Seeing a large number of people going wild on the board, as well as large number of topics that have been posted numerous times, I decided to make this topic.
How to use the boards properly:- Do not make titles in foreign languages. English is dominant here, as almost everyone can speak it. If you can speak it at least fairly well (well enough to read this) then please post in english.
- Do not use all CAPS.
- Do not post offensive or racist information.
- There is an offtopic forum in the general discussion that allows you to talk about anything. Do NOT make new topics about anything other than Glest.
- All off-topic posts should have a title like this: "OT - <title>".
- If something goes wrong, post the EXACT error messages, or better yet, post a picture. Pictures should be done using some sort of screen capture software. Windows comes preinstalled with the 'snipping tool'. If you need one, google it.
- Post all messages in the proper board. If it does not have to do with mods, don't put it there! When in doubt, use the general discussion board. However, be sure NOT to post error messages there, as we have a separate board for that.
- Avoid requesting that your post be stickied unless you feel it is important enough to merit so. Such as if you make a mod, you don't NEED it to be stickied.
- Do not request moderator priveleges. That is for Martino to decide, and is currently a closed group.
- Don't attack other users. Feel free to attack opinions, ideas, or thoughts, but not the person!
- Don't abuse private messaging, as that can lead to banning, or even the disabling of private messaging.
- Be sure all posts are in the correct boards. Don't talk about a map you made on the general discussion boards, or talk about a crash in the Mods board.
- If you have no coding experience and suggest something might be 'easy' to impliment, expect a LOT of backlash. Things aren't as easy as they seem. Go take a look at the source if you don't believe me!
- Avoid posting more than one thread on similar or the same topics. The others will be either merged or just flatly deleted if they become annoying, because this is SPAM.
- DO NOT POST IN TOPICS MORE THAN A YEAR OLD! People around here don't usually react kindly to people resurrecting topics that are too old to make a difference. If you want to talk about that subject, consider posting a new thread rather than resurrecting an old topic.
- Avoid highjacking others topics. Don't take someone's topic about their mod and start comparing it to your mod. This is offtopic and diverts the original topic into something entirely (or even only slightly) different. Instead, post your own thread.
- Post your topic names as descriptive as possible, and at least a few words. DO NOT MAKE A TOPIC CALLED 'HELP'!!!
- Don't use very small, bad colored, or otherwise hard to read text in your posts. If in doubt, preview!
- Don't continiously bump your post (post a meaningless reply to put it at the top of the list). If you must bump, then bump ONCE. If nobody is replying, then there is no reason anyone will after continous bumping!
- Don't overuse slang (earn some 'dough'), acronyms (WYSIWYG), or 'internet talk' (G2G) on the boards. While okay in moderation, used too much they make a post unreadable. Also, avoid uncommon acronyms or web talk, because nobody likes it more than to have no clue what your saying!
- Keep everything legal. Of course, this does bring to question: 'legal by what country?'. The glest boards are hosted on a US server, so we'll just go by US law. Easiest.
- If you really want to flame someone, don't do it here. Go do it on some forums that allows it (believe it or not, some forums have a board dedicated JUST for that).
- As interesting as you may think it is, we really don't need to see your porn.
FAQ:How do I learn XMLs/modeling/animation/texturing/modding/lua/scenarios/map making/etc?
Go to glest.110mb.com to learn more about modding and more.How to disable Fog of War?
Open the glest.ini and set fogofwar to 0.Where's the Glest Directory?
In windows, it is usually c:/program files/glest_* (* is version number). UPDATE NEEDED FOR LINUX!Where can I find a list of mods to download?
glest.110mb.com/mdc.php has a very good list.How do I edit my signature on the Glest Board?
Look at the top for the link that says Profile. On your profile page, you'll find a page to input a signature. Signatures can use BBCode, but have a character limit.How do I change my picture (avatar) on the Glest board?
In the profile page, (see above question) there's a page for your avatar. Note that you need to give the glest board a link to your image, which should be uploaded to a hosting site like imageshack.us because the Glest boards do not support uploading.How can I share my mod?
Compress the entire folder using 7zip (7zip.org) and upload it to Mediafire or Filefront. Please make sure your mod is actually fairly good, so to avoid waisting player's time, and its best if you have at least some new models in it!How to play multiplayer?
To host, just start a new game with an empty network slot open (or more) and give the other players your IP address. To join, the host must have given you their IP, and you will enter that in the join game screen. Note that multiplayer isn't completely stable, and players HAVE been kicked out for no reason during lags!I can't find anyone to play with!
That's not a question! Try to use icechat (see the multiplayer forums for more info on that) or some other IRC client to look for players. However, there is very few these days. Hopefully there will be more in the future...What's GAE?
Glest Advanced Engine, better known as GAE is a boosted up Glest, with extra features. It has its own board here, and you should check it out there!I don't want to learn XML, can I still make a scenario?
You can try Omega's Scenario Creator at glest.110mb.com/scenario_creator.What about mods?
There is something currently under construction. Check it out at glest.110mb.com/mod_maker. Note it's under developement.I made some code to improve the game, what do I do?
Check out the GAE board and contact the GAE team (Hailstone seems like the best bet) and they can decide if they can use the code in GAE, and how to impliment it if so. Remember they have the right to decline, and the GAE team is totally separate from the glest team. Glest itself will not be updated, so don't bother submitting code there.My game runs so choppy...
Update you graphics drivers(if not already up to date), and if that doesn't work, then try disabling 3D textures. If it still lags, then try lowering the shadow resolution or disabling shadows all together as well as making sure the filter is bilinear.The game doesn't work/crashes/works funny...
There is a number of errors that have been seen. To many to list here. THere is a separate board for that (bug report) found here.My screenshots aren't saved properly on windows vista!
This is because screens (and everything else) will end up being saved to vista's appdata. It is recommended you allow glest to have the proper security rights so that it won't need to use the appdata (which is a way to store information about programs when security settings don't allow that). Right click the glest directory, choose properties. Go to the security tab. Click the edit button. Choose all the user accounts that will play Glest (may need to add them by name with the 'add' button) and give them 'full control' (tick the box below). Note that setting the security to the large number of files in glest may take a few minutes.
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