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Ground Control is a Free RTS, i just re-discovered it last night, and to my delight found out its now GPL or GNU or whatever its called free free free

SuseUser wrote: and to my delight found out its now GPL or GNU or whatever its called free free free

It's probably licensed under the conditions of the GPL, and the GPL has been designed/written by the GNU project (just about all "Linux" systems run on GNU so they're actually "GNU/Linux" systems).

And yes it's now that that RTS is truely free, both as in beer as well as in speech.

Ground Control is free as freeware. But not open source.

Kamaze wrote: Ground Control is free as freeware. But not open source.

hmm, in other words: not free at all (free of charge yes, but that's the only "free" thing about it then).

Boson looked like it had some potential but it hasn't been updated in about a year.

plz plz plz give me a link to the download

Hello Cooldude,

I don't know if it's still interesting for you, but here is a link for download the game. The only problem: You must register....

http://www.fileplanet.com/promotions/groundcontrol/

Greats

Sounder

* In my book if I don't have to cough-up cash for something and I don't have to listen to a lecture or sermon 1st, then said item is totally "free".

* Now Robert Heinlein was pretty adamant about there being no such thing as a "free lunch" - but that's a whole other kettle of worms best not raised were "silver spoons" are taken as a god given right.

* "Ground Control" is a fine, fun, game but it is very far removed in its GPMs from WZ, IMO. I wouldn't even call it an RTS but rather an RTT (Real Time Tactical).

* But why quibble over what to call it genre-wise.... it's a fun freebie, pure and simple and as was said in the 'ol six-shooter West : "Never look a gift horse in the mouth."

- RV

i say only machines 
http://reviews.cnet.com/arts-music/accl ... 41238.html

Delphinio wrote: i say only machines 
http://reviews.cnet.com/arts-music/accl ... 41238.html

* Wow... I totally missed this one. Thanks for posting it. I'm gonna have to get my hands on a copy and play it.

- RV

i got a xp patch... if u need

i've never gotten machines to work on xp, with or without the xp patch (ironically)

Delphinio wrote: i got a xp patch... if u need

* Thanks for the offer, that's very thoughtful of you.

* But i'm kwel. I run it native on Win '98 box w/a GFX card of the era (have a Dos box box too - It's hard for me to let go my old stuff)

- RV

kage wrote: i've never gotten machines to work on xp, with or without the xp patch (ironically)

maybe u tryed the wrong patch ^^. try this one...

One game SORT of like WZ2100 is Original War. This also features building vehicles, but its a bit different... eg.

- You have limited men, each can research/heal (scientist), fight (soldier), build/repair buildings, gather crates (engineer), and build/maintain/drive vehicles (mechanics).
- Three types of resources.
- When you lose a man, he/shes gone forever.