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WHAT IS DELIANTRA? |
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This is a multiplayer graphical arcade and adventure game, that runs on |
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a client/server model. There are clients for Microsoft(R) Windows(TM) |
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and POSIX systems such as Linux and *BSD. To get the most joyful |
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experience, the Deliantra client should be used. This client is written |
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in Perl and utilises SDL with OpenGL to provide you with the most |
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immersive gameplay. |
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Deliantra has certain flavours from other games, especially Gauntlet (TM) |
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and Nethack/Moria. |
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Any number of players can move around in their own window on the |
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world, finding and using items and battle monsters. They can choose to |
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cooperate or compete in the same "world". |
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REQUIREMENTS |
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For UNIX, a modern C++ compiler with some extensions is required to |
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compile this game (g++ 4.x works). In addition, you will need the Perl |
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development libraries along with the following Perl modules (the server |
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is tested with perl 5.8.8 and 5.8-maint) and their dependencies. In general, |
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the newest version from CPAN will do. The configure script will complain |
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when it detects an unsuitable version. |
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- AnyEvent |
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- BDB **compiled against libdb4.5 or 4.6, libdb4.4 might work** |
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- Compress::LZF |
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- Coro **SEE IMPORTANT NOTICE BELOW** |
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- Coro::EV |
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- Crossfire |
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- Digest::MD5 |
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- EV |
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- IO::AIO |
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- JSON::XS |
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- Net::IRC3 |
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- Pod::POM |
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- Safe::Hole |
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- Storable |
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- Time::HiRes |
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- URI |
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- YAML |
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- YAML::Syck |
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**NOTICE**: Deliantra uses an alternative signal stack, so you have to |
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use either the "u"context method (slow) or "a"ssembly when configuring Coro. |
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Furthermore, you will need the following programs and libraries: |
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- gperf, the GNU perfect hash generator >= v3.0 |
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- glib-2.0 >= v2.10 |
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- libpng >= v1.2 |
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- ImageMagick >= v6.0 (possibly higher, depending on its bugs) |
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- optipng => v0.5.5 (http://optipng.sf.net) |
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- pngnq >= v0.4 (http://freshmeat.net/redir/pngnq/53146/url_homepage/pngnq.html) |
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- rsync >= v2.6 (a must have anyways) |
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Your compiler must support the Library Technical Report 1 extensions and |
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the upcoming typeof extension. The GNU C++ compiler >= version 4.0 does |
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support all these. |
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On Debian GNU/Linux, you might get away with something like this for many of the |
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above dependencies: |
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apt-get install gperf optipng pngnq rsync imagemagick libglib2.0-dev libpng12-dev |
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apt-get install libpod-pom-perl libsafe-hole-perl libevent-perl |
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If you want to get sensible backtraces for error conditions at runtime |
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to be logged you also need the external addr2line program (part of GNU |
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binutils) in your PATH. |
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COMPILING |
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Deliantra has been known to compile on a wide variety of systems. It should |
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compile and run on most ISO C++ 200x and POSIX compliant systems. |
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To get generic directions on compilation, read the INSTALL file. |
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INSTALLATION/USAGE |
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Deliantra runs on a client/server model. You will also a client to |
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play. You can either connect to a server someone else has set up, or |
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run your own server and connect to that. There are a number of clients |
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available, but the recommended one is CFPlus (see below for URL). |
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To run your own server, you need to build the deliantra server binaries |
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and install them, then you will have to download and install map and |
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archetype packs: |
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Download both the cfmaps-<version> and cfarch-<version> archives, then |
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use cfutil to install both (the source directories must be writable for |
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this to work): |
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cfutil --install-maps path/to/cfmaps-<version>/ |
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cfutil --install-arch path/to/cfarch-<version>/ |
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Both processes can take some time, depending on your resources :) If you |
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plan to repeat the installation you should specify the --cache option |
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first, which will keep costly-to-generate files around for further runs |
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of cfutil: |
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cfutil --cache --install-maps path/to/cfmaps-<version>/ |
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cfutil --cache --install-arch path/to/cfarch-<version>/ |
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Atfer this you can then run the deliantra executable. This starts a |
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server which you/other people can connect to. |
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WEB SITES |
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The following web addresses have deliantra information that you may find |
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useful: |
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http://www.deliantra.net/ (The main site) |
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REPORTING BUGS |
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First, check the INSTALL file for common problems, and see if yours is |
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mentioned. |
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Bugs should be filed using the following email address: |
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support@deliantra.net |
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When reporting bugs, make sure you include the following: |
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* What version of deliantra did you use? |
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* What type of computer did you use (CPU type) |
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* What is the version of the OS? |
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* What windowing system are you using (e.g. openwindows, X.org, XFree86) |
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* What compiler (and its version) did you use (e.g. gcc, acc)? |
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* Which flags did you give it? |
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* If the bug happens when compiling deliantra, send an EXACT copy of the |
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compiler line, as well as the errors it puts out. Sending bugs of the |
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sort 'it failed with a line like ...' doesn't help any. |
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* If the bug happened while running deliantra: |
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- Include any output before to the bug. |
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- Give a description of what you did before the bug occured. The better |
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detailed the description, the better chance we have of figuring |
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out where the bug happened, or how we can recreate the bug. |
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- If possible, a stack trace from gdb (or other debugger) is very |
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helpful. |
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The more information provided, the better chance of the bug being fixed |
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in a timely fashion. |
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SUBMITTING PATCHES |
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Patches should be submitted to email address: |
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support@deliantra.net |
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PUBLIC SERVERS |
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The best way to find a server to play is to run the client |
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and hit "Server List" in the setup dialog (this varies |
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depending on your client). |
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The canonical server for use with Deliantra and CFPlus is |
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gameserver.deliantra.net, port 13327 (the default). |
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COPYRIGHT |
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Most files in this distribution are covered by the GNU General Public |
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License, version 3 (COPYING.GPL), or any later version, with the |
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exception of ext/affero.ext, which is covered by the GNU Affero General |
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Public License, Version 3 (COPYING.Affero). Please take note of the |
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special requirements of the Affero license with respect to network |
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servers and configure your network server according to the instructions |
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given in ext/affero.ext. |
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CONTACT |
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The authors can be reached via e-mail to support@deliantra.net |
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