Getting started with OpenBlox

System requirements

Windows

  • OpenGL or DirectX 8 or higher (OpenGL recommended)
  • Windows XP or higher

Linux

  • OpenGL (GLX)
  • Python 2.6 (installable from your distribution’s package manager, pre-installed on many distributions)
  • Panda3D 1.7.1 or higher (download from http://www.panda3d.org/download.php?sdk)
  • wxPython 2.8 (2.6 might work) - optional, required only for the graphical game launcher

Mac OSX

Dowloading OpenBlox

OpenBlox is currently available for the following platforms:

  • Windows (tested on XP and 7)
  • Linux (tested on Ubuntu 10.04)
  • Mac OSX (untested)

You can download OpenBlox from http://openblox.sourceforge.net/content/download-openblox. Then, just click on the appropriate download for your OS.

Installing OpenBlox

Windows

Note

You’ll need a working Internet connection to install OpenBlox on Windows.

Warning

Be sure to keep the default installation location, or OpenBlox won’t work!

Just run the installer you downloaded. All the things OpenBlox needs are either bundled with the installer, or are automatically downloaded by the installer. Downloading all of OpenBlox’s requirements typically takes around 2-5 minutes.

Note

If a message comes up concerning “EGG caching”, you can safely press No.

Also, if a message comes up concerning “default Python installation” you should press Yes.

Linux

Note

By the time you read this, a .deb package for Ubuntu may be available. Check the OpenBlox web site to see if it is.

Run the installer you downloaded previously. Make sure you installed all the prequisites first!

Mac OSX

Warning

These instructions haven’t been tested yet. Use at your own risk!

Just extract the .tar.gz archive you downloaded from the OpenBlox web site. Make sure you installed all the prequisites first!

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