XorbZ

XorbZ is a graphical puzzle/strategy game played on a customizable, hexagonal grid. If you have ever played Assimilation or Hexxagon, you will be familiar with this game.

The game supports the following key features:

Up to 8 players Any combination of local, network (TCP/IP), and AI (computer) players is allowed.
Programmable AI system AI algorithms are loaded from shared libraries during startup. Any number of AI libraries can be loaded. Don't like the way the computer plays? Simply write your own AI and compile it into a library.
Flexible game rules Turn timer, eliminate-on-lockout, force move, etc.
Customizable levels, graphics, and sounds You can design your own levels by either modifying existing ones or starting from scratch.
Import levels from Assimilation If you own Assimilation, you can import the level data for playing with XorbZ.
It's open source! Modify the game to your tastes or help out with the project.

This web site is currently under construction, but you can see some screen shots or download the source code by refering to the project page on Sourceforge: http://sourceforge.net/projects/xorbz

KDevelop (www.kdevelop.org)
An IDE for writing code in many languages.
The QT libraries (www.trolltech.com)
A large set of cross-platform libraries for building GUIs, etc.
The Simple Directmedia Layer (SDL) libraries (www.libsdl.org)
As the name states, a cross-platform set of media libraries.
The Gimp (www.gimp.org)
Probably the de-facto standard for open-source image editing.

Hexagonal grid paper ( www.frommarti.com )
Marti Michell, an entrepreneur in the quilting industry, has designed some hexagonal grid paper that can be used to help design levels. Page 4 is particularly useful. (Linked material Copyright (C) by Marti Michell. Link used by permission)

More information coming soon!

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