# NetWars > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/NetWars > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/NetWars.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NetWars > Source revision: 1356244333 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1993 video game Not to be confused with [Netwar](/source/Netwar). NetWars Developers Edward N. Hill, Jr. Stable release v3 / 1998; 28 years ago (1998) Operating system DOS Type Shoot 'em up ***NetWars*** (originally called *LiteYear*) is an [IPX](/source/IPX)-based 3D vector-graphics [computer game](/source/Computer_game) released by [Novell](/source/Novell) in 1993 for [DOS](/source/DOS) to demonstrate [NetWare](/source/NetWare) capabilities. It was written by Edward N. Hill, Jr., one of Novell's engineers in its European Development Centre (EDC) in [Hungerford](/source/Hungerford), UK. Development started in 1989. ## Release *NetWars* 2.06 came bundled with [Novell DOS 7](/source/Novell_DOS_7) and [Personal NetWare 1.0](/source/Personal_NetWare_1.0) in form of a single executable named NETWARS.EXE. It replaced the text-based game NLSNIPES.EXE that came with [NetWare Lite 1.1](/source/NetWare_Lite_1.1) since 1991,[1] a newer implementation of the original *[Snipes](/source/Snipes_(video_game))*, that traditionally came with Novell [NetWare](/source/NetWare). ## Legacy Since 1997, a much improved version 3 named *Advanced NetWars* shipped with [Caldera](/source/Caldera_(company)) [OpenDOS 7.01](/source/OpenDOS_7.01), [DR-DOS 7.02](/source/DR-DOS_7.02) and [DR-DOS 7.03](/source/DR-DOS_7.03).[2][3] It added support for [SoundBlaster](/source/SoundBlaster) sound, joystick control, up to six players in multi-player mode, missiles and computer-controlled ships in multi-player mode, and it featured a new multi-player shoot-out mode, an improved [single-player mode](/source/Single-player_video_game), an external view mode, as well as a shape editor NWDRAW to design own space-ships.[2] Despite all these additions, the executable maintained a file size of less than 77 KB. *NetWars* and *Advanced NetWars* inspired the development of [clones](/source/Video_game_clone) such as Ingmar Frank's *NetWarsGL* for [Win32](/source/Win32) platforms with [OpenGL](/source/OpenGL) in 2002 to 2004, or the Botolib-based *NetWorst*.[4] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Novell_1995_NWLITE_1-0)** ["Upgrade to NetWare Lite 1.1 for DOS and Win"](https://support.novell.com/subscriptions/readmes/1203082.html) (1 ed.). [Novell](/source/Novell). 1995-11-03 [1995-11-02]. ID 1203082. Retrieved 2019-05-11.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service)) 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Caldera_1998_README_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Caldera_1998_README_2-1) *DR-DOS 7.02 Release Notes - Advanced NetWars Game* (README.TXT of [DR-DOS 7.02](/source/DR-DOS_7.02) distribution). [Caldera](/source/Caldera_(company)). 1998. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Paul_1997_NWDOSTIP_3-0)** Paul, Matthias R. (1997-07-30). [*NWDOS-TIPs — Tips & Tricks rund um Novell DOS 7, mit Blick auf undokumentierte Details, Bugs und Workarounds*](http://www.antonis.de/dos/dos-tuts/mpdostip/html/nwdostip.htm). Release 157 (in German) (3 ed.). MPDOSTIP. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20161105172944/http://www.antonis.de/dos/dos-tuts/mpdostip/html/nwdostip.htm) from the original on 2016-11-05. Retrieved 2012-01-11. (NB. NWDOSTIP.TXT is a comprehensive work on [Novell DOS 7](/source/Novell_DOS_7) and [OpenDOS 7.01](/source/OpenDOS_7.01), including the description of many undocumented features and internals. It is part of the author's yet larger MPDOSTIP.ZIP collection maintained up to 2001 and distributed on many sites at the time. The provided link points to a HTML-converted older version of the NWDOSTIP.TXT file.) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-NetWorst_4-0)** ["NetWorst"](https://spazioinwind.libero.it/bottomapsoftware/Software/NetWorst/NetWorst.htm). *spazioinwind.libero.it*. Retrieved 2019-05-10.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service)) ## External links - [*NetWars*](https://www.mobygames.com/game//netwars) at [MobyGames](/source/MobyGames) - [A video of Advanced NetWars gameplay](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMp1RrCy4w4) - [NetWars clone NetWarsGL for Win32/OpenGL](http://www.mininova.de/main_e.html) - [Advanced NetWars clone NetWorst](https://spazioinwind.libero.it/bottomapsoftware/Software/NetWorst/NetWorst.htm) v t e Novell People Drew Major Dennis Fairclough Raymond Noorda Robert Frankenberg Ronald Hovsepian Eric Schmidt Products Systems management eDirectory ZENworks Identity Manager Access Manager BorderManager Collaboration Open Enterprise Server GroupWise NetWare NetWare Lite and Personal NetWare Related BrainShare NetWars SCO v. Novell Star Trek project SUSE Linux Univel Unix System Laboratories Category --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [NetWars](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NetWars) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NetWars?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.