Repository Reference/Introduction

Revision as of 17:05, 9 August 2012

Repository Reference

Contents 1 Getting a working copy 2 Looking around

Blood Omnicide repository stores all files needed for the development process. It contains game files, media, sourcecodes, useful tools and other helpful stuff that makes life easier with working on various aspects of the game. Blood Omnicide repository stores project at it's very latest development state and all previous versions.

Before you start working with Blood Omnicide repository, be sure to learn how version control systems work and particulary subversion.

Getting a working copy

This is actually first step on work with Blood Omnicide repository - get a working copy of the repository.

Install SVN client (for Windows TortoiseSVN are recommended one). For executing svn checkout command you are only need to get repository address, password are not required.

Important: Make sure path to working copy folder is nice and doesnt contain non-lating characters and whitespaces:

Wrong:
c:\Documents and Settings\Администратор\Desktop\Blood Omnicide Repository
Correct:
c:\OmnicideSVN

Downloading full working copy takes about 3GB of bandwidth. Downloaded working copy takes about 10GB, make sure you have at least double of that as it will grow up with time.

Looking around

Once download is completed, you will see such folders in repository:

	bin32	game binaries for x86 platform
	bin64	game binaries for x64 platform
	devkit	game sourcecodes and tools
	kain	gamedir storing all of Blood Omnicide files (textures, maps, scripts etc.)
	kain_make	installation scripts and scripts to make installer.
	mapeditor	portable level editor
	misc	help files, icons, map shots etc.

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