This is the lastest (unstable) version of FreeCol. You should only use this package if you would like to test new features, hunt for bugs etc. Savegames, maps and other files created using this release might not be compatible with the final version. Please use the latest stable version if you just want to play.

freecol--installer.jar

Platform independent installer

	freecol--installer.exe	Windows Installer
	freecol--mac.tar.bz2	Package for MacOSX
	freecol-.tar.gz	Precompiled .tar.gz
	freecol-.zip	Precompiled .zip

Distribution files with source code included:

	freecol-...-with-sources.jar	Platform independent installer with sources
	freecol--src.tar.gz	Precompiled .tar.gz with source code included
	freecol--src.zip	Precompiled .zip with source code included

Requirements:

• A minimum screen resolution of 1024x768
• Java Virtual Machine version 1.5.0 or above

Instructions:

Windows users should download freecol--installer.exe. You can run the file directly or save it to disk. If you choose the latter then just double-click the file once it's downloaded.

Mac OS X users should download freecol--mac.tar.bz2. Just double click the downloaded file and copy the resulting 'FreeCol' to some place (e.g. your Applization folder). FreeCol has some problems running on Mac OS X, so you should save your game frequently.

Users that know how to start a java program can download freecol--installer.jar. Start the installation program by running the command: "java -jar freecol--installer.jar". This installer is recommended for Linux users.

If you don't need a desktop icon and you know how to start a java program then you can download freecol-.tar.gz or freecol-.zip. The same applies for freecol--src.tar.gz and freecol--src.zip, but the source files are included as well in these two packages. In that case you might want to take a look at the README file to get information on how to compile and run FreeCol.

Note 1: You may ignore the message "The music files could not be loaded by FreeCol. Disabling music.". There is no music available yet in this release of FreeCol.

Note 2: The current implementation of Java's full screen support doesn't work well with all Linux window managers. Add the command line option "--windowed" if you're having trouble. Also try this option if you're having trouble in Windows.

Help, Feedback & Bugs:

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