Tanks of Freedom II
Version: 0.6.1 Web: https://czlowiekimadlo.itch.io/tanks-of-freedom-ii
Tanks of Freedom II (ToF2) is a turn-based strategy game that you can either play against the computer or with up to three human opponents.
Download the zipball of the latest release from the game’s website:
$ unzip tof-ii-* -d tof2
$ cd tof2
$ chmod +x ToFII.x86_64
$ ./ToFII.x86_64
This brings up the main menu, from where you can select a game mode. ToF2 offers four single-player campaigns, as well as a skirmish mode, which can be played versus AI or against other players. There’s a multiplayer option where you can go up against your friends on the local network. When you select this option, the game asks if you want to create a multiplayer session or join an existing one. There’s also the online option, in which you can go up against anyone on the internet. For that, the game asks you to first register your computer and get yourself a player ID, which you can do from within the game itself.
There’s a tutorial to acquaint new users, or you can just start with the prologue, which then unlocks the four campaign modes.
The objective in the skirmish games is to destroy all opposing nations by capturing their HQ buildings. On the other hand, campaign missions provide a greater variety of objectives, such as capturing specific buildings, defeating specific VIP units, escorting a VIP to a specific point, and more.
The game puts you in charge of an army of one of four nations. Each of these has access to the same set of buildings and units, differing only in visual style. Your task is to manage your resources and complete various objectives. Completed tasks earn you points, which you can then redeem to build new units, each having a specific use on the battlefield.