Do I need the original game files to run jftekwar - TekWar Port?

Yes. The project does not include the original game's assets, so you need your own copy.

jftekwar - TekWar Port

PortSporadic

An existing game or its source code brought to another platform.

Based on TekWar

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Image of the original game, TekWar. This project has no screenshots of its own yet.

TekWar (original game, not this project) — Image of the original game, TekWar. This project has no screenshots of its own yet.

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About

Jonathon Fowler's port of William Shatner's TekWar by Capstone Software. It uses his port of Ken Silverman's Build engine and is based on the code released by Les Bird.

Getting started

Build on Linux or BSD with make and SDL2, on macOS through the included Xcode project, or on Windows with NMAKE and Visual C++, then run tekwar. Compile options toggle the 3D renderer, OpenGL and GTK launch windows.

What you need to run it

Original game files required. The project ships code only; you provide your own copy of the game (Linux, macOS, Windows version).

3D acceleration is optional and requires OpenGL 2.0- or OpenGL ES 2.0-capable hardware.

FAQ

What is jftekwar - TekWar Port?: jftekwar - TekWar Port is an open-source port of TekWar. An existing game or its source code brought to another platform. The original game ran on Linux, macOS and Windows.
Do I need the original game files to run jftekwar - TekWar Port?: Yes. The project does not include the original game's assets, so you need your own copy.

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