===What It Is===
'''Maps:''' those neat places you will play your games in
'''Mods:''' those games you will play on the maps
'''Base ota content:''' material needed to run the games which use content from
the Total Annihilation Product demo and /or Main Product
'''Lua Widgets:''' configured settings for game play. they often make it much
easier to control your troops etc.
'''AI:''' an AI pot to give you an opponent in a game

===Where It Goes===
Maps go in the Maps folder in your Spring directory
Example: ''My Documents\My Games\Spring\maps''
Example Map File: "ExpandedTropics.sd7"

Mods(Games) go in the Mods folder in your Spring directory
Example: ''My Documents\My Games\Spring\mods''
Example Mod File: "NOTA154.sd7"
Example Mod File: "NanoBlobs065.sdz"

Base ota content is needed for all those lovely Mods like [[NOTA]]. It goes in your Base folder
in the Spring directory.
Example: ''My Documents\My Games\Spring\base''
An Example File: "otacontent.sdz"

Lua Widgets typically go in your Lua > Widgets folder
Example 1: ''My Documents\My Games\Spring\LuaUI\Widgets''
Some times you will find that they go here: "C:\Program Files\Spring\LuaUI"
Mods also come with widgets in their mod folder altering that is not for beguines so I will
not tell you here.
Example Widget File: "unit_customformations2.lua"

===What You Want===

'''Mods:'''
'''[[Balanced_Annihilation| BA]]''', '''[[NOTA]]''' (needs the OTA content), '''[http://s44.koshi.homelinux.net/ S44]''', '''[[Complete_Annihilation | CA]]''' (you need SpringDownloader to get the latest version).

'''Maps:''' Tabula-v2, Comet Catcher Redux, DeltaSiegeDry (only because it is overplayed),
Maps for NOTA: Small Supreme Battlefield Dry, ExpandedTropics, Tempest,
Maps for S44: 1944_Kiev_V4
Less regular maps: Tropical, Titan-v2, rysia, Green_Fields

'''Lua Widgets:'''
unit_customformations2.lua: Lets you draw orders in a line formation by dragging the mouse
while button is held down. Lets you draw attack lines, move lines, fight lines, unload
lines. Units/orders will be spread out along the line you draw
gui_clock.lua
unit_immobile_buider.lua: for BA and CA, not for NOTA sets keeps certain units active
unit_stockpile.lua: auto loads anti nuke silos and other such units not needed but very
useful
Transporter_2.lua: auto mathematically moves units with move orders which are guarded by a
transport with the transport nearly invaluable once you get a handle for every thing else
you need to do
gui_build_eta.lua: gives you eta for things under construction very useful but not needed
unit_improved_metal_maker.lua: helps metal makers run not needed but very helpful
[http://spring.clan-sy.com/wiki/NOTA#Team_Speak Team Speak] Lets you speak to your allies while in game

===What To Know===

If you use TASClient to find games hit F1 for help.
NOTA has some Single player missions.
S44 has a decent AI created for it.
SWIW has a decent AI created for it.
Many mods have "chicken modes" or "Space Bug modes" which are basically a defense against waves of forces.
'''drawing messages''' on the game map while in game uses "~" (found under
the Esc key)and the left
mouse button.
Hold the "~" key and Single click your wheel button to place a point on the map and double
click to place a point with text. Use "~" and the right mouse button to erase.

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=Spring RTS Engine=

On this page you will find information on how to download the latest releases from the Spring project for various platforms.

==Windows==

=== Game installers (for players) ===

As Spring itself is just an engine and does not contain game content, we advise you to go to the website of the game you want to play for an all inclusive installer, however, you can use the "Spring Engine + Module Updater" installer. This installer will install the Spring Engine and the Spring Module Updater which contains a menu that lists many of the games available for the Spring Engine. Simply select which game you would like to install and it will download and install the game for you:

'''[http://springinfo.info/moddownloads/SpringEngine-Installer.exe Spring Engine + Spring Module Updater]'''

'''[http://springinfo.info/moddownloads/SpringModuleUpdater.exe Spring Module Updater (Standalone Installer)]'''

'''Below are some of the download pages of games using the Spring engine:'''

'''[http://www.evolutionrts.info/wordpress/?page_id=16 Evolution RTS]'''

'''[http://springfiles.com/1683 Kernel Panic]'''

'''[http://spring1944.net/downloads.php Spring 1944]'''

For more Spring games, check out the [[Games]] page. Please note that some of them will require you to have the engine installed in order to work, as they don't come with their own installer.

=== Engine installer (Bare Bones Installer) ===

'''[http://sourceforge.net/projects/springrts/files/springrts/spring-0.80.4/spring_0.80.4.exe/download Click here to download ]''' version 0.80.4 ~21MB, added 2009-08-29

'''[http://springrts.com/dl/spring_0.80.4.exe Backup in case the above doesn't work ]''' version 0.80.4 ~21MB, added 2009-08-29

As all Spring-based games don't have their own installer, the engine installer can also be used by players to play other games.
This installer provides the core files for Spring, the multiplayer lobby client and the autodownloader. Use the autodownloader to get maps and games, or download them from some hosting sites (listed in the lobby #main channel).


'''[http://springrts.com/dl/spring_0.80.2.7z Portable archive]'''



=== Nightly Builds (for engine/game developers/testers) ===

'''[http://buildbot.eat-peet.net/spring/installer/ click here for a list of test builds (only for testing purposes)]'''

==[[image:200px-Tux.svg.png|Linux|30px]] Linux==

The '''[[SetupGuide|Linux set up guide]]''' provides set up information for various Linux distributions.

Please note that due to the amount of distributions out there, we cannot provide binary packages for each of them. If yours is not listed there, you most likely need to build it yourself. If you do so, please share your results with others.

==Mac OS X==

Sorry no download yet.
The Mac OS X port is rough and unfinished. Help with its development would be greatly appreciated. More information on the current state of this port can be found '''[[Spring_on_MacOSX|here]]'''.

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=Source Code=
{{Obtaining_The_Source_Code}}

=== Building instructions ===
If you want to compile it yourself, see [[Building_spring]] for some tips.

=Lobby server=

If you do not want (or are unable) to use the public lobby server, you can download the server software here to run your own. See the readme '''[http://spring.clan-sy.com/dl/tasserver_readme.txt here]'''.

'''[http://springrts.com/dl/TASServer.jar Click here to download]''' 100.7kb, added 2008-03-02 (requires Java Runtime Environment)

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__NOTOC__
=Spring RTS Engine=

On this page you will find information on how to download the latest releases from the Spring project for various platforms.

==Windows==

=== Game installers (for players) ===

As Spring itself is just an engine and does not contain game content, we advise you to go to the website of the game you want to play for an all inclusive installer, however, you can use the "Spring Engine + Module Updater" installer. This installer will install the Spring Engine and the Spring Module Updater which contains a menu that lists many of the games available for the Spring Engine. Simply select which game you would like to install and it will download and install the game for you:

'''[http://springinfo.info/moddownloads/SpringEngine-Installer.exe Spring Engine + Spring Module Updater]'''

'''[http://springinfo.info/moddownloads/SpringModuleUpdater.exe Spring Module Updater (Standalone Installer)]'''

'''Below are some of the download pages of games using the Spring engine:'''

'''[http://www.evolutionrts.info/wordpress/?page_id=16 Evolution RTS]'''

'''[http://springfiles.com/1683 Kernel Panic]'''

'''[http://spring1944.net/downloads.php Spring 1944]'''

For more Spring games, check out the [[Games]] page. Please note that some of them will require you to have the engine installed in order to work, as they don't come with their own installer.

=== Engine installer (Bare Bones Installer) ===

'''[http://sourceforge.net/projects/springrts/files/springrts/spring-0.80.4/spring_0.80.4.exe/download Click here to download ]''' version 0.80.4 ~21MB, added 2009-08-29

'''[http://springrts.com/dl/spring_0.80.4.exe Backup in case the above doesn't work ]''' version 0.80.4 ~21MB, added 2009-08-29

As all Spring-based games don't have their own installer, the engine installer can also be used by players to play other games.
This installer provides the core files for Spring, the multiplayer lobby client and the autodownloader. Use the autodownloader to get maps and games, or download them from some hosting sites (listed in the lobby #main channel).




=== Nightly Builds (for engine/game developers/testers) ===

'''[http://buildbot.eat-peet.net/spring/installer/ click here for a list of test builds (only for testing purposes)]'''

==[[image:200px-Tux.svg.png|Linux|30px]] Linux==

The '''[[SetupGuide|Linux set up guide]]''' provides set up information for various Linux distributions.

Please note that due to the amount of distributions out there, we cannot provide binary packages for each of them. If yours is not listed there, you most likely need to build it yourself. If you do so, please share your results with others.

==Mac OS X==

Sorry no download yet.
The Mac OS X port is rough and unfinished. Help with its development would be greatly appreciated. More information on the current state of this port can be found '''[[Spring_on_MacOSX|here]]'''.

----

=Source Code=
{{Obtaining_The_Source_Code}}

=== Building instructions ===
If you want to compile it yourself, see [[Building_spring]] for some tips.

=Lobby server=

If you do not want (or are unable) to use the public lobby server, you can download the server software here to run your own. See the readme '''[http://spring.clan-sy.com/dl/tasserver_readme.txt here]'''.

'''[http://springrts.com/dl/TASServer.jar Click here to download]''' 100.7kb, added 2008-03-02 (requires Java Runtime Environment)