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Welcome to Globulation 2

Globulation 2 is a Real-Time Strategy (RTS) game which reduces micro-management by automatically assigning tasks to units. Take a look at the screenshots or just download and try it right now. Glob2 is Free Software, licensed and distributed under the GNU General Public License.

Description

The player chooses the number of units to assign to various tasks, and the units do their best to satisfy the requests. This allows the user to manage more units and focus on strategy rather than individual units' jobs. It can be played by a single player, through your Local Area Network [LAN], or over the Internet thanks to Ysagoon Online Gaming (pronounced yog as in yoghurt) - a meta-server allowing transparent interaction between players and the IRC chatters on #glob2 (irc.freenode.net). It features AI allowing single-player games or any possible combination of human-computer teams. Also included is a scripting language for versatile gameplay or tutorials and an integrated map editor.

Everything you want to know is available from the links page.

You Can Help!

Glob2 isn't just a bunch of code - we need art, maps, sound effects, and documentation to make a fun game. If you want to see your name in Glob2's credits, jump right in!

Of course, we could also do with programmers - Nuage and nct are currently the main coders, sparing time from their jobs to work on the game. But a game such as this is a huge undertaking, and help is always welcome.

The first steps would be to have a look on the forum, join the mailing list, drop into the developers' IRC channel (#globulation2 on irc.freenode.net), and look around this site. If you're interested in writing code, the best place to start looking for now is in the code bazaar.

Some examples of things you could help with are:

• There's always a need for corrections to the current graphics: the end goal is nothing less than perfect pixel art
• There are bits and pieces missing - for example, half-created and half-destroyed buildings. Those are quite easy to do as they can be created from the original buildings.
• If you feel overly ambitious (we know it is a huge undertaking), the basic tiles need to be redone.
• The Fruit Trees could bear some love, too...

News and Infos

We are currently putting the final touches on the game before making a 1.0 release version.

• 15.05.2005 Alpha15 is out. You can get it on the download page.
• 24.04.2005 Alpha14 is out. You can get it on the download page.
• 16.04.2005 Alpha13 is out. You can get it on the download page. We critically need contributors, for all areas, not only code.
• 11.03.2005 Server has been moved in new room with air-conditioning and is back online.
• 13.02.2005 Alpha12 is out. You can get it on the download page.
• 16.01.2005 Happy New Year! Alpha11 is out, read the release notes.
• 29.12.2004 Alpha10 is out, read the release notes.
• 10.10.2004 The wiki documentation has been cleaned and completed.
• 08.10.2004 Alpha9 is out, read the release notes.
• 12.09.2004 Alpha8 is out, read the release notes.
• 08.08.2004 Alpha7 is out, read the release notes.
• 09.06.2004 Alpha6 is out, read the release notes.
• 22.05.2004 We are not dead ! The new AI is on its way and is much better than the old one. We are also working on a new paint-like tool to edit forbidden area.
• 30.03.2004 Alpha5 is out, read the release notes.
• 20.03.2004 Alpha4 is out, read the release notes.
• 26.02.2004 Small web update, french translation updated.
• 08.02.2004 Alpha3 is out, read the release notes.
• 08.02.2004 Alpha2 is out, read the release notes.
• 01.02.2004 Alpha1 is out, read the release notes.
• 18.01.2004 forum installed.
• 18.01.2004 Engine rework completed. Network fixed. YOG is up. Now the game needs tuning and graphics for the 1.0 release.