<s>
Scorched	B-Language
3D	I-Language
is	O
a	O
free	B-License
and	I-License
open	I-License
source	I-License
artillery	B-Application
game	I-Application
modeled	O
after	O
the	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
game	O
Scorched	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scorched	B-Language
3D	I-Language
is	O
licensed	O
under	O
the	O
GNU	B-License
GPL-2.0-or-later	I-License
,	O
and	O
supports	O
numerous	O
platforms	O
:	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Unix-like	B-Operating_System
systems	I-Operating_System
(	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
FreeBSD	B-Operating_System
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Solaris	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
makes	O
use	O
of	O
both	O
the	O
Simple	B-Operating_System
DirectMedia	I-Operating_System
Library	I-Operating_System
and	O
wxWidgets	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scorched	B-Language
3D	I-Language
tasks	O
players	O
with	O
destroying	O
enemy	O
tanks	O
using	O
different	O
weapon	O
systems	O
,	O
defense	O
systems	O
,	O
gadgets	O
,	O
and	O
maneuvers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
default	O
mode	O
adheres	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
gameplay	O
formula	O
of	O
Scorched	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parachutes	B-Application
prevent	O
damage	O
from	O
falling	O
(	O
when	O
dirt	O
is	O
blasted	O
out	O
from	O
under	O
a	O
tank	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scorched	B-Language
3D	I-Language
is	O
user	O
modifiable	O
,	O
and	O
various	O
community	O
mods	O
are	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scorched	B-Language
3D	I-Language
allows	O
players	O
to	O
view	O
and	O
gain	O
stats	O
and	O
medals	O
that	O
are	O
displayed	O
in	O
the	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
build	O
was	O
created	O
in	O
April	O
2001	O
by	O
lead	O
developer	B-Application
Gavin	O
Camp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
inspiration	O
behind	O
Scorched	B-Language
3D	I-Language
was	O
revealed	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
him	O
on	O
The	O
O'Reilly	O
Network	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Scorched	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
was	O
an	O
institution	O
for	O
me	O
and	O
my	O
friends	O
at	O
university	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scorched	B-Language
3D	I-Language
originally	O
started	O
as	O
a	O
3D	O
landscape	O
generator	O
before	O
it	O
was	O
eventually	O
converted	O
into	O
a	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
is	O
currently	O
being	O
hosted	O
by	O
SourceForge.net	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
downloaded	O
over	O
2.2	O
million	O
times	O
via	O
SourceForge.net	B-Application
between	O
2003	O
and	O
May	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
an	O
O'Reilly	O
article	O
on	O
"	O
Open	O
Source	O
Mac	O
Gaming	O
"	O
recommended	O
Scorched	B-Language
3D	I-Language
.	O
</s>
