Bug#275092: RFA: xpilot -- Multi-player tactical game for X
Package: wnpp
Severity: normal
I request an adopter for the xpilot package. I have put a fair amount
of care into this package over the years, but no longer play the game,
so it really deserves to be looked after by an active player of the
game, or at least someone with an interest in XPilot development.
I had always intended to package the de facto successor, so anyone
interested in adopting this package should also look at this ITP (which
I will shortly retitle to RFP):
#141099: ITP: xpilot-ng -- XPilot game "next generation"
I hope the new maintainer will either take on both packages, or at least
do xpilot-ng.
Development of the original xpilot.org version continues in a different
direction, but since it seems to have stalled out, it appears that
xpilot-ng is the XPilot of the future. So if NG goes into Debian,
the original package could be removed, and therefore would only need
occasional care in Debian "stable" until it is superceded by NG.
The package description is:
XPilot is a multi-player tactical manoeuvring game for X. Each
player controls their own fighter equipped with a variety of weapons
and power-ups. Players compete as teams or as individuals; the
object of the game is to score points by blasting the opposition,
stealing their treasure or by racing round a circuit.
WARNING: This game is very addictive.
.
This package has been split into xpilot-client-common,
xpilot-client-nosound, xpilot-client-nas, xpilot-client-rplay
and xpilot-server. There is an additional package (xpilot-extra)
containing various free maps and sounds as well as a useful utility
program to interrogate the metaserver.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.4.26-1-k7
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C
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