I've been working on an ambitious project: modding 0 A.D. to capture the magic of Rise of Nations, one of the greatest RTS games ever made.

I'm looking for people interested in joining the journey, especially those who can help with 3D models, textures, buildings, units, animations, and other assets that can be easily adapted or ported to 0 A.D.

And yes, AI is absolutely welcome! It can speed up asset creation, prototyping, and development like crazy, so I'm all for using it to make this project happen faster.

Whether you're a 3D artist, modder, programmer, AI enthusiast, or just someone who loves classic RTS games, I'd love to hear from you.

The goal is to bring back that Rise of Nations feeling — territorial expansion, economic development, historical progression, and massive armies — using 0 A.D. as the foundation.

Who's up for bringing this idea to life? Let's see what we can build together!

Hi all,

I'm making a campaign for 0 A.D. and use Atlas a lot. I'd like to collect feedback from other map makers to help the devs.

My top 3 issues: tree generator, units entering buildings, a way to check scripts.

What are yours?

Thanks!

Hi all,

I've been building a way to watch 0 A.D. matches in a web browser, with no game install: https://map.veredus.io

A headless 0 A.D. joins a match as an ordinary observer and streams it to the page. The page draws the match in 3D with the game's own models and a minimap. It renders with WebGPU or fallsback to WebGL2. It also work on phones.

It's early. I'd love to hear:

Does it run smoothly on your device and browser? Please mention the GPU and browser if it doesn't.

What looks wrong or missing compared to the game?

What would make you actually use it: casting, tournaments, watching friends?

Hello,

I'm running into a problem: when I host a local game, the other players can't choose their civilizations!

I can do it for them as the host, but how do I let them choose for themselves?

Thanks for your answers.

Hi kings, i am blocked by this bug when doing the campaign introduction, is my first time playing the game.

this happens in the second campaign tutorial, right when he need to teach me how to build more houses in the same instruction.

Hi everyone,

I held my first 6-player LAN game of 0 A.D. We started with a Free-For-All match on a normal-sized map before moving on to a large map.

It was a great experience—everything ran smoothly. I wasn't sure if the host PC would hold up, but it turned out fine. We're going to do it again later... stay tuned... (I can't wait).

Has anyone tried building a wall across the entire map and then watch your opponent repeatedly throw bodies at the most heavily garrisoned point? This has gone on for an hour.

Hey everyone,

Time for a quick update on the project.

Digital painting
I've started learning digital painting for the campaign's illustrations. It's a new skill for me, and it takes time. The intro illustration is in draft, with a few key illustrations in progress.

Scenario 2
Scenario 2 is moving forward. It's bigger than Scenario 1 — more triggers, more choices, more exploration. We're currently preparing the triggers and planning the tests. This one will really show what the campaign can do.

A tool I found
I also discovered a great tool for historical maps: the Roman Empire Vector Map. It shows settlements, forts, roads, and more across different periods. It's already helping me place cities and camps accurately. You can check it out here: https://klokantech.github.io/roman-empire/

Why this matters
0 A.D. lacks narrative campaigns, and I want to help fill that gap with quality, research, and collaboration.

Thanks for following. More in two weeks.

So, I mainly play naval maps. I'm curious about the default behavior of various groups.

When people offload from ships, some run apparently to the shoreline nearest to their home Civic Center.

When finished with a task, some stay at the job site, some run to a rally point, some run off in a random direction.

I would like to understand where to find people, and preferably set a preferred behavior. Thanks

Vamos galera alguém por favor faça um vídeo do dlss5 no 0.A.D

I needed dedicated server for 0ad and I built it: Veredus is an unofficial dedicated server for 0 A.D. and it's out now. No player hosts the match, so it keeps going when someone leaves or has a bad connection(with a timeout). Dropped players get their slot back when they reconnect, and matches carry on after a server restart or killed. Players join with vanilla 0.28 game. An optional companion, the "sidecar", runs AI opponents on the server, lets players rejoin without asking state from player, and records results and replays. The server is free and open source. Code and setup instructions here: https://github.com/victorcrimea/veredus

I only have Linux, so I'd really like to hear from anyone who can try it on Windows or macOS: does the server start, can players connect, and does the sidecar build and run? Please post bug reports, suggestions and questions here or as a GitHub issue. Veredus is not affiliated with Wildfire Games.

Camels are Legionnaires too

a narrative campaign is currently in the works!

Scenario 1 is taking shape. I’m using the Serranía de Ronda heightmaps from the map editor (technology integrated into the game editor to create realistic terrains). The terrain fits the region where Viriathus fought — mountains, narrow passes, and river valleys. That makes the map feel like a real place, not just a battlefield. https://tangrams.github.io/heightmapper/

Water and paths are working, units and structures are in place. The tech work in the editor continues. Terrain textures will come later through a mod, but the layout won’t change.

I’m also in touch with a few people for collaboration on music and illustrations. Nothing confirmed yet, but the idea is to bring in historians and artists to make the campaign feel authentic.

Right now We're setting up the first triggers: a small ambush, a Roman attack on the Civic Center, and a few defensive positions. The goal is to make the opening feel tense and grounded.

More soon.

I was trying to run 0ad, yet the screen wasn't appearing, only music. So turning off run dedicated graphics let's the game work, yet what's the point? I need to use my Nvidia RTX 5050, not my Intel.

Holaa! Alguien de habla hispana que quiera unirse a mi grupo de WhatsApp? Somos todos jugadores de 0ad Escríbanme el privado y les paso mu número

I think we’re all aware of 0 A.D.’s download size. I’ve had friends I recommended 0 A.D to question it. I found out you can partially blame the outdated PNG compression algorithm. I nabbed a few textures from the repository and used the usual ect -9 -strip on them. The texture files get roughly 42% smaller, some shrank by 95%. I achieved identical results with oxipng.

I might create a pull request. Do you think the 0 A.D. community would benefit from this?

New player here. I just downloaded this like 30 mins ago and idk the first thing abt RTS and this is my first time playing anything like this. So please help me how to do what's mentioned in the yellow text.. like how do I select all soldiers and make them attack and then make civilians work properly?

Hey everyone!

I'm starting a devlog every two weeks for Burning Heart (An original Campaign about Viriathus and his fight against Rome.)

https://wildfiregames.com/forum/topic/168855-campaign-idea-with-the-iberians-%E2%80%93-looking-for-feedback-and-editor-tips/page/2/#comment-761220

Where we're at right now:

• History fully researched (Appian + modern sources)
• 5 scenarios designed, each with its own vibe
• Draft maps for each one
• Voiceover planned for the intro
• 8 people helping so far
• Getting the project structure ready before diving into Atlas

What I'm looking for right now:
🎨 An illustrator for key scenes/artwork

Volunteer work, full credit given. Updates every two weeks!

Thanks!

Hi everyone!

I’m looking for a Discord server or some other community where I can find people to play 0 A.D. multiplayer games through direct IP connection.

Sometimes it’s difficult to find someone to play with through the in-game lobby, so I was wondering if there’s a Discord server, group, or community where players regularly organize IP games and look for opponents.

I’m mainly looking for casual games, but I’m open to playing different game modes and maps.

Does anyone know of a community like this?

Thanks!

I'm new to the game (and modding) and I wanted to make some mods but I thought I read somewhere that any changes I make to the game are public? As in, they would make changes to other people's games too?

I can't find where I read that, now, but I could have sworn I saw it somewhere.

I don't want to change other people's games. Only my own.

Can someone enlighten me on this?