If you liked Age of Empire series from old PC days, a group of open-source developers came up with brilliant game that has similar looks and gameplay. It is free to download and you can play single mode or go against other human / A.I. opponents in multiplayer setting. This game can run on multi-platform machines, so you can play those who run Operating Systems other than Linux.
Install the game on Ubuntu / Mint with the following command:
sudo apt-get install 0ad
To play select 0ad from the menu or via command line:
0ad
Civilizations
0 A.D. will allow the player to control any of eleven ancient civilisations from antiquity.
- The Carthaginians will have the strongest navy in the game, as well as the best trade. Units include the war elephant and the Sacred Band. Most of their troop roster, however, is made up of expensive mercenaries.
- The two Celtic factions excel in hand-to-hand combat. They have minimal navy and siege. They construct mostly wooden buildings, which are fast and inexpensive to construct, though far less robust than their stone counterparts.
- The Britons use war dogs and chariots in battle and construct crannogs. They also have the longswordsmen and powerful melee soldiers.
- The Gauls possess the first rotary flour mill and field the heaviest infantry and cavalry among the Celtic civilisations.
- The three Hellenic factions share a number of attributes including strong buildings, strong triremes, cheaper technologies, and the phalanx formation, which makes their Hoplites nearly invulnerable when attacked from the front.
- The Athenians possess strong culture, exemplified in a number of unique structures including the theatre and gymnasium. Additionally, the Athenian navy is the most powerful among the Hellenic civilisations.
- The Macedonians field a varied and well-rounded military with the unique syntagma formation available to its infantry. Their siege capabilities are considerable, including their unique siege towers, immense, mobile wooden constructs able to garrison large numbers of archers.
- The Spartans field a less-varied military than that of the other Hellenistic civilizations, but are able to use their melee infantry to deadly effect in the phalanx formation.
- The Iberians’ foot units are some of the fastest and most rapid-firing in the game, particularly their Balearic Slingers. A number of their ranged units also have the unique ability to fire flaming missiles. Toledo steel grants them superior metal weaponry.
- The Mauryan Indians represent the Maurya Empire in India. While they have no siege units, they do have access to three different elephant units including the Worker Elephant, a mobile dropsite that can also repair buildings.
- The Persians are the most cosmopolitan civilization, levying a wide variety of troops from their vassal satrapies. Their infantry are weak and poorly-equipped, but can be massed in vast numbers. They have the strongest (though most expensive) cavalry in the game, and are the only civilisation that features all forms of cavalry, including cavalry archers in the form of scythe chariots. Their buildings are also the strongest in the game.
- The Romans train the strongest swordsman (the Hastatus) in the game as well as construct the most powerful siege equipment. Other bonuses include the ability to construct siege walls to circumvallate enemy cities in enemy territory.
- The Ptolemies have a strong farming abilities. This along with their great prowess on the water makes them great warriors and great allies.
Gameplay
You started off by gathering resources, creating economic and military buildings, workers and armies, and advancing to the next age. You can upgrade weapons, multiply the units, and send them to battle-fields.
The whole point of the game is getting your opponent to vanish by destroying their buildings and killing off their units.
In multi-player mode, it is a lot of fun to group up in 2 teams and collaborate with each other to beat the opponents.
Minimum Requirements
To run this game you would need a half-decent spec such as the following:
- Processor: Dual Core 2Ghz+
- RAM: 4GB
- Video Card: 1GB Radeon / Nvidia
- Hard Disk: 150GB
- Sound Card: On-board sound card and speakers will be ok
- Internet Connection: 5Mbps downlink and 1Mbps uplink
- OS: Linux, Windows, or Mac iOS
Go to http://play0ad.com/ for more information about the game.
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