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Xconq 7.0 has now been released to the general public.
Xconq is an Empire-type strategy game, where each player contests for
domination of a simulated world. However, unlike most empire-building
games, it features a programming language that game designers can use
to build a wide variety of games. Games already in the distribution's
library include everything from simple combat, to elaborate world
models, to silly but fun games, with time periods ranging from ancient
history into the distant future.
Xconq runs on many different systems; it includes graphical interfaces
for X11, curses, and Macintosh(tm). The X11 interface allows for
multiple human players, each on a different display. The game design
mechanism includes the ability to add new color and monochrome imagery
for games.
The first version of Xconq was released by Stan Shebs in 1987. His
latest release prior to 7.0 was 5.5, in 1992; a number of other
developers have released their own versions as well, both before and
after 5.5. Version 7 is a major rewrite and expansion of 5.5, and
includes many more capabilities; see the file NEWS for a summary.