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2 2
3<h2>The CFPlus Client</h2> 3<h2>The Deliantra MORPG Client</h2>
4 4
5<p> CFPlus is the new Deliantra client which was written from scratch 5<p>This is the new Deliantra client which was written from scratch
6in Perl with C bindings to SDL/OpenGL. It was written to have a more 6in Perl with C bindings to SDL/OpenGL. It was written to have a more
7immersive overall gameplay and to base as ground to implement new 7immersive overall gameplay and to base as ground to implement new
8features. 8features.
9</p> 9</p>
10 10
11<h3>Screenshots:</h3> 11<h3>Screenshots:</h3>
12 12
13<p>Screenshots? See on the <a href="screenshots.html">Screenshot page</a></p> 13<p>Screenshots? See on the <a href="screenshots.html">Screenshot page</a></p>
14 14
15<h2>GNU/Linux</h2>
16<h3>Download</h3> 15<h3>Download:</h3>
17 16
18<p> 17<p><a href="play.html">See the Play now! page</a> about the download!</p>
19<b>Version 0.99 release from 2007-09-02</b>: <a href="http://dist.schmorp.de/cfplus/cfplus-gnu-linux-x86.bin">cfplus linux</a><br />
20If you find bugs in the release, please inform us! There are indeed still some glitches and
21bugs in the client, and they are on our TODO.
22</p>
23 18
19<h3>Installation notes:</h3>
20
21<ul>
22 <li>
23 <p><b>Windows</b></p>
24 <p>
25 To start the client, run the executable, i.e. by doubleclicking on it with your left mouse button or
26 use the context menu of the right mouse button.
27 <b>Note:</b> The windows binary might take a while to start (up to some minutes), as it needs to unpack itself
28 and start up everything it needs.
29 </p>
30 </li>
31 <li>
32 <p><b>GNU/Linux</b></p>
33 <p>
24<p><b>Please note that you need glibc-2.3 and x-libs with XFT. (For amd64 you will need ia32-libs and a 32bit OpenGL driver, eg. nvidia-glx-ia32)</b></p> 34 <b>Please note that you need glibc-2.3 and x-libs with XFT. (For amd64 you will need ia32-libs and a 32bit OpenGL driver, eg. nvidia-glx-ia32)</b>
25 35 </p>
26<p> 36 <p>
27Alpha release: <a href="http://dist.schmorp.de/cfplus/cfplus-alpha-gnu-linux-x86.bin">cfplus linux alpha</a><br />
28<b>PLEASE NOTE:</b> As this is an alpha release! We are going to be deaf about missing features and bugs in the alpha release!
29</p>
30
31<h3>GNU/Linux Installation</h3>
32
33<p>
34After downloading you need to make the binary <b>executable</b> like this:<br /> 37 After downloading you need to make the binary <b>executable</b> like this:<br />
35<tt style="margin-left: 2em">chmod a+x cfplus-gnu-linux-x86.bin</tt><br /> 38 <tt style="margin-left: 2em">chmod a+x cfplus-gnu-linux-x86.bin</tt><br />
36And start it like this (when cfplus-gnu-linux-x86.bin is in the current working directory):<br /> 39 And start it like this (when cfplus-gnu-linux-x86.bin is in the current working directory):<br />
37<tt style="margin-left: 2em">./cfplus-gnu-linux-x86.bin</tt> 40 <tt style="margin-left: 2em">./cfplus-gnu-linux-x86.bin</tt>
38</p> 41 </p>
39 42 </li>
40<h3>Build from source</h3> 43 <li>
41 44 <p><b>Build from source</b></p>
42<p> 45 <p>
43If you want to build the client from source there are two ways that 46 If you want to build the client from source there are two ways that
44are explained on a different page: <a href="client_cpan.html">Source installation</a>. 47 are explained on a different page: <a href="client_cpan.html">Source installation</a>.
45</p> 48 </p>
46 49 </li>
47<h2>Windows</h2> 50</ul>
48
49<h3>Download</h3>
50
51<p>
52<b>Version 0.99 release from 2007-09-02</b>: <a href="http://dist.schmorp.de/cfplus/cfplus.exe">cfplus windows</a><br />
53If you find bugs in the release, please inform us! There are indeed still some glitches and
54bugs in the client, and they are on our TODO.
55</p>
56
57<p>
58Alpha release: <a href="http://dist.schmorp.de/cfplus/cfplus_alpha.exe">cfplus windows alpha</a><br />
59<b>PLEASE NOTE:</b> As this is an alpha release! We are going to be deaf about missing features and bugs in the alpha release!
60</p>
61
62<h3>Windows Installation</h3>
63
64<p>
65Just download the binary above in the <i>Windows binary</i> Section above at <b>Download</b>.
66Thats all. (To start it, run the executable, i.e. by doubleclicking on it with your left mouse button or
67use the context menu of the right mouse button :-).
68<b>Note:</b> The windows binary might take a while to start (up to some minutes), as it needs to unpack itself
69and start up everything it needs.
70</p>
71 51
72<p> 52<p>
73<b>For further instructions and informations look at the <i>Help!</i> button on the top!</b> 53<b>For further instructions and informations look at the <i>Help!</i> button on the top!</b>
74</p> 54</p>
75 55
76<h3>News</h3> 56<h3>News:</h3>
57
58<p>
59 <em>
60 2007-12-25 Released version 0.9960 with some important fixes in the item animations
61 and GUI code, along with an API update to a more recent EV version the documentation
62 had some minor improvements. And last but not least the face loading consumes less CPU.
63 too.
64 </em>
65</p>
66<p>
67 <em>
68 2007-12-09 Released version 0.9959, main changes were a bugfix of the
69 audio-jingle playing (sometimes a jingle was played repeatedly if there was no
70 server-provided music available). Also some debugging hooks were added and
71 the code was updated to follow API changes in some of the modules used.
72 </em>
73</p>
74
75<p>
76 <em>
77 2007-11-27 Released version 0.9956, main changes were an improved event loop
78 for better performance and compatibility under windows,
79 and the server list has been disabled due to problems with activestate perl.
80 </em>
81</p>
82
83<p>
84 <em>
85 2007-11-03 Released version 0.9955, Main changes were adjustment of the default
86 resolution (to 800x600) and making fullscreen the default. The widget extension
87 system was also officially enabled.
88 </em>
89</p>
90
91
92<p>
93 <em>
94 2007-10-14 Released a new binary. Main feature: Rename to 'Deliantra'.
95 </em>
96</p>
77 97
78<p> 98<p>
79 <em> 99 <em>
80 2007-09-02 <b>Finally!</b> We released a non beta version of the client. 100 2007-09-02 <b>Finally!</b> We released a non beta version of the client.
81 The version 0.99 is considered mostly stable and playable now. Changes 101 The version 0.99 is considered mostly stable and playable now. Changes
153 NPC dialog system makes chatting with NPCs a lot easier and 173 NPC dialog system makes chatting with NPCs a lot easier and
154 improves overall game interaction. 174 improves overall game interaction.
155 </li> 175 </li>
156 <li>Inventory operation shortcuts, like: ignite/thaw, inscribe and rename.</li> 176 <li>Inventory operation shortcuts, like: ignite/thaw, inscribe and rename.</li>
157 <li>Healthbars above monsters and players.</li> 177 <li>Healthbars above monsters and players.</li>
158</ul>
159
160<h3>Yet unimplemented features (for version 1.5 or 2):</h3>
161
162<ul>
163 <li>On screen player name labels.</li>
164</ul>
165
166<h3>Future features/ideas:</h3>
167
168<p>
169These are some (more or less serious) ideas we have regarding extension of the client's
170functionality:
171</p>
172
173<ul>
174 <li>Integrated IRC client.</li>
175 <li>Editor stating shortcut with automated downloading of maps.</li>
176</ul> 178</ul>
177 179
178<h3>News archive</h3> 180<h3>News archive</h3>
179 181
180<p> 182<p>

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