Open source real time strategy game 0 A.D. releases Alpha 27 (play0ad.com)
from stargazingpenguin@lemmy.zip to gaming@beehaw.org on 30 Jan 23:49
https://lemmy.zip/post/31064470

0 A.D. just released a new version today with some interesting changes.

The features they mention on the news page:

It’s not mentioned in the features list, but I’m interested in the changes they’ve made to some of the civilizations. The Spartans, Romans, Athenians, and Macedonians all have had changes to make them more unique, which should make the gameplay a little more interesting. The new maps will be nice to try as well to give a bit more variety.

If you enjoy RTS games like Age of Empires and similar, it might be worth a try!

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OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml on 31 Jan 00:36 next collapse

Was wondering earlier this week when their next release would be!

stargazingpenguin@lemmy.zip on 31 Jan 04:59 collapse

It’s been a while! I was curious and just checked, September 2022 was the update 26 news post!

Ephera@lemmy.ml on 31 Jan 01:51 collapse

we would like to officially announce that this will be the [last] version labeled Alpha. We have already updated the versioning scheme (this version being 0.27.0) and we will progressively stop using the Alpha label altogether up to the next release, which will be Release 28.

Excellent. Whenever I told people about 0 A.D., I felt like I should add that it’s not actually an Alpha, especially with their webpage saying in various places basically “no, don’t look at us yet, we’re not ready yet”.

If they continue adding content, I do think that’s awesome, but what’s there is already plenty solid.

stargazingpenguin@lemmy.zip on 31 Jan 04:55 collapse

I think it’s a good decision too. I understand why they were still using it, but I’m sure it would turn some people away.