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I thought this game was well known but I haven't seen almost any mentions of it recently. It's very weird for a FOSS enthusiast not to advertise one of the best open-source games of all time so here I am trying to make it spoken about again.

Disclaimer: this game may be addictive for some individuals. Player discretion is advised. If you notice any symptoms of addiction while and/or after playing the game, stop playing immediately and consult with your doctor. Untreated gaming addiction may result in severe consequences such as digestive disorders, social behavioral disorders, loss of job, and depression.

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[–] Creat@discuss.tchncs.de 113 points 1 year ago (58 children)

It's great and all (it really is), but the target audience was just presented factorio 2.0 (and space age), so we're busy for a few months.

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[–] comfy@lemmy.ml 44 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I wouldn't call the game 'extremely high difficulty', it even has some easier levels early on (at least when I played it a couple of years ago). I'm not a regular tower-defense or sim game player and I was able to complete Serpulo. It can be a challenging puzzle at times, but it's not a game I'd feel a need to warn people about difficulty-wise.

Disclaimer: this game may be addictive for some individuals.

Seconding (although I have a tendency to marathon the campaign of any game I think is excellent). No need for predatory tricks like loots, this is just a damn fun game.

It’s very weird for a FOSS enthusiast not to advertise one of the best open-source games of all time so here I am trying to make it spoken about again.

IIRC I found it in a 'top 100 FOSS games' list because it was one of the first which wasn't an open-sourced cloning of an existing game. No disrespect for clones and adaptations at all, but it's extra special to see original softwares so good that even people who don't care about FOSSness would use them.

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[–] LiveLM@lemmy.zip 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's also on Steam for a couple of bucks if you want a simple way to support the dev!

[–] General_Effort@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That gives 30% to Steam though. Better use Itch.io as linked on the github page.

https://anuke.itch.io/mindustry

[–] Deckweiss@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Income from Steam is what ultimately made gaming on Linux viable. And to do that, they made significant open source contributions.

So I'll keep giving them money of course.

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[–] Neuromancer49@midwest.social 21 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Unironically, I had to delete this game from my phone because I wasn't getting work done. This game slaps.

[–] Courantdair@jlai.lu 6 points 1 year ago

Same, I played 8 hours in two work days (this is huge for me who usually plays 8 hours a month). This game is addictive as hell

[–] Acters@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Unofficially the stylus on a Samsung phone is great for this kind of game

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[–] HessiaNerd@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I found out about it on Android first but had a hard time with the interface. I put it on my PC and am now fully addicted.

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[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Java? Sorry OP I only download open source software developed with Rust /s

[–] GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Rust

C better. /s (probably)

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[–] MoonManKipper@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

Excellent game - highly recommend

[–] spechter@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 year ago

Don't forget the amazing Soundtrack

[–] Chulk@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

Definitely interested in trying this one out. Haven't dove into the FOSS games category yet

I highly recommend this game! I played through it with a friend and really enjoyed it. I think I recommend it with more than one player

[–] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The only thing I can put against dev (not really) is there's no x-platform sync between clients. Continuing your game on a phone could be a cool feature, even if not from some centralized server they pay for, but from your own google drive or whatever.

[–] leanleft@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

environmentalists might not like it for obvious reasons.

[–] comfy@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

Because of the colonization and mining? Didn't bother me, similarly I don't like most armies but I can still find a military FPS fun to play.

[–] pineapple@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

Wow this game is great! Who couldn't enjoy something like this?

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[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 year ago

Thanks. Just picked it up on f-droid. Last update was 14 months ago, so I guess it's been balanced to perfection.

[–] FunCube@feddit.org 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Well not really difficult, after you realize that you can put down buildings while on pause. The first few levels are easy tower defence... Later on you can win every level by building mid tier flying robots (iirc). Still... Great game!

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[–] Yingwu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago

Awesome. I loved playing WC3 tower defense. How does this compare to those old school maps?

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