________ __ __ __ __________ / ___ \ /\ \ / \ / \ /\________ \ /\ /___/\_\ \ \ \ / \ / \ \/_______/\ \ \ \ \ \/_/_ \ \ \ _______ /\__/\ \ /\__/\ \ \/ / \ \ \ /\__ \ \ \ \ /\______\ \/_/\ \ \ \/_/\ \ \ / / \ \ \ \/_/\ \ \ \ \ \/______/ \ \ \ \ \ \ / / \ \ \___\/ \ \ \ \_______ \ \ \ \ \ \ /\ \ \ \________/ \ \________\ \ \_\ \ \ \ \ \_\ \/_______/ \/________/ \/_/ \/_/ \/_/ GL-117 is an action flight simulator written in C++ and OpenGL. It is distributed unter the terms of the GNU Public License (GPL). +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: - Linux, MSWindows, MacOS - GL, GLU (or Mesa equivalents), GLUT - SDL, SDL_mixer (both optional but strongly recommended) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MSWINDOWS INSTALLATION: You might have to install GL, GLU, GLUT, and SDL, SDL_mixer Look into your system directory, that is \WINDOWS\SYSTEM for Win9x/ME \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32 for WinNT/2000/XP. You need the files opengl32.dll, glu32.dll, glut32.dll, and sdl.dll, sdl_mixer.dll stored there! If one is missing, search the internet. Now unpack the Windows version of the game and doubleclick gl-117.exe. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ UNIX/LINUX PACKAGE INSTALLATION: If you got a package for your system there is no more to do than installing it. Use "gl-117" to execute the game. However, you will need the packages GL, GLU, GLUT, and SDL, SDL_mixer properly installed on your system. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ UNIX/LINUX COMPILE THE SOURCES: If you have to compile the sources, you will need the packages (as above) GL, GLU, GLUT, and SDL, SDL_mixer and the -devel equivalents GL-devel, GLU-devel, GLUT-devel, SDL-devel, SDL_mixer OR: mesa-devel, mesaglu-devel, mesaglut-devel, SDL-devel, SDL_mixer as well. 1. To compile gl-117, as root just execute ./configure or as non-root, please use ./configure --prefix=$HOME/gl-117 to install gl-117 to your local folder without root permissions. 2. Then execute make to compile the sources. The new binary is in the src directory and may there be executed using ./gl-117 3. Finally, you can enter make install to properly install all game files. Then start the game just executing gl-117 NEVER execute gl-117 as root!!! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ STARTUP CONFIGURATION: When starting the game, it will test for a valid screen resolution and save the startup settings in a file called "conf". All interface options are stored to "conf.interface". Where are these files? MSWindows: PATH/TO/GL-117/saves Unix/Linux: $HOME/.gl-117 The configuration options are quite self-explanatory, feel free to adjust them to your system. If you lack a hardware accelerated video card, please set the quality option to 0 or 1. Further acceleration can be achieved negligating fullscreen mode and making the window smaller. Please look at the file FAQ for further questions.