Changes between Version 1 and Version 2 of DownloadAndInstallation


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Timestamp:
02/28/09 22:54:36 (17 years ago)
Author:
Henrik Heimbuerger
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fixed some minor spelling mistakes

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    77The latest version of CortUI is 1.75 and can be downloaded [/downloads/CortUI-1.75.exe here] (634 KiB).
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    9 It is compatible to Allegiance R4 and generally works with Allegiance R5 and the Allegiance Direct3D alpha. However, a higher number of crashes has been reported when used there (see INSERT TICKET LINK HERE).
     9It is compatible with Allegiance R4 and generally works with Allegiance R5 and the Allegiance Direct3D alpha. However, a higher number of crashes has been reported when used there (see INSERT TICKET LINK HERE).
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    1011Note for everyone hosting Allegiance download collections. Please just link to this page or the [http://cortui.rtsquad.org/ CortUI site]
    1112itself. I have enough bandwidth and the download is fairly small. If you re-host it, that usually means that I have to deal with old versions floating around--at least subscribe to the [http://cortui.rtsquad.org/timeline?ticket=on&ticket_details=on&changeset=on&milestone=on&wiki=on&max=50&daysback=90&format=rss Timeline RSS feed] if you feel like you really have to.
     
    1314== Installation ==
    1415
    15 To improve the CortUI experience, the installation process has been automated as much as possible. CortUI comes packaged as an installer, a single executable that looks and feels a lot like the installer you have used to install Allegiance.
     16To improve the CortUI experience, the installation process has been automated as much as possible. CortUI comes packaged as an installer, a single executable that looks and feels a lot like the one you have used to install Allegiance.
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    1718It is generally recommended to back up your Allegiance directory before running it, although no problems have been reported for years.
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    19 After telling you what it is going to do, you are presented with a page offering your various options for customization. These options are explained on the page InstallationOptions and it is recommended to change them to your preferences. You can skip that and use the defaults, but note that this is the only place where you can easily select the HUD you want to use!
     20After telling you what it is going to do, you are presented with a page offering you various options for customization. These options are explained on the page InstallationOptions and it is recommended to change them to your preferences. You can skip that and use the defaults, but this is the only place where you can easily select the HUD you want to use!
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    2122[[Image(/site/Installer.png)]]
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    23 On the following page, the installer will ask you for the path to the `artwork` directory of your Allegiance installation. It will try to automatically detect this (based on the information Allegiance writes into the registry, which is also what the Allegiance client should use), so normally you shouldn't have to change this.
    24 The only exception is that you have multiple installations on your disk (for example because you're also doing development on the client) and want to install to one specific `artwork` directory.
     24On the following page, the installer will ask you for the path to the `artwork` directory of your Allegiance installation. It will try to automatically detect this (based on the information Allegiance writes into the registry, which is also what the Allegiance client should use), so you normally don't have to change this.
     25The one exception is if you have multiple installations on your disk (for example because you're also doing development on the client) and want to install to one specific `artwork` directory.
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    26 When that has completed, you can run Allegiance
     27When that has completed, you can run Allegiance through ASGS as you did before. You can switch between the normal HUD and the software HUD you chose during installing using the ESC menu.
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    2829== Changing HUDs ==