Teeworlds for Mac, Windows, and Linux

[nathanb]

What I appreciate -- and I realize this is a bit more meta than about the game itself -- is that when it says "for Linux", it really means "for Linux" and not "for some specific versions of Ubuntu and maybe a 32-bit Red Hat thrown in for good measure".

The game is actually in the package manager for my distro, but just for fun I downloaded the binary off the site. I ran it. It worked.

That's an amazing technical achievement that many cross-platform games today (even the commercial ones) have not managed to attain.

Massive props.

[sergiotapia]

Reminds me of Heroes of Newerth back in closed beta and early launch. The game would run on any platform - Linux, Windows or Mac. Everything worked out of the box 100% properly.

It's a shame that the game lost the MoBA wars since their client was and still is the best one out there.

[mwfunk]

The thing is, there's really is no such thing as a generic "for Linux". It's not just a matter of packaging systems, although that's a factor too. If it's anything nontrivial, it'll be linked against certain versions of certain libraries, and which libraries and which versions it depends on will prevent it from running (out of the box, at least) on distros which don't have those versions of those libraries.

I didn't look at the binary, but another commenter implied that it achieved this portability via static linking. This does get rid of a lot of the dependency issues that might cause problems, but it's not a solution either. You do not want everything to be statically linked, that would be a nightmare.

[stefantalpalaru]

> an amazing technical achievement

static linking?

[hrkristian]

This was fun! Anyone else feel this is kind of a real-time Worms 2D?

Wonderful to see "Download for Linux" on the frontpage, even better to see it's available in the Arch repos.

Where is the donation button, though?

[evoloution]

Yeah it does look like RT Worms 2D but I think the real first game of this genre was Liero http://www.liero.be/ Pixelated but fast and responsive as console games (ex SNES). I have spent countless hours in the past playing Liero with my brother on the same monitor sharing a keyboard. Fun times :)

[minus7]

We removed the donation button because we don't really have any running costs to cover.

[makmanalp]

Oooh! Nice to see this on HN! If anyone has played soldat, this is a neat free alternative and one of the more polished opensource games today.

[14113]

I didn't think it was open source though? According to wikipedia it's shareware, with further features opened up upon registration?

Regardless, it is a great game!

[girvo]

Gosh I miss playing soldat. So much fun back in the day.

[zanny]

Hey look, its not even in the AUR, its in the official Arch repos: https://www.archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/teeworld...

[ytjohn]

There should a short demo/how to play when you start. When it starts up, you're on a map with enemies swarming around and all you can figure to do is move the target with the mouse and click to fire. After being stuck in one spot and firing at the walls, you discover a right click sends out a grapple and that seems the only way to move. Arrow keys do nothing, jikl; does nothing, shift brings up a goofy context menu.

Then you make your way into settings and figure out the other buttons. A and D are the default move buttons.

Playing this on a laptop with a trackpad was an exercise in frustration. Once I eventually figured out where the controls were, I remapped movements and firing to keyboard, but it seems you can't aim without a mouse. You find yourself walking backwards and pointing your gun in the opposite direction.

At least now that I tried playing with the laptop, once I get home and have a computer with a trackball, it might work out better.

[shitlord]

There are a lot of game types, but the easiest is probably DM (death match). That is what I played when I first started. CTF (capture the flag) is also kind of easy for beginners. If you are just starting out, pick a server with low ping, and at least 4 players.

An important feature is jumping (I forgot the default key for this but I think it's spacebar). Also, when you use the grapple, make sure you don't hook your teammates, because that is annoying as hell.

I can't play for shit with a trackpad but some people can. I just use a USB mouse. Teeworlds is strangely addicting.

[klrr]

Here is a similar game: http://www.hedgewars.org/

[Timmmmbob]

No, that is a clone of Worms. This is a clone of Leiro which seems to also have an open source exact-clone: http://www.liero.be/.

The gameplay is totally different.

[albertzeyer]

To point out the difference: Hedgewars/Worms is played turn-based, TeeWorlds/Liero/OpenLieroX is played real-time.

It plays very differently. Otherwise, they contain similar elements (destructible terrain, worms, ropes).

[beshrkayali]

I remember playing this a long long time ago. Cross-platform is the news? Pretty awesome game though. Movement mechanics is one of the best for 2d multiplayer shooter games.

[jbeja]

Love the game, but i hate that i can't play with with my laptop, i always need a mouse :(

[ryan42]

This has become our go-to game for after work gaming/drinking sessions. It's very accessible to download in 5 minutes and start playing right away.

[bichiliad]

Downloads are super slow (THANKS, HN), anyone know if there are any mirrors up?

[minus7]

Thanks for the hint. I moved the files to another host, check the site again.

[farresito]

I've played this game a few times and it's quite fun.

[_mikz]

Looks like a mix of Quake and Liero. Sweet.

[Uchikoma]

Reminds me of xpilot back in the days.

[aaronem]

My first thought was 'oh, hey, this looks a lot like xevil'.

[fuckpig]

Upvoted for cross-OS development done right.