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| == Installation ==
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| This is for version 0.77b5.
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| <br style="clear:both"> | | For packaging <font color="#00DD00">requests</font> or <font color="#FF0000">complaints</font>, please contact [https://github.com/spring/gentoo-overlay/issues the packagers]. |
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| An overlay to use with layman is provided. If gentoo overlays and/or layman are new to you, [http://overlays.gentoo.org/ read about them], as they are an essential part of gentoo.
| | = Installation = |
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| This example assumes you never used layman before. If it's not your first time, you hopefully know what to do.
| | See https://github.com/spring/gentoo-overlay#overlay |
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| <code><pre>
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| ### install layman (with git support)
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| echo "app-portage/layman git" >> /etc/portage/package.use
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| emerge layman
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| echo "source /usr/local/portage/layman/make.conf" >> /etc/make.conf
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| ### add spring overlay to layman
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| layman -f -a Spring -o \
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| 'http://www.springlobby.info/overlay/?p=springlobby.git;a=blob_plain;f=overlays.xml;hb=HEAD'
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| ### allow installation of unstable versions
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| echo "games-strategy/spring ~x86" >> /etc/portage/package.keywords
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| echo "games-util/springlobby ~x86" >> /etc/portage/package.keywords
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| ### install game and lobby
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| emerge spring springlobby
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| </pre></code>
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| === Upgrading ===
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| ### update the repository and check for new versions
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| layman -S
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| ### upgrade existing installations
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| emerge -u spring springlobby
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| </pre></code>
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| Your paths are: Spring executable in <code>/usr/games/bin/spring</code> and
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| read-only data in <code>/usr/share/games/spring</code>.
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| = Finalizing installation =
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| Now you have Spring installed along with SpringLobby. You are now ready to start springlobby for the first time.
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| === Maps & Mods ===
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| Since Spring is only an engine, you need to download games/mods for it, and the maps that go with those games.
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| Springlobby will automatically do this for you using bittorrent when you attempt to join a game with a map or mod that you don't currently have.
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| If you want to download it manually or browse existing maps, there are several easy to use websites - here are some:
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| *[http://spring.jobjol.nl/subcategory.php?id=1 SpringFiles]
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| *[http://spring-portal.com/ Spring-Portal]
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| *[http://www.darkstars.co.uk/downloads/index.php?dir=spring Darkstars]
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| Pick any of those sites, download a map or mod, and then double click it. This will move it to your Spring folder using the spring map/mod installer program. If you wish to move maps/mods by hand, they are located under ~/.spring/maps/ or ~/.spring/mods/ (if the folder doesn't exist - create it). Don't unpack the file in any way though, just download and save it. Reload your maps/mods in Springlobby, (Tools -> Reload maps/mods) and they will be ready to use.
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| These sites also may provide other neat things like lua widgets, epic replays, AI bots (for playing offline or to team up on with a freind). Generally the installation requires you to download the file and place it in the appropriate folder in your ~/.spring directory. (you may have to create the folder)
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| Hint: If you know the map name you want, there is a Search function provided in those websites. Just write a part of the name, like one word, and you'll easily find the map you were looking for - this is helpful later on.
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| ==== BA (Balanced Annihilation) ====
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| A popular mod to get started with is Balanced Annihilation (BA) 6.21. Please note that before you can run it though, you'll need to download the OTA content - read the section below on how to get that.
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| ==== CA (Complete Annihilation) ====
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| A new mod with better models, graphical effects, and a different take on gameplay is the CA mod - get it [http://trac.caspring.org/wiki/CAInstaller here].
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| ==== OTA Content ====
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| If you want to play mods based on Total Annihilation, for example XTA, AA, BA, or CA then you have to do the following:
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| emerge games-strategy/spring-ota-content
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| </pre></code>
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| Note that you need to own a copy of Total Annihilation, to download this file legally.
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| Mods that do not require this file are at least NanoBlobs, Kernel Panic and Expand & Exterminate
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