From: -z- Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:43:00 +0000 (+0000) Subject: update to r3 X-Git-Url: https://git.rm.cloudns.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=c03881e57a2cb2796f6c0d1591522ef3370e87f6;p=xonotic%2Fxonotic.wiki.git update to r3 (Commit created by redmine exporter script from page "Pr" version 16) --- diff --git a/Pr.textile b/Pr.textile index 4018f35..efd1a42 100644 --- a/Pr.textile +++ b/Pr.textile @@ -97,15 +97,14 @@ Team Xonotic h1. v3, edited by a grue -- re-edited by -z- -On March 3rd, 2010, game developer IllFonic[link] announced that they had acquired a commercial, closed-source license for Nexuiz[link], its engine (darkplaces[link]) and the rights to the game's name from Alientrap. Much to the surprise of everyone who considered themselves part of Alientrap, only Lee Vermeulen (Nexuiz's original creator) was 'Alientrap' in this deal. After exhausting all options for compromise with Lee and IllFonic, it became clear that the deal had been finalized and things were not going to change. A large portion of the community, including several major Nexuiz developers and contributors, joined together to continue development under a new name, where we can preserve our freedoms, stay open-source and community-based. - -// something about tehe open letter +On March 3rd, 2010, game developer IllFonic[link] announced that they had acquired a commercial, closed-source license for Nexuiz[link], its engine (darkplaces[link]) and the rights to the game's name from Alientrap. Much to the surprise of everyone who considered themselves part of Alientrap, only Lee Vermeulen (Nexuiz's original creator) was 'Alientrap' in this deal. After exhausting all options for compromise with Lee and IllFonic, including an open letter from the community[link], it became clear that the deal had been finalized and things were not going to change. A large portion of the community, including several major Nexuiz developers and contributors, joined together to continue development under a new name, where we can preserve our freedoms, stay open-source and community-based. While functionality-wise being a direct successor to Nexuiz, the Xonotic[link] project is a rethink and reorganization of how a community creates an open source video game and organizes the services around it. The idea is to bring game development and design under the community control and to change the development process in a way that will make it easier to contribute. The major organizational change is that the decisions affecting the game at large will be made by an elected group of three to six people, XSG (Xonotic Steering Group), with no single person maintaining total control. The major technical change is the transition of development to the Git version control system, which should make collaboration much easier. While the push (i.e. write) access to the master branch will be limited to a few people, many more will have permissions to create and maintain topic branches, which can then be easily tested and integrated into the master. -/* +Without getting into much detail, a few other mentionable changes in planning are: + Missing project changes: # better attention to marketing and public relations # a more defined artistic direction @@ -115,19 +114,14 @@ Missing game changes: # new set of sounds # default maps will get a makeover # new names for some weapons and gamemodes, especially ones using the "nex" prefix -*/ +An explanation is due regarding the name choice. It was decided by a voting from a list of names, which was compiled based on several factors, primarily availability of the domain name and pronouncability. The choice had to be kept secret to avoid cybersquatting attempts. -An explanation is due regarding the name choice. The name is still not final and should be considered a working title. It was decided by a voting from a list of names, which was compiled based on several factors, primarily availability of the domain name and pronouncability. The choice had to be kept secret to avoid cybersquatting attempts. - -While we don't have a specific timeline for the first release under the new title, you can track the progress and updates on the new website [link] and on IRC: +While we don't have a specific timeline for the first release under the new title, you can track the progress and updates here, the new website[link] and on IRC: #xonotic on irc.quakenet.org - general discussion #xonotic on irc.freenode.org - development discussion -#xonotic.editing - content development // don't mention in the news article but add to wiki -#xonotic.pickup - match finding (still in works) // don't mention in the news article but add to wiki - We look forward to creating a game that everyone will enjoy. Your support is much appreciated. The Xonotic team.