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Advanced NetWars
Advanced NetWars is a little-known sequel to NetWars, a great 3D space shooter game that Novell included for free in their Personal NetWare program to show off the capabilities of IPX.
Caldera updated the game with better graphics and more features, and then released it as part of their OpenDOS application (long since discontinued). According to the README file, Advanced NetWars has the following major new features over the original NetWars that Novell distributed:Six players can now participate in the multiplayer gameThere are computer controlled ships in the multiplayer game, 1 per player. So the maximum number of ships in a game is 12! Computer controlled ships can be disabled from the options menu. The multiplayer game now has a 'Shoot-Out' mode that forces all players to start at the same time and prevents them from rejoining the game once they have been killed. The last player alive is the winner of the shoot-out. Shoot-Out mode is activated from the options menu. Players can fire missiles in the multiplayer game. Shape editing software is included (see NWDRAW.EXE). Players can design their own ship using the shape editor, save it as a file and then load it into the multiplayer game from the options menu. Help for the shape editor is included. There is support for Sound-Blaster compatible sound cards. Joystick control is supported. The single player game has been improved. Play to learn more. Players can see external views of their ship in the control panel by pressing the F1 key during a game.
Overall, this latest version of NetWars looks and plays better than the original, and is very addictive in multiplayer mode via IPX protocol (although the single-player mode is also quite fun, with decent computer-controlled pilots). I especially like the innovative '3D radar' that shows the distance of ships from the 2D plane - this predates Homeworld by many years. If you like the original NetWars or space combat games in general, Advanced NetWars is a must-have game.
Note: The download includes an IPX wrapper program that you can use to connect to Kahn Central and play a multiplayer game. Two thumbs up, way up! Also, visit the fan site below to download new ships.
