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3 root 1.6 <h2>The Deliantra MORPG Client</h2>
4 pippijn 1.1
5 root 1.6 <p>This is the new Deliantra client which was written from scratch
6 root 1.5 in Perl with C bindings to SDL/OpenGL. It was written to have a more
7     immersive overall gameplay and to base as ground to implement new
8     features.
9     </p>
10 pippijn 1.1
11     <h3>Screenshots:</h3>
12    
13 root 1.2 <p>Screenshots? See on the <a href="screenshots.html">Screenshot page</a></p>
14 pippijn 1.1
15     <h2>GNU/Linux</h2>
16     <h3>Download</h3>
17    
18     <p>
19 root 1.8 <b>Version 0.992 release from 2007-10-14</b>: <a href="http://dist.schmorp.de/deliantra/deliantra-gnu-linux-x86.bin">deliantra linux</a><br />
20 pippijn 1.1 If you find bugs in the release, please inform us! There are indeed still some glitches and
21     bugs in the client, and they are on our TODO.
22     </p>
23    
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>
25    
26     <p>
27 root 1.8 Beta release: <a href="http://dist.schmorp.de/deliantra/deliantra-beta-gnu-linux-x86.bin">deliantra linux beta</a><br />
28 pippijn 1.1 </p>
29    
30     <h3>GNU/Linux Installation</h3>
31    
32     <p>
33     After downloading you need to make the binary <b>executable</b> like this:<br />
34     <tt style="margin-left: 2em">chmod a+x cfplus-gnu-linux-x86.bin</tt><br />
35     And start it like this (when cfplus-gnu-linux-x86.bin is in the current working directory):<br />
36     <tt style="margin-left: 2em">./cfplus-gnu-linux-x86.bin</tt>
37     </p>
38    
39     <h3>Build from source</h3>
40    
41     <p>
42     If you want to build the client from source there are two ways that
43 root 1.2 are explained on a different page: <a href="client_cpan.html">Source installation</a>.
44 pippijn 1.1 </p>
45    
46     <h2>Windows</h2>
47    
48     <h3>Download</h3>
49    
50     <p>
51 root 1.8 <b>Version 0.992 release from 2007-10-14</b>: <a href="http://dist.schmorp.de/deliantra/deliantra.exe">deliantra windows</a><br />
52 pippijn 1.1 If you find bugs in the release, please inform us! There are indeed still some glitches and
53     bugs in the client, and they are on our TODO.
54     </p>
55    
56     <p>
57 root 1.8 Beta release: <a href="http://dist.schmorp.de/deliantra/deliantra_beta.exe">deliantra windows beta</a><br />
58 pippijn 1.1 </p>
59    
60     <h3>Windows Installation</h3>
61    
62     <p>
63     Just download the binary above in the <i>Windows binary</i> Section above at <b>Download</b>.
64     Thats all. (To start it, run the executable, i.e. by doubleclicking on it with your left mouse button or
65     use the context menu of the right mouse button :-).
66     <b>Note:</b> The windows binary might take a while to start (up to some minutes), as it needs to unpack itself
67     and start up everything it needs.
68     </p>
69    
70     <p>
71     <b>For further instructions and informations look at the <i>Help!</i> button on the top!</b>
72     </p>
73    
74     <h3>News</h3>
75    
76     <p>
77     <em>
78 elmex 1.7 2007-10-14 Released a new binary. Main feature: Rename to 'Deliantra'.
79     </em>
80     </p>
81    
82     <p>
83     <em>
84 pippijn 1.1 2007-09-02 <b>Finally!</b> We released a non beta version of the client.
85     The version 0.99 is considered mostly stable and playable now. Changes
86     from the last release are: Better compatibility with OpenGL drivers,
87     better face caching, background music and spatial sound effects,
88     more default keymappings and the item descriptions are in the tooltips
89     now (eg. in the inventory).
90     </em>
91     </p>
92    
93    
94     <p>
95     <em>
96     2007-05-09 <b>Big news!</b> There is a <b>Linux binary</b> now too! Get it and play with it! :-)
97     </em>
98     </p>
99    
100     <p>
101     <em>
102     2007-04-24 Next windows beta with following changes is out:
103     Better character creation dialog and item descriptions in the inventory
104     are now in the tooltip rather than spread over the message window.
105     </em>
106     </p>
107    
108     <p>For older news look at the bottom of this page.</p>
109    
110     <h3>Features:</h3>
111    
112     <p>
113     These are the features that are already implemented and work (minus bugs).
114     </p>
115    
116     <p><b>Technical:</b></p>
117     <ul>
118     <li>Runs on GNU/Linux and Windows.</li>
119     <li>
120     Uses hardware acceleration if it exists (but also runs without as
121     long as you have OpenGL).
122     </li>
123     <li>
124     Windowed/Fullscreen mode in multiple resolutions
125     with scaling invariant user interface.
126     </li>
127     <li>Smoothing and fog of war.</li>
128     <li>Very nice font rendering with pango (gtk's font renderer).</li>
129     <li>Sound and background music.</li>
130     <li>Face prefetching for the game graphics.</li>
131     <li>Integrated documentation browser with linking and images.</li>
132     <li>Server side widgets (these are server side defined dialogues).</li>
133     </ul>
134    
135     <p><b>Gameplay:</b></p>
136     <ul>
137     <li>
138     A minimap which keeps track of explored territories
139     and helps you to navigate on the worldmap.
140     </li>
141     <li>Easier key binding with the ability to <b>record</b> actions.</li>
142     <li>Gained experience is shown in the statusbox.</li>
143     <li>Reporting of stat-changes (stats, resistancies and other stuff) in the statusbox.</li>
144     <li>Online wiki style help.</li>
145     <li>Message window entry with history.</li>
146     <li>
147     Command completer, eg. completes 'cbh' to 'cast burning hands', which
148     eases the input of commands.
149     </li>
150     <li>Command repetition with '.'.</li>
151     <li>
152     There are tooltips all over the GUI which help a lot.
153     </li>
154     <li>Spell list with key-binding shortcuts and tooltip descriptions of the spells.</li>
155     <li>Skill list with quick key binding.</li>
156     <li>
157     NPC dialog system makes chatting with NPCs a lot easier and
158     improves overall game interaction.
159     </li>
160     <li>Inventory operation shortcuts, like: ignite/thaw, inscribe and rename.</li>
161     <li>Healthbars above monsters and players.</li>
162     </ul>
163    
164     <h3>Yet unimplemented features (for version 1.5 or 2):</h3>
165    
166     <ul>
167     <li>On screen player name labels.</li>
168     </ul>
169    
170     <h3>Future features/ideas:</h3>
171    
172     <p>
173     These are some (more or less serious) ideas we have regarding extension of the client's
174     functionality:
175     </p>
176    
177     <ul>
178     <li>Integrated IRC client.</li>
179     <li>Editor stating shortcut with automated downloading of maps.</li>
180     </ul>
181    
182     <h3>News archive</h3>
183    
184     <p>
185     <em>
186     2007-04-22 Another windows beta has been released: A problem with map-ghosting
187     was fixed and other bugs werde fixed. Also a texture cache workaround for buggy
188     opengl drivers was implemented (which could reduce the memory leak inside the
189     driver).
190     </em>
191     </p>
192    
193     <p>
194     <em>
195     2007-04-14 Another windows beta has been released: Support for smoothing
196     on crossfire+ servers has been implemented along with the support for the
197     large 64x64 tileset!
198     </em>
199     </p>
200    
201     <p>
202     <em>
203     2007-01-25 Next beta released to the world: loads of bugfixes, added
204     'bind apply ...' to the context menu of the inventory, improved local
205     database handling, rework of the whole keybindings (much easier now!).
206     </em>
207     </p>
208    
209     <p>
210     <em>
211     2006-12-03 Released next beta, further bug fixes. Pickup flesh has been implemented too.
212     </em>
213     </p>
214    
215     <p>
216     <em>
217     2006-11-07 Another beta release: The off-by-one bug in the map displaying has finally been found
218     and fixed! This hopefully also fixes other problems with the map :) Have fun and please tell us
219     about your experience with the CFPlus client!
220     </em>
221     </p>
222    
223     <p>
224     <em>
225     2006-09-29 New beta is out! Changes: minor bugfixes, added documentation and a 'tip of the day' dialog.
226     </em>
227     </p>
228    
229     <p>
230     <em>
231     2006-09-21 Another update of the cfplus.exe is online now. Changes: Fix in the NPC speech bubble code.
232     </em>
233     </p>
234    
235     <p>
236     <em>
237     2006-09-20
238     And again: A <b>new CFPlus beta</b> is out! The ghosts on maps have been fixed, along with other
239     minor bugfixes. NPC speech bubbles were also added!
240     </em>
241     </p>
242    
243     <p>
244     <em>
245     2006-08-14
246     A <b>new CFPlus beta</b> is out! <b>Healthbars</b> are in!!! Players and Monsters now
247     have a healthbar on top of them, which shows their actual health status.
248     This renders the 'probe' spell mostly useless, but we will find other ways to
249     replace it!
250     </em>
251     </p>
252    
253     <p>
254     <em>
255     2006-08-14
256     The <b>next CFPlus beta release is out!</b>: Inscription and renaming shortcuts have been
257     added to the Inventory. The interface got line frames to be more eye pleasing.
258     On top of that the documentation browser has been greatly improved and the documentation
259     improved also a bit. And other minor stuff has been implemented and fixed.
260     </em>
261     </p>
262    
263     <p>
264     <em>
265     2006-07-30
266     The long awaited beta release! The last bugs we wanted to fix and features we wanted
267     to add are done and CFPlus is ready for the first more serious testings. Please make sure to read the
268     documentation and the tooltips if there is something not yet clear. Although the documentation
269     is far from complete at the moment, it might be helpful.
270     </em>
271     </p>
272    
273     <p>
274     <em>
275     2006-07-24
276     Lots of detail work was done now, and there are still some minor issues that
277     need to be cleared until the client is ready for a beta release. We were working mainly
278     on the documentation the last two days. There is light on the end of the tunnel.
279     </em>
280     </p>
281    
282     <p>
283     <em>
284     2006-07-03
285     Finally: The alpha release! Lots has changed since 2006-06-12 and
286     we are happy to present the first test release!
287     </em>
288     </p>
289    
290     <p>
291     <em>
292     2006-06-12
293     The new NPC dialog system has been added, and character creation
294     helper dialogs. Along with many other bugfixes and improvements.
295     </em>
296     </p>
297    
298     <p>
299     <em>
300     2006-06-02
301     Added pickup configuration. The window titles work again and
302     some other bugs and enhancements went into the gui toolkit.
303     Shift-middle click lock/unlocks items in inventory now. First version
304     of the spell dialog is in and a context menu item has been added to the
305     inventory to allow to get/drop a specified count of items.
306     </em>
307     </p>
308    
309     <h2>Authors/Contact</h2>
310    
311 root 1.5 <p><b>The Deliantra Development Team:</b></p>
312 pippijn 1.1
313 pippijn 1.3 <p><b>
314 pippijn 1.1 95% of the client, stuff like: protocol handling, widget toolkit, OpenGL integration, windows build,
315     the map, help viewer, all the cool features and all other stuff the user never sees.
316 pippijn 1.3 </b></p>
317 pippijn 1.1 <p>
318     Marc Lehmann <a href="mailto:schmorp@schmorp.de">schmorp@schmorp.de</a>
319     <a href="http://home.schmorp.de/">http://home.schmorp.de/</a>
320     </p>
321    
322 pippijn 1.3 <p><b>The remaining 5%, stuff like: client theme graphics, (some) dialogs, key bindings, inventory and some 'concept' code</b></p>
323 pippijn 1.1 <p>
324     Robin Redeker <a href="mailto:elmex@ta-sa.org">elmex@ta-sa.org</a>
325     <a href="http://www.ta-sa.org/">http://www.ta-sa.org/</a>
326     </p>
327 pippijn 1.3
328     <p></p>
329 root 1.5