SuSE Linux install question

[Remo]

I downloaded the linux demo. I'm not sure how to install it, though.

I unzipped it with bunzip2 and then unpacked the resulting .tar file. I have a folder for the DropTeam MP Demo with the files in it, but I cannot get anything to work. The runLinuxinstall shell script doesn't do anything when I click on it. I'm not sure the game is actually _installed_ and I don't know how to accomplish that.

I'm running SuSE 10.1.

[ClaytoniousRex]

Hi, Remo. Try running the runLinuxInstall script from a terminal so we can see the output. It is probably printing out an error message that you can post here.

[Remo]

I did that and the game installed. Yay!

Then I tried running runClient.sh and got the following error message: "./SpaceVikings: error while loading shared libraries: libslang-utf8.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory"

Any suggestions?

[ClaytoniousRex]

If you're on a 32-bit system then install libslang, or alternatively you can throw it into DropTeam's lib directory yourself as described here.

[Remo]

Thanks, that did it. I dropped the downloaded file into the lib directory and the game will launch now.

Another question--should I have to create a new username and password every time I launch the game? When I start it the only option I see under account is "register a new account." Is that right?

[ClaytoniousRex]

Yes, that's right. Put your username and password into the fields and then go over to the "Network" tab and join a game. You don't need to register a new account each time. There is no "Login" button.

[Remo]

Ah, okay. Thanks.