Introduction
Warzone 2100 is a real-time strategy game, originally developed by Pumpkin Studios and published by Eidos Interactive, now developed by the Warzone 2100 Project. Compared to other real-time strategy games, it has a greater focus on artillery, radar, and counter-battery technologies, more frequent in-game cinematic updates as game play progresses, a massive research tree, as well as a vehicle design system.
Story
In the late 21st century, NASDA (the North American Strategic Defense Agency) developed and deployed a massive missile defense system, including a network of nuclear-equipped satellites and ground-based launch sites. However, during a routine maintenance check, something went terribly wrong...
Multiplayer
Outside of the story, Warzone 2100 only has a single faction. This limits some of the variety that can be expected from real-time strategy games, although the single faction is very complex. Essentially, Warzone 2100 plays much like Earth 2150 with 3D units and terrain, customizable vehicles, a lack of traditional infantry, use of "research" to acquire new technologies, and the differentiation of vehicles types.
Compared to other RTS's, Warzone 2100 has:
A unit design system that lets players choose bodies, propulsions, and weapons.
A greater emphasis on sensors and radar: Basic sensors detect units and can co-ordinate ground attacks. Counter-battery (CB) sensors detect enemy artillery batteries and coordinate artillery strikes against enemy artillery. VTOL sensors and VTOL CB sensors coordinate VTOL attacks. Radar detectors detect enemy sensors.
A greater emphasis on artillery: With the assistance of sensors, late game artillery can fire from huge distances.
A massive technology tree, with small incremental advancements over existing technologies being required for later technologies.
Installing
Warzone can be downloaded from:
It's fairly self-explanatory, but if you need help, see: Getting Started.
Playing Warzone
See also: Basics
The easiest way to learn how to play is to play the Tutorial in the game.
Commentary
Colombiano wrote on Apr 13, 2011:
Thank you very much for your free project.
Saludos desde Colombia y latinoamerica!
Anonymous wrote on May 18, 2011:
I LIKE THIS GAME, GOOD GAME IS DESIGNED THE MORE FUN AND MORE GOOD AGAIN HIS FUTURE
Red-i wrote on May 24, 2011:
Loved this game back in the day! Still has some of the best strategy-based game-play I have ever experienced. Thanks for reviving a classic.
Victor wrote on May 31, 2011:
É muito legal!!!!
Kommissar wrote on Jun 20, 2011:
Отличная игра: очень много исследований, конструктор юнитов, развитая система взаимодействия юнитов/зданий.
Сначала несколько смущала графика, ибо привык я во всякие современные Windows-игры играть, а тут всё совсем даже не такое красивое. Но к любой графике быстро привыкаешь, а интереснейший игровой процесс очень быстро заставляет перестать рассматривать модельки и заняться планированием, перегруппировкой войск, строительством форпостов и т.д.
Не припомню уже когда я играл в настолько интересную игру! Большое спасибо!
This is the best strategic game for my last 5 years!
Anonymous wrote on Aug 18, 2011:
First played at PS1 warzone 2100 stays deeply engraved in the memories of individuals as best strategy ever played
SolidSnake wrote on Aug 18, 2011:
I LOOOOOOOVVVVVEEEEEDDDDD this game when i played it on ps1 back in the day i am so glad it is still going and better yet its free now!
Anonymous wrote on Aug 18, 2011:
Excellent stuff. Still lots of fun.
Mursatov wrote on Aug 23, 2011:
Very... VERY good game... Like Civilization... May be better.
Anonymous wrote on Sep 4, 2011:
I wish we can make the 2nd warzone sometime. I loved this game over 10 years and still keep playing it. I am a hardcore fan and I hope that some day someone will come long give this franchise a rebirth. Make it better than ever.
Anonymous wrote on Sep 13, 2011:
I also loved this game, I was 11 years old when I had this game for the playstation, Great Game. Shame there was never another release of this brillent game, I downloaded the game and works fine, I sometimes get a error in the game telling me to check logs but other then that the game plays fine. My units good do with some colour.
Anonymous wrote on Sep 21, 2011:
Installed in ubuntu 11.10 beta. Liked it so well that I got the beta version installed in Windows XP. Thanks for the fun.
Anonymous wrote on Oct 22, 2011:
Great Game guys! Please continuein development.
Anonymous wrote on Oct 22, 2011:
Great Game guys! Please continuein development.
Alex moscow city wrote on Oct 28, 2011:
игра супер даже для 13 летнего возраста и до сих пор превосходит все стратегии по системе разработок и сборки юнитов,а насчет графики подводит но это не делает ее хуже)))))
Anonymous wrote on Oct 30, 2011:
I remember the entire nights I played this game on PS1 :D
So realistic for the old times, I loved this game :D
Anonymous wrote on Oct 31, 2011:
Im still playing this great game :) I loved it back in psx and still have fun with this game :)
Developers, thank you all for keep this game alive :) cheers
Gabriel Britz Cartelli wrote on Oct 31, 2011:
Esse jogo é impressionante!
Ele me fascina como um jogo com um gráfico extremamente leve, me diverte mais que os outros jogos que são exageradamente carregados nos gráficos! Esse jogo conseguiu atravessar mais de um século sem ser esquecido e vai continuar por muito tempo! O que nós precisamos é de alguém que continue esse processo brilhante e grandioso que é o Warzone 2100!
Anonymous wrote on Jan 2:
a more complete list of keyboard shortcuts can be found here: http://developer.wz2100.net/wiki/KeyboardShortcuts
Anonymous wrote on Jan 9:
Still waiting for a second to come out. I remember playing this for 8 hr stretches, then I grew up to work for 8 hrs instead. Love the work everyone has done with this.
Anonymous wrote yesterday:
I like this game
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