Last Update: 1/31/07
Stratagus
Stratagus was previously an open source project known as 'Freecraft', and its original purpose was to re-create the Warcraft 2 engine to the point of 100% playability. It succeeded in that goal and decided to move on towards other more challenging goals. Stratagus is now a general use open source engine that a large number of games have based themselves upon, such as Wargus, Battle of Survival, InsectWar, and more.
Publisher: None/Unknown
| Developer | What I Did | Difficulty of Development | Anecdote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scripting | Average | I was casually involved with testing the game engine and designing a single player campaign that used original art assets. After several missions were completed the team eventually took a break, and I handed my project off to others. We were testing out Wargus, a Warcraft 2 based version of Stratagus, in a multiplayer game at one point, and someone had discovered a bug with Ballistas (Big seige units that fire powerfully but slowly). If it fired, and then you immediately pressed 'Hold Position', it would fire again. Instantly. And it would fire every time you pressed Hold Position if you kept doing it. So, armed with the knowledge that I essentially had a rapid fire bazooka, I built several of them and moved them into position at the entrance of my base right before another player started attacking me with a huge army. The ballistas were hidden out of sight by some conveniently placed trees, so he marched his army through my trap without fear. Then, as they were quite literally ground into hamburger he thought I had 30-40 Ballistas placed outside of his view. I came clean after the game, but it was pretty awesome to see his whole army get destroyed. |
