Netrek Client Software
Since the start Netrek has been developed according to an Open Source Model, which means that the Netrek source code is freely available.
Minimum requirements for Netrek are a minimum screen resolution of 1024x768 and preferably a sturdy three-button mouse or trackball. Netrek can be played over a modem without any problems, but a faster internet connection is recommended. The lower your round trip time (lag) to the server, the better is your responsiveness.
Clients:
- Netrek XP 2009 (Windows 98 thru Vista)
- MacTrek (OS X 10.4, PPC or Intel)
- COW (Linux, other Unixes)
- Netrek XP Mod (Windows 2000, XP, maybe Vista)
- Netrek XP 2006 (Windows 98 thru Vista)
- TedTurner (OS X, other Unixes)
- Paradise 2000 (Linux intel, glibc 2.3)
- BRMH (many unixes, including OS X)
Utilities:
- The Windows CamBot Helper.
This helps you record and playback games for in-depth analysis, making screenshots, etc. - The Windows Clue Game Quick Connect Helper
This helps you connect to clue games that are not listed on the Metaservers. These days, virtually all clue games are listed, so you probably won't need this.
Netrek XP 2009
| Maintainer: | Bill Balcerski |
| Homepage: | http://netrek.cvs.sourceforge.net/netrek/client/netrekxp/ |
| Version history: | |
| Source Code Repository: | CVS at http://netrek.cvs.sourceforge.net/netrek/client/netrekxp/ |
| Lineage: | Berkeley + Rick's Moo => BRM -> COW -> Netrek:1999 -> XP Mod -> XP 2006 -> XP 2009 |
This is the most recent and actively developed Windows client. It includes
lots of newbie-friendly graphic aids, like "det circles" and "lock lines".
It also can do 50 frames per second.
If you run windows 98 or ME, see the docs for configuration info.
| OS | Filename | Version | Date | Location | Size |
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netrekinstall2009v1.exe | 1.0 | July 19, 2007 | Main site | 8.3 MB |
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netrekXP2009src-v1.0.zip | 1.0 | Jul 19 2008 | Main Site | 14.3 MB |
The latest version of XP 2009 is also available from playnetrek.org.
MacTrek
| Maintainer: | Chris Lukassen
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| Homepage: | http://mactrek.sourceforge.net |
| Version history: | http://mactrek.sourceforge.net/News/News.html |
| Source Code Repository: | SVN (SubVersioN) at http://mactrek.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/mactrek/ |
| Bug Tracking: | http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=165507 |
| Lineage: | MacTrek (from scratch, though author looked at JTrek and COW code for ideas) |
This is a new and exciting client. It's the first all-native Mac client ever,
so it looks and works like Mac software instead of like traditional Unix
software. While you can play just fine with a one-button mouse,
more is better. It is the first Netrek client to support voice commands. There are large (25 MB) and small (8.3 MB) versions of a "trailer"
movie you can watch. This client is evolving pretty quickly, so visiting
the sourceforge download page may get you a more up to date
copy than what we have listed here. There are a bunch of developer files, including a developer's guide, in the files directories.
| OS | Filename | Version | Date | Location | Size |
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MacTrek-1.4.0.zip | 1.4.0 | July 11, 2007 | Main Site | 26 MB |
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MacTrek-1.3.0.zip | 1.3.0 | July 06, 2007 | Main Site | 26 MB |
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MacTrek-1.2.0.dmg | 1.2.0 | May 04, 2007 | Main Site | 56 MB |
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MacTrekUserManual-1.2.0.pdf (User Manual) | 1.2.0 | May 04, 2007 | Main Site | 18 MB |
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MacTrek-1.1.2.zip | 1.1.2 | Mar 27, 2007 | Main Site | 16 MB |
COW
| Maintainer: | James Cameron | |
| Homepage: | None currently; Docs are in the Clueguides section of this website | |
| Version history: | ChangeLog (cached 24-Mar-2007) also see docs section | |
| Source Code Repository: | darcs from http://www.netrek.org/repos/netrek-client-cow/ | |
| Lineage: | Berkeley + Rick's Moo => BRM -> COW |
COW was one of the main netrek clients back in the unix days of netrek.
No builds have been published for some time, but the codebase
is maintained. The Linux release below (3.01 p10 glibc 2.3) still
works fine. It is likely that Debian Linux packages will be released
soon after the release of Debian etch. You can, however, build
it yourself;
see the instructions for downloading and
building directions on the development wiki.
COW was eventually ported to Windows, forming the basis for all later
Windows clients. You don't want to go there except out of morbid retro
curiousity.
| OS | Filename | Version | Date | Location | Size |
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COW.3.01pl0.linux_glibc23.bz2 | 3.01pl0 | Mar 21 2004 | Main site | 180 KB |
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COW_3_00pl3_win32.zip | 3.00pl3 | Jan 12 2000 | Main site | 475 KB |
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COW.3.00pl3.Solaris2.6.gz | 3.00pl3 | Jan 12 2000 | Main site | 172 KB |
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COW.3.00pl3.irix.gz | 3.00pl3 | Jan 12 2000 | Main site | 193 KB |
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COW.3.00pl3.linux.gz | 3.00pl3 | Jan 12 2000 | Main site | 709 KB |
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COW.3.00pl3.linux.Small.Screen.gz | 3.00pl3 | Jan 12 2000 | Main site | 711 KB |
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COW.3.00pl3.netbsd.i386.elf.gz | 3.00pl3 | Jan 12 2000 | Main site | 476 KB |
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COW.3.00pl3.tar.gz (sources) | 3.00pl3 | Jan 12 2000 | Main site | 768 KB |
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COW-Sound.3.00.tar.gz | 3.00 | Feb 28 1998 | Main site | 1128 KB |
Netrek XP Mod
| Maintainer: | Stas Pirogov
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| Homepage: | netrek.keyos.org |
| Version history: | on homepage, or at NetrekXP_Mod_README.txt |
| Source Code Repository: | None active; zip of source downloadable |
| Lineage: | Berkeley + Rick's Moo => BRM -> COW -> Netrek:1999 -> XP Mod |
There are no plans to further develop this client, with version 4.4.0.4
of May 06, 2006 as the final release.
It works just fine on Windows
2000 and XP (and probably Vista), and is a tiny download if you have
a slow link.
| OS | Filename | Version | Date | Location | Size |
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NetrekXPMod-4.4.0.4.installer.exe | 4.4.0.4 | May 06, 2006 | Main site | 2.5 MB |
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NetrekXP4404_installer.exe | 4.4.0.4 | May 06, 2006 | Israel | 2.5 MB |
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NetrekXPMod-4.4.0.4.bin.zip | 4.4.0.4 | May 06, 2006 | Main site | 2.2 MB |
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netrek-4.4.0.4.zip | 4.4.0.4 | May 06, 2006 | Israel | 2.2 MB |
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NetrekXPMod-4.4.0.4.src.zip (source code) | 4.4.0.4 | May 06, 2006 | Main site | 6.7 MB |
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netrekxpsrc-4.4.0.4.zip (source code) | 4.4.0.4 | May 06, 2006 | Israel | 6.7 MB |
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NetrekXP4403_installer.exe | 4.4.0.3 | Jul 11 2004 | Main site | 2.5 MB |
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NetrekXP4403_installer.exe | 4.4.0.3 | Jul 11 2004 | Israel | 2.5 MB |
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netrekxpsrc.zip (source code) | 4.4.0.3 | Jul 11 2004 | Israel | 5.4 MB |
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playnetrekdotorg_beginner_package.exe | 4.4.0.2 | Jun 06 2004 | U.S.A. | 1.9 MB |
Netrek XP 2006
| Maintainer: | Bill Balcerski |
| Homepage: | http://netrek.cvs.sourceforge.net/netrek/client/netrekxp/ |
| Version history: | |
| Source Code Repository: | CVS at http://netrek.cvs.sourceforge.net/netrek/client/netrekxp/ |
| Lineage: | Berkeley + Rick's Moo => BRM -> COW -> Netrek:1999 -> XP Mod -> XP 2006 |
This is here for historical purposes. It's the Windows client between XP Mod and XP 2009; you probably want to run 2009, but might want XP Mod if you need a small download or have a very slow machine.
If you run windows 98 or ME, see the docs for configuration info.
| OS | Filename | Version | Date | Location | Size |
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netrekXP2006v13install.exe | 1.3 | July 19, 2007 | Main site | 8.3 MB |
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netrekXP2006src-v1.2.zip | 1.2 | Mar 05 2007 | Main Site | 13.9 MB |
The latest version of XP 2006 is also available from playnetrek.org. Older versions are archived at http://www.netrek.org/files/NetrekXP_2006/.
TedTurner (Paradise) client
| Maintainer: | Dave Ahn |
| Homepage: | none currently |
| Version history: | http://www.netrek.org/files/archive/TedTurner/ChangeLog |
| Source Code Repository: | None active; tarballs at http://www.netrek.org/files/archive/TedTurner/src/ |
| Lineage: | Paradise -> TedTurner |
The TedTurner client is the latest incarnation of the
Paradise client with 256 color pixmap support. No one has touched
it in years, but the Mac build probably still works if you want
to try playing Paradise from a Mac. The archives should still
have source code if you want to do a new build.
| OS | Filename | Version | Date | Location | Size |
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TedTurner-1.3.1.Darwin.gz | 1.3.1 | Aug 27 2001 | Main site | 533 KB |
Paradise 2000
| Maintainer: | Trent Piepho |
| Homepage: | www.speakeasy.org/~xyzzy/netrek/ |
| Version history: | README |
| Lineage: | Paradise/TedTurner -> Paradise 2000 |
This is an enhanced version of the Paradise client for Linux. It features stereo sound effects (OSS sound system) and pioneered several innovative features such as the Refit and Repair timer. Graphics aren't exciting by PC gamer standards, but are very efficient. It is built against glibc 2.3 for Linux on the intel architecture only.
| OS | Filename | Version | Date | Location | Size |
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paradise-2000-rc6.tar.gz | RC6 | Dec 31 2006 | Main site | 1.4 MB |
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paradise-2000-rc6.tar.gz | RC6 | Dec 13 2006 | Author's site | 1.4 MB |
Older versions of this client are archived on netrek.org at http://www.netrek.org/files/Paradise_2000. Source code is not available for this client. The build is only blessed for one year, so older builds will not work with servers that require RSA.
BRMH
| Maintainer: | Karthik Arumugham |
| Homepage: | ftp.netrek.org/pub/netrek/clients/brmh/BRMH.html |
| Version history: | BRMH-2.4.0-CHANGELOG |
| Source Code Repository: | CVS at http://netrek.cvs.sourceforge.net/netrek/client/brmh/ |
| Lineage: | Berkeley + Rick's Moo => BRM -> BRMH |
BRMH was the other popular Unix client. If you have an old unix box, there
are more builds available than for any other client, so you are more likely
to find something that works. There is also a relatively recent OS X build,
so if you use a Mac and want a traditional client, it's the way to go.
Despite the minimalism (no 256 color support), some veteran players do
in fact prefer this lean and fast client.
| OS | Filename | Version | Date | Location | Size |
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BRMH-2.4.0-PPC-MacOSX-Darwin-7.2.gz | 2.4.0 | Jan 12 2004 | Main site | 161 KB |
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BRMH-2.4.0-Alpha-Digital_Unix-4.0.gz | 2.4.0 | Mar 24 2000 | Main site | 219 KB |
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BRMH-2.4.0-Alpha-Digital_Unix-4.0-static.gz | 2.4.0 | Mar 24 2000 | Main site | 766 KB |
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BRMH-2.4.0-Alpha-Linux.gz | 2.4.0 | Nov 05 2000 | Main site | 187 KB |
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BRMH-2.4.0-Alpha-Linux-static.gz | 2.4.0 | Nov 05 2000 | Main site | 549 KB |
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BRMH-2.4.0-MIPS-ultrix44-static.gz | 2.4.0 | Apr 12 2000 | Main site | 373 KB |
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BRMH-2.4.0-x86-FreeBSD-3.1.gz | 2.4.0 | Mar 23 2000 | Main site | 138 KB |
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BRMH-2.4.0-x86-FreeBSD-3.1-static.gz | 2.4.0 | Mar 23 2000 | Main site | 399 KB |
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BRMH-2.4.0-PA-RISC-HP-UX-10.20.gz | 2.4.0 | Apr 17 2000 | Main site | 162 KB |
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BRMH-2.4.0-PA-RISC-HP-UX-10.20-static.gz | 2.4.0 | Apr 17 2000 | Main site | 515 KB |
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BRMH-2.4.0-RS6000-AIX.gz | 2.4.0 | Mar 23 2000 | Main site | 175 KB |
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BRMH-2.4.0-x86-Linux-libc5.gz | 2.4.0 | Mar 25 2000 | Main site | 158 KB |
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BRMH-2.4.0-x86-Linux-glibc2.gz | 2.4.0 | Mar 25 2000 | Main site | 131 KB |
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BRMH-2.4.0-x86-Linux-glibc2-static.gz | 2.4.0 | Mar 25 2000 | Main site | 459 KB |
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BRMH-2.4.0-PowerPC-Linux.gz | 2.4.0 | Mar 23 2000 | Main site | 176 KB |
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BRMH-2.4.0-PowerPC-Linux-static.gz | 2.4.0 | Mar 23 2000 | Main site | 521 KB |
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BRMH-2.4.0-SPARC-Linux-glibc2-static.gz | 2.4.0 | Jun 09 2000 | Main site | 844 KB |
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BRMH-2.4.0-m68k-NetBSD-1.3.2.gz | 2.4.0 | Mar 23 2000 | Main site | 137 KB |
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BRMH-2.4.0-m68k-NetBSD-1.3.2-static.gz | 2.4.0 | Mar 23 2000 | Main site | 361 KB |
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BRMH-2.4.0-sgi-irix.bin.gz | 2.4.0 | Jul 21 2000 | Main site | 189 KB |
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BRMH-2.4.0-sgi-irix32.bin.gz | 2.4.0 | Jul 21 2000 | Main site | 277 KB |
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BRMH-2.4.0-sgi-irix64.bin.gz | 2.4.0 | Jul 21 2000 | Main site | 224 KB |
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BRMH-2.4.0-sun4-sunos414.gz | 2.4.0 | Apr 12 2000 | Main site | 171 KB |
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BRMH-2.4.0-sun4-sunos414-static.gz | 2.4.0 | Apr 12 2000 | Main site | 475 KB |
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BRMH-2.4.0-SPARC-Solaris-2.6.gz | 2.4.0 | Mar 23 2000 | Main site | 159 KB |
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BRMH-2.4.0-sparc-openbsd.bin.gz | 2.4.0 | Jul 22 2000 | Main site | 181 KB |
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BRMH-2.4.0-sparc-openbsd.static.bin.gz | 2.4.0 | Jul 22 2000 | Main site | 497 KB |
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BRMH-2.4.0-x86-openbsd.bin.gz | 2.4.0 | Jul 22 2000 | Main site | 165 KB |
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BRMH-2.4.0-x86-openbsd.static.bin.gz | 2.4.0 | Jul 22 2000 | Main site | 460 KB |
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BRMH-2.2p3.solaris-x86.bin.gz | 2.2p3 | Oct 07 1996 | Main site | 148 KB |
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BRMH-2.2p3.solaris-x86_staticx.bin.gz | 2.2p3 | Oct 07 1996 | Main site | 226 KB |
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BRMH-2.4.0.tar.gz (sources) | 2.4.0 | Mar 23 2000 | Main site | 287 KB |
Archival Clients and Server Code
There is a small pile of old client code, old server code, and code for various utilities sitting around on http://www.netrek.org/files/archive/ and http://ftp.netrek.org/pub/netrek/. If you want code for xtrek, jtrek, trekhopd, or any of that other ancient stuff, check around there, ask people, or look into the other developer resources \n"; echo getFooter(); ?>