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https://github.com/avaraline/avara
Port of the original 1996 game from Ambrosia Software.
https://github.com/avaraline/avara
1996 3d 3d-game 90s avara classic-mac-os first-person-shooter fps game mecha multiplatform multiplayer opengl retro retrocompatibility retrocomputing retrogaming sdl2 shooter vintage
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Port of the original 1996 game from Ambrosia Software.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/avaraline/avara
- Owner: avaraline
- License: mit
- Created: 2018-09-09T00:42:26.000Z (over 6 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2024-10-01T15:41:36.000Z (4 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-10-30T01:21:16.565Z (3 months ago)
- Topics: 1996, 3d, 3d-game, 90s, avara, classic-mac-os, first-person-shooter, fps, game, mecha, multiplatform, multiplayer, opengl, retro, retrocompatibility, retrocomputing, retrogaming, sdl2, shooter, vintage
- Language: C++
- Size: 80 MB
- Stars: 122
- Watchers: 15
- Forks: 19
- Open Issues: 42
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE.txt
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README
# Avara
[Avara Discord](https://discord.gg/yw5qnBtJd5) | IRC: avaraline.net:6667 #avaraline
A port of the [1996 game by Juri Munkki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avara), published by Ambrosia Software, [released under MIT license](https://github.com/jmunkki/Avara).
Avara is a cult-classic three-dimensional networked action FPS with remote-controlled bipedal tanks.
The game was originally developed in the early 1990s for Apple Macintosh. This port uses SDL2 and OpenGL to replace legacy system APIs, and is intended to run *at 60fps* on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
#### [💾 Download the alpha version!](https://github.com/avaraline/Avara/releases/tag/0.7.0-nightly.20201230)
Otherwise, see [build instructions](https://github.com/avaraline/Avara/wiki/Build-instructions).
#### [🔍 Game server tracker](http://tracker.avara.gg/)
[Check the tracker](http://tracker.avara.gg/) to get a list of currently active Avara servers. There's also a JSON feed available [here](http://tracker.avara.gg/api/v1/games/)!
_Please note that this tracker is **not** compatible with the Mac OS 9 version of Avara._
## Media
* [Downloads](https://github.com/avaraline/Avara/releases/tag/0.7.0-nightly.20201230)
* [Youtube: Long play multiplayer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqDRN6srt5M)
* [YouTube: The first successful 3-player alpha test](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOW6lSC0kQI)
* [YouTube: Testing Grimoire (and UI preview)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OX4I18PXXOI&)
## Resources
- [Game server tracker](http://tracker.avara.gg/) and [API](http://tracker.avara.gg/api/v1/games/)
- [👷 Build Instructions](https://github.com/avaraline/Avara/wiki/Build-instructions) (tl;dr run `make`)
- **[How to play](https://github.com/avaraline/Avara/wiki/How-to-Play)**
- **[⌨️ Configuring your Controls](https://github.com/avaraline/Avara/wiki/Configuring-your-Controls)**
- **[📡 Configuring your Network](https://github.com/avaraline/Avara/wiki/Configuring-your-Network)** - ⚠️ Read this if you have trouble connecting online.
- [Known issues](https://github.com/avaraline/Avara/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Abug)
- [Read more about the porting process](https://github.com/avaraline/Avara/wiki/Porting-challenges) and how specific [obstacles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macintosh_Toolbox) were overcome
- Join us on the [Avara Discord](https://discord.gg/yw5qnBtJd5)
- Join us on IRC: `irc://avaraline.net:6667/avaraline`