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The core game is released under GPL License.  It is 100% free to download and use.  [[Games]] may have any license the developers wish.
The core game is released under GPL License.  It is 100% free to download and use.  [[Games]] may have any license the developers wish.


==Quick installation guide==
==How can i play a game?==
* Windows:
 
*# [[Download|download]] and install Spring engine. Under Vista or Seven avoid installing at "Program Files" folder, though the game might work
please look at the [[Read_Me_First|readme]] page.
*# [[Games|download]] and put any game in "Spring\games" folder
*# [http://springfiles.com/spring/spring-maps download] and put any map in "Spring\maps" folder
*# finally run SpringLobby and play
* Linux:
*# TODO


==Playing on a LAN==
==Playing on a LAN==
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==I want to donate.==
==I want to donate.==
People have made clear their desire to donate to the project, and so far, we have been fairly reluctant about accepting donations. Our main concern? Unforeseen events arise, and it would be most unfortunate if everyone who donated felt swindled because the project did not turn out as they had hoped.
We do not plan to be more or less productive solely based upon the quantity and frequency of donations received. The Spring project is here only because we view this as an enjoyable hobby.


Helpful Sites Like [http://spring.jobjol.nl/subcategory.php?id=1 jobjol] do cost money to run and are set up to receive donations.
Atm direct financial cost associated with the Spring project involves running main server. It hosts many different domains and projects including:
* [http://springrts.com springrts.com] itself and lobby server
* buildbot master, the buildslaves (which are doing the work) are hosted by some spring supporters
* autohosts and relayhosts
See the [[Donations]]-Page for details.

Latest revision as of 16:09, 7 June 2016


General information FAQ

Here are general questions asked about spring and their answers

What is Spring?

Spring is a project to create the best RTS engine ever (no joke). There are three principle goals which we hope to achieve.

  1. Build a flexible and powerful 3D RTS engine that can handle large numbers of units and state-of-the-art special effects and animation.
  2. Support new games and maps with powerful built-in Lua language support that allows game designers to realize their goals and develop better and better games.
  3. Support end-users, fix bugs and provide the best support we can.

Is Spring free?

The core game is released under GPL License. It is 100% free to download and use. Games may have any license the developers wish.

How can i play a game?

please look at the readme page.

Playing on a LAN

See the dedicated page Playing on a lan.

Why can I edit this page?

This page, and several others, are located in the Spring Wiki. The link gives a full explanation of what it is, but in short it is a way of letting anyone who wants to contribute to the page content. This can of course be abused, but even while it is easy for someone to vandalize the page, it is just as easy for someone to restore it, since the wiki saves all previous versions of a page.

Why can't I edit this page?

You need to be logged in to edit our wiki because people were vandalizing and/or being morons too much, so we had to lock it down.

I want to help, what can I do?

Please look in the Forums. There are lots of things you can do according to your skills. These range from artistic development through to hard coding components. We are always looking for new fresh ideas. Avoid old stale ones found in the Monthly_Topic_Rotation.

I want to donate.

Atm direct financial cost associated with the Spring project involves running main server. It hosts many different domains and projects including:

* springrts.com itself and lobby server
* buildbot master, the buildslaves (which are doing the work) are hosted by some spring supporters
* autohosts and relayhosts

See the Donations-Page for details.