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> How is this game funded? Surely a lot of effort has gone into making this, but it is free, so where is the funding coming from?

You are right that a lot of work was put into Zero-K. As this is an open-source project, all of that work was done by volunteers on their free time. The only funding Zero-K requires is for server costs, and accepts donations here.

> Also, why is this game so unknown? From what I see it looks like a great classic RTS that can stand up on its own in the modern day.

The primary reason the game is unknown is because it has not been marketed aggressively. There are plans to do more marketing in the future, but not yet. Zero-K in its current state would scare away a lot of new players. While the actual game is in a pretty good state, the non-game aspects of Zero-K require much more polishing, including:

• Installation (Steam integration should help here)
• Lobby Interface
• Matchmaking
• Replays
• Settings

TLDR: Zero-K is not well known because it is in the game's best interest not to be well-known...yet.

Yup. For more info you can check out an old terraform video tutorial or take a look at the Terraform wiki article. If you're too lazy to grasp terraforming you could also just spam precision bombers (Ravens) and order them to attack underwater targets or kindly ask your opponent to resign (which they should've done anyway 10 minutes before the game ended).

This got it mostly right

It's a meme, so the unit had no option but to be called that. In general don't take it seriously, everybody's just lobbing around ;)

We do this all the time, I am really confused whats wrong with that? We are a group of gamers playing a game together. In Anir's clan, mumble clan, this happens all the time. It's normal for people to be in spec and in game in voice chat but I can also tell you they don't cheat. I've been in that clan almost a year and it was habit for people to play together in voice (spec and player) and not cheat.

However, I would actually love to see this game not have "spec-all" ability in a LIVE manner in game. I think it opens up too many issues. Delay by at least 20 seconds for some measure of safty imo.

In my post "http://zero-k.info/Forum/Thread/33465" I explain I am going to make a clan with the expressed intention of bringing outsiders to ZeroK. I am in the habit of sharing my screen as I play on Discord and then if people like what they see inviting them to play the game itself. Nightroad is an example of someone we were able to bring to the game.

Jump into the pot to get cooked! I'd say it stuck because you used to spend most of your time trying to get people to actually join a game (= jump into the pot). And because commanders and other units were grilled. A lot.

More reading material. (ignore wubrior - it never existed!)