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diff --git a/games-strategy/openra/files/README.gentoo b/games-strategy/openra/files/README.gentoo new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..33502af0f9d2 --- /dev/null +++ b/games-strategy/openra/files/README.gentoo @@ -0,0 +1,111 @@ +OpenRA is a Libre/Free Real Time Strategy game engine supporting early +Westwood games like Command & Conquer and Command & Conquer: Red Alert. + +Distributed mods include a reimagining and updating of both the Red +Alert and Command & Conquer multiplayer games. + +You may run the game from desktop games menu or just manually +run the game with `mono OpenRA.Game.exe Game.Mods=ra` for Red Alert +or `mono OpenRA.Game.exe Game.Mods=cnc` for Command & Conquer. + +If you have problems starting the game consider switching to +alternative Cg Renderer. You may run the game with alternative +Cg Graphics Renderer from desktop games menu or by adding +`Graphics.Renderer=Cg` parameter explicitly to above console commands + (convenient for some integrated graphics cards). +To run explicitly with a default one use `Graphics.Renderer=Gl` +parameter. The default Graphics Renderer is a better one, so +don't forget to upgrade your graphics hardware drivers to the +latest version. For Cg renderer also try to upgrade nvidia-cg-toolkit +too. + +The RA packages will need to be extracted to ~/.openra/Content/ra/ +before the RA mod will actually work. The C&C packages will need +to be extracted to ~/.openra/Contet/cnc/ for C&C mod. You may +execute OpenRA and it will suggest to download content from original +CD or a minimal one from OpenRA site automatically. You may also try +to download minimal content pack from OpenRA site manually by using +OpenRA Utility: + +cd /usr/share/games/openra +mono OpenRA.Utility.exe --download-url=http://open-ra.org/get-dependency.php?file=ra-packages,/tmp/ra-packages.zip +mono OpenRA.Utility.exe --extract-zip=/tmp/ra-packages.zip,~/.openra/Content/ra/ + +The same commands for C&C mod: +mono OpenRA.Utility.exe --download-url=http://open-ra.org/get-dependency.php?file=cnc-packages,/tmp/cnc-packages.zip +mono OpenRA.Utility.exe --extract-zip=/tmp/cnc-packages.zip,~/.openra/Content/cnc/ + +But the better choice is to download a full pack from original game CD +(or iso). However, full CD pack usage result in slower game start from +OpenRA Lobby. It happens due to a lot of unnecessary things like video +clips were pre-packaged in it. If you want optimal game start and all +music themes (made by Frank Klepacki) from classic CD you should +download them from OpenRA Forum: +http://www.sleipnirstuff.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=83&t=15063 + +The minimal required files for the Red Alert mod are: +EITHER: + * conquer.mix + * temperat.mix + * interior.mix + * snow.mix + * sounds.mix + * allies.mix + * russian.mix +OR: (Usually pretty long game start) + * main.mix +AND: + * redalert.mix + +The minimal required files for the Command and Conquer mod are: + * cclocal.mix + * speech.mix + * conquer.mix + * sounds.mix + * tempicnh.mix + * temperat.mix + * winter.mix + * desert.mix + +If you have a case-sensitive filesystem you must change the filenames to +lower case. + +Red Alert and C&C have been released by EA Games as freeware. They could be +downloaded from http://www.commandandconquer.com/classic +Unfortunately the installer is 16-bit and so won’t run on 64-bit operating +systems. This can be worked around by using the Red Alert Setup Manager + (http://ra.afraid.org/html/downloads/utilities-3.html). +Make sure you apply the no-CD protection fix so all the files needed +are installed to the hard drive. + +If your notebook doesn't show long battery life under OpenRA load you can +do several things: +1. Turn off "Show Shellmap" item under General tab of Settings menu. +2. Edit ~/.openra/settings.yaml in the "Graphics:" section to add +framelimiter. Add "CapFramerate: True" string there to enable framelimiter. +The default setting is 60 frames per second. You can change it's value by +adding "MaxFramerate: 70", for example, string in that section. Be careful +with special tab symbols at the beginning of the strings. Don't forget to +backup your settings file. + +Please note: OpenRA has 2 types of released versions: +1. Release Versions or just Versions. +2. Unstable Playtests Versions or just Playtests. +Release Versions are considered as more stable ones. Playtests are also +pretty stable in most cases but they have usually more features wich are +needed to be tested before inclusion into release. So, if you have any +problems, please report them to the IRC channel #openra on irc.freenode.net +(Use http://webchat.freenode.net/ if you don't have IRC client) +or to the bug-tracker (http://bugs.open-ra.org). + +You may also see servers list with +http://master.open-ra.org/list.php +or by using orabot on IRC channel: +]games (or !games) +to see the games wich are waiting to start or +]games --all +to see all games. + +Please read HACKING for an overview of the engine and read OpenRA Wiki +page for more info about the game and it's development: +https://github.com/OpenRA/OpenRA/wiki |