The main program of TavernMaker
(which includes all files for fantasy tavern generation under the English
(A)D&D setting) comes as self-installing, executeable file.
- Download the file and store it anywhere
on your hard disk
- Run the file = double-click the icon
- Read and accept the TeamWare
software licence.
- Select the path to install to. (The default path
is the standard windows program path.)
- Press the install button.
- Wait, until setup is completed. (Be
patient while the main installation is unpacked!
Especially the message "Please wait while reading package information
may last long!)
A program called
"TavernMaker Update" is automatically launched.
If it is not shown in front of your screen, bring it into the front
by windows program-bar.
Continue the installation with the next
button.
(All needed packages for the main installation are automatically selected.)
- You may optionally create a link to the program
on your desktop. Continue with the next button.
- The next page shows you all packages which are going to be installed
together with their information.
Click the install button.
- WAIT until the installation is completed. The first
installation may take quite long time on slower machines, as approximately
700 files
are installed/extracted. The message window "Please wait while installing
the packages"
will close automatically, once everything is installed.
- Don't be impatient! A user, having a AMD Athlon
1800+ reported that the installation took 13 minutes!
- However, on my machine (which is also an AMD Athlon 1800+) it takes
normally 30seconds.
I guess it might have to do with optional virus-scanner
software which might check all files during extraction...
- After the installation, all installed packages
are listed again and you quit the installation by the finish
button.
- The TavernMaker Update program will close, but a DOS screen will
shortly flash up, because some files are now renamed using a bat-file.
Anyway, the installation is now completed, but in case of any troubles
you should check that the following folder-tree was correctly generated
in your installation directory:
If you did not get this folder-tree then there are installation-problems
and you should contact the project leaders! You may use the alternative
(bigger! 12MB!!) download
as a ZIP-archive to
extract it manually into any installation folder.
- To
start TavernMaker, run the TavernMaker (TavernMaker.exe) file within
your chosen installation folder, or use the (optional) link on your
desktop!
Important for VISTA users: Tavernmaker needs to write files in its own folders. Therefore one has to run Tavernmaker.exe with administrator rights. Alternatively, install the program into a folder within a user profile rather than the default programm location.
- You can now use TavernMaker! To enter your registration key, use the
registration in the options menu.
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