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Free Software Games for LAN parties?
(hexbear.net)
I want to host some LAN parties this winter, and am looking for some Free Software Games that would be a fun time. We already play some Counterstrike and StarCraft 2, but I want to expand into some actual Free games. Windows compatibility is a must, MacOS compatibility is desirable!
The two on my radar are:
- Hedgewars, which seems like a strong candidate. We played a ton of Worms 2 in the 90s
- 0 A.D., since we're already fans of RTS games.
But I know there must be some wacky ones out there which would be suitable for 30 minutes of pick up play.
I guess not 100% fully open source or whatever but I'm still a fan of the original 90s DOOM/DOOM II etc. and it will run on anything. I used to use Chocolate Doom which I think worked on mac? but there are other versions if you want more modern features
you just need the map files (WADs) but you can find them all over, there are free ones, custom maps, or one person can just buy the originals or download them and then give them to everyone else