Remember Z, the original from 1996, not Steel Soldiers? The RTS where time was the only resource: no mining, no base building, just flags, territory and factories that build faster the more ground you hold. It turned 30 this year, so I rebuilt it in 3D in Unity with several of the classic levels. Version 1.1 just came out with a jungle level, a flying shuttle and Alan and Brad as a hero squad.

It’s free and open source (code GPL-3.0, assets CC BY-NC-SA), nothing is sold, and it’s not affiliated with Rebellion or The Bitmap Brothers.

https://github.com/playopenz/OpenZ

Would love to hear from anyone who played the original. What did you love or hate about it?

  • B0NK3RS@lazysoci.alEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Thanks for sharing. I played the open source version of Z a few months back and it was a real nostalgia hit :)

    • playopenz@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      2 days ago

      Glad it brought back memories! That was probably the Zod Engine, which is great. OpenZ is a new 3D remake, so it should feel familiar but look quite different.