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Emilia Pinball README
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Emilia Pinball is a open source pinball game for linux.
Requirements
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Hardware rendering:
300 Mhz cpu.
OpenGL compatible gfx card.
SDL 1.2.x, SDL_image and SDL_mixer libraries.
Recommended:
450 Mhz PIII.
Decent graphics card, voodoo3, tnt2, geforce, matrox g450 (you
do not need anything superfast).
Latest SDL libaries, old libraries may have bugs.
Installing and building
=======================
It is best to remove any previous version of pinball before installing a new
version. If you have used a rpm-package write as root user 'rpm -e pinball'.
If you have installed from source code goto the pinball source directory and
write as root user 'make uninstall'.
NOTE: A user and group named 'games' must exist before installation, this
user and group exist by defualt on most systems else:
useradd 'games' (as root user)
After checking that you have the necessary libraries (SDL, SDL_IMAGE and
SDL_MIXER) installed you are ready to install. If you have an rpm-package
you write as root user 'rpm -i pinball-x.x.x.rpm'.
If you compile from a source package check that you also have the have the
development libraries installed. They usually have a name like
sdl-devel.x.x.x.rpm. Then install with the usual:
Did you remember to install the development packages of SDL? Did you remember
to install also SDL_Image and SDL_Mixer?
configure
make
make install (as root user)
make clean (if you want to save some disc space)
The game is startet with 'pinball'.
Default Keys
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Esc: Meny
Enter: Launch Ball
R: Reset Game
Left Shift: Left Flipper
Left Ctrl: Nudge from left
Right Shift: Right Flipper
Right Ctrl: Nudge from right
Space: Nudge
Latest news and FAQ is found at http://pinball.sourceforge.net.
Send bug reports (after reading faq) and comments to
henqvist@users.sourceforge.net.
FAQ
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Graphics card known to work: Voodoo3, Matrox G450, GeForce4.
Compiles without problems on: RedHat 7.3, 8.0, 9.0, Debian 3.0.
Q: The 'boot' and 'tux' lights on the floor blinks or have vertical
lines?
A: Some buggy implementations of OpenGL does not implement the polygon
offset command - which is need by the game for correct rendering.
Q: Sounds are delayed with 0.5 seconds?
A: You're either using arts, esd or have buggy audio drivers. Stop
arts and esd, if that does not help install alsa drivers.
Q: The rpm doesn't fit my dist and the source won't compile?
Search the web for rpms, e.g. Mandrake rpms seems to pop up on
rpmfind a couple of weeks/months after my releases. For compiling:
doublecheck that you the _development_ packages of OpenGL, X, SDL,
SDL_image, SDL_mixer are installed.
Q: Can I help?
A: Yes, I would like to check that the physics model of the game is
somewhat like a real pinball machine whitout putting all my money into
the pinball games at the local game corner. So if you have a spare
pinball machine send it to me (it don't think it will fit in the
mail though...).
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