Helping Glest

This page outlines how a person can become involved with developing for Glest/Glevolution and what areas there are with links to resources to get started.

Distribution

You can host the files on your own website and add a link to the Wikia or you could contact RainCT so he can upload them to the Glest: Evolution website.

Conditions for uploading to Glest: Evolution are (finish this).

Mod hosting:

• http://glest.eurion.net/
• http://hive.gamemod.net/
• http://games.moddb.com/277/glest/

Programming

Glest/Glevolution is written in C++.

Getting the tools

IDEs (Linux):

• Anjuta
• Kdevelop
• Geany
• Code::Blocks

IDEs (Windows):

• Dev-C++
• Visual Studio
• Code::Blocks
• Geany

Debuggers:

• gdb

Doxygen

Setting up an IDE

Install Code:Blocks on Linux

Learning C++

• A C++ Introduction
• An Introduction to C++ Programming

Models/Animation

Tools

• Blender
• K-3D
• Wings 3D
• 3D Studio Max
• Glexml

Testing

Submit bugs to the Glest bug tracker, or let us know on the forum.