Freeserf

A faithful clone of the brilliant simulation game The Settlers aka Serf City. It’s working, but not finished… not sure if it’ll ever be :(

Source code

Requires SDL to compile. It should build on Linux/GCC. The original data file (SPAE.PA) is required. Get the code from GitHub: https://github.com/jonls/freeserf

Windows build

I’ve made a build for Windows. You will probably need to run it from a command prompt, and you will need to obtain the original data file (SPAE.PA) and put it in the same folder.

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  • http://www.facebook.com/vesa.piittinen Vesa Piittinen

    If anyone has interest on picking up this project I can give what resources I have in settlers2.net :) Unfortunatenaly my main interest is on Settlers II, so I have no time to join with the development, but these two are the only “real” classic Settlers there are so I guess both fit the topic of the site.

  • Spike

    well, thats really sad… hopefully someone will pick it up and finish it :)

  • Xxxluzxxx

    Hi! i am interested to continue this project. I have started making own Settlers Clone based on Widelands. I have changed a lot of code. Widelands has transformed into Settlers! Sounds, pictures, original menu, buildings and others! But suddenly i wanted to change size of my partition in Mac OS X and puff !!! Partition disappeared !!! All my work has gone :(
    Please write me xxxluzxxx@me:twitter .com
    Write me what works, what is to do. Send me also source code in rar, zip or tar if You can :)

  • http://jonls.dk/ Jon Lund Steffensen

    Please see the link to github above.

  • John Virgo

    I consider this my personal mission to finish this project.Thank you for Open Sourcing it.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000515274427 Bartłomiej Godziński

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  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000515274427 Bartłomiej Godziński

    download ?

  • http://jonls.dk/ Jon Lund Steffensen

    Hi, I’ve made a version available for windows: http://db.tt/CJKwZXWb . See also the info above on the page. If you’re using linux you’ll have to build it yourself.

  • http://twitter.com/dfpiii David F Porteous

    Hey Jon, This looks great. I’ve always loved the freedom of the original settlers and every few years I go back to it. I hope you or someone else finds the time to finish this.

  • Duke2010

    Wow this is amazing. The first settlers was great, to think it fitted on a couple of floppy disks and the latest versions of the game that take up gigs of data still doesnt give the freedom of the original! The most important thing thats missing from RTS games these days is randomly generated maps. They go all out of the graphics but that means you lose the generated maps and thats what makes an RTS last forever. Another good example of a classic RTS is Transport Tycoon, again random maps mean you could play that right now.

    Also I think Settlers1 is perfect for a mobile game. They released Settlers3 on mobile but its too complex for a touch screen but S1 would be just right because there are no units to direct.
    Anyway, pity you cant finish this, good work though!