Equipment and Weapons

2010-03-18T14:37:13Z

Tokage:

A collection of weapons and equipment used in Overgrowth.

== Dog Weapons ==
* [http://blog.wolfire.com/2009/03/dog-weapons-part-one-polearms/ Polearms]

Spear
[[Image:pole2.jpg|thumb|none| The normal dog soldier is often armed with a spear and sidearm. The spear would make an effective throwing weapon against lightly armored opponents. Dogs often fight against other dogs, and the longer weapons help keep their enemies out of biting range.]]

Glaive
[[Image:pole1.jpg|thumb|none| The glaive is another standard armament for dog soldiers. It cannot be thrown like the spear, but it makes up for it by being better at slashing attacks. The prong on the handle can be used as a handle for extra leverage or to parry incoming strikes.]]

Rabbit Catcher
[[Image:pole3.jpg|thumb|none| The rabbit catcher is a more unusual weapon. Although rabbits usually don't like to fight, it is not unheard of. This weapon is used to prevent rabbits from jumping over defensive fortifications or into the middle of troop formations. It's fearsome appearance is usually deterrent enough to prevent their enemies from even trying it.]]

* [http://blog.wolfire.com/2009/03/dog-weapons-part-two-blades/ Blades]

Small Knife
[[Image:blade2.jpg|thumb|none| This is a standard issue knife for dogs. It is not very useful as a throwing weapon but the weight and sturdiness of the knife make it more effective against armored targets.]]

Standard Sword
[[Image:blade3.jpg|thumb|none| This sword is the standard sidearm for spear-wielding dog soldiers. The weapon is especially bulky so that it can cleave through the hafts of spears more easily.]]

Double-Handed Broadsword
[[Image:blade1.jpg|thumb|none| This double-handed broadsword is used mostly by command units in dog war packs. This weapon is the most effective at lopping heads off of spears, but has a significant reach disadvantage.]]

* [http://blog.wolfire.com/2009/03/dog-weapons-part-three-the-hammer/ Warhammer]

Massive War hammer
[[Image:hammer1.jpg|thumb|none| This two-handed war hammer is unwieldy, but can cause catastrophic damage to even the most heavily armored opponents. This is the first clan specific weapon I have made for the dogs. Even though it may not be the most practical weapon, it is very commonly used by commanders of one of the dog clans because it is important to their clan identity.]]

* All weapons

[[Image:Dogweapons1thumbs.jpg|thumb|none| Image showing all the currently made weapons in Overgrowth.]]

Overgrowth Alpha FAQ

2010-02-11T11:08:35Z

Tokage: /* General Bugs */

This is the Overgrowth Bug FAQ.

* This FAQ is intended for bug explanations, workarounds, and answer common bug-related questions.
* This FAQ ''NOT'' intended as a place for you to post bugs you might have found. If you want to report a bug please do so on [http://trac.wolfire.net/spf/overgrowth/report/6 Wolfire's Trac].

Please feel free to contribute to this FAQ, and the wiki as a whole!

Any entry should be formated as an informative title, followed by any of the following:
* Symptoms that the bug might exhibit.
* Details about the bug.
* Links to forum topics where the issue mentioned has been discussed/resolved.
* Workarounds to help avoid this bug.
* Fixing instructions to help fix the bug if it occurs.
* Any other relevant information.

==General Bugs==
===Something-Something won't Work! AHHH!===
First and foremost, Don't Panic.

''Disclaimer'': Be prepared for it to just not work at times. Overgrowth is still in its Alpha stage, and the team is focusing more on getting essential features in than working out bugs and compatibility issues. The team ''will'' get to them, and will try to occasionally fix very pressing bugs, but sadly sometimes it will just take a while. However that doesn't mean that there's nothing you can do!

Here's what you can do:
* Look at the rest of this Bug FAQ to see if there are any that might fit your situation.
* Check the [http://forums.wolfire.com/viewforum.php?f=13 Secret Preorder Forum] and use the lovely search feature. For example if on your vista computer Overgrowth crashes when your character jumps, search for ""Vista Character Jump Crash"".
* Ask on the [http://www.wolfire.com/irc Wolfire IRC]. Many users are long time Alpha testers and will be happy to help you.
* Ask John on [http://www.wolfire.com/contact Meebo]. Although John's time is a valuable, non-renewable resource, he will be happy to help you if you need to talk with someone on the team.

''Note'': if you decide to request help anywhere please include relevant information such as:
* Alpha Number
* If you're running windows, mac or linux
* what version your OS is
* Relevant system information such as what graphics card your computer has, how Much RAM you have, etc.
* Any Error messages that you see.

===I can't access all of the GUI. The window crops important parts of the screen.===

This turned up, when the default resolution was lowered from 1024x768 to 800x600. You can resolve this issue by changing the settings, either to a higher resolution or to full screen mode. Changing display settings is done in the 'config.txt'-file in the Overgrowth data folder.

The first lines of the default config file should look like this:
<pre>
screenwidth: 800
screenheight: 600
fullscreen: false
</pre>
You can change the resolution by changing the values for screenwidth/screenheight and go to fullscreen mode by changing the 'false' to 'true'.

==Windows Specific Bugs==

===Error: cannot create the C:\program files\Overgrowth\Data\config.txt file. ... ===
This error applies to both Lugaru and Overgrowth.

Symptom: When attempting to edit the config.txt file the following error message is displayed:
cannot create the C:\program files\Overgrowth\Data\config.txt file. Make sure the path and file name are correct.

Explanation: Windows Vista Likes to save its config file in a different location. As discussed in [http://forums.wolfire.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=4890&p=78033#p78033 this thread] on the forums, The file is actually stored in: C:/users/admin/app data/local virtual store/program files/Overgrowth/config.txt

==Mac Specific Bugs==
===I can't find the Data folder===
With the mac version of overgrowth the Data folder is located within the application.
You can access it by right clicking the "Overgrowth ##" application and choosing 'Show Contents", and then going to Contents/MacOS/Data

To make future access easier right click 'Data' and choose 'Make Alias'. Now drag this alias out of the application, somewhere easy to find, your desktop for example.

When you now try to open a file from within Overgrowth just navigate to the alias and you should have access to the Contents of the Data folder

==Linux Specific Bugs==
Bugs need to be added here

===Does not exist===
Oh noez! However, the Windows version can be run with Wine. It requires the Visual C++ 2005 libraries, which can be installed through [http://wiki.winehq.org/winetricks winetricks].

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