glest-source/README.md

Glest

Official Website: https://glest.io

Glest is a network multi-player real-time strategy game engine. It includes several factions, each one consisting of many 3d characters. The factions are loosely based on historical empires with added elements of fantasy, such as mummies produced by Egyptian priests, shamans who summon thunderbirds for air assaults, and Norsemen who can build flying valkries and "Thors". Start the game by harvesting natural resources, then use the cash to produce an army. Single-player mode against the CPU is also available.

Download for Windows

Download Glest from here.

Additionally, if you want to contribute with the code on Windows, please follow these instructions.

Downloads for linux

Glest can be installed using Snapcraft or Flatpak:

1. (Recommended) Install Glest using Snapcraft:

   snap install --devmode --edge glest
   

   Fix for a bug currently in Glest:

   mkdir ~/snap/glest/1/.glest/
   

   Run Glest:

   glest
   

2. Install using Flatpak: https://github.com/glest/io.glest.Glest

Quick Build Guide for Linux

If you can't use Snap or flatpak, you can build Glest from source.

Using the build script:

   git clone https://github.com/Glest/glest-source.git glest; sudo glest/mk/linux/setup.sh

Then run the following command to start the game:

   glest/mk/linux/build/glest

3. Building manually using CMake: https://github.com/glest/glest-source/blob/master/BUILD.md

For other operating systems, you must build and install from source (Later, we'll be providing binary packages).

Links

• Screenshots
• Join us on Discord
• Server list and player stats
• FAQ
• Compiling
• Contributing and Testing
• Updating
• ChangeLog

Extra Tech trees, mods, tilesets, scenarios

• MODS.md
• TILESETS.md
• SCENARIOS.md

Contributing and Testing

If you'll be contributing code or changes to data, the procedures for forking and cloning are outlined in CONTRIBUTING.md

To run your own headless (dedicated) server, see the FAQ.