e47 – Avara

Avara, the minimalist 3D mech shooter from Ambrosia Software, just turned 20 years old. We celebrate the occasion and are joined by Scarlet Swordfish, who ran a 20th anniversary event that was livestreamed on Twitch.

Avara, the minimalist 3D mech shooter from Ambrosia Software, just turned 20 years old. We celebrate the occasion and are joined by Scarlet Swordfish, who ran a 20th anniversary event that was livestreamed on Twitch.

official Ambrosia site
on Wikipedia
20th Anniversary Stream on Twitch

Gameplay
the HECTOR bipedal tank
Hector D. Byrd
AT-ST
MechWarrior

Hector in the forest

Key layout customization

interview with creator Juri Munkki [WayBack]
level files and add-ons
Binary Space Partitioning
the Finnish word "Avara"
Avara level design guide [.sit.hqx file]
ClarisWorks

Avara Aftershock
"official" fan site [WayBack]
download at Macintosh Garden

Our chat with Scarlet Swordfish
Escape Velocity stream with Matt Burch
Richard Moss
The Secret History of Mac Gaming

Scarlet Swordfish's setup
iBook G3
Epiphan AV.io HD capture card
Open Broadcaster Software (OBS)

Avara community
Avaraline
now on Facebook
IRC channel

Avara web forum
Avara Guild

pavara port