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Netrek

Netrek is an Internet game for up to 16 players, written almost entirely in cross-platform open-source code. It combines features of multi-directional shooters (such as Asteroids) and team-based real-time strategy games. Players attempt to disable or destroy their opponents' ships in real-time combat, while taking over enemy planets by bombing them and…

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Genre
Real-time strategy / shooter
Designers
Kevin Smith · Scott Silvey
Developer
Open-source
Modes
Team game: 2–4 teams (usually 2), 1–8 players per team, up to 16 players total, with up to 16 observers. Internet or local multiplayer or single player vs. bots
Platforms
Microsoft Windows · Mac OS X · Linux · Unix (many variants) · NetBSD
Release
1988

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Netrek

Nodes46
Edges45
Triples94
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.043478
Components1

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Netrek

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related to Planets and facilities · 18
Netrek → As, Each, Earth, Federation, Fuel, Klingons, Klingus, Of, Orion, Orions, Planets, Repair, Romulans, Romulus, Some, Star Trek, Star Trek Universe, The
related to history · 17
Netrek → Chris Guthrie, Conquest, Craig Leres, David Davis, Davis, Empire, Hawaiʻi, In, It, Jef Poskanzer, PLATO, TCP/IP, They, This, UC Berkeley, University, UNIX
related to Technological innovations · 16
Netrek → An, Arizona, Game, Internet Protocol, It, January, Jeff Nelson, Multiple, Netrek Nexus, Persistent, RSA-based, TCP, The, UDP, University, World Wide Web Worm
related to Description · 13
Netrek → Bronco, Bronco Netrek, Empire, Hockey Netrek, However, Like, Other, Paradise Netrek, PLATO, Spacewar, The, Utah State University, Vanilla Netrek
related to Combat · 6
Netrek → Consequently, Empire, Others, Some, The, Unlike Spacewar
related to External links · 6
Netrek → Classic Mac OS, Free, Mac OS XGalactic Combat, Netrek Nexus, Randy Carr, SourceForgeMacTrek
Platforms · 5
Netrek → Linux, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, NetBSD, Unix (many variants)
Designers · 2
Netrek → Kevin Smith, Scott Silvey
Developer · 1
Netrek → Open-source
Genre · 1
Netrek → Real-time strategy / shooter

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game planets players games armies empire play combat team many ship server facilities xtrek teams player internet one planet two

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
NetrekDesignersKevin Smith1.00infobox
NetrekDesignersScott Silvey1.00infobox
NetrekDeveloperOpen-source1.00infobox
NetrekGenreReal-time strategy / shooter1.00infobox
NetrekModesTeam game: 2–4 teams (usually 2), 1–8 players per team, up to 16 players total, with up to 16 observers. Internet or local multiplayer or single player vs. bots1.00infobox
NetrekPlatformsMicrosoft Windows1.00infobox
NetrekPlatformsMac OS X1.00infobox
NetrekPlatformsLinux1.00infobox
NetrekPlatformsUnix (many variants)1.00infobox
NetrekPlatformsNetBSD1.00infobox
NetrekRelease19881.00infobox
Netrekis aInternet game for up to 16 players0.90text

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