Annex 4.0 IS OUT!!!!

[Ishmaru]

After more than a year in developement, Annex: Conquer the World 4.0 is finally here!

Boasting nearly twice the game content: New armies, new modes of play, new maps,

new tilesets, and much more refined gameplay, Annex 4.0 will seem more like a completely

new game!

Annex: Conquer the World, a freeware strategy game for Windows, Linux and and OSX powered machines is having its biggest update ever! This update includes two new unique armies: the Alliance Renegades and NEO Republic, 30 technology tree options, all new maps and scenarios, a new soundtrack, new sounds and voices, and new units to choose from! As of release 4.0 the game is now FOSS licensed!

Latest gameplay video:

 

Game Description:

Annex: Conquer the World is an anime themed real time strategy game that brings fast paced combat with a diverse arsenal. Play as one of four factions: The East Ocean Alliance, the NEO Republic, the Shadow Organization, or the Renegades as they struggle for dominance all over the world, competing for a priceless red mineral. The game now contains 4 factions, over 30 tech trees, original maps, and tileset. Built using open source RTS MegaGlest, the focus of the game is multi-player and single-player skirmishes. However there are also scripted scenarios/missions!

Annex: Conquer the World 4.0 by Krazy Keet Games is available now! Get it here:

Installers:

http://annex.megaglest.org/releases/4.0/Annex-installer-linux-x86_64-v4.0.run
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Compressed Game Files:

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New Content:

- 2 New Factions: Alliance Renegades and NEO Republic
- New Shadow Organization units: Vixen (hero) and Sentinel
- New Tilesets: Apocylapse, Metropolitian, Overcast, Brightland, and Outland
- Increased Level cap, unit re-balancing and refined gameplay.
- New Technology tree options: Simple Battle, Simple Deployed, Ready for War, and Insanity.
- All Technology trees now have a (D) Double Damage or (H) Half Damage variation.
- Improved graphics, lighting, and particle effects
- Save + load game feature
- New maps and scenarios
- New soundtrack, voice overs and sound effects.
- FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) license

Important Linux Install Instructions:

After downloading the installer package, you need to make it executable. Use your file manager/browser to browse to the directory containing the downloaded file. Right-click the file, select the option to inspect and change this files' properties/permissions, and make the file executable by its owner. Now double-click the file to execute it.
The graphical installer will show up and display the Annex license. Install the game into your home directory (default location) or a location of your choice (within the boundaries of where your Linux user may write to, so probably anywhere below your home directory only). Once the installer completes, a Annex starter/shortcut will show up on your window managers' application menu.
If game still does not work, please consult this Troubleshooting FAQ for all MegaGlest based games:
https://docs.megaglest.org/MG/FAQ#When_I_click_the_game_icon_nothing_happens.2Fa_window_just_opens_and_closes

Media:

Base Battle Techtrees:

[tomreyn]

The GPG signing key can be obtained at https://tomreyn.megaglest.org/0xDB455E31E1EAC686.asc

Congratulations!!!

[kagu]

Great Job , I played some scenarios and the game play was great.

[atze]

Super work, just huge .  Animations, models, textures, particle ... everything is right here. Gameplay is great.
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.

[Julius]

Quite awesome, but changing the resolution really messed up my system (Kubuntu14.04) and froze the mouse... no alt-tab out and afterwards the resolution of my desktop was changed.

After changing it manually in the .ini is works nicely... just the color-schemes of the units seems to be too close to the ground textures sometimes.

Edit: The screenshots here and on the website are HUGE. 1.4mb downloads for small embedded pics...

[Ishmaru]

Quite awesome, but changing the resolution really messed up my system (Kubuntu14.04) and froze the mouse... no alt-tab out and afterwards the resolution of my desktop was changed.

After changing it manually in the .ini is works nicely... just the color-schemes of the units seems to be too close to the ground textures sometimes.

Edit: The screenshots here and on the website are HUGE. 1.4mb downloads for small embedded pics...

I apologize for having your troubles with the resolution. That is something we will look into for future releases. Thank you for the FreeGamer post!

Super work, just huge .  Animations, models, textures, particle ... everything is right here. Gameplay is great.
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.

Great Job , I played some scenarios and the game play was great.

Thanks! Atze + Alket

[Julius]

Ok maybe a stupid question, but where can one find the source files? Do you have a github account or something like that? Thx!

[kagu]

I think this is it https://bitbucket.org/annexctw/annex/commits/all

[Ishmaru]

Ok maybe a stupid question, but where can one find the source files? Do you have a github account or something like that? Thx!

Yes, https://bitbucket.org/annexctw/  is where annex data is stored. Just for the record, Annex uses an unmodified version of MegaGlest 3.9.1 engine (3.9.0 for OSX release).

[RazZziel]

Hi, thanks for an awesome game!

I wasn't able to make it run on my 32bit Archlinux out of the box though. The startup script tried hard to find all the libraries, but some of my system libraries (libcrypto for instance) didn't match the version your binary requires. So what I did was to fire up a VM with Ubuntu 12.04, install all the dependencies, copy all the needed libraries, and package all together inside an AppImage I made available here. I've tested it on 32bit Ubuntu 10.04, 12.04, 14.04 LiveCDs, besides Archlinux, and it runs out of the box on all of them, so it should run on pretty much any 32bit system, and any 64bit system with basic multilib support installed (including 32bit libfuse.so.2).

If anyone tries the package out and finds any issue with it, please let me know!

[Ishmaru]

Thanks for doing this RazZziel!

[Ishmaru]

Tip: Infantry Only in a 1vs1 multiplayer match. Epically tense battles await!!!

[titi]

First of all: Thanks for this nice game!

I mainly played basebattle now the last days. One thing that turned out to be problematic playing vs the CPU player is the Bunker. This is much too stable and using many of them is a safe way to win. I think they have  too much armor.

I need to try infantry only as you suggested!

[Ishmaru]

I mainly played basebattle now the last days. One thing that turned out to be problematic playing vs the CPU player is the Bunker. This is much too stable and using many of them is a safe way to win. I think they have  too much armor.

I hear what you are saying, but i think the bigger issue is the cpu focuses too much on massing cheap units. Bunkers have high hp but (like most defenses) don't hold up well against the heavier weapons + siege weapons given later in the game, which the AI rarely produces.