Anyone remember the original Stronghold from FireFly Studios? Well, there's an open source remake named Stone Kingdoms. Currently in-development and available on itch.io and GitLab, the code is under the Apache 2.0 License but it also includes the artwork from the original game with permission from FireFly too (according to the developer of the project).
Developed with LÖVE, a framework for making 2D games with Lua.
Right now it seems it needs some more developers to jump in and help, with plenty missing from it, so it's not complete and playable. However, it does have enough done that you can load into the game into a map, and start building things so it's clearly off to a great start.
Looking forward to following this along, Stronghold would definitely be a fun game to have a complete open source game engine replacement for that would allow it to continue living on modern platforms long into the future.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
hardpenguin Jan 18, 2023
hardpenguin Jan 18, 2023
Now it's re-released for Linux (on GOG at least) but I don't think it's aged well...
https://www.gog.com/en/game/dd_stronghold_kingdom_simulator
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1904650/Dungeons__Dragons__Stronghold_Kingdom_Simulator/
Last edited by pb on 18 January 2023 at 12:42 pm UTC
this game looks good but it is still in early development and has a lot of bugs
That is true, we aim to fix bugs from the previous release in the next one, so no releases strictly for bugfixes right now.
Also nice move from Firefly Studios!
They should release it for free on Steam...
Great :)
They should release it for free on Steam...
Probably not a good idea, sadly. Steam reviews would crucify it in its current state. Maybe one day.
How can I get invloved in the development?
How to contribute
Contact Kayle in the discord server for more instructions.
We can use help in the programming, design and game balance department.
Last edited by tuubi on 21 January 2023 at 8:55 pm UTC
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