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| -rw-r--r-- | INSTALL | 26 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | README | 18 |
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@@ -10,15 +10,33 @@ Installation To build the Osirion Project from source code you will need the SDL and OpenGL library and header files. - In theory, it should compile on any POSIX-compatible platform - supported by SDL, but at the time of writing only linux is - supported. Support for the win32 platform is under development. - I have succesfully compiled it on the following platforms: linux-x86_64 gcc 4.1.2 linux-i686 gcc 4.1.2 mingw32 gcc 4.2.2 + In theory, it should compile on any POSIX-compatible platform + supported by SDL, reports for other platforms (working or not) + are welcome. + +Compilation on windows32 + + If you downloaded the zip file containing the windows32 + exe files, all the hard work has already been done and the + game is ready to run. If you want to build your own exe files, + keep on reading. + + You can use maci's excellent mingw/msys package to install + a development environment on windows. You can find the + installer here: + + http://satgnu.net/maci/files/q2wdevenv.exe + + You can use the Turtoisesvn SubVersion client to access the + SVN repositories. You can download it from + + http://tortoisesvn.tigris.org/ + Obtaining the source code Get the latest version of the source code from svn: @@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ The Osirion Project - README This is the Osirion project. I wrote it to get a better grasp on game design with OpenGL and to get some C++ practice. - Maybe someday, it will be a real game. + Maybe someday it will be a real game. - Read INSTALL for instructions on building, installing and udpating. + Read INSTALL for instructions on building, installing and updating. Client @@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ Console functions r_restart You can set your name and player color through the cl_color - and cl_name variables. Note that the color if your ship - won't change until you buy a new one. + and cl_name variables. Note that your ship's colour won't + change until you buy a new one. cl_name SpaceCowboy cl_color 1.0 1.0 0.0 @@ -97,6 +97,16 @@ Dedicated server the server's actual IP address. The default listening port can be altered by changing the net_port setting. +Note for windows32 users + + On windows32, the game uses the 'home' subdirectory as your personal + directory. For example, the client.ini can be found in + home\base\client.ini. + + There is also a problem that prevents the game from creating directories. + If you need any subdirectories in your personal folder, like 'screenshots', + you will have to create it manually. + Organization of the distribution C++ source code |