Features
With a simple interface, Warzone 2100 brings a deep and varied gameplay.
Its extensive technology tree allows for a variety of strategies: heavy cannon tanks, scourge cyborgs, fast flamer hovers, VTOLs, artillery, fortresses, transports ...
You design your vehicles by chosing how you combine propulsion, frame/chassis, body armor and weapon, which adds even more variations.
It offers all kinds of online matches with other players, from simple 1v1 to teams and free alliances, and you can also stay offline with the campaign scenario or just train against bots.
History
Warzone 2100 was originally developed by Pumpkin Studios and published by Eidos Interactive in 1999.
Back row (standing, left to right):
Tim Cannell (Software engineer),
Alex McLean (Head of software engineering),
Erol Kentli (Graphic artist),
Annette Bell (Software engineer),
Gareth Jones (Software engineer),
John Elliot (Software engineer),
Pete Ball (Systems Manager),
Jeremy Sallis (Software engineer),
Keith Ledger (Designer),
Martin Severn (Graphic artist / Musician),
Paul Dunning (Software engineer).
Back of sofa:
Alex Lee (Software engineer),
Kevin Wicks (Graphic artist).
On sofa:
Kevin Ayre (Graphic artist / Mission designer),
Jim Bambra (Director of project),
Louise Anderson (Project coordinator).
On floor:
Nick Cook (Director of development),
Pete Johnson (Graphic artist).
Sam Kerbeck (iVi 3D graphics engine development, Eidos Interactive),
Jason Walker (Lead quality assurance, Eidos Interactive, publisher)
After fans petitionned for it, in December 2004, the source code was released under an open-source license,
followed in June 2008 by movies and sound tracks.
To this day, many volunteer individuals have been maintaining and greatly improving the game (nonexhaustive):
Rman Virgil, Lord Apocalypse, Roman C. (Troman), Laws215, Stratadrake, Sputnik, Blacksabbath, Goth Zagog-Thou, Dancing Moogle, Dennis Schridde (DevUrandom), Giel van Schijndel (MuggenHor), Rene Jochum, Gerard Krol, Freddie Witherden (EvilGuru), Scott Balneaves, Denis Dupeyron, Mike Gilmore, Carl Hee, Adam Holland, Stefan Huehner, Ari Johnson, Martin Koller, Dennis Luxen, Dion Mendel, Victor Qamly, Marcus Rast, Hylke van der Schaaf, Dmitri Shuralyov, Rodolphe Suescun, Per Inge Mathisen, Christian Ohm (cybersphinx), buginator, dak180, vexed, Cyp, Guangcong Luo (Zarel), KJeff01, past-due ...
To this day, many volunteer individuals have been maintaining and greatly improving the game (nonexhaustive):
Rman Virgil, Lord Apocalypse, Roman C. (Troman), Laws215, Stratadrake, Sputnik, Blacksabbath, Goth Zagog-Thou, Dancing Moogle, Dennis Schridde (DevUrandom), Giel van Schijndel (MuggenHor), Rene Jochum, Gerard Krol, Freddie Witherden (EvilGuru), Scott Balneaves, Denis Dupeyron, Mike Gilmore, Carl Hee, Adam Holland, Stefan Huehner, Ari Johnson, Martin Koller, Dennis Luxen, Dion Mendel, Victor Qamly, Marcus Rast, Hylke van der Schaaf, Dmitri Shuralyov, Rodolphe Suescun, Per Inge Mathisen, Christian Ohm (cybersphinx), buginator, dak180, vexed, Cyp, Guangcong Luo (Zarel), KJeff01, past-due ...