+Frank B. Subscriber² Posted April 3, 2009 Subscriber² Share Posted April 3, 2009 What is Nexuiz? Nexuiz is a fast paced 3d deathmatch game project created online by a team of developers called Alientrap. It is available for download for Windows, Mac, and Linux (all the same archive). The first version was released May 31st 2005, released entirely GPL and free over the net, a first for a project of its kind. Since then it has been downloaded over 1.5 million times, and the game is still being updated and developed, currently at version 2.5 and new releases being developed. New features in version 2.5 include: New features include: Completely redone HUD and user adjustable scoreboard Totally rewritten Client/Server communication to cut the bandwidth usage in half New gamemode "Race". Try to get from start to end of a level as fast as possible. Available as free-for-all and team variant. Further allows to play with or without a qualification period. Added several new weapons (on-hand Grappling Hook, Port-O-Launch, T.A.G. Seeker, Heavy Laser Assault Cannon, Rifle) Map editor NetRadiant included Improved all effects for eye candy and tweakability All maps recompiled with external lightmaps which allow for much crisper shadows Added maps desertfactory (DM, TDM, MinstaGib), racetrack (Race) and made aggressor support Key Hunt New player sounds, announcer sounds/voices, textures, crosshairs, weapon models, effects and menu skins Added support for video capture to OggTheora Integrated the Havoc mod into the menu! Havoc servers use quite different physics and weapons, give it a try! Fixed a crash with ATI drivers on shutdown or vid_restart Fixed several problems with lagging gameplay/crashes/wrong display of effects Improved bots (teamworking, bunnyhopping, swimming, better way finding, support for ladders, less CPU usage, faster map loading) Better visual display of carried items (Strength, Shield, flags and keys) Better parental guidance support with cl_gentle and cl_nogibs Lots of tourney-related features (timeout/in, spectator-slots, allready, warmup mode, lockteams, unlockteams, movetoteam_red/blue/..., nospectators, records, cointoss) Added some effects customization options like cl_casings, cl_weaponpriority Many more map entities allowing for more dynamic maps 0Restructured and improved menu: demos menu and multiple campaigns are back, also added an advanced menu containing ALL settings of the game Nexuiz Homepage Download(.zip file containing data files and binaries for Linux, OS X and Windows. Simply unzip and play.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Frank B. Subscriber² Posted May 5, 2009 Author Subscriber² Share Posted May 5, 2009 Nexuiz 2.5.1 released Here comes the first patch for 2.5! We call it 2.5.1. The important changes are: ? Memory leak fixed (important for dedicated servers) ? Muzzle flash bug fixed ? Six new music tracks by blkrbt ? Better loading screen. That fixed "this app does not respond" error on Vista. ? Better sounds by tenshihan ? Fixed choppy mouse movement with a custom 'cl_maxfps' value ? A few map fixes by terencehill ? Waypoint cache: Makes bots load much faster (the cache is created from normal waypoints when loading a map with bots for the first time) Plus minor fixes found on our SourceForge Bug tracker. Thanks for all the bug reports. Keep them coming. Longer changelog here. We plan to release patches more frequent in the future. Maybe even once a month. Download Full (659 MB) / Patch (56.2 MB) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOC Veteran Posted May 5, 2009 Veteran Share Posted May 5, 2009 Sweet thanks for the update. Nexuiz is just an amazing shooter. It looks amazing (these past 2 or so versions are real keepers looks wise) and it's free. You can't beat it. Plus, more people are playing it now, which is another great plus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorak Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 Does it support native widescreen or does it stretch the image? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Frank B. Subscriber² Posted May 5, 2009 Author Subscriber² Share Posted May 5, 2009 Does it support native widescreen or does it stretch the image? It does support native widescreen resolutions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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