OpenArena is a Free Open content package for the id tech3 GPL source code package. But why is it a game? Well you see one of the great side effects of making content for a bunch of source code out there is that it becomes a playable game itself. This opens more opportunity for FUN to the end user because they have another option to play a game that you couldn't play without the data because now there is data made for it. And since this data created is also FREE, it's very redistributable. Meaning more people can play it with little effort on obtaining it. This is A Good Thing.

The gameplay is identical to the game it's based on so fans of that other game should feel at home here. We do not intend to change the physics of the game. If you feel there is a change of physics of input smoothness, you can blame the ioquake3 team, not us; we just make MD3s and TGAs, compile the code and put it out there.

OpenArena is licensed under the GNU GPL version 2.

OpenArena requires actual hardware accellerated OpenGL hardware. This doesn't require DirectX. The minimum line for a video card to run the game is a 3DFX Voodoo2 8MB. No ATI Rage cards.

It can run on Linux, Mac OS X, and all 32-bit flavors of Windows that I know of (that supports OpenGL. This includes Windows 95). If you can run "one of those other 3d shooters" you can probably run OpenArena.

You can run/play it on processors as slow as a Pentium 90MHz with 32MB of RAM, but it is recommended for at least a PII 233MHz processor, with at least 96MB of RAM, for any playability. This game is MORE DETAILED than that other one.

WARNING: OpenArena contains Mature Content, such as a lot of blood and guts that stain the level with animation and sound accompanying it, and some characters wear next to nothing (but no nudity), like Angelyss/Dark wears the thinnest exotic/erotic slingshot 'swim'suit you can think of (she also has large breasts that are animated and bounce from every motion). Arachna has only her own hair covering her dignity and Neko is covered in fur and nothing else, for example. There is also swearing when you play the game, play with the game, and play with friends on the game. This game is not intended for kids and children. If you want a game for kids you will want to play SDL Sopwith but it is just as fun and contains no objectionable materials! It's a fun game too. You can also run it on almost any computer.

OpenArena may or may not be right for you. You can browse the media section but unfortunately that doesn't depict the motion of the game as well as it should. It's a fast moving game where reflexes are key.

This game has Adult Content. Rated by TIGRS™

Mild Language
Intense Fantasy Violence
Blood and Gore
Suggestive Themes

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2 comments by leilei on Aug 8th, 2008 digg this super bookmark


This is the version you've been waiting for.

Missionpack menu New quad damage effect

Changes:

  • First playable release of the missionpack (to you this means OA's answer to Team Arena, which adds several new gametypes and features like voice set)
  • Missionpack weapons (nailgun, chaingun, and prox mines) are inherited into baseoa
  • New SDL mouse input code (so if 0.7.6/7 was bad for you, try this one)
  • New player model: Sorceress
  • New maps: Schism, Pul1ctf,  oa_bases7
  • New voices for the announcer and Kyonshi
  • Optimization: oa_bases3 is now much faster, bullet impacts are heavily simplified, Ayumi has no body mesh anymore
  • Map updates to dm6ish, q3dm6ish, oasago2, oa_bases3cl, oa_ctf4ish, oa_minia
  • Lots of other things that are too numerous to mention here.

You can download it here! (309mb)
Mac version coming soon. (Due to some technical difficulties we couldn't get a simultaneous mac release again)

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OpenArena 0.7.7 Patch EXE (Windows)

OpenArena 0.7.7 Patch EXE (Windows)

May 28, 2008 Patch 3 comments

The patch but only in a installer containing Windows binaries for small file size and easy patching.

OpenArena 0.7.7 Patch

OpenArena 0.7.7 Patch

May 28, 2008 Patch 0 comments

This is the ZIP patch for Windows, Linux and MacOS X.

OpenArena 0.7.6 Windows Installer

OpenArena 0.7.6 Windows Installer

Apr 21, 2008 Full Version 2 comments

For those who prefer a smaller and a more convenient installer for deploying the game onto their computer.

OpenArena 0.7.6 Win/Linux ZIP release

OpenArena 0.7.6 Win/Linux ZIP release

Apr 21, 2008 Full Version 0 comments

For those who are on Linux, or on Windows and dislike installers in general.

OpenArena 0.7.1 patch

OpenArena 0.7.1 patch

Aug 08, 2007 Patch 0 comments

This is the 0.7.1 patch for OA 0.7.0. No new engine is included as this is only a media patch, so this should be universal.

OpenArena 0.7.0 MacOS X archive

OpenArena 0.7.0 MacOS X archive

Jul 09, 2007 Full Version 0 comments

This is the MacOS X dmg archive of OpenArena 0.7.0.

Comments  (10 - 20 of 166)
Marek91
Marek91 Aug 16 2008, 9:17am says:

in this game bots working??

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s0edh3
s0edh3 Aug 17 2008, 10:25am replied:

of course

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marinos
marinos Aug 10 2008, 2:26am says:

I give it 8, I t's a great game for those who can't afford to buy that Quake 3......but the funny part is that it FREE TORRENTS LIVE HEHE! Well although i don't really play it I use it to load Quake 3 mods since usually Q3A refuses to cooperate with me!Still it's a great game!

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s0edh3
s0edh3 Aug 9 2008, 5:03pm says:

I love how it is one of the most popular games, yet its rating is 6.x
Haters should change their tactics. It does not work. Openarena is still popular and gets better and better. :D

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leilei
leilei Aug 9 2008, 5:07pm replied:

if it's not Source engine it's 1 1 !1 11 !!111!!!! 1! 1!!

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bobwashere
bobwashere Aug 9 2008, 5:00pm says:

Sure it's a q3 clone with anime and better graphics, but it sure looks pretty. Whether you like it or not really comes down to if arena-style shooters are your thing or not.

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pvt.Johnson
pvt.Johnson Aug 9 2008, 3:32pm says:

get that mac release out soon please :P
cant wait to give it a go :D

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stripes56
stripes56 Jul 27 2008, 6:13am says:

Nice game.
But its nearly the same like Q3.

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pvt.Johnson
pvt.Johnson Aug 9 2008, 3:31pm replied:

lol, and the award for most obvious goes to...
:P

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leilei
leilei Jul 28 2008, 4:44pm replied:

no shit!!?

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