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And play with: | And play with: | ||
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Next time you want to play, you just need to: | Next time you want to play, you just need to: | ||
cd ~/megaglest-3.5.1 | cd ~/megaglest-3.5.1 | ||
− | ./ | + | ./megaglest |
You can, of course, also create a shortcut on your favourite window manager so that you just need to point and click to start the game in the future, thus eliminating the necessity of using the terminal window each time. | You can, of course, also create a shortcut on your favourite window manager so that you just need to point and click to start the game in the future, thus eliminating the necessity of using the terminal window each time. | ||
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====Linux==== | ====Linux==== | ||
− | + | Be sure that you have downloaded the correct installer (32 bits or 64 bits). See below to know how to find your linux type. | |
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If <tt>uname -m</tt> returns <tt>x86_64</tt>, you need the 64 bits version. If it returns <tt>i686</tt>, you need the 32 bit version. | If <tt>uname -m</tt> returns <tt>x86_64</tt>, you need the 64 bits version. If it returns <tt>i686</tt>, you need the 32 bit version. | ||
− | + | Be sure that you have installed all requirements. If it still does not work then, you may try running these commands from your MegaGlest root folder (probably something like /home/yourname/megaglest). | |
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mkdir lib_bkp | mkdir lib_bkp | ||
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===I get an error stating MegaGlest needs an OpenGL version of at least 1.3 to work=== | ===I get an error stating MegaGlest needs an OpenGL version of at least 1.3 to work=== | ||
− | The most likely cause of this message is that you have selected a resolution and color combination that your video driver does not support. In this case, you should be able to get MegaGlest to start fine by either deleting your [[MG/INI|configuration file]] or by playing with different values in this line on a command prompt: | + | The most likely cause of this message is that you have selected a resolution and color combination that your video driver does not support. unstable or very outdated video drivers. In this case, you should be able to get MegaGlest to start fine by either deleting your [[MG/INI|configuration file]] or by playing with different values in this line on a command prompt: |
megaglest --resolution=1024x768 --colorbits=32 --depthbits=24 --fullscreen=false | megaglest --resolution=1024x768 --colorbits=32 --depthbits=24 --fullscreen=false | ||
If this doesn't seem to help, the second most likely cause of this message is an unstable or outdated video driver. Try updating it from the chip, card, or laptop vendor / manufacturers' website. You must reboot after switching drivers, even if it doesn't say so. If they do not provide drivers which work with MegaGlest then read the [[#Where can I get newer video drivers?|Where can I get newer video drivers?]] section below. | If this doesn't seem to help, the second most likely cause of this message is an unstable or outdated video driver. Try updating it from the chip, card, or laptop vendor / manufacturers' website. You must reboot after switching drivers, even if it doesn't say so. If they do not provide drivers which work with MegaGlest then read the [[#Where can I get newer video drivers?|Where can I get newer video drivers?]] section below. | ||
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===My video performance is bad, what can I do?=== | ===My video performance is bad, what can I do?=== | ||
If you are a Linux user turn off 3D/openGL effects in your [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compositing_window_manager compositing window manager] (Compiz/Mutter/KWin), as It can drop frames per second (FPS) for 3D games from 500FPS to 70FPS. | If you are a Linux user turn off 3D/openGL effects in your [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compositing_window_manager compositing window manager] (Compiz/Mutter/KWin), as It can drop frames per second (FPS) for 3D games from 500FPS to 70FPS. | ||
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Whichever platform your are on, try to disable synchronizing to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertical_blanking_interval vertical blanking interval] (also known as ''sync to vblank''), if your video driver supports it (most do) and the side effects it introduces (tearing) are not noticeable or acceptable to you. | Whichever platform your are on, try to disable synchronizing to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertical_blanking_interval vertical blanking interval] (also known as ''sync to vblank''), if your video driver supports it (most do) and the side effects it introduces (tearing) are not noticeable or acceptable to you. | ||
− | + | You can also tweak your configuration by placing the following settings in ''glestuser.ini'' (see [[INI|the page describing the MegaGlest configuration files]] to learn where it is located on your system): | |
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ColorBits=8 | ColorBits=8 | ||
DepthBits=16 | DepthBits=16 | ||
− | + | DisableVBO=true | |
− | + | EnableTextureCompression=1 | |
FactorySound=None | FactorySound=None | ||
Filter=Bilinear | Filter=Bilinear | ||
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FogOfWarSmoothing=false | FogOfWarSmoothing=false | ||
FogOfWarSmoothingFrameSkip=5 | FogOfWarSmoothingFrameSkip=5 | ||
− | + | MaxLights=1 | |
− | MaxLights | ||
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RainEffect=0 | RainEffect=0 | ||
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ScreenHeight=600 | ScreenHeight=600 | ||
ScreenWidth=800 | ScreenWidth=800 | ||
Shadows=Disabled | Shadows=Disabled | ||
ShadowTextureSize=256 | ShadowTextureSize=256 | ||
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StencilBits=0 | StencilBits=0 | ||
Textures3D=false | Textures3D=false | ||
− | TilesetParticles= | + | TilesetParticles=false |
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UnitParticles=false | UnitParticles=false | ||
Windowed=0 | Windowed=0 | ||
− | + | If drawing selection boxes around units is slow for you, you may also want to try this setting which can make it slower or faster, depending on your video hardware and drivers: | |
− | + | EnableColorPicking=true | |
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− | If drawing selection boxes around units is slow | ||
===My mouse seems to move sluggish, too slow or too fast=== | ===My mouse seems to move sluggish, too slow or too fast=== | ||
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==Network gaming== | ==Network gaming== | ||
− | + | ===I can not connect to any server, why is this?=== | |
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This is usually caused by badly configured (possibly so by default) personal firewalls or "Internet security suites". | This is usually caused by badly configured (possibly so by default) personal firewalls or "Internet security suites". | ||
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Notes on security: This utility does not make any changes to your system. it really only gathers some information on your system. You are not supposed to run it as root/with sudo, running it as a normal/restricted user is fully sufficient. | Notes on security: This utility does not make any changes to your system. it really only gathers some information on your system. You are not supposed to run it as root/with sudo, running it as a normal/restricted user is fully sufficient. | ||
====Linux System Report==== | ====Linux System Report==== | ||
− | Running the Linux variant is pretty straight forward, all you need to do is open a terminal window and paste | + | Running the Linux variant is pretty straight forward, all you need to do is open a terminal window and paste this: |
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− | + | cd /tmp && wget 'http://megaglest.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/megaglest/trunk/source/tools/support/linux/system_report' && chmod +x system_report && ./system_report | |
+ | This may also work on OS X, but due to lack of such hardware, we can't really tell. | ||
====Windows System Report==== | ====Windows System Report==== | ||
A Windows variant does currently exist, but may be added in the future. | A Windows variant does currently exist, but may be added in the future. | ||
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*[[MegaGlest]] | *[[MegaGlest]] | ||
*[[Troubleshooting]] | *[[Troubleshooting]] | ||
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