Editing Digital Paintball

'''Digital Paintball''' ('''DPB''') is a multiplayer [[paintball video game]] developed as a modification of ''Half-Life''. It presents team-based paintball from a first-person perspective, with selectable equipment and fields inspired by both real and fictional playing environments. A public release was announced in September 2002, followed by further versions and a later revival titled '''Digital Paintball Redux'''.[1][2][3]

== Gameplay ==
Players join a team and select their equipment before competing on a paintball field. Objectives typically involve capturing a flag or eliminating the opposing team. The original project offered a selection of [[paintball marker]]s, player movements and field layouts intended to recreate tournament paintball.[1]

The later Redux version includes environments representing [[woodsball]], [[speedball]], [[Airball|airball]] and [[Hyperball|hyperball]].[3]

== Development and releases ==
The Digital Paintball team announced a release through ModDB on 19 September 2002. Subsequent development announcements included version 2.1 in July 2003 and plans for version 2.2 in August 2004.[1][2]

'''Digital Paintball Gold''' was released in October 2006. The accompanying development announcement described the resolution of a persistent crashing problem that had delayed a final build for Half-Life.[1]

=== Digital Paintball: Source ===
The project also expanded to the Source engine. According to the developers' retrospective account, '''Digital Paintball: Source''' received an alpha release on 25 March 2007, followed by a second alpha later that year. Development subsequently slowed as members of the team moved to other projects and commitments.[3]

=== Digital Paintball Redux ===
'''Digital Paintball Redux''' was released on Steam on 7 April 2020. Its developers described it as a continuation of the version 2.1 experience, with updated textures, sounds, menus, maps and equipment, together with Steam community integration.[3]

Redux is distributed as a free community modification requiring ownership of ''Half-Life''.[3]

== Distinction from Digital Paint ==
Digital Paintball is separate from '''[[Digital Paint: Paintball 2]]'''. The latter uses Quake II-derived technology and movement, while Digital Paintball originated as a Half-Life modification.[1][4]

== See also ==
* [[Paintball video game]]
* [[Digital Paint: Paintball 2]]
* [[Infinite Tournament Paintball]]
* [[Greg Hastings' Tournament Paintball]]

== References ==
# [https://www.moddb.com/mods/digital-paintball Digital Paintball]. Official project profile and development announcements, ModDB.
# [https://www.moddb.com/mods/digital-paintball/news/release RELEASE!]. Digital Paintball development announcement, ModDB, 19 September 2002.
# [https://store.steampowered.com/app/1066610/Digital_Paintball_Redux/ Digital Paintball Redux]. Developer description and release information, Steam.
# [https://digitalpaint.org/ Digital Paint: Paintball 2]. Official project website.

== External links ==
* [https://www.moddb.com/mods/digital-paintball Original Digital Paintball project archive]
* [https://store.steampowered.com/app/1066610/Digital_Paintball_Redux/ Digital Paintball Redux on Steam]

[[Category:Paintball video games]]