OpenArena

   OpenArena (OA) is a first man pew pew arena shooter [1]game, a [2]free as
   in freedom [3]clone of the famous game Quake 3. It runs on
   [4]GNU/[5]Linux, [6]Winshit, [7]BSD and other systems, it is quite light
   on system resources but does require a [8]GPU acceleration (no [9]software
   rendering). Quake 3 engine ([10]Id tech 3) has retroactively been made
   free software: OpenArena [11]forked it and additionally replaced the
   proprietary Quake assets, such as 3D models, sounds and maps, with
   community-created Japanese/nerd/[12]waifu-themed [13]free culture assets,
   so as to create a completely free game. OpenArena plays almost exactly the
   same as Quake 3, it basically just looks different and has different maps.
   It has an official [14]wiki at https://openarena.fandom.com and a forum at
   http://www.openarena.ws/board/. OpenArena has also been used as a research
   tool.

   As of 2023 most players you encounter in OA are [15]cheating (many
   [16]americans play it), but if you don't mind that, it's a pretty comfy
   game.

   As of version 0.8.8 there are 45 maps and 12 game modes ([17]deathmatch,
   team deatchmatch, [18]capture the flag, last man standing, ...).

   A bit of [19]fun: you can redirect the chat to text to speech and let it
   be read aloud e.g. like this:

 openarena 2>&1 | grep --line-buffered ".*^7: ^2.*" | sed -u "s/.*: ^2\(.*\)/\1/g" | sed -u "s/\^.//g" | espeak

   Character art exhibits what [20]SJWs would call high sexism. This is
   great, it's the good old [21]90s art style. The art is very nice and
   professional looking (no programmer art). Characters such as Angelyss are
   basically naked with just bikini strings covering her nipples. Other
   characters like Merman and Penguin (a typical "[22]Linux user") are pretty
   funny. Ratmod has very nice taunts that would definitely be labeled
   offensive to gays and other minorities nowadays. The community is also
   pretty nice, free speech is allowed in chat, no [23]codes of conduct
   anywhere, [24]boomers thankfully don't buy into such bullshit. Very
   refreshing in the politically correct era.

   OpenArena is similar to e.g. [25]Xonotic -- another free arena shooter --
   but is a bit simpler and oldschool, both in graphics, features and
   gameplay. It has fewer weapons, game modes and options. However there
   exist additional modifications, most notably the Ratmod (or RatArena)
   which makes it a bit more "advanced" (adds game modes, projectiles go
   through portals, improved prediction code etc.). As of 2022 an asset
   reboot in a more Anime style, called OA3, is planned and it seems to be
   aiming in the right direction -- instead of making a "modern HD game" (and
   so basically just remake Xonotic) they specifically set to create a 2000
   game (i.e. keep the models low poly etc.). It could also help distinguish
   OpenArena from Quake more and so make it legally safer (e.g. in terms of
   [26]trade dress).

   { I've been casually playing OA for a while alongside Xonotic. I love both
   games. OA is more oldschool, boomer, straightforward and KISS, feels
   slower in terms of movement and combat but DM matches are much quicker,
   fragging is very rapid. ~drummyfish }

   The project was established on August 19 2005, one day after the Quake 3
   engine was freed.

See Also

     * [27]Freedoom
     * [28]Xonotic
     * [29]clone

Links:
1. game.md
2. free_software.md
3. clone.md
4. gnu.md
5. linux.md
6. windows.md
7. bsd.md
8. gpu.md
9. sw_rendering.md
10. id_tech3.md
11. fork.md
12. waifu.md
13. free_culture.md
14. wiki.md
15. cheating.md
16. usa.md
17. deathmatch.md
18. ctf.md
19. fun.md
20. sjw.md
21. 90s.md
22. linux.md
23. coc.md
24. boomer.md
25. xonotic.md
26. trade_dress.md
27. freedoom.md
28. xonotic.md
29. clone.md