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FOSS Game Night: Hypersomnia

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Back again are our cherished game nights for Semester 1 of 2026!

The results are in and Hypersomnia has blown every contender out of the water!

It’s a topdown shooter combining Counter-Strike and Hotline Miami. Originally released in Poland in 2023, but in development for 10 years, this Open Source game is playable on almost every platform you can think of including your browser.

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Announcing the yt-dlp & ffmpeg Workshop!

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We are proud to announce the yt-dlp and FFmpeg Workshop!

  • Time: May the 4th, 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
  • Location: Lobby Voice Channel in the Swinux Discord Server
  • Host: Leon Burchell - Vice President
  • Ticket Sales: May the 1st 4:00 PM - May the 4th 4:00 PM

An online workshop covering the basics of yt-dlp and FFmpeg, 2 powerful command-line tools for working with digital media.

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FOSS Game Night: Beyond All Reason

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Our next game night is set for Thursday the 30th of April @ 8PM!

Smashing the competition out of the water, Beyond All Reason was voted as the next game for the club games night. Beyond All Reason is a tactical Sci-Fi strategy game where you must destroy your opponent’s commander to emerge victorious. Beyond All Reason features innovative and unique game mechanics including real-time projectiles and variable terrain to make engagements tactical and troop use thoughtful.

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FOSS Game Night: Xonotic

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The committee is pleased to announce the continuation of FOSS Game Nights for Semester 1 of 2026.

FOSS Game Nights showcase free, open source games that highlight the best of what the spirit of Open Source has to offer. We encourage everyone to join in the fun as we explore different types of games from various genres. It’s an excellent opportunity to get together and socialise with fellow club members.

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FOSS Game Night: Super Tux Kart

The committee is pleased to announce FOSS Game Nights for Semester 1 of 2026.

FOSS Game Nights will showcase free, open source games that highlight the best of what the spirit of Open Source has to offer. We encourage everyone to join in the fun as we explore different types of games from various genres. It’s an excellent opportunity to get together and socialise with fellow club members.

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On Thursday 12th of March @ 7PM, join the committee & club members of Swinux on Discord as we race to the finish line in Super Tux Kart in this inuagural event!

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Weekly Meetups Start March 3rd!

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We’re pleased to announce that our weekly meetups for Semester 1 of 2026 has been confirmed! Join us weekly every Tuesday from 4:30PM at EN405 to hang out with members from the Swinux, Cybersecurity and Programming clubs.

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Swinux is attending Orientation and Launch week!

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Swinux will attend Orientation and Launch Week for Semester 1 of 2026!

Last week, the club announced that it would be attending launch week on the 25th and 27th of Feburary. Today, we are also confirming that we will be attending Launch week from the 2nd to the 4th of March.

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C++ Workshop Semester 2 2025

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We have just announced the first C++ Workshop for Semester 2 of 2025!

Taking place in Week 5, this workshop will focus on explaining the basics to novice to intermediate programmers. This workshop is hosted by the Swinux President, Dylan, who has industry experience with C++. Previous coding experience is recommended, although not neccessary to attend and learn more about programming. The workshop will conduct the following:

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C++ Workshop Semester 2 2025 Recap

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That’s a wrap on the inaugural C++ Workshop for Swinux!

We hope all that attended in person or remotely had a great time learning about the fundamentals of C++. We have a list of resources hosted on our club GitHub repository should you wish to revisit the workshop, including slides, code and documentation regarding setup on Linux, Windows and Mac:

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