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0ad - ancient warfare game
What is the name of the app?
0ad
(Optional) Where is the app hosted?
https://play0ad.com/
About the app
A free, open-source game of ancient warfare
There is no arm64 buster releases in debain package (https://packages.debian.org/buster/0ad), however it has a armhf version in buster and both arm64 (bullseye backports) and armhf in bullseye.
Confirmations
- [X] I have confirmed that this app is legal and not piracy.
- [X] I have confirmed that this app has never been discussed in https://github.com/Botspot/pi-apps/issues and https://github.com/Botspot/pi-apps/pulls, and it is not in the Pi Apps app list.
- [X] I have confirmed that this app can run on Raspberry Pi.
0ad says to use bullseye-backports to get the new version, and it says arm64. But if you just download the package, it turns out that this is a very old version. Can anyone put together the code to install? It seems to me that this game would be of interest to players if it is also updated.
I have made this set of scripts, but have not tested them outside of raspberry os (32+64 bit) on a pi 4. If it helps, good for you, but I don't know if it will. 0ad.zip
Sorry, I just realized that my zip file, on 32-bit distrobutions, only installs Alpha 23, rather than the latest, which is currently Alpha 26. My apologies.
Sorry for the delay, but this isn't high on my priorities. An
yway, I tried to install 0 A.D. from the Debian Backports on 32-bit Raspberry OS, but when I tried to run the game, I recieved the following screens.
And After I clicked "continue," "suppress," "break," or "debug,"
(This, by the way, I believe is the mods page, where you can download official mods for the game. Normally it is accessed in-game.)
Oops! hit the comment button too soon! I meant to ask if any of you guys know what is troubling the game? It might also be a good idea to search the official WildFire Games Forums.