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Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns FAQ
Last Updated on: 2000-10-02 23:25:51

This is where you will find useful information about Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns. The following are answers to some frequently asked questions about this game. Please read these before e-mailing Loki Technical Support - Chances are your question is answered here too!

1. Introduction

• 1.1 How to use this FAQ
• 1.2 Authors

2. Requirements

• 2.1 Does the game use 3D acceleration?
• 2.2 Can the game be played on all distributions of Linux?
• 2.3 Does the game support Esound?
• 2.4 Does the game fully support X-Windows? Would I be able to run the Linux game using an X-term on a Windows machine?

3. Interoperability

• 3.1 Can I play multiplayer under Linux against users playing Kohan for Windows?

4. Demo

• 4.1 Where can I get the Kohan demo version?

5. Installation

• 5.1 How do I install the game?
• 5.2 Do I have to be logged in as root to install the game?

6. Updates

• 6.1 Where can I download the update patches?

7. Contact

• 7.1 How do I report a bug?
• 7.2 How can I receive technical support?

8. Input

• 8.1 The mouse is slow or choppy, what can I do?

1. Introduction

• 1.1 How to use this FAQ
  
  
  This FAQ allows you to navigate through the answers by category, or individually, or to view the entire FAQ at once. The full view is also suitable for printing.
  
  
• 1.2 Authors
  
  
  The maintainers of the FAQ can be reached by e-mailing faqs@lokigames.com. Please send all correspondance directly related to the FAQlist tool to that address.
  
  

2. Requirements

• 2.1 Does the game use 3D acceleration?
  
  
  No.
  
  
• 2.2 Can the game be played on all distributions of Linux?
  
  
  We spent a significant amount of development time ensuring that Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns works properly with all major glibc 2.1-based distributions.

  Because the game is designed for glibc 2.1, libc5 and glibc 2.0 users may need to upgrade.

  
  
• 2.3 Does the game support Esound?
  
  
  Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns has native support for esound.
  
  
• 2.4 Does the game fully support X-Windows? Would I be able to run the Linux game using an X-term on a Windows machine?
  
  
  Some people have been able to do this, but it tends to be slow and requires a very fast network connection between the two machines. It is an unsupported configuration.
  
  

3. Interoperability

• 3.1 Can I play multiplayer under Linux against users playing Kohan for Windows?
  
  
  Yes, provided you are both playing the same version (e.g. 1.1.0). Kohan is not network-compatible between different patch levels.
  
  

4. Demo

• 4.1 Where can I get the Kohan demo version?
  
  
  The Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns demo is available through our Demo Launcher ( http://www.lokigames.com/products/demos.php3).
  
  

5. Installation

• 5.1 How do I install the game?
  
  
  1. Mount the CD-ROM using the "mount" command. If you are unsure how this works, please check the documentation for your Linux distribution. Generally, the format for mounting a CD-ROM under Linux is similar to:

         mount -t iso9660 -r /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
     

  2. Under X11, enter the command "sh [Mounted CD-ROM Path]/setup.sh". Be sure to replace the [Mounted CD-ROM Path] portion of this command with the correct path for the mounted CD-ROM. In the example above, the command would be:

         sh /mnt/cdrom/setup.sh
     

  3. Under "Global Options":
     • Enter the directory into which the game should be installed in the Install path: box. In the box labeled "Binary directory", enter a directory in your $PATH where a symbolic link for the binary should be set up. Make sure you have write permissions in both of these directories.
  4. Under "Install Options":
     • You must install "Base Install" (the basic game files). You may choose to leave the movies, voice data, and music on the CD. If you wish to write these files to your hard drive, click in the corresponding box.
     • Below the Install Options, the installer will display how much space is left on your partition, and how much the game will use per the options selected (96 MB just for the base install, 610M for everything).
     • Check in the box for KDE/Gnome menu items if you would like them installed.
  5. You may view the game README at this point if you wish, by clicking on "View Readme". Otherwise, click on "Begin Install" to begin the copying of files.
  6. When the game has finished installing, you may choose either to launch it directly (click on "Play!") or to simply exit and run the game from the console.
  7. To run the game generally, just type "kohan" from the console (you shouldn't have to enter the complete path). If you chose to install desktop icons, and you are running one of the desktops, you will be able to launch the game from the installed icons.
  
  
• 5.2 Do I have to be logged in as root to install the game?
  
  
  No, but you do have to have write privileges to /usr/local/games (or wherever you choose to install the game).
  
  

6. Updates

• 6.1 Where can I download the update patches?
  
  
  Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns does not currently have any patches. Should any updates be released, they will be announced and made available through the Loki Update Tool (http://updates.lokigames.com/).
  
  

7. Contact

• 7.1 How do I report a bug?
  
  
  Please visit our publicly accessible bug database (http://fenris.lokigames.com/) and post a bug report. Be sure to first check the list of known bugs and fixes/patches.
  
  
• 7.2 How can I receive technical support?
  
  
  We support our products by e-mail (preferred) and phone. Phone support is available by calling (714) 508-2140 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time) Monday through Friday, except holidays.
  
  

8. Input

• 8.1 The mouse is slow or choppy, what can I do?
  
  
  In order to use the X cursor directly you can run Kohan as such:
  
  kohan -x
  
  It may also help to disable DGA mouse by using the following before running the game:
  
  export SDL_VIDEO_X11_DGAMOUSE=0