openage
A free engine clone of the Genie Engine used by Age of Empires, Age of Empires II, and Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds.
What is openage?
openage is a free and open-source engine clone of the proprietary Genie Engine, which powered classic real-time strategy games like Age of Empires I, II, and Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds. It aims to recreate the authentic look and feel of these games while enabling modern improvements, extensive modding, and community-driven development. The project requires original game assets to play but converts them into open, moddable formats.
Fans and modders of classic real-time strategy games like Age of Empires who want an open-source, modernized engine with enhanced modding capabilities and cross-platform support. It also appeals to developers interested in contributing to open-source game engine recreation projects.
Developers choose openage for its commitment to an authentic recreation without artificial limitations, its highly moddable content format using the custom nyan notation, and its integrated Python API for scripting and automation. Unlike the original engines, it offers a fully open development process and plans for modern multiplayer infrastructure.
Overview
Clone of the Age of Empires II engine 🚀
Use Cases
Best For
- Creating mods for Age of Empires or Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds using the custom nyan content configuration format.
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