arcan
Arcan - [Display Server, Multimedia Framework, Game Engine] -> "Desktop Engine" (by letoram)
etlegacy
ET: Legacy is an open source project based on the code of Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory which was released in 2010 under the terms of the GPLv3 license. (by etlegacy)
| arcan | etlegacy | |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | 67 | |
| 1,496 | 523 | |
| - | 2.5% | |
| 8.0 | 9.8 | |
| 8 days ago | 7 days ago | |
| C | C | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 or later | GNU General Public License v3.0 only |
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
arcan
Posts with mentions or reviews of arcan.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-08.
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Is there a cross-platform graphics library that can run without X or wayland that runs on the BSD's bare-metal?
Something like this ? https://arcan-fe.com/
- X.org Alternatives? MicroXWin, Wayland, Y, DFB, Xynth, Fresco, etc. (2009)
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kirby.nvim: design update
This requires to remove the terminal emulator plus adjust IPC, like what arcan is doing: https://github.com/letoram/arcan
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VT330/VT340 Sixel Graphics
kragen, what's the current status of BubbleOS?
Also, I'm curious what you think of Arcan (https://arcan-fe.com)
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Qt Wayland: support for surviving a compositor crash was merged
afair ChromeOS do implement it, harder to find the commit but also know Arcan mentioned elsewhere in this thread added it quite a while ago https://github.com/letoram/arcan/commit/d547c55565a848946422e24eee324c8ed091ff15
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not the biggest Xorg fan, but it isn't all sunshine and rainbows in the promised Wayland.
I managed to find this one in my history: Arcan it does has a cool name ngl, I never tried it though
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Wayland blows ass and mostly functions as a launcher for x.org processes. Nobody needs, wants or asked for Wayland. It's nobody's fault but the assholes at FreeDesktop
Lol not arcan
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A Guide to the Terminal, Console, and Shell
See https://arcan-fe.com/, in particular Lash: https://arcan-fe.com/2022/10/15/whipping-up-a-new-shell-lash...
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Is Wayland really the best solution
LOL. Not. Meanwhile, one dude managed to write an entire display server that handles, both, Wayland and X11 apps: https://arcan-fe.com/
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SDL Tries Again To Prefer Wayland Over X11
Arcan is a decent contender for an actual way forward (and like PipeWire replacing PulseAudio, Arcan natively supports X11 and Wayland clients)
etlegacy
Posts with mentions or reviews of etlegacy.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-06-01.
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I need a game like OW.
You could try Dirty Bomb or the classic Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory for some class-based objective shooters. Both are free to play.
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PC Ports, Decompilations, Remakes, Demakes, Fan Games, Conversion Mods, Texture Packs!
ET Legacy Wolfenstein Enemy Territory, FOSS client. Maybe moot since an official client re-released on Steam recently.
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Join the F|A ET:LEGACY server!
It doesn't replace any server, it's a new one on Legacy mod - https://www.etlegacy.com/
- Certified 'yo ho ho' moment
- Recommend games for low-end PCs by this subreddit
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So I found an old screenshot of my desktop from 2007...
Look up ETLegacy some nice guys from the old scene have basically remastered it - hd graphics updated sounds etc. All things in one place!
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Looking for a free online FPS game.
ET: Legacy
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Getting back into gaming - help?
Have you tried using ET Legacy? www.etlegacy.com It's basically the same ET client, but updated to current standards.
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Modding tutorials?
As you pointed you need source code that can be found here: https://github.com/etlegacy/etlegacy
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AI unmasks anonymous chess players, posing privacy risks
Off topic, but if it was Wolfenstein ET I will just add that there still is a community for it and a Foss version of it that runs on modern operating systems
https://www.etlegacy.com/
What are some alternatives?
When comparing arcan and etlegacy you can also consider the following projects:
hello-wayland - A hello world Wayland client (mirror)
q3lite - Q3lite, an OpenGL ES port of Quake III Arena for embedded Linux systems.
waybox - An openbox clone on Wayland (WIP)
iortcw - Merge of ioquake3 features and fixes into RTCW code bases
openbsd-wip - OpenBSD work in progress ports
OpenGothic - Reimplementation of Gothic 2 Notr
glaucus - A simple and lightweight Linux® distribution based on musl libc and toybox
cdogs-sdl - Classic overhead run-and-gun game
ydotool - Generic command-line automation tool (no X!)
space-station-14 - A multiplayer game about paranoia and chaos on a space station. Remake of the cult-classic Space Station 13.
rdrview - Firefox Reader View as a command line tool
DS3DebugFPS - ⚡ Unlock the frame rate in Dark Souls III.