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| - | ====== Manifest: Ca3DE Package Contents ====== | + | ====== Manifest: Cafu Package Contents ====== |
| - | {{ general:manifest.png|Manifest}} Extracting the Ca3DE zip package for installation creates a new directory on your hard-disk that contains all Ca3DE related files. | + | {{ general:manifest.png|Manifest}} Extracting the Cafu zip package for installation creates a new directory on your hard-disk that contains all Cafu related files. |
| - | This section provides an overview of the structure of the most important subdirectories and their contents. | + | This section provides an overview of how the most important subdirectories and their contents are structured. |
| - | * **Ca3DE-8.03** This is the top-level directory that contains everything else that is related to this release of the Ca3D-Engine. | + | * **Cafu-9.06** This is the top-level directory that contains everything else that is related to this release of Cafu. |
| - | * **ExtLibs** A directory that contains **ext**ernal **lib**raries. These are auxiliary libraries by other parties that Ca3DE relies upon. You don't need them for normal use, but if you compile your own game DLL or other Ca3DE programs, the compiler and linker will refer to the header and object files here. | + | * **ExtLibs** A directory that contains **ext**ernal **lib**raries. These are auxiliary libraries by other parties that Cafu relies upon. You don't need them for normal use, but if you compile your own game DLL or other Cafu programs, the compiler and linker will refer to the header and object files here. |
| - | * **Projects** This directory contains all the actual, Ca3DE specific programs and content (both the Ca3DE libraries as well as the Ca3D-Engine itself). | + | * **Projects** This directory contains all the actual, Cafu specific programs and content (both the Cafu libraries as well as the Cafu engine itself). |
| - | * **Ca3D-Engine** This is the Ca3D-Engine itself, and all its related programs and content. | + | * **Cafu** This is the Cafu engine itself, and all its related programs and content. |
| - | * **CaWE** A set of auxiliary files that CaWE, the Ca3DE World Editor, loads on startup. | + | * **CaWE** A set of auxiliary files that CaWE, the Cafu World Editor, loads on startup. |
| - | * **Fonts** This directory contains definition files for the fonts that are used on all Ca3DE graphical user interfaces ("GUIs"). Examples include the 2D GUIs like the main menu that you see right after program start, as well as the 3D GUIs that you encounter in-game throughout the Ca3DE worlds. | + | * **Fonts** This directory contains definition files for the fonts that are used on all Cafu graphical user interfaces ("GUIs"). Examples include the 2D GUIs like the main menu that you see right after program start, as well as the 3D GUIs that you encounter in-game throughout the Cafu worlds. |
| - | * **Games** The Ca3D-Engine loads game implementations (MODs) dynamically. Each subdirectory herein contains a separate game, and everything that is specific to that game. | + | * **Games** The Cafu engine loads game implementations (MODs) dynamically. Each subdirectory herein contains a separate game, and everything that is specific to that game. |
| - | * **DeathMatch** This is the first (and currently only) "example game" that comes with the Ca3D-Engine. If you want to make your own MOD or game, you might want to start by duplicating this directory, placing the duplicate next to it and then start modifying it. | + | * **DeathMatch** This is the first (and currently only) "example game" that comes with Cafu. If you want to make your own MOD or game, you might want to start by duplicating this directory, placing the duplicate next to it and then start modifying it. |
| * **Code** All the C++ headers and code for the DeathMatch game are here. It also contains a precompiled DLL so that it works for everyone right out of the box. | * **Code** All the C++ headers and code for the DeathMatch game are here. It also contains a precompiled DLL so that it works for everyone right out of the box. | ||
| * **GUIs** The scripts that define all the 2D and 3D GUIs are contained here. | * **GUIs** The scripts that define all the 2D and 3D GUIs are contained here. | ||
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| * **Terrains** The terrain files are all kept here. | * **Terrains** The terrain files are all kept here. | ||
| * **Textures** This directory contains the source texture images that the materials (see Materials directory) refer to. | * **Textures** This directory contains the source texture images that the materials (see Materials directory) refer to. | ||
| - | * **Worlds** This directory contains the maps after they have been processed and compiled by the Ca3DE compile tools. These are the world files that the Ca3D-Engine loads when a new level begins. The CaWE documentation explains how maps (from the Maps directory) are compiled into the world files (that are kept here). | + | * **Worlds** This directory contains the maps after they have been processed and compiled by the Cafu compile tools. These are the world files that the Cafu engine loads when a new level begins. The CaWE documentation explains how maps (from the Maps directory) are compiled into the world files (that are kept here). |
| - | * **Misc** This directory contains miscellaneous auxiliary files for the Ca3D-Engine. | + | * **Misc** This directory contains miscellaneous auxiliary files for the Cafu engine. |
| - | * **Libs** These are the program libraries that are specific to Ca3DE, developed exclusively by Carsten Fuchs Software for the Ca3D-Engine. Normal releases only contain a subset of the C++ header and object files that are required to build new game DLLs. The complete set of libraries as well as their implementation is included with the Ca3DE source-code edition. | + | * **Libs** These are our program libraries that are specific to Cafu, developed exclusively by Carsten Fuchs Software for Cafu. Normal releases only contain a subset of the C++ header and object files that are required to build new game DLLs. The complete set of libraries as well as their implementation is included with the Cafu source-code edition. |
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