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Chapter 3. Installing the BigWorld Technology Client

3.1. Customers Using The BigWorld Technology Commercial Edition (Distribution is done using SVN)

3.2. Customers Using The Evaluation Edition or The Indie Edition

  • To install, run the setup executable and follow the prompts.

  • To uninstall, use the uninstallation program that has been placed in the the Start Menu or from the control panel under

    • Add or Remove Programs in Windows XP.
    • Control Panel\Programs\Programs and Features in Windows 7 and Windows Vista.

3.3. Additional Notes

  • The client startup and loading of the first space might be slow on the first client run due to art assets compilation.

  • A number of client tools, such as CAT (Client Access Tool) and asset_processor, require Python to be installed. Python can be downloaded from http://www.python.org. Python 2.5.2 or greater is recommended.

  • SpaceViewer and CAT require wxPython, a GUI toolkit for Python. wxPython can be downloaded from http://www.wxpython.org.