Open Arena

OpenArena is a Free Content project. Its goal is to create new, original media while providing a stand-alone multiplayer game in the process. - Open Arena

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Free World - packed standalone version (unzip openarena-0.8.8-repack.zip)

server

  • openarena seta sv_master1 “dpmaster.deathmask.net”

Install

from /nfs/tronaut/mnt/Backup/Console & Games/Games/OpenArena unzip archive & launch openarena.i386

Can be launched from Lutris with the advantage of cleaning up resolution and gamma on exit.

Issue

Network play

  • openArena work only with openArena
  • ioquake work only with ioquake
    • install openArena data over ioquake (/base)

Display too Dark

SDL-bug on intel card, workaround: xgamma -gamma 1.6 && ./openarena.x86_64 && xgamma -gamma 1.0

or install open arena data over ioquake.

Written on December 31, 2020, Last update on August 31, 2023
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