Linux Notes
From OHRRPGCE-Wiki
Download the latest Linux binaries from http://hamsterrepublic.com/dl/ohrrpgce-linux-x86.tar.bz2. Unfortunately the OHRRPGCE currently only works on x86 architecture. Support for other architectures will have to wait until FreeBasic makes the GCC move
But it has been noted to run in Fedora 7 x86_64 architecture, probably due to x86 emulation.
Unpack the archive to a subdirectory in your home directory. (installation to /usr/local/games works too)
[edit] Packages
[edit] Installing Games
OHRRPGCE games (RPG files) are platform independent. You can download the same zip files that Windows users download from any of the game lists
- Unzip the game unto a folder in your home directory. (if the zip file contains a windows .exe file you can ignore or delete it)
- Then simply open the .rpg file with ohrrpgce-game
You can associate .rpg files with ohrrpgce-game using gnome or kde or your desktop environment of choice.
If you prefer to run from the console you can do something like:
/usr/games/ohrrpgce-game ~/ohrgames/"Tales of the New World 2"/TNW_2.rpg
Depending of course on the name of the game, and where you unzipped it.
You can also just run ohrrpgce-game with no arguments, and you will be presented with a file-browser that lets you choose which RPG file to load.
[edit] Music
The OHRRPGCE on Linux requires SDL_Mixer and Timidity for MIDI music, so if you do not already have those packages, get them.
Actually, technically it does not depend directly on timidity. SDL_mixer uses its own statically linked timidity code. It does not actually execute the timidity binary, nor does it link dynamically to libtimidity. However, it still requires an instrument patch set. You may prefer to manually install timidity.tar.gz into /usr/local/lib/timidity/
The music/sound importer in custom requires mad and oggenc to be installed if you want to import music and sound effects in MP3 format. OGG vorbis files do not require any extra utilities, and no extra utilities are needed by game for playback.
[edit] Full Screen
You may have problems with full-screen mode (the -f command-line option). Full-screen mode does not work properly in some cases. Feel free to try it out and comment in our bug-tracking system
