0 A.D. (pronounced “zero-ey-dee”) is a free, open-source, historical Real Time Strategy (RTS) game currently under development by Wildfire Games, a global group of volunteer game developers. As the leader of an ancient civilization, you must gather the resources you need to raise a military force and dominate your enemies.

0 A.D. is free software. This means you are free to download, redistribute, modify and contribute to the application under the same licenses (GPL v2 or a later version for code and Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 3.0 for artwork, see license).

Although you might find some people selling copies of 0 A.D., either over the internet or on physical media, you will always have the option to download 0 A.D. completely free, directly from the developers. No “freemium” model, no in-game advertising, no catch.

Top New Features

• New Civilization: Kushites
• Mod Downloader
• Cavalry and Spartan Building Models
• Combine Victory Conditions
• Attack Range Visualization
• Diplomacy Colors
• Destruction Damage
• Unit Information Dialog
• AI Behavior
• Lobby Authentication to prevent impersonation
• Nomad Mode on all Random Maps
• New Random Maps: Lower Nubia, Jebel Barkal, Elephantine, Fields of Meroë, Hellas, Dodecanese, Scythian Rivulet

Civilization: Kushites

The most prominent feature of the new release is the introduction of the Kushites.

The Kingdom of Kush was a Middle Nile Valley civilization between 785 B.C. and 350 A.D. The region became known as Nubia and is located in present-day Sudan.

Steeped in pharaonic traditions, Kushites considered themselves the true heirs of the New Kingdom. They were fierce in the defense of their homeland, facing Persian, Ptolemaic and Roman invasions as well as constantly testing the strength of their northern neighbors.

The armies of Kush are diverse, with contingents recruited from all across its vast domain. With a wide array of trainable units, they can adapt to almost any kind of opposing army. Boosted both economically and militarily by their monumental pyramids, ingenious leaders, and special technologies, Kushites gain a variety of benefits. Lead the Nubian kingdom to bloody war and see the emergence of the mighty Kingdom of Kush.

Learn more about ancient Kush here.

Mod Downloader

Beginning this Alpha, players can install mod files just by opening them with 0 A.D.

This new version also comes with a mod downloader, which allows you to connect to the new mod.io platform and fetch mods from inside the game. Wildfire Games and the mod.io team have worked together to bring you this feature, and 0 A.D. is one of the first games for which mods are available from this new and powerful platform.

Please note that only mods that Wildfire Games has tested against blatant security issues will be available through mod.io. However, you are always free to install mods manually from other sources.

Files

0ad-0.0.23b-alpha-win32.exe693 MB
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0ad-0.0.23b-alpha-osx64.dmg852 MB
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license(libre office).odt28 kB
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