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diff --git a/games/dhewm3/README b/games/dhewm3/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..f6951ef694 --- /dev/null +++ b/games/dhewm3/README @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +The goal of dhewm 3 is bring DOOM 3 with the help of SDL to all suitable platforms. + +Compared to the original DOOM 3, the changes of dhewm 3 worth mentioning are: + +* 64bit port +* SDL for low level OS support, OpenGL and input handling +* OpenAL for audio output, all OS specific audio backends are gone +* OpenAL EFX for EAX reverb effects (read: EAX-like sound effects on all platforms/hardware) +* Better support for widescreen (and arbitrary display resolutions) +* A portable build system based on CMake + +This engine will only work with the original Doom 3 and Resurrection of Evil expansion pack +and not the newer Doom 3 BFG. + +To build the dedicated server or to disable building the base game code, the core or d3xp +game code use: BASE="no" CORE="no" D3XP="no" SERVER="yes" ./dhewm3.SlackBuild + +Doom 3 and the Resurrection of Evil expansion pack data are not included with dhewm 3 and are +still covered by the original EULA. They must be acquired separately such as from the retail +DVDs or with SteamCMD. The data pak00*.pk4 files need to be placed in /usr/share/dhewm3/base +for Doom 3 and /usr/share/dhewm3/d3xp for RoE, symbolic links to the data directories will work. |