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OpenPax 0.1.1

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@jlac1024 jlac1024 released this 23 Oct 13:09
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A small update to the first release of OpenPax, an open-source engine for Pax Imperia: Eminent Domain. OpenPax comes with none of the game: you need your own copy from GOG.

This is an early release: expect rough edges, and please report what you find.

What's new in 0.1.1

  • Fixed: the first-run setup crashed when you pressed IMPORT on some machines. The screen could ask for the import's progress before the import had reported any.
  • Crash reports. If OpenPax stops unexpectedly, it now says why in an error box and writes the details to crash.log in your user folder, instead of closing with no word. Everything the game prints goes to openpax.log beside it, including the import's progress. On Windows that folder is %APPDATA%\OpenPax\OpenPax\. Please attach both files when you report a problem.
  • The bundles now carry their version number, so logs say which release they came from.

Everything else is as in 0.1.0; its notes cover what's in OpenPax and how to start.

Getting started

  1. Download the bundle for your system below and unpack it.
    • Windows: OpenPax-0.1.1-win-x64.zip. Unzip the whole folder, then run openpax.exe. Windows warns about an unsigned program: click More info, then Run anyway.
    • Linux: OpenPax-0.1.1-linux-x64.tar.gz, then run ./openpax.
    • macOS (Apple Silicon): OpenPax-0.1.1-osx-arm64.tar.gz. Run ./prepare_mac.sh once from the unpacked folder, then open OpenPax.app.
  2. On first start, point OpenPax at your copy of the game: an installed copy, or GOG's offline backup installer (setup_pax_imperia_2.0.0.12.exe). The small GOG Galaxy installer holds none of the game.
  3. The import converts the game once, into your user folder (a few minutes). Then the game starts.

Source

The bundles include FFmpeg (LGPL libraries, and a GPL movie converter built with x264). The exact FFmpeg and x264 source archives they were built from are attached below as source-…; see THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.md.

License

OpenPax is free software under the GPL-3.0. Pax Imperia: Eminent Domain was developed by Heliotrope Studios, and the game and the Pax Imperia name belong to THQ Nordic GmbH. OpenPax is a fan project, not affiliated with or endorsed by Heliotrope Studios, THQ Nordic or GOG.

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