Install OpenSpades

Do you love Minecraft and First Person Shooters? Then you’ll love OpenSpades. OpenSpades is a cross-platform MMOG which is compatible with Ace of Spades 0.75. It is released under a GPLv3 license.

Installation

To install on Ubuntu/Pop OS using snaps:

sudo snap install openspades

To build and install from source (terminal):

1. Install the necessary dependencies:

   sudo apt-get install pkg-config libglew-dev libcurl3-openssl-dev libsdl2-dev libsdl2-image-dev libalut-dev xdg-utils libfreetype6-dev libopus-dev libopusfile-dev libjpeg-dev libxinerama-dev libxft-dev git cmake imagemagick

   Enter your password when prompted.

   When asked whether you want to install the applications, type y and hit the <ENTER> key.

2. Clone the GitHub repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yvt/openspades
   cd openspades
   mkdir openspades.mk
   cd openspades.mk

3. Build OpenSpades:

   cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo
   make

4. Copy the Resources folder into bin:

   cp -r ./Resources ./bin/

5. Install OpenSpades:

   sudo make install

6. Launch OpenSpades:

   Type openspades in the terminal. OR Find OpenSpades in the applications list of your GUI.

   Configure the settings to your liking and click Start.

   Select a player name and click OK or choose Decide later.

   Select a server and click Connect.

   Select a team then select a weapon.

   Enjoy.

Resources

For more detailed information about building OpenSpades read the Building page on the OpenSpades wiki.

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This article was contributed by 0verk1ll and based off of the Building page on the OpenSpades wiki.