Thousand Parsec
Thousand Parsec is a turn-based space empire building game, as well as a framework for creating a similar group of games, which are often called 4X games (eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, and eXterminate). Some examples of games from which Thousand Parsec draws ideas are Reach for the Stars, Stars!, VGA Planets, Master of Orion, and Galactic Civilizations. Unlike commercial alternatives, it is designed for long games supporting universes as large as your computer can handle. It allows a high degree of player customization, and features a flexible technology system where new technologies may be introduced mid-game.
| Tags | Games/Entertainment Turn Based Strategy Simulation |
|---|---|
| Licenses | GPL |
| Operating Systems | POSIX Linux Windows Windows Mac OS X |
| Implementation | C++ Python PHP Scheme |
Recent releases
- 25 Mar 2009 14:01
Changes: This release is mostly small improvements, particularly to support single player mode. It also makes cross compiling for Windows a bit easier.
- 13 Jan 2009 11:16
Changes: This release includes all three GSoC Projects that involved tpserver-cpp, namely two games - Risk and TaE - and remote administration support. Also included are some bugfixes and a fix for MySQL persistence. The server is now a daemon and the internal console has been removed. The tpadmin-cpp remote administration client should be released shortly.
- 01 Jul 2008 07:45
Changes: This release of tpserver-cpp fixes a number of bugs and build issues. It is now possible to build on OS X. Some refactoring has also been performed.
- 01 May 2008 06:04
Changes: This release includes last year's Google Summer of Code project, Reach for the Stars Clone ruleset. A large number of other improvements have been made, such as a new Object model, TP04 protocol support, better control over what players can see on the server, and a history that supports MySQL persistence. This release is a significant step towards the goal of a fully featured server.
- 25 Mar 2008 23:15
Changes: This release is an incremental improvement over the previous one. It fixes over 100 bugs and adds many new features. Support for the Reach for the Stars (RFTS) ruleset was improved. The context menu on the Orders window is back. The ability to request that server end the current turn was added. A help menu and some help pop-ups were added. Navigation icons were added. The resource overlay now lets you choose multiple resources to be displayed. There are also numerous fixes for both Mac and Windows which improve the look and feel.
