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''The armagetron installation and configuration paths should be somewhere else on the wiki, too'' | ''The armagetron installation and configuration paths should be somewhere else on the wiki, too'' | ||
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| + | this means that the moviepack you installed is not complete, i.e. Armagetron Advanced looks for files that are not present in the moviepack. The easiest way around this is to first install the original moviepack from [http://armagetron.sourceforge.net/old/addons.html original moviepack (get the ZIP)] and install the moviepack you actually want ''on top of it''. | ||
== Cycle Colors == | == Cycle Colors == | ||
Revision as of 08:26, 29 January 2006
Customizing the game
Often people ask how to install a moviepack, how you make your cycle color different from your tail's, etc. Read on if you want to know how.
Installing a Moviepack
Moviepacks are packages that completely change the look of the game. the floor, the walls, the cycles, everything. Nowadays, you can download many from different places around the net. They usually come in a ZIP file containing a moviepack folder. This folder goes into your armagetron advanced installation or user configuration directory:
Default armagetron advanced installation folder
Windows: C:\Program Files\Armagetron Advanced\
Unix/Linux: /usr/local/share/games/armagetronad/
Default armagetron advanced configuration folder
Unix/Linux: ~/.armagetronad
The armagetron installation and configuration paths should be somewhere else on the wiki, too
Problems
sometimes you get errors after installing a moviepack, such as
this means that the moviepack you installed is not complete, i.e. Armagetron Advanced looks for files that are not present in the moviepack. The easiest way around this is to first install the original moviepack from original moviepack (get the ZIP) and install the moviepack you actually want on top of it.
Cycle Colors
TODO
Chat Colors
TODO
