1================ 2ROTT Port README 3================ 4 5This is a port of Apogee's 3D action title Rise of the Triad, originally 6released in 1994. This port duplicates the functionality of the original 7game on modern operating systems, including Linux, Win32, and OSX. 8 9This port makes use of the Simple Direct Media Layer, or SDL, and an additional 10library named SDL_mixer. If you do not have these libraries installed, check 11the links section below. 12 13This software is distributed in source code format and is licensed under the 14terms of the GNU General Public License. A copy of this license is included 15with the software in the file gnu.txt. 16 17This software is not supported by 3D Realms, Apogee, or the porters. 18 19For reference, the primary contributors to this port are: 20 21Steven Fuller 22Ryan Gordon 23John Hall 24Dan Olson 25 26 27------------- 28General Hints 29------------- 30 31To compile the source code under Linux, change to the rott/ directory and type: 32 33make clean 34make 35 36The source code is setup to use shareware binaries. If you want to use the 37registered version of ROTT, edit rott/develop.h and make the following changes: 38 39change 40#define SHAREWARE 1 41#define SUPERROTT 0 42to 43#define SHAREWARE 0 44#define SUPERROTT 1 45 46After this, save your changes and compile as normal. 47 48If you experience difficulty with sound, you may need to download a CVS version 49of SDL_mixer. Instructions for doing this can be found at the SDL_mixer site, 50linked below. 51 52 53------------ 54Known Issues 55------------ 56 57- Demos go out of sync. 58- DOS border coloring not implemented. 59- Screen shake from DOS version not implemented. 60- No netplay support. 61 62 63------------- 64Helpful Links 65------------- 66 67ROTT Port site: 68http://icculus.org/rott/ 69 70The Simple Direct Media Layer: 71http://www.libsdl.org/ 72 73SDL_mixer: 74http://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_mixer 75 763D Realms official forum on ROTT source code: 77http://forums.3drealms.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=forum;f=24 78 79