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'''PLEASE PARDON THE LAYOUT while we work to get this part of the site stylistically integrated with the rest of the site'''  Everything works, it just looks rather... ugly.  It will be fixed soon!
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Welcome to the Bitfighter wiki pages.  Bitfighter is a community project, so please help build these pages out where you can.
 
Welcome to the Bitfighter wiki pages.  Bitfighter is a community project, so please help build these pages out where you can.
  
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Bitfighter is a multi-player networked space-based shoot-em-up game with retro vector graphics and Robotron-like controls.
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Bitfighter is a multi-player team-based space combat game.  It's fast, fun, and frenetic.  There are many game modes and unique maps. Players can (and do) create maps by using the built-in map editor. It's space exploration for warfare, construction, and beyond!
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Bitfighter is designed for Windows, Linux, and OS X, and has an active development team.
  
 
=Playing=
 
=Playing=
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[[Game types]]<br>
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*[[What Is Bitfighter?]]
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[[Ship configuration (weapons & modules)]]<br>
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*[[Game types]]
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[[Hosting a game]]<br>
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*[[Ship configuration (weapons & modules)]]
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[[Creating levels]]<br>
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*[[Scoring]]
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[[Playing tips]]<br>
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*[[Hosting a game]]
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[[INI File]]<br>
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*[[Team Locking|How team locking works (not in 019 -- will be included with 020)]]
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[[Command line parameters]]
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*[[Playing tips]]
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*[[How to be a good teammate]]
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*[[INI File]]
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*[[Command line parameters]]
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*[[Bitfighter:Current events]] - This is where games are scheduled. Also check the "Announcements" subforum of the Bitfighter forums for more announcements about events!
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=Creating Levels=
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*[[Level file syntax]]
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*[[Creating hostile objects]]
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Below are some community-created guides to level design:
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*[[Level Design Fundamentals]]
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*[[Three Keys of Level Design]]
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*[[The Levelmaker's Guide to the Galaxy]]
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=Levelgen Scripts=
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*[[Karamazovapy's levelgen tutorial]]
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*[[Using a levelgen script]]
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*[[Programming levelgens]]
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*[[Levelgen gallery]]
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=Managing Servers=
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*[[Hosting multiple servers on Linux]]
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*[[Hosting a Dedicated Server in OS X]]
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*[[Hosting a dedicated server on Windows]]
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*[[Updating a Linux server to the latest code]]
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=Robots=
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*[[Using robots]]
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*[[Programming robots]]
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*[[Robot gallery]]
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*[[Adding robots while in-game]]
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=Editor=
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*[[Creating plugins]]
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*[[Add the Bitfighter logo in your levels]]
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*[[Change the delay time for teleporters]]
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*[[Make a SpeedZone rotate]]
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[http://www.bitfighter.org/wiki/index.php/Using_robots#Adding_Robots_To_A_Level Adding robots to a level]
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=Lua Bitfighter Programming Utilities=
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*[[Lists]]
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=Bitfighter Projects and Social Media=
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*[http://bitfighter.org/levels/ Pleiades Online Level Database!]
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*[http://www.bitfighter.org/stats/gamereports.php Game Reports]
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*[http://bitfighter.org/stats/ Player Statistics,] curated by kaen
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*[http://bitfighter.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=2479 Bitbuntu Spectator Feed,] developed by Fordcars
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*[http://twitter.com/playbitfighter PlayBitfighter Twitter Feed,] maintained by sky_lark and community
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*[https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bitfighter/116777451687167 PlayBitfighter Facebook Page,] maintained by sky_lark and community
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*[http://steamcommunity.com/groups/Bitfighters PlayBitfighter Steam Group,] maintained by Little Apple and community
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=Development=
 
=Development=
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''Want to get involved?  Then we want you!''  We need people in all areas, but the highest priorities now are packaging the game for Linux and OS X (the game compiles fine on these platforms), and building out the website and the wiki.  Contact watusimoto at users dot sourceforge dot net to get involved.
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''Want to get involved?  '''Then we want you!'''''  See the "Get Involved!" section (above) to see what we need done, and the "Contact" section to get in touch with the devs.
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[[Development roadmap]]<br>
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*[[History of Bitfighter]]
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[[Getting the source code]]<br>
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*[[Development roadmap]]
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[[Building Bitfighter]]<br>
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*[[Getting the source code]]
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[[Contributors/Credits]]<br>
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*[[Building Bitfighter]]
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[[Release checklist]]<br>
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*[[Contribute using Mercurial]]
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*[[Contributors/Credits]]
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*[[Release checklist]]
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*[[Ideas for triggers]]
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*[[Ideas for Achievements]]
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*[[Bitfighter Wikipedia Submission]]
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*[[GSOC ideas]]
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*[[Online reviews and links]]
  
 
= Wiki notes =
 
= Wiki notes =

Latest revision as of 05:41, 7 April 2015

Welcome to the Bitfighter wiki pages. Bitfighter is a community project, so please help build these pages out where you can.

Bitfighter is a multi-player team-based space combat game. It's fast, fun, and frenetic. There are many game modes and unique maps. Players can (and do) create maps by using the built-in map editor. It's space exploration for warfare, construction, and beyond!

Bitfighter is designed for Windows, Linux, and OS X, and has an active development team.

Playing

Creating Levels

Below are some community-created guides to level design:

Levelgen Scripts

Managing Servers

Robots

Editor

Adding robots to a level

Lua Bitfighter Programming Utilities

Bitfighter Projects and Social Media

Development

Want to get involved? Then we want you! See the "Get Involved!" section (above) to see what we need done, and the "Contact" section to get in touch with the devs.

Wiki notes

Consult the User's Guide for information on using the wiki software.

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