New Build for RTS Game 'Widelands' Available, Install from PPA
Widelands is an open source and free real time strategy game inspired by Settlers I and II. The game is quite popular, addictive and is under heavy development.
Widelands (Build 15) is already available in Ubuntu Software Center but a new version has been released two weeks back - Build 16, which you can install from PPA.
Changes in Build 16
- A new scripting engine that allows for complex scenarios
- A new watch-me-do tutorial and a new scenario for the Atlanteans
- New win conditions for multiplayer games which add variety
- OpenGL renderer
- Improvements to the user interface in many places
- More control over which wares are stored in ware houses
- Team support in multiplayer
- Shared kingdom for multiplayer, more than one player can control the same kingdom
- New maps
- New sounds
- Many new graphics and animations
- Full and detailed changelog for build 16 can be found here
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To add the PPA and install Widelands, run the following commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:timo-wingender/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install widelands
If you are going to play Widelands for the first time, I recommend going though game tutorial once.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:timo-wingender/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install widelands
If you are going to play Widelands for the first time, I recommend going though game tutorial once.
[Thanks to StarZtorm]
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