GET_STARTED.md

Get started

1. Get prerequisites

Tides of Revival development is currently limited to Windows. You need the following software. (or equivalent)

Python 3.9 or thereabouts

• https://www.python.org/downloads/
• During installation, make sure to tick "Add to path" on the first screen.

Git For Windows

• https://gitforwindows.org/

TortoiseSVN

• https://tortoisesvn.net/downloads.html
• Needed for content.

VS Code

• https://code.visualstudio.com/download
• After installation, and github cloning (see below), install all recommended workspace extensions.

Visual Studio 2022 Community Edition

• https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/community/
• Seems like it's needed for the C++ VS Code extension for debugging.

Fork

• https://git-fork.com/

2. Get the repos

Git

• Clone https://github.com/Srekel/tides-of-revival.git

SVN Content

• Clone (ask Anders for details)
• Put it inside the tides-of-revival repo, so that content is parallel to README.md.

SVN Source

• Clone (ask Anders for details)
• Put it parallel to the the tides-of-revival repo.

3. Initialize

• Run sync_external.py
• This will first sync all of the project's repos and dependencies.
• Start Code from the root folder. It should open a workspace.
• Build "build_simulator_release"
• Run "Simulator_Release"
• Maybe: After it starts, close it down, and then start it back up again.
• Wait, it will take a while. Like, half an hour or so depending on your computer.
• When it's done, go to the tools/binaries folder and start AssetCooker.
• Wait.
• Go back to Code. Run "Tides of Revival".

4. Start the game!

• You should be able to debug it from within VS Code.