*"Xonotic":http://xonotic.org* will place focus on the things we love about Nexuiz, but also extend our goals to become the game that many thought Nexuiz should have been.
-While functionality-wise being a direct successor to Nexuiz, the *"Xonotic":http://xonotic.org* project is a rethink and reorganization of how a community creates an open source video game and organizes the services around it. The idea is to bring game development and design under community control and improve the contribution process. The organizational structure will make sure that no single person ever maintains total control of the project.
+While technically being a direct successor to Nexuiz, the *"Xonotic":http://xonotic.org* project is a rethink and reorganization of how a community creates an open source video game and organizes the services around it. The idea is to bring game development and design under community control and improve the contribution process. The organizational structure will make sure that no single person ever maintains total control of the project.
Some of the plans so far include:
*Combining some ideas from V5 and V6*
-We would like to formally announce the arrival of *"Xonotic":http://xonotic.org*, a free (GPL), fast-paced first-person shooter that runs on Microsoft Windows, Mac OSX and Linux, and is a direct successor to the *"Nexuiz Project":http://alientrap.org/nexuiz*. This departure came about after Nexuiz recently underwent some troublesome *"changes":http://dev.xonotic.org/projects/xonotic/wiki/Faq#What-prompted-the-split-from-Nexuiz* that has left many of the core contributors feeling the project has been *"mishandled":http://alientrap.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=6043*. As a result, we felt the need to organize a departure to start with a clean slate.
+We would like to formally announce the arrival of *"Xonotic":http://xonotic.org* - A free (GPL), fast-paced first-person shooter that works on Microsoft Windows, Mac OSX and Linux. Xonotic is a direct successor of the *"Nexuiz Project":http://alientrap.org/nexuiz*.
-*"Xonotic":http://xonotic.org* will place focus on the things we love about Nexuiz, but also extend our goals to become the game that many thought Nexuiz should have been.
+Xonotic came about in the wake of recent troublesome *"changes":http://dev.xonotic.org/projects/xonotic/wiki/Faq#What-prompted-the-split-from-Nexuiz* to the Nexuiz project, changes that have left many of the core contributors and community members feeling that the project has been *"mishandled":http://alientrap.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=6079*. As a result, we felt the need to organize a departure to start with a clean slate.
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+*"Xonotic":http://xonotic.org* will place focus on the things we love about Nexuiz, and extend our goals to become the game that many thought Nexuiz should have been.
-While technically being a direct successor to Nexuiz, the *"Xonotic":http://xonotic.org* project is a rethink of the Nexuiz project that recognizes the community around it as its principle driving force and will restructure itself to respect that. This means that there will be no single person with total control over the project. In addition to the stronger focus on the community, Xonotic will also pursue a clearer agenda including the following:
+While technically being a direct successor of Nexuiz, the *"Xonotic":http://xonotic.org* project is a rethink of the Nexuiz project that recognizes the *community* around it as its principal driving force and will restructure itself to respect that. This means that there will never be a single person with total control over the project. In addition to the stronger focus on the community, Xonotic will also pursue a clearer agenda including the following:
*Game Changes:*
-# new set of player models and animations
-# new set of sounds
-# new music
-# default maps will get a makeover
+# A new set of player models and animations
+# A new set of sounds
+# New music
+# Default maps will get a makeover
# New stronger bot AI
-# new names for weapons and gamemodes (especially ones using the "nex" prefix)
-# Low quality textures will be dropped and replaced with higher quality ones
+# New names for weapons and gamemodes (especially ones using the "nex" prefix)
+# Low quality content will be dropped and replaced with higher quality ones
*Project Changes:*
-# use of GIT versioning system instead of SVN
-# better attention to marketing and public relations
-# a more defined artistic direction
-# more emphasis on recruiting
-# better organization of contributors
-# more focus on community activities (tournaments, contests, etc)
+# Use of GIT versioning system instead of SVN
+# Better attention to marketing and public relations
+# A more defined artistic direction
+# More emphasis on recruiting
+# Better organization of contributors
+# More focus on community activities (tournaments, contests, etc)
# More frequent releases
# Global player stats tracking system, supporting anonymous player as well
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