Flatsonar

FreeCol

by FreeCol Developers

FreeCol a turn-based strategy game

Broad permissions Flathub reviewed GPL-2.0 v1.2.0
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About

The FreeCol team aims to create an Open Source version of Colonization (released under the GPL). At first we'll try to make an exact clone of Colonization. The visuals will be brought up to date with more recent standards but will remain clean, simple and functional. Certain new 'features' will be implemented but the gameplay and the rules will be exactly the same as the original game. Examples of modern features are: an isometric map and multiplayer support.

This clone will be developed incrementally and result in FreeCol 1.0.0 which will be an almost exact Colonization clone. Incremental development basically means that we'll add features one at a time. This allows us to have a running program at all times and also to release an unfinished but working game once in a while.

Once FreeCol 1.0.0 is finished we'll start working towards FreeCol 2.0.0. FreeCol 2 will go beyond the original Colonization and will have many new features, it will be an implementation of our (and our users') image of what Colonization 2 would have been.

Permissions

1 permission weaken the sandbox. Flatsonar asks before installing.

  • X11 display: X11 lets apps read input and windows of other apps
    --socket=x11
  • network
    --share=network
  • inter-process communication (needed for X11)
    --share=ipc
  • audio
    --socket=pulseaudio
  • GPU acceleration
    --device=dri

Who publishes this

On Flathub: the manifest was reviewed and built on Flathub's infrastructure, but the developer has not verified ownership of the app id.

  • on Flathub: manifest reviewed and built by Flathub; the developer has not verified the app id
    publisher:flathub

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