Website News
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April
April 10, 2026
- Exciting Announcement: A New Browser-Based Crossfire Client Is Live!
- Huge thanks and recognition to Sebastian Andersson for his work on this deployment!!
- We’re thrilled to share a brand-new way to experience Crossfire—a fully browser-based game client is now available for testing! No installs, no hassle—just jump in and start playing directly from your web browser.
- Try it now:
https://crossfire.diegeekdie.com/
- More information and links available:
https://forum.cross-fire.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=2080
- What’s New and Notable
- Enhanced Controls for Browser Play
- The Alt key is now used for the run command (instead of Ctrl), avoiding conflicts with common browser shortcuts.
- Simplified Account System
- This test deployment does not use traditional user accounts. Instead, each character is created with its own unique name and password.
- Classic Character Creation Experience
- Character creation follows the Hall of Selection method:
- First, choose your race and assign stats
- Then, explore the map to select your character class
- Open Source & Community Driven
April 1, 2026
March
March 13, 2026
- Late announcement
- macOS GTKv2 Client .dmg snapshot has been released for Arm64
- Changes with this release:
- MacPorts release with properly fixed map rendering
- Memory leak fix? - looking for feedback and testing
March 13, 2026
- Late announcement
- Gridarta for Crossfire map editor snapshot released - README.md
- Gridarta for Crossfire map editor Windows installer snapshot released - README-gridartainstaller.md
- Changes in the map editor release:
- [crossfire] SuspiciousMsgChecker: Do not complain about @identify in msg..endmsg blocks
March 3, 2026
February
February 10, 2026
- Windows GTKv2 Client .exe snapshot released - README.md
- Changes with this release:
- Remove static image cache
- The client supported shipping with a static image cache generated at release time. However, clients have not shipped with such a cache for some time and servers have different face sets anyway
- Remove this to reduce a dependency on a hard-coded data directory
- Remove unused paths
February 3, 2026
- GitStats update for Maps and Server
- GitLog update for Maps and Server
- Doxygen update for Server
- Get Ready for Crossfire at Con of the North 2026!
- Crossfire -- along with a host of other great games -- will be featured at the upcoming Con of the North 2026, taking place in Minnesota's Twin Cities from February 13–15, 2026
- The convention requires an entrance fee, but once you're in, you can dive right into open gaming (find an open computer and start playing!) or reserve a spot for a scheduled Crossfire session
- Join the fun, meet fellow adventurers, and experience the magic of Crossfire in person!
January
January 4, 2026
