Spring
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| Spring | |
|---|---|
| Developers | Stefan Johansson |
| Code license | GPL |
| Latest release | 0.82.5.1 |
| Release date | 2010-09-06 |
| P. languages | C++ |
| Libraries | SDL, OpenGL, OpenAL |
Spring is a 3D RTS engine that is entirely licensed under the GPL.[1] The latest release is version 0.82.5.1 released on 2010-09-06. It is written in the C++ programming language and uses the SDL/OpenGL and OpenAL API.[2]
Mods traditionally constitute additions to a game that change the way it works. However, the term Mod when used in connection to the Spring project refers to a game in its own right that runs on the Spring engine.[3] Some of these mods and their content are under free licences.[4]
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[edit] Features
- Massive battles with up to 10000 units on large maps
- Land, Sea and Air battles
- Shields, superweapons, and weapons of mass-destruction
- Full featured 3D graphics
- Zoom out to get an overview of the whole map
- The ability to follow individual units with close-up
- Flexible user's lua widgets system, including pixel-shading, UI and unit behaviour tweaks
- Huge variety of mods
[edit] Minimum System requirements
- OpenGL-2.0 capable video card (at least Radeon 9700 or similar)
- Pentium 4, Athlon XP or higher CPU
- 512 MB of RAM
[edit] History
The Spring Project was founded by Stefan Johansson with the goal to replace the TA engine. After some years in development, they have decided to release the game under the GPL. The decision to open source the project is a very difficult choice for Stefan Johansson and his team because they have spent a lot of time developing the engine.[5]
[edit] Releases
- See Spring release history for more information.
[edit] References
- ↑ Spring General information
- ↑ Spring Technical FAQ
- ↑ Spring Mods
- ↑ Freely available and reusable content
- ↑ Spring Project history accessed on September 6th, 2009
