OpenRTS - the open source real-time strategy game
Website: http://www.openrts.org
Email contact: openrts-devel@gna.org
Mailing list: https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/openrts-devel/
License: GNU General Public License
OpenRTS is an open source realtime strategy game. It features isometric graphics, networked multiplayer and single-player scenarios. The game is being developed using Python and SDL. The game runs on at least Linux, Windows and Mac.
How to run the game: Windows
If you have the Windows binary distribution of OpenRTS for Microsoft Windows 9x, 2000 or XP simply run the included execute file: openrts.exe
How to run the game: Linux
To run the game on Linux, see the instructions for running the game from a source code distribution.
How to run the game: Source code distribution
First make sure you have installed the software requirements. To run the game from source code, simply run the openrts.py file with your python interpreter, for example: $ python openrts.py
Software requirements
Python version 2.4 or later - http://www.python.org
PyGame 1.7.x - http://www.pygame.org/
Python Imaging Library (PIL) - http://www.pythonware.com/products/pil/
Twisted 2.2.0 - http://twistedmatrix.com
Further, pgu-0.10.2 is already included in the source code distribution. http://www.imitationpickles.org/pgu/wiki/index
Also note that PyGame needs to be compiled to have PNG support.