
     Installation instructions



 Installing from CD
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OS X:
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* Install SDL by copying SDL-1.2.X.pkg.tar.gz to your hard drive. Now
  double click on it to decompress it. Now double click on the
  resulting SDL.pkg file and the SDL installer should start.

* Copy the file called Dominions to your computer and run it by double
  clicking on it. It can be run from the CD too, but it will run
  noticably slower.


Windows:
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Execute the file called win_inst.exe


x86 Linux:
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Login as root and insert cd.

If it doesn't start then:
$ mount /mnt/cdrom
$ cd /mnt/cdrom
$ ./lin_inst


Other Unix flavors:
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login as root

First check and then execute the install script file (sol_inst,
hpux_ins or irix_ins) on the cd. The game data will now be
copied to /usr/games/dominions, the documentation to
/usr/doc/dominions and the executables will be copied to /usr/bin.

If you want to do a local installation (root priveleges not needed)
you will have do do something like this.

$ cd
$ mkdir dominions
$ cp /mnt/cdrom/data/* dominions/.
$ cp /mnt/cdrom/bin_sol/sparc/* dominions/.   (modify if not using solaris)

Installation ready, lets play

$ cd dominions
$ ./dominions



Installing from a downloaded file (Unix demo version)
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First unzip the file to your harddrive.

From thie newly created folder you can execute the file called domdemo_xxx and
the game will run (exchange xxx for your favorite unix flavour).

You can also make a full multi-user installation by copying the files
to proper locations. This can be done for you by typing 
'sh unix_demo_install'. This script requires root privileges and copies
all data files to /usr/games/dominions, documentation to
/usr/doc/dominions and the binary to /usr/bin. Now run the game by typing
domdemo.



Troubleshooting
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Windows:

If Dominions crashes then you may need to upgrade your DirectX drivers. 

Linux:

If Dominions refuses to run you probably have a too old c-library.
Dominions requires a new glibc library which is included as
standard in most new linux distributions (RedHat>=7.0 or Mandrake>=8.0).

Solaris:

If you get an error message about alarm clock then disable sound with
-s and it will go away.

OS X:

Nothing.


If it still doesn't work you can check out the Illwinter web page
for more troubleshooting information, patches or e-mail support.
(http://www.illwinter.com)



Legal Stuff
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The Mac OS X and Windows version uses an unmodified version of 
SDL 1.2, source code can be found at www.libsdl.org.

Dominions is copyright of Illwinter Game Design in Sweden



Contact
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Illwinter Game Design can be contacted at info@illwinter.com

http://www.illwinter.com


