CIO Installation Guide

CIO_Installation.md

Cog Invasion Online (CIO) Installation Guide

Step 1: Install the Necessary Files

• To keep organized, extract all of these into one folder (make sure there are no spaces in the path).

• Clone/fork the following repositories:

  • Codebase
  • Resources

• Download the prebuilt engine (x64 Windows)

Step 2: Set CIOENGINE Environment Variable

(Windows 10) (Images provided if instructions unclear)

1. Search Environment Variable in the Windows Search Bar https://prnt.sc/s8voyw

2. Select Environment Variables https://prnt.sc/s8vpz9

3. Make a new System Variable https://prnt.sc/s8vr3e

4. Name the System Variable CIOENGINE, with the directory being the extracted cio-panda3d https://prnt.sc/s8vryd

5. Delete any other Panda3D system Variables you may have.

Step 3: Phase File Compilation

• Go into the cio-resources-master folder, and run Phase_Compiler.bat.
• In the prompt, type all.
• Wait for it to finish.

Step 4: Necessary Folder Additions

• Copy the cio-resources-master folder.
• In cio-src-master\game , paste the cio-resources-master folder, and rename it resources.

At this point, basic setup is complete.

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Network Setup

Hosting a Local Server:

• In src-cio-master\game , run astron, uber, then ai (in that order).
• To start the game, run start_ci. To login for the first time, create a username that you'll use from then on.

To join other people's servers:

• In cio-src-master\game, edit start_ci.bat.
• Where it says set GAME_SERVER=x.x.x.x:7032, change it to the IP of the person's server you want to join, port unchanged.
  • Make sure to change it back to the default 127.0.0.1:7032 if you want to join your localhost.