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After years of development, the standalone modification of Xonotic known as ChaosEsque Anthology has reached version 100.
The project has expanded Xonotic's original cast of 18 weapons to over 130 weapons, has added new textures and maps, as well as a list of other features including: city generation subsystem (with interiors), building subsystem (build buildings, furnishings, doors, blocks, the buildings have interiors and function similar to RTS buildables), marshaling subsystem, foliage subsystem, as well as mounted weapons and more vehicles. Hand-to-hand combat was added for those wishing for a Mortal Kombat feel in a free 3d video game.
More information can be found on the project's Linux Game Database page including the change log and download link of the ISO: https://lgdb.org/game/chaosesque-anthology
Source code can be found on SourceForge.
(Note: The ChaosEsque Anthology name was decided upon after input from the lead developer of Xonotic, many moons ago)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 12 2016, @02:02AM
I don't expect them to compete with 100 million dollar commercial games in graphics quality. That's understood. But why not make games with original ideas that big studios aren't going to take a risk on? Nobody needs another Quake clone.
(Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Monday December 12 2016, @02:22AM
The graphics rendering quality is hardware dependent more than developer.
What low budget developers are missing is: budget. Voice acting, character, ship and world design. They can compete on game mechanics design if they try, but they're going to be hard pressed to make a complex game (mechanics wise) and then balance the gameplay the way Blizzard does (though, I wonder if simulation might be employed to automate that...)
What we need from the indie crowd is: M.U.L.E.-like stuff, something interesting and different - engaging and entertaining.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 12 2016, @03:28AM
So you want a movie, instead of a game.
You mean, low budget developers don't have the budget to buy the option to develop a game based on an established movie franchise. That is what you mean. Because games these days can't have excuse plots anymore, like they did in 1997.
(Score: 2) by ledow on Monday December 12 2016, @08:48AM
Agreed.
Indie games are, to me, where all the innovation is.
At no point are they going to sell 100m copies, but they won't just be another movie-tie-in "flop" that makes money hand over fist with no care for the fans.
I like things like Factorio, TIS-100 (and all that guy's games), and I just found out that my favourite game-author-of-old has updated Slay (from a Windows 3.1 original game, through to modern OS) to work on Steam. Hell, I played Dungeons of Dredmor so much I had to stop playing it.
Sorry, but I'd rather spend £100 and get 10 games that will absorb me for hours, than one "big title" - even if given away - that's just a clone I have little interest in. I have all kinds of stuff on my Steam that I haven't played because of that. I stopped playing TF2 when they stopped it being a casual game and made it match-based. I stopped playing CS:GO when it stopped being a match-based game and because a casual badge collector. You can ruin games just by stepping outside their purpose.
All the reboots and flops of recent years just have me wanting more small freeware. Syndicate, Aliens, XCom, not one of them has held my interest.
Short of Half Life 3, I can't see me paying for another AAA title.
(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Monday December 12 2016, @02:34AM
Sorry to shit on their parade, but wow.
Just wow. That looks like something i'd have played in 1999 maybe. Would not touch it now.
Wow.
--- Please remind me if I haven't been civil to you: I'm channeling MDC. ---Gaaark 2.0 ---
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 12 2016, @02:37AM
Link to your project?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 12 2016, @11:52PM
I have one on Steam. But I'd rather not point you in its direction.
But maybe you'll like it. One of the characters is a girl child. Ech, all the more reason not to point you at it.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 12 2016, @05:11PM
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 12 2016, @03:03AM
What is it about? Why is it free?
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 12 2016, @03:30AM
Free is shit. Linux is free because Linux is shit.
(Score: 2) by shortscreen on Monday December 12 2016, @09:45AM
What are the system requirements?
What is intended to be done with the 4.7GB ISO (I don't like burning DVDs)?
How does this compare to World of Padman?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 12 2016, @04:46PM
Burn or mount the ISO. Mounting it is easy.
Any comp within the last 10 years will run it.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 12 2016, @03:05AM
Who made this game?
(Score: 3, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 12 2016, @03:39AM
Reminder: "ChaosEsque Team", the lone developer of this project, is notorious stalker and troll MikeeUSA.
https://www.phoronix.com/forums/forum/software/linux-gaming/48970-xonotic-forked-chaosesqueanthology-sees-new-release/page2 [phoronix.com]
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 12 2016, @03:49AM
Remember when Richard Stallman was considered a troll? Of course not. Revisionist history says free software is awesome and not at all similar to blue sky hippie shit. You fucking hypocrite.
(Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 12 2016, @12:25PM
?Not going to play the game because the developer believes in traditional old testament values such as:
Man being master of the female.
Rape female children results in marriage.
Child brides.
Multiple wives.
And supports the killing of those who entice one to follow some other ruler or God or way? (Another old testament traditional value). Since this is the only proven way for men to keep their rights as stated above and thus it should be done.
?
Show what you have produced.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 12 2016, @11:06PM
Mikhail Kvaratskhelia is what constitutional lawyers sometimes call a werewolf – the most unappealing possible victim. He is a creepy, repellent, misogynistic crank, given to uttering threats of violent death against female Linux hackers, and quite possibly clinically insane.
Even ESR thinks he's crazy! http://esr.ibiblio.org/?p=1310 [ibiblio.org]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 13 2016, @12:01AM
MikeeUSA, I just realized something, and this struck me as the strangest thing I've learned about you yet. Why is your avatar there Pinkie Pie?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 13 2016, @12:38PM
Because I do not have an account there under "MikeeUSA" and someone decided to impersonate me.
If I ever meet the impersonator (who is opposed to men marrying female children), I will kill said person in a cruel manner.
If I was to choose a cartoon avatar it would be a qt3.14 anime loli girl wearing a MAGA hat. I would then inform techies about the results of the American elections, then they would ban me from their cuck-gardens.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 12 2016, @01:52PM
You lost the election cunt. We hope you lose more than that.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 12 2016, @04:53PM
As opposed to Richard Stallman, MikeeUSA is an *actual* troll.
I used to play Nexuiz: a great and fun FPS game. The map "soylent" is the best.
Then it became Xonotic and lost most of its fun and balance (5 rockets to kill an enemy, or 3 headshots with the rifle, NPCs are faster than you and almost never miss with their insta-kill fish-slapping dance).
So now, generation 3 is called "ChaosEsque". Where is it on the scale between Xonotic and Nexuiz?? Dunno.
I won't download it to try out.
Try out Tremulous if you haven't yet. Multiplayer only (team based game), fantastic asymmetric gameplay, beautiful maps.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 12 2016, @05:35PM
"So now, generation 3 is called "ChaosEsque". Where is it on the scale between Xonotic and Nexuiz?? Dunno."
Damage is similar to True Combat:Elite
Also has chest (core) shots in addition to headshots.
Also has blindness, flashbangs, and if you are far enough away to somehow survive an explosion you might be hobbles or your hands damaged too much to hold a weapon anylonger.
"I won't download it to try out."
Why not? Explain.
"Try out Tremulous if you haven't yet. Multiplayer only (team based game), fantastic asymmetric gameplay, beautiful maps."
Why shoudn't he try ChaosEsque Anthology?
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 12 2016, @05:39PM
>Try out Tremulous if you haven't yet. Multiplayer only (team based game), fantastic asymmetric gameplay, beautiful maps.
Why not your game or project?
Oh you don't have a game or project.
Yet you are somehow better than me because you are a PROUD pro-woman's right piece of SHIT FAGGOT.
I love it when the muslims, from time to time, murder one of your anti-marry-female-children kind.
>I won't download it to try out.
Why not, FAGGOT CUCKOLD?
BTW: Trump won.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 12 2016, @05:42PM
When Putin murders a feminist cunt it's a pretty good feel too. :D
Always a celebration.
How about you give the game a go, faggot cuck.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 12 2016, @06:13PM
"As opposed to Richard Stallman, MikeeUSA is an *actual* troll."
How so? Anyone that doesn't agree with you is a troll? Any news that supports a candidate who is opposed to your values is fake news?
Why don't the people opposed to your views just shoot you. Obviously you are not willing to allow free speech. You will do anything to stay in power. Why shouldn't your opponents, in turn, do anything to get rid of you from their way? Why shouldn't they just shoot your kind?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 12 2016, @03:17AM
It's downloading at about 5MB/s on a 100MB/s connection. I suggest a download manager or wget it or you'll need to keep your browser open for 12 hours.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 12 2016, @03:26AM
pffft... download fails.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 12 2016, @12:16PM
The download is from sourceforge (the iso is signed), there should be faster mirrors.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 12 2016, @01:59PM
It would be nice if there was a ppa or torrent link. The ISO is 4.7gb and the download link is slow as hell until it finally errors. Never had a problem with any other files this size.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 12 2016, @04:55PM
If the dev hosted a torrent then his location could be triangulated.
Nice try kid.
(Score: 2) by Pino P on Monday December 12 2016, @05:30PM
If the dev hosted a torrent then his location could be triangulated.
Not if the tracker is on DHT and the torrent file and HTTP seed [vuze.com] are on Amazon S3.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 12 2016, @05:32PM
Be a friend and you do it.
(please)
(Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 12 2016, @04:37AM
And where do I get the silver to pay their fathers?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 12 2016, @06:07AM
Methinks, my fellow AC, that the new eds may need some remedial "legendary internet assholes" recognition training. Or, they should have brought Azuma on line earlier.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 12 2016, @12:12PM
If someone is a legendary internet asshole a libre videogame shouldn't be mentioned?
How does this compute?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 12 2016, @12:20PM
Seems like the "legendary internet assholes" is more productive than any of you.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 12 2016, @12:11PM
Does it really have 130 weapons? That can't be right?
(Score: 2) by tangomargarine on Monday December 12 2016, @03:23PM
There are a myriad of new weapons, including "Terminator" favorites such as the Spas-12 autoloading shotgun, and the AMT Hardballer 1911 with laser sight.
*Autoloading shotgun
Additionally many WW1 weapons are now included; such as the Mauser pistol, the ChauChat machine rifle, and the MG 08/15. In total there are now over 130 weapons in the game.
I would imagine that a lot of them are more or less skins on another model that works almost exactly the same way. For when you absolutely must use that one obscure German submachine pistol only in general use in 1934-36.
"Is that really true?" "I just spent the last hour telling you to think for yourself! Didn't you hear anything I said?"
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 12 2016, @04:53PM
>I would imagine that a lot of them are more or less skins on another model that works almost exactly the same way. For when you absolutely must use that one obscure German submachine pistol only in general use in 1934-36.
What do you base this assertion on?
Please tell me? Is it because there could not possibly be 130+ separate weapons modeles, no fucking anti-feminist piece of shit non nu-male non-pro-womyns rytes non good boi white maaaallleeeee could ever put something like that together, right. Only faggot pro-women's rights cucks can ever accomplish anything. Right?
Count em faggot:
/models/weapons$ ls | grep g_
g_357magnum.md3
g_44magnum.md3
g_45longslide.md3
g_45pistol.md3
g_45pistol_suppressed.md3
g_ak47.md3
g_aks74u.md3
g_amr18.md3
g_axe.md3
g_bar1918.md3
g_bastardsword.md3
g_broadaxe.md3
g_browninghp.md3
g_caltrop.md3
g_campingrifle.md3
g_chainsaw.md3
g_chauchat.md3
g_clawhammer.md3
g_compositebow.md3
g_crossbowdtwr.md3
g_crossbowdtwr-uncocked.md3
g_crowbar.md3
g_crudebow.md3
g_crylancer.md3
g_crylink.md3
g_crylink_simple.iqm
g_crylink_simple.iqm_0.skin
g_crylink_simple.obj
g_crylink_simple.tga
g_crypistol.md3
g_cudgel.md3
g_dagger.md3
g_doublebitaxe.md3
g_electro.md3
g_electro_simple.iqm
g_electro_simple.iqm_0.skin
g_electro_simple.tga
g_elvenaxe.md3
g_elvenglaive.md3
g_elvenhammer.md3
g_elvensabre.md3
g_elvenstaff.md3
g_explosivevest.md3
g_falchion.md3
g_fightersword.md3
g_fireball.md3
g_flangedmace.md3
g_flashlight.md3
g_g3.md3
g_g98.md3
g_gl.md3
g_gl_simple.iqm
g_gl_simple.iqm_0.skin
g_gl_simple.tga
g_greyironmallet.md3
g_hagar.md3
g_hagar_simple.iqm
g_hagar_simple.iqm_0.skin
g_hagar_simple.tga
g_handcuffs.md3
g_hellriegelsmg.md3
g_hlac.md3
g_hmg.md3
g_hookgun.md3
g_infantryaxe.md3
g_ironcrow.md3
g_ironknife.md3
g_katana.md3
g_kiduchi.md3
g_largepistol.md3
g_laser.md3
g_lewismg.md3
g_lightauto.md3
g_lightcrossbow.md3
g_lightninggun.md3
g_lightpistol.md3
g_lightpistol_suppressed.md3
g_lightsabre.md3
g_lightsabre_off.md3
g_longbow.md3
g_longsword.md3
g_m16mini.md3
g_m16vn.md3
g_m1903.md3
g_m1921.md3
g_m82rifle.md3
g_m9pistol.md3
g_mac10_suppressed.md3
g_mac10_unsuppressed.md3
g_machinepistol.md3
g_mauserpistol.md3
g_mg0815.md3
g_microuzi.md3
g_minelayer.md3
g_miniuzi.md3
g_minstanex.md3
g_morgenstern.md3
g_mosin.md3
g_multitool2.md3
g_multitool.md3
g_nagamaki.md3
g_nagant1895.md3
g_nex.md3
g_nex_simple.iqm
g_nex_simple.iqm_0.skin
g_nex_simple.tga
g_nukemine.md3
g_nukemine.mm3d
g_odachi.md3
g_ok_hmg.md3
g_ok_rl.md3
g_ok_shotgun.md3
g_ok_sniper.md3
g_pdw.md3
g_pickaxe.iqm
g_pickaxe.md3
g_pistol.md3
g_poleaxe.md3
g_poleaxe.md3_0.skin
g_porto.md3
g_powersaw.md3
g_pumpshotgun.md3
g_quarterstaff.md3
g_ra4launcher.md3
g_rapier.md3
g_revolver.md3
g_rl.md3
g_rl_simple.iqm
g_rl_simple.iqm_0.skin
g_rl_simple.tga
g_rpg7.md3
g_scimitar.md3
g_seeker.md3
g_shackles.md3
g_shiningstar.md3
g_shootingstar.md3
g_shortsword.md3
g_shosho.md3
g_shotgunautomat.md3
g_shotgun.md3
g_shotgun_simple.iqm
g_shotgun_simple.iqm_0.skin
g_shotgun_simple.tga
g_sks45.md3
g_sniperrifle.md3
g_sniperrifle_suppressed.md3
g_spas12.md3
g_spear.md3
g_spikedclub.md3
g_spikedflail.md3
g_sportshotgun.md3
g_staffflame.md3
g_staffmagi.md3
g_stoneaxe.md3
g_styeraug.md3
g_styertmp.md3
g_tetsubo.md3
g_torch.md3
g_tt33pistol.md3
g_tuba.md3
g_uzi.md3
g_uzi_simple.iqm
g_uzi_simple.iqm_0.skin
g_uzi_simple.tga
g_waraxe.md3
g_warhammerspiked.md3
g_warmallet.md3
g_webleylong.md3
g_webleylong.md3_0.skin
g_webley.md3
g_webley.md3_0.skin
g_woodaxe.md3
g_yari.md3
g_yumibow.md3
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 12 2016, @05:44PM
What evidence do you have that "that a lot of them are more or less skins on another model that works almost exactly the same way. "
You're wrong btw. 130+ weapons with 130+ models.
(Score: 2) by tangomargarine on Monday December 12 2016, @06:47PM
I'm sure they all handle noticeably uniquely.
"Is that really true?" "I just spent the last hour telling you to think for yourself! Didn't you hear anything I said?"
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 12 2016, @10:18PM
Yea they do, because they're all based off of statistics for the actual weapons. Speed of the bullet, accuracy, penetration, etc. So how about you shut your fucking mouth cuck faggot.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 13 2016, @12:24AM
Look, the true tragedy is that it seems that you've put a lot of hard work into getting this game where it's at. While the graphics may not be 2016 AAA quality, I keep reading about all the features it has, and it sounds like it can put a lot of AAA games to shame on that basis.
Why do you feel the need to sabotage yourself this way?
I'm the AC that mentioned having a game on Steam up there. Why have you built such a recognizably infamous public persona? Don't you understand that whatever your religious theories are, most people simply don't want to be associated with your toxicity?
I mean, I don't know how you could backpedal at this point, but what lead you to this despite having so much drive and talent?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 13 2016, @01:14AM
Because that's the toll you pay.
I work on a hobby: I put whatever I want into and around it.
Including propaganda in-favor of my social and religious beliefs.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 13 2016, @02:25AM
Fascinating. Thank you for your candor.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 12 2016, @10:22PM
Also you said you were sure they were all just skins on the same model you fucking piece of shit.
I showed they were all different models, and then you change the goal posts as if you were right.
If I ever met you I would beat the shit out of you you fucking pro-women's rights anti-marry-female-children cuck piece of fucking shit.
Smug piece of liberal cuck garbage. D__teronomy is right: your kind deserves death.
(Score: 2) by tangomargarine on Monday December 12 2016, @10:51PM
I could show you your reading comprehension failures but for somebody with such a frothing, raving, foulmouthed style of posting it would do little good.
Good day, sir. Please go get some psychological help, for your own good.
"Is that really true?" "I just spent the last hour telling you to think for yourself! Didn't you hear anything I said?"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 13 2016, @01:19AM
"I would imagine that a lot of them are more or less skins on another model that works almost exactly the same way. For when you absolutely must use that one obscure German submachine pistol only in general use in 1934-36."
Your only argument is the use of the weasel words "more or less", however that is contradicted by the inclusion of "on another model"
Thus if you were to claim "skins, more or less" includes 130 different 3d models, the fact that you specified "skins on another model" still would preclude that reading by any reasonable man (not women: women are not reasonable, and are traitors to their nations, and liars often).
(Score: 2) by tangomargarine on Tuesday December 13 2016, @05:21AM
You complain that I use an absolute statement, I point out I didn't, then you complain that I didn't use an absolute statement.
And replying to my same post 3 or 4 times as AC. Come on, dude; give it up. You're taking this whole thing waaaaay more seriously than I ever intended it.
"Is that really true?" "I just spent the last hour telling you to think for yourself! Didn't you hear anything I said?"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 15 2016, @02:35PM
You used weasel words so you could claim victory nomatter what.
Go and fuck yourself cuckold.
Trump Won btw.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 12 2016, @12:30PM
Has anyone played it? Some screenshots?
(Score: -1, Spam) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 12 2016, @01:45PM
ChaosEsque Anthology Release 100
The Team is here, a year later, to again wish you a Merry Christmas, and bestow an early Christmas present! After years of constant, grinding, development Chaos-Esque Anthology has reached version 100.
Since last year the Team has been working on many new additions to the game:
Point defenses can now be constructed, in addition to new furnishings and buildings.
Mounted weapon built as a point defense.
Improvements to the city generation and foliage subsystems have been steady with new trees and buildings being added.
*View of new tower buildable.
*Tank and new foliage
For a more RTS feel, the Towers and Hangars now require additional resources for the construction of their turrets and vehicles: these resources can be created by forges of various types that take the in-game ammunition as inputs.
There are a myriad of new weapons, including "Terminator" favorites such as the Spas-12 autoloading shotgun, and the AMT Hardballer 1911 with laser sight.
*Autoloading shotgun
Additionally many WW1 weapons are now included; such as the Mauser pistol, the ChauChat machine rifle, and the MG 08/15. In total there are now over 130 weapons in the game.
Rolls of concertina wire can be laid out, however tanks and bulldozers can roll over these and other similar-class defenses.
*Barbed Wire
Our resident mapper, MikeeUSA, has contributed a new map (with a backing track by Snabisch) for this release: Saffer's War. A fairly large map highlighting trench warfare. It has ample space for building towns and fortifications aswell: another goal of the map.
*Saffer's War
Our project has expanded Xonotic's original cast of 18 weapons to over 130 weapons, has added new textures, and maps, aswell as a list of other features including: city generation subsystem (with interiors), building subsystem (build buildings, furnishings, doors, blocks, the buildings have interiors and function similar to RTS buildables), marshaling subsytem, foliage subsystem, aswell as mounted weapons and more vehicles. Additionally hand-to-hand fighting was added for those wishing for a Mortal-Kombat feel in a libre 3d video-game.
Enjoy Release 100!
Download Now
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 12 2016, @04:43PM
Is this game good, should I download it?
Anyone got a torrent of it?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 13 2016, @12:08AM
???? any solutin?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 13 2016, @12:33PM
Anyone have any reviews? Links?