Upgrading Ubuntu to Hardy Heron causes the map drawing algorithm to behave in an unexpected and inappropriate manner. OpenFracas 0.4.3 for Ubuntu fixes this display issue.

By using the original Fracas help documentation as a basis for our own, we have been able to create new help documentation, and place it online.

While there is still work to be done on it, it does provide a good overview of the game, and how to play it.

You can access it by clicking the "Game Help" link from the main navigation menu of openfracas.org

We are proud to announce the next version of OpenFracas, v0.4, has been released. This release is our best yet, with exciting new features and a focus on quality.

Specifically, this new version brings the following improvements

• New drawing code, making the game board
  
  • Customizable. Change text sizes, and line styles
    
  • Faster. Game feels more responsive. Redrawing rates are improved
    
  • Resizable. Resizing the board is now possible
    
  • Animated. The drawing is now fast enough to have simple animations
    
  
  
• Teams can be created when starting a new game, allowing for more challenging and exciting gameplay
  
• End-of-game dialogue displays statistics and a timeline, showing the game's course
  
• Map previews are faster when creating a new map
  
• Map previews have been added when opening an existing map
  
• Basic map creator. Create maps, and export them to OpenFracas
  
• Default maps are included
  
  • Europe
    
  • Risk
    
  
  
• Complete use of Tango theme on Windows to improve interface aesthetic
  
• User interface refinements and improvements

The new version is available on the downloads page; please feel free to contact us with any questions, concerns, or bugs on our forums.

Ubuntu users who have added our repository to their package manager will find the new version automatically available as an update.