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(File:Globulation2 Building Camp.jpg|thumb|A building camp in Globulation 2)Globulation 2 is a real-time strategy game, available in beta as of January 2009. The game updates on an irregular release cycleWEB,weblink Globulation 2, 3 April 2013, and is available in many Linux distribution's package repositories. The game minimizes gaming micromanagement by automatically assigning tasks to units.Globulation 2 review {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405110144weblink |date=2016-04-05}} at linux.about.comGlobulation 2 review at linuxjournal.com The game is developed as free and open source software under the GNU GPL-3.0-or-later.

Gameplay

In Globulation, the point is to either kill all of the enemies' units, to convert all of them to your side, or to kill the enemy by stealing their resources. The game can be played by a single player, through a local area network (LAN), or through the Internet via Ysagoon Online Game (YOG), a meta-server. It also features AI for playing with computer teams, a scripting language for versatile gameplay or tutorials and an integrated map editor.

Reception and impact

Globulation 2 was rated 5 stars (out of 5) on The Linux Game Tome gaming news website.Globulation 2 {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080302011322weblink |date=2008-03-02 }} on The Linux Game Tome The game was ported cross-platform (Linux distributions, BSD Unix, GNU Hurd, Apple Mac OS, Microsoft Windows, etc.) and included in several major free operating system distributions such as DebianDebian - Details of package glob2 in lenny on packages.debian.org and Ubuntu.Ubuntu - glob2 on packages.ubuntu.com

See also

• List of open source games

References

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External links

{{Commons|Globulation 2}}

• {{Official websiteweblink}}
• Globulation 2 at GNU Savannah
• {{Freshmeat|glob2|Globulation 2}}
• Video of FOSDEM 2008 presentation