<s>
MegaGlest	B-Application
is	O
a	O
free	B-License
and	I-License
open	I-License
source	I-License
real-time	O
strategy	O
computer	O
game	O
in	O
a	O
fantasy	O
world	O
,	O
mixing	O
elements	O
of	O
re-imagined	O
past	O
civilizations	O
,	O
magic	O
and	O
steampunk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
an	O
actively	O
developed	O
fork	B-Application
of	O
the	O
2004	O
game	O
Glest	B-Language
,	O
which	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
under	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MegaGlest	B-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
fantasy	O
world	O
with	O
seven	O
factions	O
:	O
Magic	O
,	O
Tech	O
,	O
Indians	O
,	O
Egypt	O
,	O
Norsemen	O
,	O
Persian	O
and	O
Romans	O
,	O
which	O
together	O
form	O
the	O
Megapack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tilesets	O
are	O
selected	O
at	O
the	O
new	O
game	O
setup	O
menu	O
and	O
determine	O
the	O
graphical	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
MegaGlest	B-Application
game	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MegaGlest	B-Application
provides	O
cross-platform	B-Operating_System
online	O
multiplayer	O
LAN/Internet	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
the	O
modability	O
of	O
the	O
engine	O
,	O
MegaGlest	B-Application
can	O
play	O
games	O
from	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
player-created	O
mods	O
and	O
total	O
conversions	O
,	O
spanning	O
very	O
different	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prax	O
is	O
another	O
fantasy-themed	O
tech	O
tree	O
which	O
bears	O
some	O
similarities	O
to	O
MegaGlest	B-Application
's	O
Magic	O
and	O
Tech	O
factions	O
but	O
improves	O
upon	O
them	O
,	O
bearing	O
both	O
units	O
and	O
structures	O
with	O
very	O
different	O
properties	O
and	O
making	O
use	O
of	O
newer	O
engine	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Military	O
Glest	B-Language
and	O
Enemies	O
and	O
Allies	O
mods	O
have	O
a	O
contemporary	O
warfare	O
theme	O
and	O
the	O
Vbros	O
Mods	O
have	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
factions	O
;	O
British	O
,	O
Western	O
,	O
Pirates	O
,	O
Canadians	O
,	O
Crusaders	O
,	O
Dark	O
Knights	O
,	O
USA	O
,	O
Moon	O
,	O
Chess	O
,	O
Penguins	O
,	O
and	O
much	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
term	O
MegaGlest	B-Application
is	O
usually	O
used	O
to	O
refer	O
to	O
the	O
complete	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
MegaGlest	B-Application
Engine	O
,	O
may	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
create	O
separate	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
one	O
released	O
game	O
which	O
is	O
built	O
on	O
the	O
MegaGlest	B-Application
Engine	O
:	O
Annex	O
-	O
Conquer	O
the	O
World	O
,	O
another	O
free	B-License
and	I-License
open	I-License
source	I-License
real-time	O
strategy	O
game	O
,	O
has	O
a	O
futuristic	O
scenery	O
with	O
Manga	O
elements	O
,	O
vehicle	O
and	O
hero	O
units	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
therefore	O
quite	O
different	O
from	O
MegaGlest	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
MegaGlest	B-Application
,	O
a	O
cross-platform	B-Operating_System
game	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
continuation	B-Application
of	O
real-time	O
classic	O
Glest	B-Language
,	O
which	O
has	O
not	O
been	O
developed	O
since	O
April	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MegaGlest	B-Application
game	O
intends	O
to	O
continue	O
in	O
Glest'''s	O
spirit	O
and	O
with	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
,	O
while	O
improving	O
existing	O
features	O
and	O
adding	O
more	O
functionality	O
,	O
and	O
therefore	O
continues	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Glest	B-Language
versioning	O
scheme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MegaGlest	B-Application
engine	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
moddable	O
,	O
with	O
game	O
elements	O
defined	O
by	O
editable	O
XML	B-Protocol
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
a	O
map	O
editor	O
and	O
a	O
model	O
viewer	O
are	O
included	O
,	O
additional	O
game	O
assets	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
developed	O
using	O
separate	O
open	O
source	O
applications	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Blender	B-Application
)	O
and	O
are	O
stored	O
in	O
open	O
and	O
documented	O
formats	O
(	O
PNG	O
,	O
JPEG	O
,	O
Ogg	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
software	O
's	O
own	O
G3D	O
Glest	B-Language
model	O
file	O
format.MegaGlest	O
focuses	O
on	O
stable	O
releases	O
which	O
provide	O
reliable	O
cross	B-Operating_System
platform	I-Operating_System
multi-player	O
games	O
while	O
implementing	O
new	O
features	O
and	O
delivering	O
new	O
game	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
Glest	B-Application
fork	I-Application
,	O
GAE	O
,	O
was	O
primarily	O
oriented	O
towards	O
extending	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
and	O
providing	O
more	O
options	O
for	O
full	O
conversions	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
more	O
experimental	O
in	O
nature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
it	O
was	O
suggested	O
that	O
the	O
two	O
forks	B-Application
should	O
merge	O
,	O
but	O
due	O
to	O
different	O
philosophies	O
and	O
goals	O
amongst	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
both	O
forks	B-Application
this	O
effort	O
was	O
called	O
off	O
during	O
the	O
planning	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SourceForge	B-Application
:	O
User	O
Rating	O
:	O
98%	O
recommended	O
(	O
as	O
of	O
February	O
2013	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Linux	B-Application
Games	O
DB	O
:	O
User	O
Rating	O
:	O
8.1	O
of	O
10	O
(	O
as	O
of	O
February	O
2013	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
a	O
Free	B-Application
software	I-Application
magazine	I-Application
review	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
a	O
fantastic	O
,	O
free	O
software	O
strategy	O
3D	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
