<s>
Soldat	B-Language
is	O
a	O
2D	O
multiplayer	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
run	O
and	O
gun	O
game	O
influenced	O
by	O
Liero	B-Application
and	O
Scorched	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
,	O
combined	O
with	O
elements	O
from	O
Counter-Strike	B-Application
and	O
Worms	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soldat	B-Language
was	O
initially	O
developed	O
by	O
Michał	B-Language
Marcinkowski	I-Language
(	O
MM	O
)	O
beginning	O
in	O
November	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
coded	O
in	O
the	O
Delphi	B-Language
programming	I-Language
language	I-Language
using	O
the	O
JEDI	O
libraries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
time	O
passed	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
changed	O
from	O
being	O
developed	O
exclusively	O
by	O
MM	O
,	O
to	O
having	O
many	O
different	O
developers	O
that	O
contribute	O
in	O
different	O
ways	O
,	O
with	O
MM	O
still	O
making	O
the	O
executive	O
decisions	O
for	O
Soldat	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soldat	B-Language
's	O
head	O
developer	O
changed	O
over	O
time	O
:	O
Michał	O
"	O
MM	O
"	O
Marcinkowski	O
led	O
the	O
project	O
until	O
2008	O
,	O
followed	O
until	O
2010	O
by	O
Nick	O
"	O
EnEsCe	O
"	O
Cooper	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
included	O
a	O
completely	O
new	O
lobby	O
system	O
to	O
replace	O
the	O
aged	O
and	O
unreliable	O
original	O
system	O
(	O
see	O
the	O
forums	B-Application
for	O
problems	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
option	O
(	O
registered	O
only	O
)	O
to	O
scale	O
the	O
resolution	O
interface	O
for	O
a	O
cleaner	O
view	O
,	O
a	O
minimap	O
(	O
registered	O
only	O
)	O
,	O
BattlEye	B-Application
-	O
an	O
anti-cheat	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
bugfixes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1.7.0	O
introduced	O
some	O
bigger	O
changes	O
:	O
It	O
included	O
a	O
new	O
OpenGL-based	O
renderer	O
with	O
improved	O
performance	O
and	O
major	O
graphical	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
brought	O
4K	B-Architecture
HD	I-Architecture
quality	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
models	O
and	O
to	O
more	O
scenery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
well	O
as	O
weapon	O
mod	O
changes	O
and	O
addition	O
of	O
Hitbox	B-Protocol
Modifiers	O
for	O
the	O
head	O
,	O
chest	O
&	O
legs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
April	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
current	O
goal	O
being	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
next	O
version	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
open	O
sourcing	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
2018	O
after	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
release	O
,	O
following	O
a	O
successful	O
change.org	B-Application
petition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
31	O
March	O
2020	O
Soldat	B-Language
1.7.1	O
finally	O
got	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
even	O
though	O
official	O
date	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
Store	I-Application
page	O
was	O
on	O
April	O
1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
first	O
hours	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
Soldat	B-Language
hit	O
close	O
to	O
400	O
active	O
players	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
and	O
game	O
roams	O
on	O
with	O
general	O
score	O
as	O
"	O
Very	O
Positive	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
26	O
,	O
2020	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
of	O
Soldat	B-Language
was	O
released	O
under	O
MIT	B-License
license	I-License
on	O
GitHub	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
22	O
,	O
2020	O
sequel	O
to	O
original	O
game	O
-	O
Soldat	B-Language
2	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Early	O
Access	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Soldat	B-Language
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
small	O
customizable	O
soldier	O
who	O
possesses	O
jet	O
boots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
normally	O
played	O
over	O
the	O
Internet	O
or	O
a	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
,	O
but	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
play	O
offline	O
against	O
bots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
to	O
choose	O
from	O
,	O
ranging	O
from	O
the	O
popular	O
free-for-all	O
(	O
Deathmatch	O
,	O
Rambomatch	O
,	O
and	O
Pointmatch	O
)	O
to	O
the	O
team-based	O
(	O
Capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
Flag	I-Application
;	O
Infiltration	O
,	O
Teammatch	O
,	O
and	O
Hold	O
the	O
Flag	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
popular	O
game	O
modes	O
are	O
Capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
Flag	I-Application
and	O
Deathmatch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
death	O
and	O
after	O
waiting	O
for	O
a	O
server-specified	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
(	O
on	O
average	O
5	O
seconds	O
)	O
,	O
players	O
re-spawn	O
and	O
may	O
choose	O
another	O
weapon	O
—	O
this	O
cycle	O
repeats	O
for	O
the	O
duration	O
of	O
the	O
map	O
,	O
unless	O
Survival	O
Mode	O
is	O
enabled	O
(	O
in	O
which	O
case	O
a	O
spawning	O
system	O
similar	O
to	O
Counter-Strike	B-Application
is	O
used	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
its	O
ragdoll	O
physics	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
engine	O
,	O
written	O
in	O
the	O
Borland	B-Language
Delphi	I-Language
programming	O
language	O
,	O
employs	O
realistic	O
concepts	O
such	O
as	O
momentum	B-Algorithm
and	O
gravity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fall	O
damage	O
and	O
recoil	B-Application
are	O
also	O
taken	O
into	O
account	O
when	O
Realistic	O
Mode	O
is	O
enabled	O
,	O
and	O
supply	O
crates	O
,	O
dropped	O
weapons	O
,	O
and	O
grenades	O
realistically	O
tumble	O
down	O
steep	O
hills	O
;	O
another	O
effect	O
is	O
the	O
flag	O
's	O
realistic	O
waving	O
as	O
a	O
player	O
runs	O
with	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soldat	B-Language
aims	O
to	O
create	O
balance	O
between	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
weapons	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Weapon	O
Mod	O
)	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
make	O
all	O
weapons	O
viable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
has	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
existence	O
of	O
an	O
entire	O
section	O
of	O
the	O
official	O
community	O
message	B-Application
board	I-Application
devoted	O
to	O
discussion	O
about	O
the	O
weapons	O
 '	O
game	O
balance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soldat	B-Language
is	O
one	O
of	O
many	O
games	O
in	O
which	O
bunny	O
hopping	O
is	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maps	O
in	O
Soldat	B-Language
are	O
2D	O
arenas	O
,	O
most	O
being	O
tailored	O
to	O
fast-paced	O
game-play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Every	O
map	O
consists	O
of	O
numerous	O
textured	O
polygons	B-General_Concept
carefully	O
positioned	O
in	O
relation	O
to	O
one	O
another	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Liero	B-Application
,	O
a	O
major	O
inspiration	O
of	O
Soldat	B-Language
,	O
landscape	O
is	O
non-deformable	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
interacted	O
with	O
in	O
other	O
ways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polygons	B-General_Concept
can	O
be	O
given	O
special	O
attributes	O
to	O
simulate	O
lethal	O
death	O
pits	O
,	O
icy	O
terrain	O
,	O
health-regenerative	O
platforms	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
map	O
editor	O
program	O
is	O
MapMaker	O
1.2	O
,	O
by	O
Michał	B-Language
Marcinkowski	I-Language
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
popular	O
Soldat	B-Language
mapping	O
program	O
is	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
a	O
different	O
control	O
scheme	O
and	O
a	O
much	O
more	O
complex	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
whole	O
number	O
of	O
players	O
has	O
not	O
been	O
counted	O
but	O
the	O
official	O
Soldat	B-Language
Forums	B-Application
have	O
over	O
12000	O
registered	O
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
Soldat	B-Language
players	O
have	O
developed	O
and	O
distributed	O
their	O
own	O
programs	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
Soldat	B-Language
community	O
has	O
grown	O
,	O
so	O
has	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
the	O
sub-gamemode	O
Realistic	O
(	O
often	O
abbreviated	O
"	O
R	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
R-mode	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Realistic	O
makes	O
the	O
game	O
have	O
more	O
realistic	O
characteristics	O
to	O
it	O
;	O
the	O
weapons	O
are	O
more	O
powerful	O
and	O
they	O
have	O
recoil	B-Application
(	O
the	O
cross-hair	O
moves	O
upwards	O
with	O
each	O
successive	O
shot	O
)	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
realistic	O
field	O
of	O
view	O
and	O
players	O
sustain	O
greater	O
damage	O
when	O
they	O
hit	O
the	O
ground	O
at	O
high	O
speeds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
R/S	O
mode	O
games	O
usually	O
consist	O
of	O
short	O
length	O
battles	O
between	O
two	O
sides	O
in	O
Capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
Flag	I-Application
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
Soldat	B-Language
v1.3.1	O
,	O
most	O
R/S	O
matches	O
developed	O
a	O
certain	O
"	O
gentlemen	O
's	O
rule	O
"	O
that	O
a	O
player	O
should	O
not	O
capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
flag	I-Application
unless	O
the	O
opposing	O
team	O
is	O
defeated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
more	O
popular	O
servers	O
ran	O
by	O
R/S	O
clans	O
,	O
capturing	O
the	O
flag	O
is	O
a	O
legitimate	O
tactic	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
mode	O
is	O
still	O
"	O
Capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
Flag	I-Application
"	O
,	O
not	O
"	O
Team	O
Deathmatch	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
only	O
involves	O
eradicating	O
the	O
enemy	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
its	O
forced	O
low-tech	O
phase	O
and	O
limited	O
weapon	O
choices	O
,	O
advance	O
mode	O
is	O
the	O
often	O
considered	O
the	O
most	O
tactical	O
Soldat	B-Language
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
's	O
Jim	O
Rossignol	O
named	O
Soldat	B-Language
among	O
a	O
top	O
20	O
list	O
of	O
Summer	O
of	O
PC	O
freeware	B-License
games	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Second	O
release	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
31	O
March	O
2020	O
,	O
scored	O
a	O
general	O
Very	O
Positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
first	O
hours	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
Soldat	B-Language
hit	O
close	O
to	O
400	O
active	O
players	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
