Nexuiz Classic: The FPS Game for Linux that gave life to Xonotic

Today, for our new publication in the series of «FPS Games for Linux» We offer you a well-remembered and iconic example of a multiplatform video game called «Nexuiz». Which, as is already well known, was originally developed by relevant exponents of the Gamer Linux era almost 2 decades ago, called Lee Vermeulen and Ashley Hale (Ladyhavoc), from a company called Alientrap in the summer of 2002.

And then, he had his debut (first version) in 2005 along with a short, but positive journey of 4 years, in which it had excellent development, thanks to the collaboration of many other great online collaborators. All this, until release of its latest version (number 2.5) which was released in October 2009.

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But, before starting this post on the FPS game for Linux called "Nexuiz", which is still active and playable locally and online, we recommend exploring a previous related post of this series, at the end of reading this:

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Nexuiz Classic: FPS game for Linux that uses the game engine Dark Places

What is Nexuiz Classic?

After review and analysis of your own Official website y official section on SourceForge, we can briefly describe this software development in the field of video games, as follows:

Nexuiz is a high-quality first-person shooter video game that since its launch (2002) was available for Windows, macOS and GNU/Linux using, for this purpose, the Darkplaces graphics engine (modification of the Quake game engine) by Forest Hale. and the GNU General Public License (GPLv2).

Furthermore, he stood out for his time, because Their characters were created using advanced models through an innovative skeleton animation format, Its multiplayer mode supported up to 64 simultaneous players and bots, and included alternative shooting modes and a dynamic lighting system similar to that of Doom 3. And finally, it used maps from Quake III Arena and allowed new maps to be created.

Another important fact about it, and after its last version released as Nexuiz Classic, it is worth noting that, after 2010, it was generated from scratch a new game with the same name and available only for XBLA, PSN and Steam, which was generated by a company called IllFonic, using Crytek's CryENGINE3 game engine. While, at the same time, the project was forked by some developers and the community to produce a new game called Xonotic.

How to play the FPS video game for Linux Nexuiz Classic?

Now that we know the most basic and essential about Nexuiz Classic, playing it is really easy, since we only have to download your correct executable (931 MB), unzip it and run it via terminal, as shown in the following screenshots:

Finally, those who are lovers of this FPS game on Linux or other operating systems, you can enjoy your downloadable and commercial remake from the Steam platform. And for those who want to know more about it, you can explore any of the following 2 Wikis about it: Wiki in Spanish y English Wiki.

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Or through the following links to various websites related to Online Game Stores:

AppImage: AppImageHub Games, AppImage GitHub Games, portable linux games y Portable Linux Apps GitHub.
Flatpak: flat hub.
Snap: Snap Store.
Online stores: Steam e Itchio.

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Summary

In short, we hope you like this new gamer publication about «Nexuiz Classic», and in turn, that it continues to contribute to maintaining its validity for both GNU/Linux and Windows Gamers, allowing them to relive and enjoy pleasant and fun moments from the past in the middle of 2024. And as in each entry in this FPS game series for Linux, we invite you if you know of any others that are worth exploring and playing, do not let them know via comment to include them in our current list on this topic or area.

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