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+Welcome to the Nevrax FAQ! The intent of this document is to answer many of the recurring questions that appear +on the NeL mailing list. It is also intended +to serve as a repository of information for people who want to know more about NeL. +

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+This site is not related to Ryzom. If you have questions and comments about Ryzom, please send a mail to Vince. +

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+Questions and comments about NeL and this site should be directed to the FAQ maintainer, Vianney Lecroart. +

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Miscellaneous

Last updated: May 2th 2002

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What is NeL, and what does it stands for ?
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NeL (Nevrax Library) is a toolkit for the development of massively online universes. It provides the base +technologies and a set of development methodologies for the development of both client and server code +(Click here for more information).
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Is this for a game ?
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Yes and no. NeL is technically available for all forms of Internet +virtual environments, but is clearly aimed toward making a +Massively MultiPlayer Online Role Playing Game (or MMORPG) as its +first commercial application. The associated client and server software, +which are distributed along NeL are for that type of game.
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Details on the game itself are not available right now, for commercial +strategy reasons. However, a sample game will be available along with the +code base.
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Any other games ?
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Nevrax, as a commercial entity, does not have other games scheduled +right now. However, nothing stops anybody else from using the NeL platform +and making a strategy wargame, or a virtual city, or anything else.
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Have you checked WorldForge/Crystalspace/QuakeForge/others... ?
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We have looked carefully at the other Free Software projects available, +before reinventing the wheel. They're all more or less compatible with ours, +on a purely license level, thanks to the GNU GPL, but +that does not mean they can fit in our development. We (the NeL maintainers) +are a commercial entity with a specific product to be delivered on time.
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We want to keep a tight focus on the game we are doing right now, and +thus did not want to get involved in political struggles to get the code +we would need in, and did not want to create resentment by "taking over" +and steering other projects toward our goals, or creating a code fork +for our own purpose. Our timetable requires us to be more or less in control +of things.
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How can you make money if you're writing Free Software ?
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That's the catch. Free Software doesn't mean free content, or free +service. While the software will be free, we retain property of our game +data and game servers. Free Software and OnLine games are a perfect match, +as these games are not really just code, but rather a service provided +to subscribers which will pay a monthly fee to access our servers to play +our game.
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We believe that we have everything to gain, and nothing to lose by +opening the source code.
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I have found this bug...
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The site has a bug +report section devoted to this. The easiest thing is to report the bug +using the appropriate tool, which ensures that your bug will get attention +and you will be notified of the bug's progress and eventual eradication.
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I have a question on NeL architecture...
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Have a look at the various NeL +documentations available.
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What kind of APIs do you support ?
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NeL uses an abstraction layer to separate the engine workings from the API +use. In theory, any API can be supported. Right now, NeL uses OpenGL to +get more portability across operating systems. Any card with an OpenGL +driver will thus work fine.
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Other divers can be added, including a software mode for those who really +want one. But performance without a 3D accelerated card will probably be +abysmal.
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On which plateform does NeL work ?
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Nevrax compiles and tests NeL on PC using Windows 2000, NT4, XP and GNU/Linux, It should also work on PPC (mac) +using GNU/Linux (Thanks to Guillaume Morin).
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Compilation and linking

Last updated: May 2th 2002

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How to compile on GNU/Linux after a CVS update ?
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1/ ./bootstrap
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2/ ./configure [with good options]
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3/ make
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do it in nel/, nelns/ and snowballs2/ (in this order). Calling boostrap after each CVS update resolve most of the +compilation problem.
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error C2400: inline assembler syntax error in 'opcode'; found 'xmm0'
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The Microsoft Visual Processor Pack for SP5 is missing. (Read the INSTALL for more information)
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