Minor polishing of README.txt
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The MegaGlest Team currently provides builds and Installers for Linux and
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The MegaGlest Team currently provides builds and Installers for Linux and
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Windows. The Linux version is available in 32 and 64 bit variants which have
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Windows. The Linux version is available in 32 and 64 bit variants which have
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been reported to run on Ubuntu 8.04 to 11.04, various versions of Debian,
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been reported to run on Ubuntu 8.04 to 11.10, various versions of Debian,
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OpenSuSE 11.1 to 11.3, and many other distributions. The Windows version runs
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OpenSuSE 11.1 to 11.3, and many other distributions. The Windows version runs
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on 32 and 64 bit variants of Windows and has been reported to run on Windows
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on 32 and 64 bit variants of Windows and has been reported to run on Windows
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versions up to and including Windows 7.
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versions up to and including Windows 7.
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There are also distribution maintained or community provided distribution
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There are also packages available for several Linux and BSD distributions and
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specific packages available for several Linux and BSD distributions and OS X.
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OS X, maintained by these distributions or the wider MegaGlest community.
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Please see the website, forums and wiki for details.
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Please see the website, forums and wiki for details.
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Graphics hardware and drivers:
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Graphics hardware and drivers:
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Current dedicated Nvidia and ATI hardware with vendor-supplied proprietary
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Current dedicated Nvidia and ATI hardware with up to date vendor-supplied
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drivers installed will provide the best experience. MegaGlest also runs fine on
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proprietary drivers installed usually provide the best experience. However, it
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most integrated Intel GMA, Nvidia and ATI GPUs, but you will feel an urge to
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is not unheard of that they may be difficult to get working on Linux and other
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reduce effects.
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open platforms (due to insufficient support by hardware vendors). If you
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experience such issues, open source 3D drivers are now becoming usable for both
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many current and legacy GPUs, and may help with the proprietary drivers'
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shortcomings.
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Issues with proprietary drivers for 'legacy' ATI hardware have been and are
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Next to standard dedicated gaming video cards, MegaGlest also runs fine on most
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continuously reported. On Linux, open source 3D drivers are now (Linux 2.6.38,
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integrated Intel GMA, Nvidia and ATI GPUs, but you will feel an urge to reduce
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Gallium 0.4 via DRI) starting to become usable for both many current and
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visual effects.
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legacy GPUs, and may help with the proprietary drivers' shortcomings.
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To run MegaGlest in headless mode, neither video nor audio hardware and driver
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support are neccessary. For a good user experience, please ensure your system
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meets the other minimum hardware requirements, as listed above.
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your file manager/browser to browse to the directory containing the downloaded
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your file manager/browser to browse to the directory containing the downloaded
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file. Right-click the file, select the option to inspect and change this files'
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file. Right-click the file, select the option to inspect and change this files'
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properties/permissions, and make the file executable by its owner. Now double-
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properties/permissions, and make the file executable by its owner. Now double-
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click the file to execute it.
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click the file to execute it. You need not and should not run the installer as
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the administrative user (root) or via sudo, but as a normal (restricted) user.
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The graphical installer will show up and display the MegaGlest license. Install
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The graphical installer will show up and display the MegaGlest license. Install
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the game into your home directory (default location) or a location of your
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the game into a directory below your home directory (the default location of
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choice (within the boundaries of where your Linux user may write to, so
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~/.megaglest is fine) or any location of your choice (within the boundaries of
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probably anywhere below your home directory only). Once the installer
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where your Linux user may write to). Once the installer completes, a MegaGlest
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completes, a MegaGlest starter/shortcut will show up on your window managers'
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starter/shortcut will show up on your window managers' application menu.
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application menu.
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Windows:
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Windows:
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All you should need to do on Windows is to double-click the downloaded file.
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All you should need to do on Windows is to double-click the downloaded file.
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You may get to see a warning saying that this file you downloaded from the
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You may get to see a warning saying that this file you downloaded from the
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Internet may be unsafe. However, if you downloaded this file from a trusted
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Internet may be unsafe. However, if you downloaded this file from a trusted
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source, such as http://megaglest.org/, it is safe to proceed.
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source, i.e. megaglest.org or *.mirror.sourceforge.net, it is generally safe
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to proceed. However, we can not make any guarantees. You are encouraged to
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scan the downloaded installer for viruses.
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Other platforms:
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Please refer to the packagers' installation guides.
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3. Configuration
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3. Configuration
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MegaGlest can be configured in three ways:
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MegaGlest can be configured in three ways:
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- in-game config menu: basic parameters
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- in-game config menu: most options
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- using the separate configuration utility
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- using the separate MegaGlest Configurator
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- manual editing of glestuser.ini (options) and glestuserkeys.ini (hotkeys)
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- manual editing of glestuser.ini (options) and glestuserkeys.ini (hotkeys)
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DO NOT directly edit glest.ini and glestkeys.ini but rather edit glestuser.ini
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DO NOT directly edit glest.ini and glestkeys.ini but rather edit glestuser.ini
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On Linux, these files are located in ~/.megaglest/. On Windows, these files are
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On Linux, these files are located in ~/.megaglest/. On Windows, these files are
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stored at %AppData%\megaglest (Windows XP) or %AppData%\roaming\megaglest (any
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stored at %AppData%\megaglest (Windows XP) or %AppData%\roaming\megaglest (any
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later version). '%AppData%' is an environment variable which may point to a
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later version). '%AppData%' is an environment variable which may point to a
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different location depending on your login name and Windows version.
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different location depending on your login name and Windows version. The
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MegaGlest installer places a shortcut to this directory in your start menu.
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Alternatively, you may access this location by pasting the above location
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(keeping the '%AppData%' variable as is) into Windows Explorers' location bar.
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The entire list of glestuser.ini options is available at
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http://wiki.megaglest.org/INI
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megaglest --version => display the version string
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megaglest --version => display the version string
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megaglest --server => start in the custom game screen
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megaglest --server => start in the custom game screen
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with all slots open
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with all slots open
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megaglest --headless-server-mode => start a headless server, the first
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connecting user will manage it
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megaglest --client ServerIp => start game connecting to a server
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megaglest --client ServerIp => start game connecting to a server
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On Windows, replace 'megaglest' by 'glest_game' for now.
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- Contact us on IRC:
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- Contact us on IRC:
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Network: irc.freenode.net
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Network: irc.freenode.net
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Channel: #glest
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Channel: #megaglest
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Or use the webchat at http://chat.megaglest.org/
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Or use the webchat at http://chat.megaglest.org/
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