Flare

Flare is a single-player 2D action RPG with fast-paced action and a dark fantasy style.

It is built on the FLARE engine (Free/Libre Action Roleplaying Engine). Its repo is at https://github.com/flareteam/flare-engine

Flare uses simple file formats (INI style config files) for most of the game data, allowing anyone to easily modify game contents. Open formats are preferred (png, ogg). Maps are edited using Tiled.

For best results, please use the latest version of the FLARE engine with the game data in this repository. Using an older version of the engine could result in some game elements not working correctly.

The flare-game content contains depictions of violence, blood, and mild gore.

Copyright and License

Flare (the game) is Copyright ©2010-2013 Clint Bellanger. Contributors retain copyrights to their original contributions.

The Flare Engine is released under GPL version 3 or later.

All of Flare's art and data files are released under CC-BY-SA 3.0. Later versions are permitted.

The Liberation Sans fonts version 2 are released under the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.

The GNU Unifont font is released under GPL v2, with the exception that embedding the font in a document does not in itself bind that document to the terms of the GPL.

Links

• Homepage http://flarerpg.org
• Repo https://github.com/flareteam/flare-game
• Binaries https://sourceforge.net/projects/flare-game/
• Forums http://opengameart.org/forums/flare
• Email clintbellanger@gmail.com

Running on Switch

• Download the zip archive from the releases, unzip the archive.
• Copy the "flare" folder in "switch" folder on Switch micro SD card.

The mods folder should be in the same directory as the flare.nro file.

The Empyrean campaign is choosen by default, but you can change it in "Mods" tab.

Disable "empyrean_camp" and enable "alpha_demo" the first Flare game campaign.

That's all, enjoy!

Default button mapping

Button	Action
A	Accept
B	Cancel, Escape
X	Main1
Y	Main2
LJoy	Moving character, menus navigation
Left	Character menu
Right	Inventory menu
Up	Log menu
Down	Powers menu
L	ActionBar Left
R	ActionBar Right
ZL	ActionBar Accept
ZR	ActionBar Use

You can remap the buttons as you want in "keybindings" tab, but in first the Accept action and don't erase it.

If you erase it by mistake , escape the options menu.

For saving any options modifications validate by OK menu button.

Updates

For updates the engine download only "flare.nro" file, copy it in "switch/flare" folder on micro SD card and erase the older.

Settings

Settings are stored in this place:

/switch/flare/config/

Here you can change keybindings.

Save Files

Save files are stored in this place:

/switch/flare/saves/

Building for Switch

Clone the repos:

git clone https://github.com/Riviera71/flare-Switch-port

Move to the flare-engine repo and build:

cd flare-engine
make -f Makefile.NX

Command-line Flags

Flag	Description
--help	Prints the list of command-line flags.
--version	Prints the release version.
--data-path	Specifies an exact path to look for mod data.
--debug-event	Prints verbose hardware input information.
--renderer	Specifies the rendering backend to use. The default is 'sdl_hardware'. Also available is 'sdl', which is a software-based renderer.
--no-audio	Disables sound effects and music.
--mods	Starts the game with only these mods enabled.
--load-slot	Loads a save slot by numerical index.
--load-script	Execute's a script upon loading a saved game. The script path is mod-relative.