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War§ow is a First-person shooter (FPS) game designed for online play. Many games, as detailed below, have inspired War§ow, yet it is its own unique game. Similarities to Quake 3 CPMA and Unreal Tournament series are probably the most evident. The team has sought to create a fun, fast, action-packed game which may be seen as a critique of the many realistic, slow, warfare-orientated First-person-shooters that saturate todays FPS market.

1 Concept
2 Status
3 Engine
4 History
5 Philosophy
6 What sets War§ow apart from other FPS games
7 Weblinks

Concept

Standalone game for Windows, Linux and Mac under General Public License
eSports oriented FPS
Gameplay focused on speed, trick jumps and the art of movement
Complete Power-up system, including exclusive weak and strong fire mode for each gun
Cartoonish graphics, mixing Cyberpunk / Industrial / SciFi themes
References: QuakeWorld, Quake 3 CPMA, Jet Set Radio

Status

The most recent version of War§ow released is 0.5. Even though it's playable and already used in various tournaments, it is still subject to major changes and additions.

Engine

War§ow’s 3D OpenGL game engine is based on QFusion which is an enhanced version of the original Quake II engine.

History

2009: Release of War§ow 0.5 on 27th of August
2008: Release of War§ow 0.42 on 28th of February
2008: Release of War§ow 0.41 on 10th of February
2008: Release of War§ow 0.4 on 19th of January
2007: Release of War§ow 0.32 on 1st of September
2007: Release of War§ow 0.31 on 29th of June
2007: Release of War§ow 0.3 on 15th of May
2006: Release of War§ow 0.21 on 16th of October
2006: Release of War§ow 0.2 on 14th of September
2006: First shoutcast ever (mote vs Vo0) by iTG`Tosspot on 30th of may
2006: Release of War§ow 0.1 (alpha) on 26th of May
2005: War§ow, promoted by gamers on ESReality and GIGA TV, got its first real community
2004: Improved gfx, design and test of new weapon system
2003: First playable versions based on qfusion engine
2002: Recruiting, game design, Quake 2 engine choice, first playable versions
2001: First game design of War§ow, based on Chasseur de bots
2000: Launching of www.chasseurdebots.org, the e-novel of an e-gamer

Philosophy

Open source scene (media is not open source)
Public development
Direct relationship with the community
By gamers – for gamers
Garage spirit – Homebrew for the win

You can too check out SoLomonK’s blog and webpage for some stuff regarding War§ow’s philosophy from the author’s POV (French).

What sets War§ow apart from other FPS games

Focus on movement as a skill with various possibilities of gaining speed and moving throughout levels.
Special-key: you are able to perform special trickjumps with this key, such as walljumping or dodging
Ammo: Weak- and Strong-Ammo types for each weapon – new gameplay experience
Put visual aspect and visibility on the same level of importance, finding visual solutions so it is as competitive with the most eye candy directed settings as it is with the most performance-directed one.