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Project Overview

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.

History is Yours for the Taking

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 "0 A.D." is a time period that never actually existed: In the usual
calendar, one goes from 1 B.C. to 1 A.D. and skips zero. This
reflects the historical fiction in the game: Who would have won if
all the factions were pitted against each other when each of them was
at its prime?

We intend to portray some of the major civilizations over the
millennium of 500 B.C. to 500 A.D. (Hence the midpoint, zero.) That
is an ambitious prospect, so in the first edition of 0 A.D. we focus
on the last five centuries B.C. Perhaps in future expansion packs,
more civilizations will be added, along with additional gameplay
features.

We put a strong emphasis on historical accuracy while developing 0
A.D. We plan all our units and all our buildings based on
reconstructions of how the units and the buildings might have looked
like in the ancient world. We even name them in the original
languages, such as Greek and Latin. But it's worth remembering that
any game should be fun to play, so, in many cases, we preferred
playability over historical accuracy.

0 A.D. is Free of Charge

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0 A.D. is completely downloadable at no cost and always will be. No
"freemium" model, no in-game advertising, no catch. This is our
iron-clad guarantee.

Although you might find some people selling copies of 0 A.D. on
physical media, remember, you will always have the option to download
0 A.D. gratis on the internet, directly from the developers.

0 A.D. is Free as in "Freedom"

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0 A.D. is freely licensed software, because we believe everyone
should have access to great games, and that everyone can learn from
developing them. You can redistribute and modify the game as long as
you abide by the GPL. And you can even use parts of the art and sound
for your own projects as long as you abide by CC BY-SA.

0 A.D. is Still Under Development

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Work on 0 A.D. began in 2001, first as a mod concept for Age of
Empires II: The Age of Kings. In 2003 development moved to a
standalone game with its own engine, Pyrogenesis. In 2009-2010, the
game was released as free, open-source software and and much of the
codebase was rewritten. Learn more about the story of 0 A.D. >>

Currently, 0 A.D. is still in alpha phase, which means an early
experimental phase. It is playable, and you can already download and
test the game, but some features are still missing. When will 0 A.D.
be released? It is very hard to predict. Even after we are done
implementing all the features, we will want to conduct extensive beta
testing, which can take a while. Information about release dates will
be released at the appropriate time.

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