Armagetron
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Armagetron is an open source 3D multiplayer game in the style of the "lightcycles" game in the movie Tron. The overall look of the game is very much modeled after the film, but can be adapted in various ways.
The players have to steer their lightcycles across a maze, the size of which can be configured. Each lightcycle leaves an impermeable wall behind -- once another player crashes into it, their lightcycle explodes. The movement of the lightcycle can be viewed from various perspectives.
The goal of the game is either to be the last surviving player, or in teamplay, a member of the last surviving team; or to be the player with most kills(when a player dies by your wall, it is counted as a kill) or points.
One unusual feature of the game is the method by which the lightcycles accelerate. The closer a player is to another's trail, the faster their lightcycle will move. This allows for a wide range of maneuvers to capture or cut off other players.
The game can be configured so that after a specified time without an event (such as another player's death), one of two things happens:
- the speed of all lightcycles is accelerated ("sudden death")
- a green circled area appears in the game, and the first player to enter it wins ("instant win zone").
- a red circled area appears in the game, and the players who enter it die ("instant death zone").
Armagetron can be played against the computer or against human players. The client automatically fetches a list of servers from the Internet, where other players can usually be found. Like most online games, Armagetron's playability can be severely affected by high network latency (resulting in "lagging" of lightcycle reactions and other unusual effects). Any Internet-using applications should be closed before running the game. Also, Armagetron works faster on Unix platforms, on which it was designed.
Armagetron has recently been officially replaced by Armagetron Advanced.
See also:
- GLtron - another multiplayer 3D lightcycles game
- List of free game software
External link
- Armagetron Advanced SourceForge Page (http://sourceforge.net/projects/armagetronad/)
- Armagetron Advanced Beta Releases (http://aabeta.dashjr.org)
- Armagetron Forums (http://armagetronad.sf.net/)
- Old Armagetron homepage (http://armagetron.sourceforge.net/)fr:Armagetron