Soldier (video game)

Soldat is a Video game 2D developed by Michał Marcinkowski and functioning on the operating system Microsoft Windows. He is regarded by his author as a mixture of Quake and Worms ; the interaction in the play is connected thus with Abuse . It is a gratuiciel but while becoming a recorded user, some not-essential options are resolved.

History of the development

Soldat was written and is maintained by the Polish Michał Marcinkowski, which started to work in November 2001 above. It was programmed using the language Delphi and uses the software Bibliothèque JEDI. A small team of beta-testers bring their assistance to him in order to validate the software, before the official exits.

The version 1.0.5b - published on August 23rd, 2002 - is regarded as being the first official version. Thereafter, the play underwent many changes, as the rebalancing of the weapons. Version 1.3 (August 5th, 2005) introduced elements which allow the creation of mods , thus allowing to parameterize the properties of the weapons. The recent versions correct especially problems of programming and jouability, which continues the version 1.3.1 (December 9th, 2005) whose another characteristic is to add two other formats of textures, namely JPEG and png, with that already available since the first version (BMP).

In the same time, a waiter dedicated to the play is developed, but the main new thing is an editor of levels whose Source code is revealed with the public by Michał Marcinkowski, during the year 2005, making it possible the community of players to improve this tool.

With the end of the year 2005, there were roughly 250 waiters and an average of 500 players on line it does not matter the hour of the day. The official Forum Internet of Soldier account more than 7500 members. Several players distribute and develop tools in connection with the play; editors of levels, editors of weapons, extraction of statistics, statistical Web side waiter. Tournaments implying various modes of play are organized; as of the contests of creation of Level of play of which most important allow the winner to insert his chart in the distribution of the play.

Weapons available

In all, 18 weapons are available in the play.

tens of principal weapons: Serves Eagle, MP5, AK-74, Steyr AUG, FN Minimi (M249), SPAS 12, Ruger 77, lance grenade M79, rifle M82 (Barret), Minigun XM214;
Four secondary weapons: gun of point of the SOCOM, M72 LAW (lance rocket light anti-tank device), Knife and Slicer;
and others among an arc, a Lance-flame, grenades and grenades with fragmentation.

Practically all these weapons have a real existence, and thus have a rate of shooting and a firepower known which is to be respected. Balance between these various weapons is then regulated by the time of recharging, the number of ammunition and latency between the intention of shooting and the real release of this one.

It should be noted that it is very easy to modify the play and of the " personnaliser" by handling structures BMP and JPEG, in order to create new weapons, objects, and decorations…

External bonds

Official site
French-speaking Soldat.fr
the Community of Soldier
Planet Freeplay, January 17th, 2006, Michal Marcinkowski, the creator off Soldier (as well as a free translation in French)
Soldat mods files
Clan FFI

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