From b7630bdaedc6ff7e0f0f854dfd0ed43b3e774118 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alexander Batalov Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2022 09:47:19 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] Update installation instructions --- README.md | 42 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 41 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 01388e8..6099943 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -2,7 +2,47 @@ ## Installation -You must own the game to play. Purchase your copy on [GoG](https://www.gog.com/game/fallout_2) or [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/38410). Download latest build or build from source. The `fallout2-ce.exe` serves as a drop-in replacement for `fallout2.exe`. Copy it to your Fallout 2 directory and run. +You must own the game to play. Purchase your copy on [GOG](https://www.gog.com/game/fallout_2) or [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/38410). Download latest build or build from source. + +### Windows + +Download and copy `fallout2-ce.exe` to your `Fallout2` folder. It serves as a drop-in replacement for `fallout2.exe`. + +### Linux + +- Use Windows installation as a base - it contains data assets needed to play. Copy `Fallout2` folder somewhere, for example `/home/john/Desktop/Fallout2`. + +- Download and copy `fallout2-ce` to this folder. + +- Fix permissions (GitHub artifacts issue): + +```console +chmod a+x /home/john/Desktop/Fallout2/fallout2-ce +``` + +- Install [SDL2](https://libsdl.org/download-2.0.php): + +```console +$ sudo apt install libsd2-2.0-0 +``` + +- Run `./fallout2-ce`. + +### macOS + +> **NOTE**: macOS Monterey is required. The app is not universal. It should run on Apple Silicon under Rosetta 2, but I haven't tried it. The app is neither signed, nor notarized. + +- Use Windows installation as a base - it contains data assets needed to play. Copy `Fallout2` folder somewhere, for example `/Applications/Fallout2`. + +- Download and copy `fallout2-ce.app` to this folder. + +- Run `fallout2-ce.app`. + +- When running for the first time, macOS will complain that the app is not signed and you'll be present two options - `Move to bin`, and `Cancel`. Click `Cancel`, open `System Preferences`, go to `Security & Privacy`. The pane at the bottom will say `fallout2-ce was blocked from use because it is not from an identified developer`. Click `Open Anyway`. Confirm once again. Alternatively you can remove quarantine attribute from terminal: + +```console +$ xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Fallout2/fallout2-ce.app +``` ## Contributing