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0 A.D. (pronounced “zero-ey-dee”) is a free, open-source, historical Real Time Strategy (RTS) game currently under development by Wildfire Games, a global group of volunteer game developers. See https://play0ad.com

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A promotional image for 0 A.D. Empires Ascendant announcing "New Version: Release XXVIII: Boiiorix" over a germanic village landscape.

A promotional image for 0 A.D. Empires Ascendant announcing "New Version: Release XXVIII: Boiiorix" over a germanic village landscape.

🚀0 A.D. Release 28: "Boiorix" is here! 🔥 The first non-alpha release of our free, open-source RTS, named after a king of the Cimbri. Play on Windows, macOS and Linux no ads, no paywalls!

🔽 Download: play0ad.com/download/

#0AD #0ADGame #RTS #StrategyGames #OpenSource #FOSS
#LinuxGaming #MacGaming

22.02.2026 22:24 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

It's not planned for the main game. But there is definitely space for one more mods :D

23.01.2026 11:23 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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After 21 years since it was modelled, finally got around to getting @play0ad.bsky.social's easter egg dragon some anims using @scottpetrovic.bsky.social 's mesh2motion
Took me three attempts (kept pressing the back button accidentally) Probably too many bones for a RTS though
#gamedev #OpenSource

29.10.2025 21:40 — 👍 10    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
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🔥 0 A.D. Alpha 27.1 "Agni" Patch is here!

Performance boosts

Windows 7 support fixed

Vulkan & GPU Skinning crash fixes

Multiplayer fully compatible
Download now: www.play0ad.com/download
Full details: play0ad.com/patch-releas...
#0ad #RTS #gamedev #opensource

19.07.2025 17:20 — 👍 10    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0
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A short performance comparison of various A* JPS implementations For the past few days I’ve looked at the performance of 0 A.D.’s pathfinder. Our implementation currently uses A* JPS (an absolutely…

Check out this article by @wraitii on Medium about improving our pathfinder and it's performance for smoother gameplay.

medium.com/@lancelot.de...

#performance #foss #gamedev #strategy #astar

02.05.2025 11:51 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Want a glimpse inside the Pyrogenesis Engine?
Check out m.youtube.com/watch?v=1rAYz8…

#rts #strategy #opensource #gamedev

02.05.2025 11:46 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Free Open-Source Software (FOSS) Torrents Download the latest torrents for 0 A.D. 0.27.0 available on Windows, macOS and Linux.

We updated our support for 0 A.D. (@play0ad.bsky.social) Alpha 0.27.0 - Agni

You can download a copy here: fosstorrents.com/games/0ad/

#indiegame #gamedev #IndieGameDev #opensource #CrossPlatform #Linux #macOS #Windows

30.01.2025 17:42 — 👍 10    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
New Release Alpha 27 Agni over a roman landscape with a wolf statue.

New Release Alpha 27 Agni over a roman landscape with a wolf statue.

🚀0 A.D. Alpha 27: "Agni" is here! 🔥 The final alpha of our free, open-source RTS, named after the Hindu god of fire. Play on Windows & macOS—no ads, no paywalls! Should be on Linux in the coming weeks.

🔽 Download: play0ad.com/download/

#0AD #RTS #FreeGame #Strategy #FOSS

30.01.2025 16:02 — 👍 8    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
Warriors of world "anusiya" aka persian immortal caption over a bataillon of said units in the desert.

Warriors of world "anusiya" aka persian immortal caption over a bataillon of said units in the desert.

The Anušiya, or Persian Immortal, guards the life and honor of the Great King, the Shah-an-Shah, of the Achaemenid Empire. They are the heaviest infantry of the Persian army and are trained from the Taçara, aka Winter Palace.

#0ad #gaming #RTS

29.01.2025 21:42 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Come meet us at the fosdem 2025 edition in Brussels!

Come meet us at the fosdem 2025 edition in Brussels!

Key Wildfire Games developers will be attending this year's FOSDEM conference! FOSDEM is a free event for software developers to meet, share ideas and collaborate.

Check their website for more information! fosdem.org/2025/

#FOSDEM #fosdem2025 #opensource #0adempiresascendant

27.01.2025 21:19 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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#introduction
We're a free, opensource RTS game akin to AOE 3, made by a team of volunteers across the world.
The engine was made for mods so there are a lot of possibilities to make RTSes
We're currently migrating to @giteaio to ease contributing.
#gamedev #indiedev #opensource #free

20.01.2025 13:08 — 👍 12    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Thanks for the interview!

#foss #opensource #gamedev #videogames

20.01.2025 13:02 — 👍 10    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0