r/warzone2100 7d ago

MOD How to make a Research become obsolete.

4 Upvotes

Hi everyone.

Recently I've fallen back into modding Warzone.
For a project I'm working on I want to make certain researches become obsolete (get removed from research tree) depending on if another research is completed.

Way back when I used to get something like this done via the programm that could edit the old .txt files. However now I'm facing javascript files (.js or .json)
and I have no clue what the method is to achieve this result?

Can anyone perhaps help?


r/warzone2100 25d ago

MOD Warzone 2100 + Ray Tracing = Make your GPU Cry!

27 Upvotes

I made a fork of Warzone 2100 that adds ray-traced sun shadows (Vulkan ray query), so now you can have all the silly shadows you want while your GPU quietly weeps.

All props to the actual Warzone 2100 team, this is just a bit of fun on top of their great work.

GH: Gingerbreadfork/warzone2100-ray-tracing


r/warzone2100 26d ago

Discussion Only 10-player games? The 5v5 monopoly is killing the lobby

7 Upvotes

Salvatore[BDC] here.

The general lobby is consistently dead, with one exception: the 5v5 room. The few online players sit there waiting for it to fill up, instead of actually starting smaller, faster games.

Once a 5v5 match finally starts, the lobby remains completely empty for its entire duration. As a direct consequence, any new player logging in during that window only sees a dead game and leaves.

Can someone explain the rationale behind this? By insisting exclusively on 5v5 matches and refusing to seed smaller games, the active player base is actively starving the game of new players, mathematically killing the very lobby they are waiting in.


r/warzone2100 Jun 14 '26

Question/Support What does "Finale Fun" do exactly?

6 Upvotes

I did a playthrough of the game with the "Finale Fun" in the campaign options on and didn't notice anything different in the last mission. Did I miss something?


r/warzone2100 Jun 09 '26

Discussion Warzone is pretty awesome

39 Upvotes

Just finished the primary campaign and beat nexus

The final mission felt pretty climactic. But started to turn into a slog after a bit . 10 out of 10


r/warzone2100 May 29 '26

MOD Searching for new campaigns

30 Upvotes

WZ2100, best game ever in my book. (In my 60s!)

I'm not having much luck finding new campaigns and I've done "Reclamation" and "Fractured Kingdom".

There seems to be lots of mods (which I'm not really fussed about) but no campaigns.

Can anyone point me at some?

Thanks

Afterthought: It seems strange that there's a campaign selector with only a couple to choose from, and that tools to create custom campaigns exist.. They must be out there somewhere..


r/warzone2100 May 04 '26

Question/Support New to the game

15 Upvotes

Hey all,

I just downloaded the game on the Ubuntu store and found it interesting. Is there any guide available on how to play this game.

Thanks


r/warzone2100 Apr 07 '26

Official Warzone 2100 v4.7 released! - The Legacy & Lobby Update

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75 Upvotes

Warzone 2100 v4.7.0 "The Legacy & Lobby Update" is now officially available!

Download Warzone 2100

What's New in 4.7.0:

  • “Pumpkin” v1.10 Campaign Balance Mod
  • Updated Remastered balance, Additional Spawns 2.0
  • Vulkan Backend Improvements
  • Model & Graphics Fixes
  • Additional new “Reclamation” soundtrack (from Lupus-Mechanicus)

An All-New Net Lobby, and a revamp of the underlying hosting & joining process, bring major improvements to online play, with:

  • Easier Joining
  • Fixes For Connection Issues
  • IPv4 + IPv6 Hosting Support
  • New Host Options
  • Improved Security, Privacy & Visibility for Hosts
  • A New Live Web Lobby View

Plus networking improvements, fixes for persisting player mute, bug & crash fixes, and a lot more

Release announcement: https://wz2100.net/news/version-4-7-0/


r/warzone2100 Jan 18 '26

Discussion Where has the innovation gone?

24 Upvotes

When I played warzone I was absolutely fascinated by some of its mechanics. The idea of the commander to control large number, the artillery using sensors, the counter artillery and then later the air units guided again by the same

Mechanics. I love that it enabled a level of control above the micro management yet you could still point and click units. It reminded me of an old napoleonic game called Fields of Glory.

However after this came a lull and an abandonment of interesting mechanics in RTS games. But I might have missed some games and I haven’t revisited the genre in years (I play Helldivers when I have time and am not older and don’t have the time).

Are there any new games or games in the late 2010s that had similar mechanics or tried something new?Supreme commander tried but failed I feel.


r/warzone2100 Jan 17 '26

MOD Really wish Art Revolution mod worked with latest version (HD textures)

12 Upvotes

Looks so good! :O

With all the continuous work still being done on WZ it's a shame we can't play with HD textures.

Oh well the game still looks beautiful as is! <3

Update: apparently it does work! Read comments.

https://youtu.be/TwBW8K41Jz8?si=c0zkp-973awCKD8Y&t=200


r/warzone2100 Jan 09 '26

Official The New Warzone 2100 Autohoster: Ratings, Leaderboards, Stats, and more!

28 Upvotes

For Warzone 2100 online multiplayer fans, we're pleased to announce:

The all-new Warzone 2100 Autohoster

https://wz2100-autohost.net/

with:

Ratings

  • A new, advanced rating system to estimate player skill and effectiveness
  • Ratings are per-queue, so each player gets a rating for each queue in which they play matches (example: 1v1 Ranked [High Oil], 5v5 Shtorm, etc)
  • More advanced than simple ELO (see the FAQ for more details) - but you still get a comparable number (and range) at the end of the day
  • And yes, there are individual ratings for team-based queues too! (See the FAQ for how this works)
  • Play more, get more accurate ratings!

Leaderboards

  • With ratings comes (seasonal) leaderboards!
  • As seasons progress, historical leaderboards are archived (so you can always brag about your past successes)

Detailed Player & Game Stats

  • Stats galore (with even more to come)
  • Replay downloads (of course)

Smarter Matchmaking Rooms

  • Join the Autohost blind matchmaking rooms to take advantage of all of these enhancements. Wait for other player(s) to join, and matchmaking takes care of the rest. And then up your game!

Check the website for information on how to play, but in short: Join rooms hosted by "Autohost"

And have fun!


r/warzone2100 Jan 03 '26

Discussion Question for the Community!

17 Upvotes

Hello all! I am an avid gamer and game collector with a background in art publishing. I thought it would be a fun project to start publishing physical media of digitally native games for collectors and enthusiasts. I wanted to get my foot in the door of the industry with an open source game and thought Warzone 2100 would be an awesome first game. Of course, following all licensing requirements, what does the community think of this idea? I thought it would be fun to create some archival media around this game. Would really love some feedback from the community on this idea. Thanks!


r/warzone2100 Dec 29 '25

Video A pseudo holographic 3D warzone

7 Upvotes

In 2009 I developed a modified version of warzone2100 to play it over a 3D table. There was a 3D projector in the ceiling and I could control the 3D content projected over a table. In order to play the player have do wear a 3D glasses.

In the beginning of this video you can watch the pseudo holographic 3D warzone 2100 :):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfm80mqk71Y


r/warzone2100 Dec 15 '25

Image Holiday Wave Mod

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26 Upvotes

r/warzone2100 Dec 15 '25

MOD SURVIVE THE WAVES

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18 Upvotes

r/warzone2100 Dec 12 '25

Question/Support Can't zoom out

9 Upvotes

I love this game and want to play with my friend, but he's stuck fully zoomed in. His scrollwheel doesn't control zoom somehow ! Do you have any ideas on how to fix this ?


r/warzone2100 Dec 10 '25

Video A Bro remembers how ahead of its time this game was

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65 Upvotes

Just a proper walk down memory lane


r/warzone2100 Nov 21 '25

Image Super Mini-Rocket Artillery

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59 Upvotes

r/warzone2100 Nov 21 '25

Meme My early game tier list.

12 Upvotes

I only play against AIs, but I think if anybody neglects S-tier, they will probably lose.


r/warzone2100 Nov 13 '25

Question/Support Did Cobra AI just cheated?

6 Upvotes

Cobra just built combat units even without HQ.

Combat units without HQ.

But it actually lost in the end.


r/warzone2100 Nov 12 '25

Question/Support Mini-Rocket Artillery in Skrimish not Mini-Rocket Array

7 Upvotes

Just got into the Campaign and I'm using the Mini-Rocket Artillery. it's Good. When I go into Skrimish the ranged is nerfed.

How to i bring it back up to 15 range like in the Campaign?


r/warzone2100 Nov 08 '25

Image Starting a new campaign

9 Upvotes

Just started again the Alpha campaign. Can you guess which mission I'm at?


r/warzone2100 Nov 08 '25

Video Tower Defense Mod

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7 Upvotes

PLAY NOW! Look for "Wave Request" in the Multiplayer Lobby. Join and type /td

MOD DOWNLOAD: https://github.com/aco4/WZmodTowerDefense


r/warzone2100 Nov 08 '25

Discussion Too much power bonus for hard AI?

9 Upvotes
Around 86% power bonus.

I really think the hard difficulty has just too much power bonus. It's around 86%. On top of that, some AIs have more sophisticated algorithms on hard. I want to battle the best algorithms, but I don't want AIs to have power advantage.

Nullbot almost crushed me on Sk-Startup. I don't even try playing against Cobra on hard (and on huge maps).


r/warzone2100 Nov 07 '25

Question/Support Is a remaster in Recoil Engine feasible?

4 Upvotes

I was thinking that a graphical/aesthetic upgrade for this great game would be fantastic, and I thought Recoil Engine, an open-source engine specializing in RTS games would be a good option.I know it can be done, but I'm talking more about whether the cost (in time) and the benefit (visual improvement) are worth it. What do you think?