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New Games

New Games and Games Support Libraries

This page is has information on new games the have been ported to any of the Open Solaris distributions. If you have ported a new game or found a site that has new games that will run on a Open Solaris distribution, please post a message to the Open Solaris games-discuss discussion list so we can add it to this page.

Spec Files Extra Repository

The Spec Files Extra repository (also know as SFE or spec-files-extra), contains the build scripts and patches for many applications, libraries, utilities, and most importantly games. The build environment used is the JDS Common Build Environment which uses the pkgbuild tool to create standard Solaris packages from 'spec files'. If you do not mind building games yourself from source code, you might want to check it out. Some of the games and games related libraries that have been built are -

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Name

Type

Original Site

Description/Features

Notes

Danger from the Deep

Game

www.dangerdeep.net
dangerdeep.sourceforge.net

World War II german submarine simulator

Requires Hardware OpenGL

Freeciv

Game

freeciv.org

Freeciv is a free turn-based multiplayer strategy game

latest beta.

OpenAL

Sound Library

openal.org

Cross-Platform 3D Audio Library

Tested only with OSS drivers.

Joal

Java API

joal.dev.java.net

Java API for OpenAL

Requires OpenAL

Jogl

Java API

jogl.dev.java.net

Java API for OpenGL

Hardware OpenGL is best

Open City

Game

www.opencity.info

3D city simulator game

Requires libsdl and OpenGL

libSDL

Library

www.libsdl.org

cross-platform multimedia library

Also has spec files for several libsdl support libraries. Not required if you already have SUNWlibsdl installed

OGRE 3D

Library

www.ogre3d.org

Graphics Rendering Engine

Requires several support libraries included in SFE

Jake II

Game

bytonic.de

Java Quake II port

No actual spec file. Once you have OpenAL,Joal, and Jogl. Just run it from the webstart link

Wine

Windows API

www.winehq.com

Runs some Windows games and applications

requires freetype built from SFE for nice fonts

S.C.O.U.R.G.E

Game

scourge.sourceforge.net

Rogue-like game

libSDL, OpenGL required

Monkey Bubble

Game

home.gna.org/monkeybubble

Bust'a'Move clone for Gnome


freedroidrpg

Game

freedroid.sourceforge.net

A modern Freedroid
clone

Coming Soon

Scorched 3D

Game

www.scorched3d.co.uk

A remake of Scorched Earth

Coming Soon

Finity Flight II

Game

ff2.curvedinfinity.com

A space shoot'm up

Coming Soon
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