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authorBjørn Lindeijer <bjorn@lindeijer.nl>2009-05-10 12:35:59 +0200
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Updated FAQ and removed some outdated win32 release information
The still relevant release information was moved to the wiki.
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@@ -6,28 +6,31 @@ HELP
Q: How to get help?
A: The fastest way is to come on our IRC channel. There you can find a lot of
- nice people that will help you until you solve your problem. Server:
- irc.freenode.net Channel: #themanaworld.
+ nice people that will help you until you solve your problem.
+
+ Server: irc.freenode.net Channel: #themanaworld.
+
If you don't like IRC just come to our forums:
- http://forums.themanaworld.org. Ok, do you think forums are evil? Don't
- worry, send me an e-mail at elvenprogrammer@gmail.com and you're done.
- That's not enough? No, I won't give you my phone number! ;P
+
+ http://forums.themanaworld.org.
+
+ Ok, do you think forums are evil? Don't worry, send us an e-mail at
+ themanaworld-devel@lists.sourceforge.net and you're done. That's not enough?
+ No, we don't share our phone numbers! ;P
+
GAME
Q: I always get "Unregistered ID" error message, why?
-A: First of all check that your username is at least 4 characters long. Is the
- first time you login? Have you registered an account? If not use the
- "Register" button in game. If you already succesfully connected before, but
- now you're getting this message, please send an e-mail to
- elvenprogrammer@gmail.com.
-
+A: Is the first time you login? Have you registered an account? If not use the
+ "Register" button. If you already succesfully connected before, but now
+ you're getting this message, please get in touch (see "How to get help").
Q: I always get "Wrong password" but I'm sure I typed it right, why?
A: If is the first time you login be sure you're not adding _M at the end of
- your username. Else please send an e-mail to elvenprogrammer@gmail.com.
+ your username. Otherwise just get in touch (see "How to get help").
Q: How can I talk to NPCs?
@@ -43,22 +46,23 @@ A: Check your inventory, if you've got lots of stuff probably you're
carrying 50% of your maximum weight.
-SVN
+Git
-Q: What's SVN?
+Q: What's Git?
A: It's a system where is stored the latest development version. It's not
- assured that it's stable, but surely it has the latest updates. (SVN version
+ assured that it's stable, but surely it has the latest updates. (Git version
is updated quite frequently). If you want to check it out, read this guide
- http://themanaworld.org/svn-tutorial.txt
+
+ http://wiki.themanaworld.org/index.php/Git
DEVELOPMENT
Q: When will the next version be released?
-A: We have scheduled releases. Usually a new release is available every month.
- Check http://themanaworld.org/ for further info.
+A: We don't have scheduled releases, but usually a new release is available
+ every few months. Check http://themanaworld.org/ for further info.
Q: How can I contribute?
@@ -66,16 +70,19 @@ Q: How can I contribute?
A: There are a lot of ways:
- If you're a programmer, an artist or just willing to help in any way, you
- can become part of the development team. Send an e-mail to
- elvenprogrammer@gmail.com explaining what you want to do, or join our irc
- channel: #themanaworld @ irc.freenode.net.
+ can become part of the development team. Join our irc channel:
+
+ #themanaworld @ irc.freenode.net.
+
+ There's also a wiki page about how to get involved:
+
+ http://wiki.themanaworld.org/index.php/Joining_the_project
- You can donate money. Follow the link on the project page:
- http://sourceforge.net/projects/themanaworld/
+ http://sourceforge.net/projects/themanaworld/
- You can be a beta tester. Just play The Mana World and report every
- error to the tracker or on the forum.
+ error to the bug tracker or on the forum.
- Play with The Mana World: more players, more fun! Simple as that! ;-)
-