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The instructions and examples in this manual were written with reference to the //Microsoft Windows// operating systems. | The instructions and examples in this manual were written with reference to the //Microsoft Windows// operating systems. | ||
- | Now, with Ca3DE being also available on //Linux//, I rely on the Linux users skills and experience to transfer the provided information to their favourite OS. | + | Now, with Cafu being also available on //Linux//, I rely on the Linux users skills and experience to transfer the provided information to their favourite OS. |
The transfer is almost always very easy to achieve: | The transfer is almost always very easy to achieve: | ||
Examples include that Linux has ''.tar.gz'' file archives versus ''.zip'' file archives on Windows, | Examples include that Linux has ''.tar.gz'' file archives versus ''.zip'' file archives on Windows, | ||
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I hope that this helps to keep this manual easy and intuitive to understand for everyone. | I hope that this helps to keep this manual easy and intuitive to understand for everyone. | ||
- | The alternative would had been to mention all speficics for each OS in each text fragment and each example. | + | The alternative would had been to mention all specifics for each OS in each text fragment and each example. |
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+ | ===== Known Issues ===== | ||
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+ | * The Linux port is still incomplete: The Options dialog is missing. | ||
+ | * Sound drivers frequently cause problems under Linux. Therefore, Cafu ignores sound initialization failures on Linux, preferring no or broken sound output over no functionality at all. | ||
+ | * The dynamic shadows are not always correct. The world is sometimes lit where no light should be. | ||
+ | * Use the latest drivers for your video card. | ||
+ | * Windows 95 and 98: Do not run Cafu from a full-screen DOS-Box. It will report an error. | ||
===== Contact and Support ===== | ===== Contact and Support ===== | ||
- | If you need help, please refer to this manual first. All its contents is available on-line, starting from the table-of-contents at [[http://www.ca3d-engine.de/wiki/]]. | + | If you need help, please refer to this manual first. All its contents is available on-line, starting from the table-of-contents at [[http://docs.cafu.de]]. |
- | Any feed-back, additional questions and suggestions are much appreciated at the Ca3DE forums at [[http://www.ca3d-engine.de/phpBB2/]]. | + | Any feed-back, additional questions and suggestions are much appreciated at the Cafu forums at [[http://forum.cafu.de]]. |
- | Also please visit the Ca3D-Engine main website at http://www.ca3d-engine.de/ for additional support options, like background information, IRC chat details, FAQs and other resources. | + | Also please visit the Cafu engine main website at http://www.cafu.de/ for additional support options, like background information, IRC chat details, FAQs and other resources. |
- | You can also contact the Ca3D-Engine author Carsten Fuchs [[http://www.ca3d-engine.de/c_Contact.php|directly]]. | + | You can also contact the Cafu authors [[http://www.cafu.de/about-us/contact|directly]]. |
- | It would be great if you told us what you think of the demo version and SDK of Ca3DE. | + | It would be great if you told us what you think of the demo version and SDK of Cafu. |
Any feedback is welcome and helps further improvement. | Any feedback is welcome and helps further improvement. | ||