The eleventh alpha version of 0 A.D. has been released by Wildfire Games yesterday. 0 A.D. is an open source, real-time strategy game that works on Linux, Windows and Mac OS X and features excellent graphics and sound but, since it's in alpha, there are also some missing features like settings, multiplayer matchmaking service and others. 0 A.D. is an open source, real-time strategy game that works on Linux, Windows and Mac OS X and features excellent graphics and sound but, since it's in alpha, there are also some missing features like settings, multiplayer matchmaking service and others.

You can now create gates, which can be locked or unlocked

New sound system which supports Mac OS X. The new system also sets a solid framework for future sound features, such as having the sounds change depending on how much you are zooming in on the map, or on the severity of a battle occurring in-game.

New AI script: Aegis Bot

New Celtic Factions: Britons and Gauls will now replace the generic Celtic faction

You can see whatever parts of the map your allies have explored and vice versa

Graphic improvements: several post-processing effects and mapping enhancements have been implemented using OpenGL Shading Language, but they are experimental so they are disabled by default in 0 A.D. alpha 11, but can be turned on by changing the user config file

New art assets

Seven new maps: Pyrenean Sierra, Oasis, Northern Lights, Lorraine Plain, Sahel Watering Holes, Gear and Unknown

You can now import an image file and Atlas will transform it into a 3d map

Three new music tracks. You can listen all the available tracks in 0 A.D. alpha 11, here.

Other changes: Game setup and score screen changes, queued rally points, more realistic ranged attack, team & private multiplayer chat and cheats. A cheats manual can be found here.

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Install 0 A.D in Ubuntu

The latest 0 A.D. is available for Ubuntu 12.10, 12.04, 11.10, 11.04 and 10.04 in a PPA. Add it and install 0 A.D. using the commands below:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:wfg/0ad sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install 0ad

The 0 A.D. developers are looking for contributors in programming, art, sound, documentation and more. If you can help, contact the developers @ #0ad-dev on QuakeNet and register on the 0 A.D. forums.

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There's also a PPA that provides weekly 0 A.D. development snapshots.