== Alternative Games== This page will keep track of possible alternative games we should consider. == RTS == [http://wildfiregames.com/0ad/ 0AD] - Open source RTS game similar to Age of Empires. It is still in development. - C++/!JavaScript Tried compiling on Linux but had a problem with libxml2. ---- [http://skatgame.net/mburo/orts/ ORTS] -- Open Real-Time Strategy - Open source RTS game engine. - Users load scripts to server to create a game. - Client software connects to server to control objects in the game. - C++ Downloaded using svn but could not compile. Tried make init and make but got some errors. [http://skatgame.net/mburo/ps/ORTS-JCIS03.pdf Research paper using ORTS] ---- [http://glest.org/en/index.php Glest] - Open source 3-D RTS game. - Download seems to be only Windows. - Downloaded the game on my laptop but it was just an installer. No source code. Stopped development but !MegaGlest and Glest Advanced Engine has continued work on the engine. [http://glestblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/megaglest.html MegaGlest] [http://sourceforge.net/projects/glestae/ Glest Advanced Engine] Downloaded latest version of !MegaGlest. Compiling instructions in README but I couldn't figure it out. [http://www.intelligence.tuc.gr/lib/downloadfile.php?id=347 Thesis on reinforcement learning in RTS using Glest] ---- [http://www.boswars.org/ Bos Wars] - Open source futuristic RTS. - C++/Lua Downloaded a working version for Linux but it does not contain source code. [[BR]] Downloaded the source code separately but had compiling issues again. :( [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mt3Mk5Ea484 Some cool AI done with boswars][[BR]] [http://apapl.sourceforge.net/ The agent is controlled by 2apl][[BR]] [http://ekok.nl/ The guy who worked on the project][[BR]] [http://ebookbrowse.com/adaptive-reinforcement-learning-agents-in-rts-games-pdf-d18026572 Master thesis] -- Best I could find, pdf version wasn't loading ---- [http://springrts.com/ Spring] - Open source RTS game engine. - Many different games have been created on the Spring game engine. - Supports AI plugins in many programming languages. - C++ [http://www.ansatt.hig.no/suley/Sindre-Plakat-17-09-06.pdf Integrating AI in Spring]