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BZFlag

BZFlag (an abbreviation for Battle Zone capture the Flag) is an online multiplayer free and open-source tank game. In the game of BZFlag, players drive around tanks, viewed from a first-person view, in a server-defined world (also known as a "map"), which can be modified.

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Developers
Tim Riker, David Trowbidge, Sean Morrison
License
LGPL-2.1-only and MPL-2.0 (dual-licensed)
Original author
Chris Schoeneman
Repository
github.com/BZFlag-Dev/bzflag
Stable release
2.4.30 "All Is Clear" / March 17, 2025; 17 months ago (2025-03-17)
Type
First-person shooter

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BZFlag

Nodes35
Edges34
Triples67
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.057143
Components1

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BZFlag

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related to Development · 20
BZFlag → Battlezone, BZ, Chris Fouts, Chris Schoeneman, Cornell University, High Speed, Identify, In, Inspired, Oscillation Overthruster, Pasetto, Quick Turn, Rapid Fire, Schoeneman, SGI, Soon, Super, The, There, This
related to Maps · 14
BZFlag → As, Blender, BZEdit, BZFlag SourceForge, CTF, Full, Graphical, Note, Team Bases, Teleporters, Using Blender, WebBZEdit, While, Wings
related to Critical reception · 13
BZFlag → Annual Shareware Awards, April, Both Free Software Magazine, Computer Gaming World's Strategy, Games, HotPick, Linux Format, Linux Magazine, Month, Project, SourceForge, Summer, ZDNet's
related to Flags · 7
BZFlag → All, Bad, Good, Once, Super, Team, The
related to External links · 2
BZFlag → GitHub, Official
related to Server environment · 2
BZFlag → Servers, The
Developers · 1
BZFlag → Tim Riker, David Trowbidge, Sean Morrison
License · 1
BZFlag → LGPL-2.1-only and MPL-2.0 (dual-licensed)
Original author · 1
BZFlag → Chris Schoeneman
Repository · 1
BZFlag → github.com/BZFlag-Dev/bzflag

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flags server tank game map flag players tanks time servers developers games super team objects bad play number world teams

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
BZFlagDevelopersTim Riker, David Trowbidge, Sean Morrison1.00infobox
BZFlagLicenseLGPL-2.1-only and MPL-2.0 (dual-licensed)1.00infobox
BZFlagOriginal authorChris Schoeneman1.00infobox
BZFlagRepositorygithub.com/BZFlag-Dev/bzflag1.00infobox
BZFlagStable release2.4.30 "All Is Clear" / March 17, 2025; 17 months ago (2025-03-17)1.00infobox
BZFlagTypeFirst-person shooter1.00infobox
BZFlagWebsitewww.bzflag.org1.00infobox
BZFlagWritten inC++1.00infobox
Wings 3D or Blenderinstance ofmost map-makers use a 3D modeling program0.80text
BZFlagrelated to Critical receptionSummer0.60section
BZFlagrelated to Critical receptionHotPick0.60section
BZFlagrelated to Critical receptionLinux Format0.60section

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