Pyrogenesis is the nickname given to the custom built engine developed for 0 A.D. Featuring an enriched 3D environment, a particle system, OGL graphics and 32-bit color, it not only provides a powerful environment, but allows the game to have very minimal system requirements, which will be available for Windows, Macintosh and Linux. To cater to our Linux crowd, we've opted to use the OpenGL API rather than DirectX, which not only functions just as proficiently, but it's already bundled in your video card drivers, so there's no need to worry about downloading the right version to run 0 A.D.

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More Variety: Fauna
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More Variety: Fauna

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Long live living creatures long and short :) See the world grow - and shrink.

New Release: 0 A.D. Alpha 26: Zhuangzi
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New Release: 0 A.D. Alpha 26: Zhuangzi

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Wildfire Games, an international group of volunteer game developers, proudly announces the release of 0 A.D. Alpha 26: “Zhuangzi”.

New Release: 0 A.D. Alpha 25: Yaunā
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New Release: 0 A.D. Alpha 25: Yaunā

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Wildfire Games, an international group of volunteer game developers, proudly announces the release of 0 A.D. Alpha 25: “Yaunā”.

New Release: 0 A.D. Alpha 24: Xšayāršā
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New Release: 0 A.D. Alpha 24: Xšayāršā

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Wildfire Games, an international group of volunteer game developers, proudly announces the release of 0 A.D. Alpha 24: “Xšayāršā” (pronounced...

0 A.D. Development Report: September 2019 – May 2020
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0 A.D. Development Report: September 2019 – May 2020

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Wildfire Games, the international group of volunteers developing 0 A.D. : Empires Ascendant, is happy to present its latest development report. If you...

Players Choice - Indie of the Year 2019

Players Choice - Indie of the Year 2019

2019 Indie of the Year Awards 9 comments

It’s now time to announce the winners of the 2019 Indie of the Year awards – as chosen by you!

New Release: 0 A.D. Alpha 23 Ken Wood
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New Release: 0 A.D. Alpha 23 Ken Wood

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0 A.D. Alpha 23 is out! Its first release in May featured a new civilization, a mod downloader propelled by mod.io, new graphics, new maps, new features...

This Week In Mods: May 18 2018

This Week In Mods: May 18 2018

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The biggest mod stories for the week of May 18 2018.

Players Choice Best Upcoming Indie 2017

Players Choice Best Upcoming Indie 2017

2017 Indie of the Year Awards 8 comments

Following on from 20 days of votes, it’s time to present the Best Upcoming Indie Games of 2017, as decided by you!

Development report: Day & Night
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Development report: Day & Night

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Day night cycles added to engine, simulation complementing world time. Enjoy sunrise and sunset. :-)

New Release: 0 A.D. Alpha 22 Venustas
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New Release: 0 A.D. Alpha 22 Venustas

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0 A.D. Alpha 22 "Venustas", is now out. New features: "Capture the Relic" - a new game mode, plenty of new maps, a lot of new art, multiplayer hosting...

November News from Wildfire Games
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November News from Wildfire Games

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0 A.D. has a new Project Leader, was presented at an event in Toulouse, and is well on its way to have the new unit models implemented. Read about these...

New Release: 0 A.D. Alpha 21 Ulysses
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New Release: 0 A.D. Alpha 21 Ulysses

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This alpha features new game modes, plenty of new maps, the official introduction of the final civilization: The Seleucid Empire and more!

Byzen is Out! (Finally)
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Byzen is Out! (Finally)

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The day has come!!! Byzen is finished and out! It had to come... after 5 years of working in it, advancing step by step, it came the opportunity to say...

New Release: 0 A.D. Alpha 20 Timosthenes
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New Release: 0 A.D. Alpha 20 Timosthenes

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Wildfire Games, an international group of volunteer game developers, proudly announces the release of “0 A.D. Alpha 20 Timosthenes”, the twentieth...

New Release: 0 A.D. Alpha 19 Syllepsis
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New Release: 0 A.D. Alpha 19 Syllepsis

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Wildfire Games releases 0 A.D. Alpha 19. New features include a new pathfinder (improves performance as well), Building and Siege Engine Capture, New...

New release: 0 A.D. Alpha 18 Rhododactylos
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New release: 0 A.D. Alpha 18 Rhododactylos

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Featuring an in-game tech tree, the Nomad game mode, performance improvements, and more!

Development Report: Campaign System #1
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Development Report: Campaign System #1

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The campaign system consists of several layers: low-detail, high-detail, boarding from one map to another and the storyline handling. This news is about...

Development Report: Inventory System #1
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Development Report: Inventory System #1

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Once told an inventory/item system with animation compatibility (exchange weapons, shields and more on the fly) to be impossible, now here is the proof...

New Release Alpha 17 Quercus!
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New Release Alpha 17 Quercus!

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Please welcome Alpha 17 Quercus! Among other things it includes triggers and better mod support as well as units on walls and a major gameplay rebalance...

Development Report: Proof of concept jet fighter
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Development Report: Proof of concept jet fighter

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Using rewritten stackable entity system. Ykkrosh' plane code reworked, wildly jumping planes now belong to the past [fixed]. Eurofighter and self-propellant...

Development Report: Proof of concept tank.
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Development Report: Proof of concept tank.

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A proof of concept tank has been created to show that the engine is capable to simulate modern warfare.

0 A.D. Modders host Map Design Contest
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0 A.D. Modders host Map Design Contest

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In celebration of the five year anniversary (It's really been five years?! Time flies!) of 0 A.D. going Open Source the Council of Modders (a group of...

New Release: 0 A.D. Alpha 16 Patañjali
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New Release: 0 A.D. Alpha 16 Patañjali

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0 A.D. Alpha 16 featuring Translation, the "Wonder" victory condition, a new AI, and more.

New release: 0 A.D. Alpha 15 Osiris
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New release: 0 A.D. Alpha 15 Osiris

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This new Alpha release features a Multiplayer Lobby, the Ptolemaic Egyptians, Auras, Skirmish Maps, and more.

Best Upcoming Indie Game of 2013 Players Choice

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2013 Indie of the Year Awards 75 comments

The final votes have been tallied these are your picks for Upcoming Indie Games of 2013

Quarter 02 Year in Review 2013

Quarter 02 Year in Review 2013

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IndieDB's Year in Review Quarter 02 April through till June 2013.

Byzen will be released on January  5, 2014
BYZEN - 1811

Byzen will be released on January 5, 2014

BYZEN - 1811 6 comments

As the title says, byzen will be available on January 5, 2014 (GMT -3) and the whole ‘Revolución Oriental de 1811’ campaign will be able to be played...

Latest News: 0 A.D. Development Report #14 (10 Sept-11 Oct)
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Latest News: 0 A.D. Development Report #14 (10 Sept-11 Oct)

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Wildfire Games, the international group developing 0 A.D. - Empires Ascendant, is happy to present the 14th 0 A.D. development report (10 September ...

0 A.D. Development Report #13
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0 A.D. Development Report #13

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Wildfire Games, the international group developing 0 A.D. - Empires Ascendant, is happy to present the 13th 0 A.D. development report covering everything...