From 53fbf3b889f200563f3a055f8de564b3d928289b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Marc Zinnschlag Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2011 08:59:02 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] added some basic installation instruction to readme.txt --- readme.txt | 20 ++++++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt index ccf08c1ee..34620f9be 100644 --- a/readme.txt +++ b/readme.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ OpenMW: A reimplementation of The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind OpenMW is an attempt at recreating the engine for the popular role-playing game Morrowind by Bethesda Softworks. You need to own and install the original game for OpenMW to work. -Version: 0.11 +Version: 0.11.1 License: GPL (see GPL3.txt for more information) Website: http://www.openmw.org @@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ THIS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS INSTALLATION Windows: -TODO add description for Windows +Just unpack to a location of your choice. Currently there is no installer. Linux: -Ubuntu -TODO add description for Ubuntu +Ubuntu (and most others) +Download the .deb file and install it in the usual way. Arch Linux There's an OpenMW package available in the AUR Repository: @@ -30,6 +30,18 @@ BUILD FROM SOURCE TODO add description here +THE DATA PATH + +After the installation OpenMW needs to be told where to find the Morrowind data directory. Create a text file named openmw.cfg (location depends on platform) and enter the following line: + +data=path to your data directory + +(where you replace "path to your data directory" with the actual location of your data directory) + +On Windows you a suitable location for the cfg file is alongside the binary. Currently the binary release comes with such a file pre-generated, but you still need to adjust the data setting. + +On Linux and Mac the default location will be ~/.config/openmw/openmw.cfg. + COMMAND LINE OPTIONS TODO add description of command line options