From bba568ef2714f9330b3e297a5a0b9af858375272 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: tiyn Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2022 01:18:49 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] games: added tatw dac mod for medieval 2 --- wiki/games/medieval_2_total_war.md | 39 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ wiki/games/minecraft.md | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ wiki/games/multimc5.md | 17 +++++++++++++ wiki/games/steam.md | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++ 4 files changed, 117 insertions(+) create mode 100644 wiki/games/medieval_2_total_war.md create mode 100644 wiki/games/minecraft.md create mode 100644 wiki/games/multimc5.md create mode 100644 wiki/games/steam.md diff --git a/wiki/games/medieval_2_total_war.md b/wiki/games/medieval_2_total_war.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..272eecf --- /dev/null +++ b/wiki/games/medieval_2_total_war.md @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +# Medieval 2: Total War + +Medieval 2: Total War is a game from the [Total War](https://www.totalwar.com) +series. + +## Mods + +### Third Age: Total War - Divide and Conquer + +[Divide and Conquer](https://www.moddb.com/mods/divide-and-conquer) is a submod +for the [Third Age Total War](https://www.moddb.com/mods/third-age-total-war) +mod. +It is a Lord of the Rings themed mod, not only adding a large array of new +units, castles and factions, but converting it to a setting based in +Middle-earth. + +The installation guide for this mods is based on +[Laetus'](http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?724777-Third-Age-and-Linux) +post in the Total War Center Forum . +For installation the latest version needs to be downloaded from +[MOD DB](https://www.moddb.com/mods/divide-and-conquer/downloads/). +Following this run the executable (`.exe`) file and select not the game but a +newly createt folder. +If you are on linux use [wine](../linux/wine.md) for this. +The executable will create many files in the directory. +The important files are located in a subdirectory called `mods`. +If you are on linux you need to rename all the files and directories under the +`mods` folder to lowercase. +This can be done by running +`find . -depth -exec perl-rename 's/(.*)\/([^\/]*)/$1\/\L$2/' {} \;` after +changing the working directory to the `mods` folder. +This concludes the extra steps for linux systems. +Rename the directory below the `mods` folder to `third_age`. +`third_age` now has to be moved to the modding folder of Medieval 2: Total War. +This folder named `mods` too can be found on the top level of the game +directory. +Lastly you need to change the launch options in steam. +Open `Properties` of Medieval 2: Total War and set the launch options under the +general tab to `--features.mod=mods/third_age` diff --git a/wiki/games/minecraft.md b/wiki/games/minecraft.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8035224 --- /dev/null +++ b/wiki/games/minecraft.md @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +# Minecraft + +[Minecraft](https://www.minecraft.net) is a sandbox video game created by "Notch". + +## Server + +A server can be setup via docker with the [linuxserver image](../docker-images/itzg_-_minecraft-server.md). + +## Client + +There are different Minecraft Clients available: + +- The standard (Java) Minecraft Client can be downloaded at the [official website](https://minecraft.net/en-us/get-minecraft) +- [MultiMC5](./multimc5.md) is a custom Minecraft launcher that allows multiple + installations at once. + +## DNS + +### Link Minecraft to a subdomain + +To link Minecraft to one of your subdomains you need to add a [DNS](../dns.md) +SRV-record: + +```txt +type: SRV +name: mine (or alternative subdomain) +service: _minecraft +proto: TCP +TTL: +class: IN +priority: 0 +weight: 4 +port: 25565 (or your minecraft port) +target: mine.. +``` diff --git a/wiki/games/multimc5.md b/wiki/games/multimc5.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..68e6662 --- /dev/null +++ b/wiki/games/multimc5.md @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +# MultiMC5 + +[MultiMC5](https://multimc.org) is a custom launcher that allows multiple Minecraft +instances installed at once. + +## Add OptiFine to a Minecraft instance + +[OptiFine](https://www.optifine.net/home) is a Minecraft optimization mod. +This guide shows how to add optifine to an instance on windows. + +- If not already done create an instance on MultiMC5 +- Download the according version of OptiFine from their [website](https://www.optifine.net/downloads) +- Open the Minecraft standard (Java) launcher and start the according version at + least once +- Open the OptiFine jar, click `Extract` and save the extracted OptiFine to a folder +- Edit the according instance and select `Version`, then select `Add to Minecraft.jar` + and select the extracted OptiFine diff --git a/wiki/games/steam.md b/wiki/games/steam.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9b78c87 --- /dev/null +++ b/wiki/games/steam.md @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +# Steam + +[Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/) is a software for digital game +destribution. + +## Proton + +### Errors with the Wine prefix of a specific game + +The last ressort for fixing problems that are related to the wine prefix of a +game is to delete the Wine prefix. +For this the id of the steam game first has to be known. +This is done by navigating to the steam website or the community page of the +specific game. +The URLs will have one of the following forms where the game id can be read: + +``` +http://steamcommunity.com/app// +http://store.steampowered.com/app// +``` + +After that navigate to the place your steam games are stored. +You can remove `/steamapps/compatdata/` to reset the +Wine prefix completely. +It is recommended to keep a backup of the folder containing the old Wine prefix +as it stores game saves and other important data, that can be useful.