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: Stendhal requires Java (OpenJDK or Oracle), which is freely available, If you don't have it already you can install it. If you have any trouble see [[InstallingInLinux]]. |
: Stendhal requires Java (OpenJDK or Oracle), which is freely available, If you don't have it already you can install it. If you have any trouble see [[InstallingInLinux]]. |
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; Is Stendhal browser based? |
; Is Stendhal browser based? |
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: Currently, the main client is a desktop application written in Java and must be downloaded to your local machine and requires a [https://www.java.com/ Java Virtual Machine] to be installed. There is, however, an experimental web client for browsers in development, accessible by clicking the 'Play Now' button on the website. |
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: No. Stendhal uses a software called [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_Web_Start Java Web Start] which allows users to start Stendhal directly from the Internet using a web browser. However: |
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: Stendhal still needs to use [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_SE Java] to run. |
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: Stendhal gets actually downloaded to your computer. |
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: Stendhal can be subsequently started from your computer without the need to use your browser, though you can still do that too. |
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; Where does Stendhal get installed then when I click on the 'Play now' button at the web site? |
; Where does Stendhal get installed then when I click on the 'Play now' button at the web site? |
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: Stendhal is not longer installed via the 'Play Now' button. But rather it connects you to the web client. |
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: C:\Documents and Settings\{useraccount}\ on Windows XP |
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: ~/.config/stendhal on GNU/Linux systems |
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; How can I start Stendhal from the download without the need to use my browser? |
; How can I start Stendhal from the download without the need to use my browser? |
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: Double click on stendhal-starter.jar or type java -jar stendhal-starter.jar on a command window. |
: Double click on stendhal-starter.jar or type java -jar stendhal-starter.jar on a command window. |
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