Thousand Parsec wxPython Client 0.2.0 review
DownloadThousand Parsec is a framework designed for turn based space empire building games.
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Thousand Parsec is a framework designed for turn based space empire building games.
Some examples of games which Thousand Parsec draws ideas from are, Stars!, VGA Planets, Master of Orion and Galactic Civilizations. These games are often called 4 X's from the main phases found in the games, eXplore, eXpand, eXploit and eXterminate. If you haven't heard of them, other games which are a bit similar include, Civilisation, Hero's of Might and Magic and Starcraft.
Thousand Parsec includes everything you need for
* play any of the currently running games,
* set up your own game using already designed games, and
* building your own space empire building game.
What's new in this version:
After a massive amount of work, Thousand Parsec is proud to announce that the next version (0.2.0) of its primary client is now available.
There have been massive changes to the client's back end code and quite a few UI improvements. Some off the highlights are:
* Request Pipelineing. Faster downloads on fast connections and on
connections with high ping times.
* Automatic Media Downloading. The client will now download the
required media of the web.
* Animated Planet Graphics. There are now cool animated planet
graphics and other graphics displayed in the information screen.
* Account Creation Support. You can now create an account on
servers straight from the client.
* Design Support. You can now create ships, torpedoes or any other
object that the server supports. Properties and requirements of
designs are calculated locally using a Scheme based language
called tpcl.
* Message Reference Support. Servers can now say that messages
refer to certain objects and the GOTO button will take you to
them.
* Better Caching. Better support for universe caching and only
downloading what has changed.
This release also includes binaries for windows and binaries for Mac OS
X ( http://www.thousandparsec.net/tp/downloads.php#tpclient-pywx ). The
binaries have the following requirements:
* Windows
* Windows 98 or greater
* 50mb disk space
* 1024x768 screen or greater
* Mac OS X
* Mac OS X 10.3.8 or higher, 10.4.1 or higher is preferred
* 200mb disk space
* 1024x768 screen or greater
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