Glest
Sign in to saveGlest is a free and open-source real-time strategy computer game from 2004. Glest is set in a medieval fantasy world with two factions, and was compared with Warcraft III and the Empire Earth series. The game received positive to mixed reviews from the press, has been downloaded over two million times, and spawned several derivative continuation projects which are under active development.
Key facts
- Video game.title
- Glest
- Video game.image
- Glest.jpg
- Video game.image_size
- 250px
- Video game.caption
- In-game screenshot
- Video game.developer
- Glest Team
- Video game.genre
- Real-time strategy
- Video game.modes
- Single-player, multiplayer
- Video game.platforms
- Microsoft Windows, Linux
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- video game
- Genre
- real-time strategy
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows
- Game mode
- single-player video game
- Official website
- glest.org
- Image
- Glest.jpg
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- Commons category
- Glest
- programmed in
- C++
- publication date
- 2004-12-25
- copyright license
- GNU General Public License
- input device
- computer keyboard
- Commons gallery
- Glest
- software version identifier
- 3.2.2
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Development
- Gameplay
- Reception
- See also
- References
- External links
Glest is a free and open-source real-time strategy computer game from 2004. Glest is set in a medieval fantasy world with two factions, and was compared with Warcraft III and the Empire Earth series. The game received positive to mixed reviews from the press, has been downloaded over two million times, and spawned several derivative continuation projects which are under active development.
==Development== The game was started by a team based in Spain around 2004. Release of version 3.0 added online multiplayer LAN/Internet support. Glest is designed to be moddable, with game elements defined by editable XML files, and includes a map editor.
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