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Been wondering what has been happening in the past few months for 0 A.D? Please check out the new development report!

https://wildfiregames.com/forum/index.php?/topic/28286-0-ad-development-report-september-2019-%E2%80%93-may-2020/ #devreport #gamedev #indie #foss #creativecommons

We finally merged the @SpiderMonkeyJS 52 patch! This is one of the milestones preventing us release on Linux again, because SpiderMonkey depends on Python2 until version 78. We still have a few roadblocks ahead, but that was probably the biggest part of that library's upgrade.

Did you know that Alpha 24 will feature new archery ranges, stables and siege workshops for every faction? Even mods like Terra Magna aren't being left out. Check out the new archery range for the Zapotecs, by Lopess, one of our community members.

#volunteer #gamedev #opensource

European Bison, by MrLux. These pretty beasts almost disappeared from the face of the earth in the 1920's (Wikipedia). Still missing someone to animate them and sounds https://wildfiregames.com/forum/topic/28576-task-european-bison-bison-bonasus/page/2/#comments #indiegamedev #creativecommons #fauna

A Han Chinese town, made by Jaimele in the Atlas map editor.

Don't forget to check out Terra Magna from our in-game mod-downloader! (settings → mod selection → download mods). Terra Magna is a civilization mod that features the Zapotecs, the Han Chinese and the Xiongnu. #opensource #indiegamedev #foss

While waiting for MSAA filter, we added a new "Sharpening Filter" effect to reduce the blurring induced by the FXAA filter. The amount of sharpening is configurable in the options. #indiegamedev

In the next version, map makers will be able to recenter their map when resizing them. #indiegamedev #opensource #mapeditor

A lot of work is being put towards upgrading @SpiderMonkeyJS, a big part of the 0 A.D. engine. This upgrade represents a huge amount of work. If you're interested in the technical details, you can read more about the upgrade here: https://wildfiregames.com/forum/index.php?/topic/28583-spidermonkey-52-upgrade/ #indiegamedev #javascript #foss

An ancient town in the Maurya Empire, by Jaimele.

Atlas, our map-editor, has many new juicy assets ready for Alpha 24. If you're good at creating beautiful, natural, organic, well balanced and interesting maps, don't hesitate to download the development version of the game and check it out for yourself: https://trac.wildfiregames.com/wiki/BuildInstructions

(And of course, we'd love it if you share your creations with the community 😉 )
#indiegamedev

Kushite buildings in line art made by m7600

Check out the forums for an how to tutorial: https://wildfiregames.com/forum/index.php?/topic/28480-turning-0ads-models-into-lineart/

#creativecommons #indiegamedev #lineart #opensource

Shout out to the Waffling Taylors for inviting us for an interview!You can listen to the interview at:
https://share.transistor.fm/s/0ecd106a #foss #gamedev #indie #interview

Been wondering what has been happening in the past few months for 0 A.D? Please check out the new development report!

https://wildfiregames.com/forum/index.php?/topic/28286-0-ad-development-report-september-2019-%E2%80%93-may-2020/ #devreport #gamedev #indie #foss #creativecommons

Thanks for mentionning us in your MiniDebConf Online event @highvoltage !

One of our community members, jaimele, provided us with a screenshot of his Ptolemaic port city. What do you think?

And remember, feel free to post beautiful screenshots of your own in this forum thread: https://wildfiregames.com/forum/index.php?%2Ftopic%2F17326-your-screenshots%2F

In the next version, artists will be able to specify new animations when units are ordered to gather a resource. They will now be able to carry the appropriate tools and use different animations. #gamedev #indie #opensource #creativecommons

Hyrule Conquest a Legend of Zelda themed mod using Pyrogenesis our engine, will be organizing a tournament soon. If you are interested in participating, you can register on https://wildfiregames.com/forum/index.php?/topic/28113-war-of-goddesses-a-hyrule-conquest-tournament/ or on their discord. https://discord.gg/JTv9Dq9

Go check out the review
@gamingonlinux
did on our development version! Like them you can use the Snap, the Ubuntu PPA, or compile from source.

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/16627
#indie #gamedev #free #FOSS

Tired of seeing jagged edges on your buildings? A24 will include at last, new graphic option called FXAA, that will definitely get rid of what one of our users tenderly called "The Sawtooth effect". We're working on more filters, so stay tuned :) #gamedev #shader #indiegame