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Remember Z, the original from 1996, not Steel Soldiers? The RTS where time was the only resource: no mining, no base building, just flags, territory and factories that build faster the more ground you hold. It turned 30 this year, so I rebuilt it in 3D in Unity with several of the classic levels. Version 1.1 just came out with a jungle level, a flying shuttle and Alan and Brad as a hero squad.

It's free and open source (code GPL-3.0, assets CC BY-NC-SA), nothing is sold, and it's not affiliated with Rebellion or The Bitmap Brothers.

https://github.com/playopenz/OpenZ

Would love to hear from anyone who played the original. What did you love or hate about it?

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[-] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago

Awesome! Time for a nostalgia hit.

If I'm understanding the github page right, it currently only has 3 levels? If I'm wrong, just FYI that's the impression it gives to a newcomer.

[-] playopenz@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Right now it has three of the classic levels, each rebuilt in a lot of detail, and more are coming in the next updates. Thanks for the heads up on how the page reads. There are about 2-3 hours of gameplay inside already!

this post was submitted on 21 Oct 2026
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