OpenClonk

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OpenClonk
Developer(s)OpenClonk Developers
Initial release1.0 / 3 December 2010; 14 years ago (2010-12-03)
Stable release
8.1 / 17 March 2018; 7 years ago (2018-03-17)
CC0 (game assets)
Websitehttps://www.openclonk.org/

OpenClonk is a

MacOS
.

The OpenClonk project is a

CC0.[3]

Gameplay

The player controls clonks, which can perform various tasks ranging from shoveling through dirt and throwing dynamite to mining gold, constructing buildings, and wielding swords. The game world consists of a dynamic and destructible landscape. The landscape is constructed out of different materials like earth, tunnels, sky, coal, ore, gold, and water. Players can destroy solid materials or liquids by using a variety of tools, which allows for dynamic gameplay.

Gameplay is focused on two gamemodes:

Settlement

Artwork of settlement in OpenClonk

The gamemode "Settlement" can be played cooperatively, where two or more players work towards a mutual goal. In Settlement, players build settlements using in-game resources such as: wood, metal, fire, and stones. Players face challenges such as inhospitable landscapes, transporting large objects, and natural disasters. The development of Settlements allow players to construct advanced items and vehicles, which allows them to fulfil more complex tasks and achieve various goals.

Goals for settlement rounds include:

  • Wealth: gain a certain amount of gold (called clunkers).
  • Expansion: expand your settlement to a certain area of the landscape.
  • Mining: mine a certain amount of valuables like gold or gems.
  • Statue Construction: gather statue parts and construct a statue.

Melee

Artwork of melee in OpenClonk

The Melee gamemode is focused on the elimination of other players, which can last between 5 and 30 minutes. The player uses a single clonk to attack enemies with various weapons such as swords, bows, dynamite, grenade launchers, muskets, and catapults. Melee round goals include:

  • Last Man Standing
    : players have a limited number of respawns and must survive as long as possible.
  • Deathmatch: players must achieve a certain number of kills.
  • Capture the Flag
    : capture enemy flags and bring them to your base to gain points.
  • King of the Hill
    : try to defend a region as long as possible.

Development

OpenClonk development began with the release of the

Git
repository.

The game engine is programmed in

Mac OS X, and can be compiled on FreeBSD. Game content is created using the game's own scripting language C4Script,[5]
and is developed simultaneously with the game engine. Since the game content and engine are completely separate, original game content can be created by anyone using the OpenClonk engine.

Development of OpenClonk is completely open and contributions from the community are often accepted as

patches
.

Releases

OpenClonk is being released on a regular basis with roughly a major release every year. Major releases are published when the engine or the game content has received large modifications or important features have been added. Minor releases are done for bug fixes and small updates to the game content. The current stable version is OpenClonk 8.1, released on 17 March 2018.[6]

  • OpenClonk 1.0 (3 December 2010)[7]
    • OpenClonk 1.1 (28 December 2010)[8]
    • OpenClonk 1.2 (12 February 2011)[9]
  • OpenClonk 2.0 (1 October 2011)[10]
    • OpenClonk 2.1 (10 October 2011)[11]
    • OpenClonk 2.2 (10 February 2012)[12]
  • OpenClonk 3.0 (14 October 2012)[13]
    • OpenClonk 3.1 (15 October 2012)[14]
    • OpenClonk 3.2 (18 November 2012)[15]
    • OpenClonk 3.3 (10 March 2013)[16]
  • OpenClonk 4.0 (26 January 2014)[17]
    • OpenClonk 4.1 (16 February 2014)[18]
  • OpenClonk 5.0 (5 October 2014)
  • OpenClonk 6.0 (15 March 2015)
    • OpenClonk 6.1 (12 June 2015)
  • OpenClonk 7.0 (16 January 2016)[19]
  • OpenClonk 8.0 (4 February 2018)[20]
    • OpenClonk 8.1 (17 March 2018)[6]

Reception

In a popularity competition organized by the Linux Game Awards, OpenClonk received third place in the Project of the Month: March 2014.[21] Linux Format named OpenClonk in September 2015 a "HotPick".[22] Furthermore, on Desura in June 2015 OpenClonk achieved a 8.8/10 user rating.[23] German computer magazine c't added OpenClonk to a DVD shipped with their magazine in April 2011.[24]

See also

  • Clonk
  • List of open source games

References

  1. ^ a b c "Clonk Rage Source ISC". clonk.de. 23 May 2009.
  2. ^ a b c OpenClonk git repository: COPYING
  3. ^ a b "Clonk - Home". www.clonk.de. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Clonk Rage Source Released". clonk.de. 22 February 2009.
  5. ^ "C4Script Documentation". openclonk.org. 28 June 2014.
  6. ^ a b "OpenClonk 8.1 released". openclonk.org. 17 March 2018.
  7. ^ "OpenClonk 1.0 Release". openclonk.org. 3 December 2010.
  8. ^ "OpenClonk 1.1 Release". openclonk.org. 28 December 2010.
  9. ^ "OpenClonk 1.2 Release". openclonk.org. 12 February 2011.
  10. ^ "OpenClonk 2.0 Release". openclonk.org. 1 October 2011.
  11. ^ "OpenClonk 2.1 Release". openclonk.org. 10 October 2011.
  12. ^ "OpenClonk 2.2 Release". openclonk.org. 10 February 2012.
  13. ^ "OpenClonk 3.0 Release". openclonk.org. 14 October 2012.
  14. ^ "OpenClonk 3.1 Release". openclonk.org. 15 October 2012.
  15. ^ "OpenClonk 3.2 Release". openclonk.org. 18 November 2012.
  16. ^ "OpenClonk 3.3 Release". openclonk.org. 10 March 2013.
  17. ^ "OpenClonk 4.0 Release". openclonk.org. 26 January 2014.
  18. ^ "OpenClonk 4.1 Release". openclonk.org. 16 February 2014.
  19. ^ "OpenClonk 7 released". openclonk.org. 15 January 2016.
  20. ^ "OpenClonk 8 released". openclonk.org. 4 February 2018.
  21. ^ "Project of the Month: March 2014". Linux Game Awards. 26 February 2014.
  22. ^ Linux Format 202 September 2015
  23. ^ "OpenClonk on Desura". Desura. 9 May 2015. Archived from the original on 9 May 2015.
  24. heise.de
    . 29 June 2014.
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