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FAQ:
Why do you make DotG?
Do you need Help?
Do you use OpenGL for the graphics now?
Why is OpenGL a sought after backend? - this isn't any proper 3d-game.
What should I think about when contributing graphics?
What are the requirements of this game?
What libraries are required to build DotG?
Because I am a big fan of Dungeon Master and played it a lot back in the days! If you havn't
played it, check out the Dungeon Master Encyclopedia
to get some info on what it is all about. Also, there seems to be no version of it that is released under
an "open" license. Sure there are many versions availible, but even if they are open-source there are many
things that need to be considered before making it "open" in a true sense. One of my goals with this project
is to make all contents fully open, and redistributable according to FLOSS rules.
Yes I do! First and foremost I am looking for graphics artists - to make graphics that I can release under
an open license (GPL or similar). But coders are also welcome to contribute to the project. Still it is in
early development, but the target is to make it majorly customizable, and scriptable using the
LUA embedded language while still keeping it under
open licenses.
Do you use OpenGL for the graphics now? | |
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Yes. I have switched from Allegro to SDL, and this makes things much simpler. To be able to use GL with
Allegro, I would have to either use Allegro and AllegroGL, or go to the 4.3.10+ or 5.0 version, and neither
of these are packaged yet in any Linux distribution. SDL on the other hand is packaged, with GL easily availible.
Why is OpenGL a sought after backend? - this isn't any proper 3d-game. | |
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OpenGL makes support for using bitmaps with alpha-channels much faster and simpler - also it supports
lighting and effects in a much better way. Also, OpenGL is the only reasonable graphics-backend that is fully
portable.
What should I think about when contributing graphics? | |
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Since I have gone to SDL/OpenGL - please do contribute! I can now support alpha-channeled graphics with no trouble
at all. I have been using PNG so far, but I can read most formats, and convert if necessary.
What are the requirements of this game? | |
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Hardware-wise I will make some efforts to make it run on a somewhat lowspec computer. I have a machine
running linux using a Geforce 4, and I will make an effort to make it run on that at least. This will make
sure I don't use any occult OpenGL-technologies, that are only availible on newer graphicscards.
I have ran it successfully on Nvidia Gefore 4Ti, Intel 910GV and a modern Nvidia-card.
What libraries are required to build DotG? | |
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On my Debian Etch box the required libraries/tools to build are the following:
- cmake
- build-essential
- liblua5.1-0-dev
- libsdl1.2-dev
- libsdl-image1.2-dev
- libsdl-ttf2.0-dev
- libglew-dev (This is called libglew1.5-dev on a Ubuntu Hardy box)
Install these packages, and all required libs will be pulled in. If you have any non-distro specific problems,
contact me.
In addition to this you will need properly installed video-drivers for you graphics card for OpenGL support.
Regarding this, consult your distributions standard support-channels.
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