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Q797243

BZFlag (an abbreviation for Battle Zone capture the Flag) is an online multiplayer free and open-source tank game. In the game of BZFlag, players drive around tanks, viewed from a first-person view, in a server-defined world (also known as a "map"), which can be modified.

Key facts

Software.name: BZFlag
Software.logo: MacBZFlag.png
Software.screenshot: Bzflagscreenshot.png
Software.caption: A screenshot from version 2.0.14
Software.author: Chris Schoeneman
Software.developer: Tim Riker, David Trowbidge, Sean Morrison
Software.latest_release_version: 2.4.30 "All Is Clear"
Software.programming language: C++
Software.genre: First-person shooter
Software.license: LGPL-2.1-only and MPL-2.0 (dual-licensed)

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Source code

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Link to the source-code README · 16,072 chars · not written by Vinony

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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections

Contents

Development
Developers
Gameplay
Teams
Maps
Flags
Server environment
Critical reception
References
External links

==Development== thumb|A daytime, but rather dark, shot from version 1.7d9 while a chat message is being typed. Note the opaque Head-Up Display|HUD contrasting with newer versions.

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