Warzone 2100, free real-time strategy game

about Warzone 2100

In the next article we are going to take a look at Warzone 2100. It is a open source real time strategy game. Warzone 3.3.0 is the latest version of the game that was released recently. It is the last stable version that has been released for 3 years.

In the following lines we are going to see the basic method to install this game in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 19.10 and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. It's about a multiplayer game that is also cross-platform. Warzone 2100 was originally developed as a commercial game by Pumpkin Studios and released in 1999. In 2004 it was released as open source.

The game is totally 3D, mapped on a grid. Vehicles move around the map, adjusting to uneven terrain, and projectiles can be realistically blocked by mounds and hills. The camera moves floating in the air with a lot of freedom, being able to rotate and zoom. Everything is controlled by the mouse or the numeric keypad in the course of battle.

The game will offer us campaign, multiplayer and single player modes. In addition, we will be able to use an extensive technology tree with more than 400 different technologies, combined with the unit design system, it will allow us to have a great variety of possible units and tactics. The user will command the forces of 'The project'in a battle to rebuild the world after humanity has almost been destroyed by nuclear missiles.

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General characteristics of Warzone 2100

Game running

  • Units (vehicles) can be customized Regarding: chassis (takes into account weight and power), traction system (wheels, crawler chains or hovercraft) and added objects (such as weapons or tools).
  • Warzone 2100 places a special emphasis on sensors and radars to detect units and coordinate ground attacks. Anti-battery sensors detect enemy artillery following their projectiles and their firing arcs until calculating their location.
  • The game also places great emphasis on artillery as this is a key element for the assault on enemy bases and their posts.
  • Technology can be purchased collecting artifacts left behind by enemy units destroyed.
  • Units can move up their Ranks from Rookie to Trained and Professional.
  • During the game, frequently videos appear that will put us more into the story.

game language options

  • The game we will find available in many different languages, among which is in Spanish.
  • The objective of the missions manifests the RTT (real-time tactics) aspect of the game. Each of the levels in the game, excluding the first and last, has a maximum time within which the player must complete his mission. This gives the feeling of urgency and prevents players from spending too much time searching for resources to build their units.
  • The terrain of the campaigns does not change with each level. With the exception of foreign missions, in which the territory expands with each mission. The player's buildings and bases are preserved over time.

These are just a few features of the game. More details can be found in the project website or in GitHub page.

Install Warzone 2100 on Ubuntu

Warzone game running

Fortunately, Ubuntu 18.04+ users will be able to install it from Ubuntu software option like snap pack, such as flatpak or the version available in the ubuntu-bionic-universe repository. We simply have to look for it and install from there 'war zone 2100'in Ubuntu.

Warzone Ubuntu installation options

If you are using Ubuntu 16.04, and you want to install the snap package, you must first install snapd. Execute in the terminal (Ctrl + Alt + T) the following command to install the plugin in Ubuntu 16.04:

sudo apt-get install snapd

Now, run the following command to install Warzone game:

sudo snap install warzone2100

Once the installation is finished, we can start it by searching for the launcher on our computer:

warzone 2100 launcher

uninstall

If you try it and you don't like the game, run the following command in the terminal (Ctrl + Alt + T) to uninstall Warzone 2100 from Ubuntu:

sudo snap remove warzone2100

You can get more information about the community that exists around this game by forums.


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