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CMaNGOS vs OpenAge Note - Age of Empires engine

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted game engines & frameworks options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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CM CMaNGOS Continued MaNGOS World of Warcraft server emulator VS OP OpenAge Note - Age of Empires engine Open-source engine reimplementation of Age of Empires II
FeatureCMaNGOSOpenAge Note - Age of Empires engine
CategoryGame Engines & FrameworksGame Engines & Frameworks
LicenseGPL-2.0GPL-3.0
LanguageC++Python
Setup difficultyHardHard
Min. RAM4,096 MB1,024 MB
Deploymentbare-metalbare-metal, source
GitHub stars★ 550★ 14,360
First released20132013
Replacesofficial WoW serversAge of Empires II original engine

Why pick each one

Choose CMaNGOS if…

  • Released under the GPL-2.0 license
  • Written in C++
CMaNGOS details

Choose OpenAge Note - Age of Empires engine if…

  • Ambitious open RTS engine
  • Large community interest
OpenAge Note - Age of Empires engine details

Frequently asked questions

Is CMaNGOS or OpenAge Note - Age of Empires engine better?

Neither is universally better. OpenAge Note - Age of Empires engine has the larger community; both share a hard setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are CMaNGOS and OpenAge Note - Age of Empires engine free and open-source?

Yes. CMaNGOS is licensed under GPL-2.0 and OpenAge Note - Age of Empires engine under GPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run CMaNGOS and OpenAge Note - Age of Empires engine with Docker?

CMaNGOS: check the project docs for container support. OpenAge Note - Age of Empires engine: check the project docs for container support.

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