limited to 32.</td></table>

<table><td>http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/9901/96x96mineblaster.png</td><td>'''The Debug:''' An easy way to clear an area of all mines and walls, this is a one shot weapon built by the Assembler/Trojan/Gateway.</td></table>

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==Playing Guide for System:==


Playing Kernel Panic is fairly simple and quickly learned, but can be hard to master and can be very complex. It is recommended that beginners start with play the System faction, as they can be considered the least "gimmicky" of the factions.


One rather effective general strategy for a duel on small maps is to send three to five bits to destroy your enemy's early game units, and, to a lesser degree, for scouting purposes. This is most effective if they started with construction units, as this will likely cripple their plans for an early expansion, and gives you a slight head start. After the initial attack, if your scouting shows that your enemy started with offensive units, build a byte for defense, and place it between your Kernel and the hill. After that, build an assembler and use it to build a socket on one the three closest building locations, which should automatically start producing bits. After this, you should order your assembler to build more sockets on free spots close to it. It is crucial that all sockets' rally points are below them, as bits turning inside a socket will stall production until it is able to exit the factory. It is sometimes wise to repeat the prior process with one or two other assemblers. After this is done, construct about ten bits from your factor, and set your kernel to alternate between building bytes and pointers.


What units you build at your kernel, and what you use them for, is an important factor in winning. As buildings can't be resumed, sending in groups of bits to kill construction units creating buildings can be very effective at stopping expansion attempts. Building too many pointers, will result in them being destroyed by connections, bits and especially worms, due to their stealth. Also, bytes are easily destroyer by and pointers, and exploits. A good general purpose ratio seems to be to queue one byte and one pointer, but this will need adapting as the game develops, and depending on the enemy's play style.

Scouting is important too, as many enemies will leave their factories undefended, and knowing their build, and general unit use can help you in adapting the units you use to better fight them. Note that the Network can instantly spawn packets at any of their ports, or connections with their buffer system, meaning that all their factories should be considered defended. Single bits can be used to scout to find the enemy's current expansion attempts.

When attacking a Byte or Connection with bits, it is important to overwhelm it with large numbers of bits. For bytes, try to exploit a byte's bind spot directly under it, by moving bits into that area. If your byte is under attack, moving it backwards to keep the attacking units in it's shooting arc can help repel the attack. It is not recommended to engage a worm with bits, as it's attack will convert your bits to viruses on the worm's owner's side.


On Marble Madness, there are two main ways paths to victory. The simplest one is to control the hill and use pointers stationed on the hill to destroy the enemy's factories, and kernel. Gaining control of the hilltop will likely not be without resistance, because it requires a decent amount of time for units to reach the top of the hill, meaning most units involved will be spam units from your factories on it, and the fact that it will likely be highly contended. However, if you control it, you have a large advantage over the enemy as you can shell your opponents home base with ease. The other way is around the hill, which can be very effective if you control terrain you can use pointers to great effect. In both strategies, using pointers is the crucial factor. While they are hard to use correctly, they are game-winners as they destroy home bases and enemy units with ease.

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==Credits:==
- Original concept by Boirunner<br>
- About all the work done by KDR_11k<br>
- Sounds by Noruas<br>
- Minor edits by zwzsg<br>
- Maps by Boirunner, Runecrafter, zwzsg, and TradeMark<br>
- Some LUA interface upgrade based of jK and trepan code<br>

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[[Category:Games]]

Games

2010-12-31T09:54:37Z

Gallaecio: Added license (with references) to those "FOSS" games.

{{lang | France | Jeux | FranÃ§ais}}

__NOTOC__There are a number of games made for the Spring Engine. Some of the more popular ones are listed below, sorted by their terms of use. 

=Freeware/Open Source=
''These games are all free to download and play and may be open to modifications, however, be sure to read the licenses before doing so.''
{|
|-
| align="center" | <h2>[http://www.evolutionrts.info Evolution RTS]</h2>(CC-BY-NC-ND)
| width=40 |
| align="center" | <h2>'''[http://www.spring1944.org/ Spring: 1944]'''</h2>([http://spring1944.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/spring1944/trunk/S44Main.sdd/docs/License.txt?revision=3313&view=markup CC-BY-NC])
|-
| align="center" | {{navimgx|xsize=300|ysize=188|image=Evoimg.jpg|link=http://www.evolutionrts.info}}
|
| align="center" |{{navimgx|xsize=300|ysize=225|image=S44_tigers.jpg|link=http://www.spring1944.org}}
|-
| align="justify" valign="top" | A new war is brewing. A violent conflict, between the Six Colonies, each one convinced that it was in the right, each one sure of its own ability to defeat its enemies. But they need Generals. They need soldiers. They need you.
|
| align="justify" valign="top" | Spring:1944 is a WWII themed game with four fully functional sides (US, Germany, USSR, Britain), period-accurate units and strengths. Realism comes second only to creating a game that is fun and accessible to play.
|}

{|
|-
| align="center" | <h2>[[Kernel Panic]]</h2>("Public Domain")
| width=40 |
| align="center" | <h2>'''[http://www.moddb.com/games/conflict-terra Conflict Terra]'''</h2>([http://code.google.com/p/conflictterra/issues/detail?id=104&q=license&colspec=ID%20Type%20Status%20Priority%20Owner%20Summary Unknowk media license])
|-
| align="center" | {{navimg|xsize=300|ysize=225|image=Kernel_Panic_3.4.jpg|link=Kernel Panic}}
|
| align="center" |{{navimgx|xsize=300|ysize=225|image=Conflict_terra.png|link=http://www.moddb.com/games/conflict-terra}}
|-
| align="justify" valign="top" | A game based around combat '''inside''' a computer, with 3 unique sides: the System, the Hacker and the Network waging war in a matrix of DOOM! No resource economy exists in KP, with the only constraints being time and space.
|
| align="justify" valign="top" | Based around the idea of a fictional faction fighting for the domination of Earth, Conflict Terra hopes to achieve balanced, interesting, intuitive and above all fun gameplay that tries to break some of the norms present in other Spring games.[[http://www.moddb.com/games/conflict-terra/downloads Download link]]
|-
| align="center" | <h2>[http://zero-k.info/ Zero-K]</h2>([http://springrts.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Games&action=submit both propietary and FOSS content])
| width=40 |
|-
| align="center" | {{navimgx|xsize=300|ysize=225|image=Pyro.jpg|link=http://zero-k.info/}}
|
|-
| align="justify" valign="top" | Zero-K (previously named Complete Annihilation / CA) is a regularly updated game that is often regarded as a showcase of what the Spring Engine can do. The game is designed with a flat tech tree, where the effectiveness of a unit is based on its appropriateness to the situation rather than lighter units being superseded by heavier ones.
|}

=Proprietary=
''These games may or may not be free to play. Modifying their content (i.e. the art assets) is not allowed without the game authors explicit permission, although the code is GPL and some games (P.U.R.E.) include large GPL-friendly content collections.''
{|
|-
| align="center" | <h2>[http://www.wolfegames.com P.U.R.E.]</h2>
| width=40 |
| align="center" | <h2>[http://www.moddb.com/games/gundam-rts/news Gundam RTS]</h2>
|-
| align="center" |{{navimgx|xsize=300|ysize=225|image=PURE_LOGO_1024.jpg|link=http://www.wolfegames.com}}
|
| align="center" |{{navimgx|xsize=300|ysize=225|image=Screen104.jpg|link=http://www.moddb.com/games/gundam-rts/news}}
|-
| align="justify" valign="top" | A commercial game based on a completely original IP, allowing players to participate in the epic, galaxy-spanning conflict between the human Resistance forces and the malevolent A.I. known as 'The Overmind'.
|
| align="justify" valign="top" | Set during the One-Year War in the Universal Century timeline of the Gundam Metaseries, Gundam RTS features fast, intense mech combat gameplay in a truly Gundam style.
|}

{|
|-
| align="center" | <h2>[http://www.imperialwinter.com Star Wars: Imperial Winter]</h2>
| width=40 |
| align="center" | <h2>[http://azaremoth.supremedesign.org The Cursed]</h2>
|-
| align="center" | {{navimgx|xsize=300|ysize=225|image=Imperial Winter assault.jpg|link=http://www.imperialwinter.com}}
|
| align="center" |{{navimgx|xsize=300|ysize=225|image=cursed_logo.jpg|link=http://azaremoth.supremedesign.org}}
|-
| align="justify" valign="top" | A Star Wars themed game set in the troubled post-Return of the Jedi era, SW:IW features over a hundred units for the fractured Galactic Empire and Rebel Alliance fighting for control of the galaxy.
|
| align="justify" valign="top" | The unique game is about bones, undead, demons and magic settled in a futuristic environment.[[http://azaremoth.supremedesign.org/data/cursed_latest.zip Download link]]
|}

=TA-derived=
''At least parts of these games are derived from data of the Total Annihilation game (copyright Atari). As such, their distribution is potentially in breach of copyright laws and therefore not officially endorsed by the Spring RTS team.''

{|
|-
| align="center" | <h2>[[Balanced Annihilation]]</h2>
| width=40 |
| align="center" | <h2> [http://springfiles.com/2866 Tech Annihilation] </h2>
|-
| align="center" | {{navimg|xsize=300|ysize=225|image=BAScreenShot.jpg|link=Balanced Annihilation}}
|
| align="center" |{{navimgx|xsize=300|ysize=200|image=Tech_Annihilation.png|link=http://springfiles.com/2866}}
|-
| align="justify" valign="top" |
Balanced Annihilation (BA) is currently the most popular game played using the Spring engine. BA is a mature game and new versions feature only minor balance tweaks.

BA gameplay develops in stages of progressively heavier units with a growing economy. Many strategies are viable in BA, including focusing on map control, aggression, defense, air power, sea power, or mobility.

|
| align="justify" valign="top" | This Game is bigger, greater and more epic! Tech your Commander from a tiny Commander to a Galactic Commander! (by ''[BoS]Senna'', currently no homepage)
|}

{|
|-
| align="center" | <h2>[[NOTA]]</h2>
| width=40 |
| align="center" | <h2>[[XTA]]</h2>
|-
| align="center" |{{navimg|xsize=300|ysize=225|image=Nota2nukes.jpg|link=NOTA}}
|
| align="center" | {{navimg|xsize=300|ysize=225|image=Screen508_s.jpg|link=XTA}}
|-
| align="justify" valign="top" | Not Original Total Annihilation is a rethink of the Total Annihilation universe with a focus on strategic, base oriented gameplay. With its revised unit scale, huge battles erupt engaging hundreds of units and scores of unit types. NOTA's completely rethought air and sea gameplay forces participation in all elements and places the tide of conflict in your hands.
|
| align="justify" valign="top" | Originally developed as a Total Annihilation game by the Swedish Yankspankers, XTA is the Original Public Game released with first versions of Spring. Development of this game by the SYs has stopped a while ago, but it is still played and actively developed by the community.
|
|}

=Installing Games in Spring=
Quite a few of the games listed above come with standalone installers - which makes things easy (check their website to find out!).

In some cases however, the game will only distribute a "game-file" - in this case you will need to have [[Download|an installation of the Spring-Engine]], and place the file in the .../Spring/mods/ folder. If you are using a Lobby, this will often be able to do this for you automatically.

For an overview of information to get started, see the [[FAQ]].

=Game Development=
For information on creating games for the Spring engine, see the [[Game_and_Unit_development|Game Making]] page.

[[Category: Games]]