Downloads

The latest Bitfighter releases are listed here. All releases and change history can be viewed on the releases page.

Latest Release for OS X and Windows


DownloadRelease Date
Full Release 017b - Windows May 09, 2012
Full Release 017b - OS X, Universal 32 bit May 09, 2012
Full Release 017b - OS X, Intel 64 bit May 09, 2012
Source Archive 017b - All platforms May 09, 2012

Ubuntu Users

Ubuntu package is available at PlayDeb.

To install using apt-get:
Go to System-Administration-Software Sources, Third-Party Software tab, Add:

deb http://archive.getdeb.net/ubuntu oneiric-getdeb apps
Add the repository GPG key, open a terminal window and type:
wget -q -O- http://archive.getdeb.net/getdeb-archive.key | sudo apt-key add -
Then, from the command line, type:
sudo apt-get install bitfighter

Other Linux Users

Bitfighter is built for x86 and x86_64 architectures on these platforms:
  • openSUSE
  • Fedora
  • Debian

Click here to get it

If you want to build Bitfighter for a different platform, building information can be found in the wiki.

Bitfighter as a Portable App

Instructions for installing Bitfighter as a portable app can be found in the wiki. Note that 017/017a/017b clients are not compatible with earlier versions. Update today!

Headline Changes for 017b

  • Bug fixes!

Bug fixes

  • Fix several client connection crashes
  • Fix several server connection and robot crashes
  • Fix F5 not exiting global chat
  • Fix 32-bit Linux music crash
  • Fix editor crash with copy and pasting force fields
  • Fix loading/testing editor levels and several objects end up at (0,0)
  • Fix robot Lua method 'setThrustToPt()'

Source Code

All project source and relevant support files can be found on the project's Google Code server. https://code.google.com/p/bitfighter/source/checkout