What is BZFlag:

BZFlag is a free online multiplayer cross-platform open source 3D tank battle game. The name originates from "Battle Zone capture the Flag". It runs on Irix, Linux, *BSD, Windows, Mac OS X, and many other platforms. It's one of the most popular games ever on Silicon Graphics machines and continues to be developed and improved to this day. It's one of the most popular open source games ever. For more information, check out some of the reviews.

Latest News: BZFlag T-Shirts - April 3, 2008, 9:43 PM by JeffM Do you suffer from chills and cold drafts when playing? Have you ever thought to yourself, "man.. I'd look great with a tank on my back!" ? Do you love supporting open source projects? If you answered yes to all, some, or none of these questions, then do we have news for you! The BZFlag.org store (http://store.bzflag.org) is now proud to offer you the chance to obtain your very own, BZFlag T-Shirt These high quality 100% cotton shirts are now available for the low price of 12$USD (or 13 bucks for the big ones ) and can be shipped nearly anywhere in the world. So, support the project, don't tank naked! Summer of Code is On Again! - March 25, 2008, 1:27 PM by dtremenak The BZFlag team is pleased to announce that BZFlag has once again been chosen as a Google Summer of Code mentoring organization. Google's Summer of Code program offers students currently enrolled in higher education $4500US stipends to work on open-source projects. Interested students should check out BZFlag's Summer of Code suggestions and requirements, and are welcome to discuss with other students and mentors on BZFlag's IRC channel, #bzflag on freenode.net. BZFlag 2.0.10 - November 15, 2007, 2:17 PM by JeffM The BZFlag developers are not so proud to announce the release of BZFlag 2.0.10 “Never Say Never”. This version contains some bug fixes for newer hardware ( dual core, and 64 bit machines). We recommend that all users and server owners upgrade to it as soon as possible. The release has only a small number of new features, Please see the change log for details. Binary versions as well as the source code can be found on the sourceforge.net download system. April Fools Fun: WZFlag - March 31, 2007, 9:34 PM by SeanM It was reported on April 1st that BZFlag was in the process of merging with Warzone 2100 and that BZFlag would subsequently be renamed to WZFlag as a result of the merger. This was, of course, merely an April Fool's joke. Thank you to the Warzone 2100 folks for suggesting and collaborating on the effort (and yes, those were mostly real screenshots and a real client). Subversion - March 29, 2007, 9:23 AM by JeffM The BZFlag developers have changed the source control system for the project, from the previous CVS system, over to Subversion. This change offers us many new features in managing the code and will be indispensable in the upcoming Google Summer of Code. Information on the new Subversion (SVN) system can be found on our wiki, at http://my.bzflag.org/w/BZFlag_SVN The CVS system is still operational in read only mode, to assist developers in converting to the SVN system, but it will not receive any new commits.