From 7fef8856b21215b0dd28dcc57f04c8a98ab5226f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stijn Buys Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2008 22:36:39 +0000 Subject: Implemented vertex arrays --- README | 45 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------- 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-) (limited to 'README') diff --git a/README b/README index 570daa5..6610a90 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -2,15 +2,15 @@ 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. + game design with OpenGL and to get some C++ practice. Maybe someday, it will be a real game. Read INSTALL for instructions on building, installing and udpating. Dedicated server - The dedicated server will accept incoming connections on port 8042. - There is no server console. + By default, the dedicated server will accept incoming connections + on UDP port 8042. There is no server console. Client @@ -79,7 +79,12 @@ Console functions cl_color 1.0 1.0 0.0 connect - Settings are saved when you quit the application. +Configuration + + Variables marked with the 'A' flag will be archived, their value + will be written to the configuration file on exit. The dedicated + server reads its configuration from server.ini, the client + will use client.ini. Organization of the distribution @@ -103,6 +108,7 @@ Organization of the distribution /bitmaps essential bitmaps /ini ini files /maps .map models + /satellites sattelites /ships spaceships /stations space stations /textures textures @@ -111,24 +117,24 @@ Organization of the distribution The game data can be obtained as a seperate distribution. Refer to the file INSTALLATION for more information. -Editing game parameters +Editing game data One of the goals of the Osirion Project, is to create an engine - that makes it very easy to extend the game. At this moment, the - game reads the world description from ini/world.ini and a list of - buyable ships from ini/ships.ini. + that makes it very easy to adapt and extend the game world. + At the moment, the game reads the world description from + ini/world.ini and a list of buyable ships from ini/ships.ini. - I recommend not to edit the original game data, but to make a copy - in your personal osirion folder '~/.osirion'. This directory mimics - the directory structure of the 'data' directory but any file found - in the personal diretory will get precedence over the corresponding - file in the game data directory. + I recommend you do not edit the original game data, but to make a copy + into your personal osirion folder '~/.osirion'. This directory mimics + the directory structure of the 'data' directory and any file found + there will get precedence over the corresponding file in + the game data directory. Adding models The models are basic Quake2 style .map files with custom entities and can be created with a program like gtkradiant. No map compiler is - necessary, the engine reads the files directly. Refer to the file + necessary, the engine reads the .map files directly. Refer to the file INSTALL on how to install the support files for gtkradiant 1.5.0. The textures in the textures/colors/ directory are mapped to RGB colors @@ -141,7 +147,7 @@ Adding models texture will get the current game entity color. This makes it possible to use the current player color on ship models. - Add an info_engine entity to add an engine exhaust to the ship model. + Add an info_engine entity to add an engine exhaust to a ship model. Notes @@ -153,12 +159,19 @@ Notes Project contributors - Thorn[mDc] - Ship models + Thorn[mDc] - Canasta and Sharkan ship models + Alpha testing + Josky=KCT= - Shuttle ship model IRC The official Osirion IRC channel is #osirion on irc.soliter.org +Web + + Screenshots can be found at + http://ingar.soliter.org/screenshots/osirion + Acknowledgements This project could not have been possible without the work of others: -- cgit v1.2.3