More complete builds are available in [xonotic.org](https://beta.xonotic.org/autobuild/) engine zips.
These support Windows, Linux and macOS, and include the current libraries needed for all features.
-DarkPlaces supports many Quake-based games and you can select which it will run by renaming the executable so it's prefixed with the game's name, for example `rogue-sdl.exe`, or by passing a cmdline argument such as `-rogue`. This changes various engine behaviours and cvar defaults to suit the game. The supported list and related details are defined in [com_game.c](https://github.com/DarkPlacesEngine/darkplaces/blob/master/com_game.c).
+DarkPlaces supports many Quake-based games and you can select which it will run by renaming the executable so it's prefixed with the game's name, for example `rogue-sdl.exe`, or by passing a cmdline argument
+such as `-rogue`. This changes various engine behaviours and cvar defaults to suit the game.
+The supported list and related details are defined in [com_game.c](https://github.com/DarkPlacesEngine/darkplaces/blob/master/com_game.c).
Mods which aren't listed there can be run with (for example) `-game quake15` in which case DP will use the same behaviours and cvar defaults as for id1 Quake.
of the file system can be transparently merged from several sources.
The "base directory" is the path to the directory holding the quake.exe and
-all game directories. The sys_* files pass this to host_init in
-quakeparms_t->basedir. This can be overridden with the "-basedir" command
+all game directories. This can be overridden with the "-basedir" command
line parm to allow code debugging in a different directory. The base
directory is only used during filesystem initialization.
### Unix (General)
-From a terminal, in the engine's root directory, input `make`. On macOS, input `make` with a target such as `make sdl-release`.
-
-Input `make help` for options.
+From a terminal, in the engine's root directory, input `make help` to list the targets.
+To build the main executable, input `make sdl-release` which creates the file called
+`darkplaces-sdl` or `darkplaces-sdl.exe` (Windows).
If you get errors (that don't seem to be about missing dependencies) try `make clean` before compiling, especially if you updated your system since the last time you compiled.
### Windows (Visual Studio)
-May work but not recommended due to lack of support for C standards, and lack of maintenance.
+May work but not recommended due to lack of support for C standards, and lack of maintenance.
Instructions TODO.
## Contributing
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