https://wiki-test.cross-fire.org/ 2026-04-14T07:24:27+00:00 https://wiki-test.cross-fire.org/ https://wiki-test.cross-fire.org/_media/wiki:dokuwiki.svg text/html 2025-04-18T18:09:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki-test.cross-fire.org/client:bugs?rev=1744999740&do=diff Bugs of the Crossfire Client The Crossfire client has a longer version history, and I want to list bugs I found, using these older versions below the current versions 1.71.0 and 1.72.0 All clients Client freezes / hangs trying to connect Several possibilities can make the client freeze when trying to connect to a server : text/html 2025-04-18T18:09:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki-test.cross-fire.org/client:changelog_0_92_1_70_0?rev=1744999741&do=diff ChangeLog for the Crossfire Client The changelog file for the 1.70.0 client is rather long ( 6000+ lines ). The last Changes for the 1.10.0, 1.11.0 and 1.12.0 versions of the client were apparently committed inside their tags and not inside their branches, text/html 2025-04-18T18:09:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki-test.cross-fire.org/client:client_compiling?rev=1744999740&do=diff Building the Crossfire Client This page provides information on building the GTKv2 client from the source code. Instructions for compiling the server are on a separate page. One of the first steps is to install the required dependencies, listed by Linux distribution, from below. text/html 2025-04-18T18:09:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki-test.cross-fire.org/client:commands?rev=1744999741&do=diff All of the different commands for the client A more descriptive list can be found for player commands: here and dm commands: here. This list is definitive as of September 2004, but not yet fully organized. It taken from the source code and formatted. It still needs to be sorted and categorized. text/html 2025-04-18T18:08:59+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki-test.cross-fire.org/client:crossfire?rev=1744999739&do=diff .crossfire This is a guide to some of the resources in the data folder used by various Crossfire Clients . * The hidden .crossfire folder contains Crossfire client configuration and data files. * It is usually located in the player's $HOME folder. gfx folder text/html 2025-04-18T18:09:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki-test.cross-fire.org/client:defaults?rev=1744999740&do=diff Crossfire Client configuration file defaults The defaults file is usually located inside the .crossfire directory. This file applies to the very old X11 client for crossfire, The newer gtk clients are using the gdefaults file as configuration file. At the top of the file one reads : text/html 2025-04-18T18:09:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki-test.cross-fire.org/client:gdefaults?rev=1744999740&do=diff Crossfire Client configuration file gdefaults The gdefaults file is usually located inside the .crossfire directory. This file applies to the old gtk-1 client for crossfire, The newer gtk-2 client uses the gdefaults2 file as configuration file. This configuration file does not exist in a fresh installation of the client. text/html 2025-04-18T18:09:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki-test.cross-fire.org/client:gdefaults2?rev=1744999740&do=diff Crossfire Client configuration file gdefaults2 The gdefaults2 file is usually located inside the .crossfire directory. This file applies to the new gtk-2 client for crossfire, The older gtk-1 client used the gdefaults file as configuration file. This configuration file does not exist in a fresh installation of the client. text/html 2025-04-18T18:09:02+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki-test.cross-fire.org/client:gtkv2_client_connecting?rev=1744999742&do=diff GTKV2 Client Connection A step by step guide to connecting to Crossfire servers using the GTKV2 client. * Modern (trunk) servers using the client's character creation interface * Older (branch) servers using the in game maps (Halls of Creation) for character creation text/html 2025-04-18T18:09:02+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki-test.cross-fire.org/client:jxclient_connecting?rev=1744999742&do=diff JX Client Connection HOWTO Launch JX Client Launch the client using one of the following methods: * CLI: Change directory (cd) to the location of jxclient.jar and then run java -jar jxclient.jar * GUI: navigate to the directory that contains the client file text/html 2025-04-18T18:09:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki-test.cross-fire.org/client:keybinding?rev=1744999740&do=diff GTKv2 Examples Rods Using on Self apply -u rod of heal; apply -a rod of heal; fire stay; fire_stop; apply -u rod of heal apply -u rod of heal; apply -a rod of heal; stay f; apply -u rod of heal Firing Once apply -a rod of firebolt; north f; apply -u rod of firebolt text/html 2025-04-18T18:09:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki-test.cross-fire.org/client:keys?rev=1744999740&do=diff For keyboard usage see Movement and for keybinding the bind command and topic keybinding . Keys Configuration File This page is about the keys file inside the user's HOME directory .crossfire . Creation of the Keys file When the client starts the first time, then there will be no “ text/html 2025-04-18T18:09:02+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki-test.cross-fire.org/client:linux_gtkv2?rev=1744999742&do=diff Crossfire on Linux Crossfire should install and run on any Linux variant that supports X and has the libraries which Crossfire requires. This page addresses installation and running of Crossfire software. For instructions related to setup and use of a Linux development environment to build Crossfire software, refer to the text/html 2025-04-18T18:09:02+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki-test.cross-fire.org/client:macos?rev=1744999742&do=diff GTK v2 Client Install for macOS NOTE - this guide is still in the early development and testing phase. Use at your own risk! Table of Contents: * Installation via .dmg.dmg Installation * Compile from Source Code Installation via .dmg Visit Crossfire Client macOS Build page for the latest .dmg release of the Client. Release Name text/html 2025-04-18T18:08:59+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki-test.cross-fire.org/client:man6_cfclient_6_manualpage?rev=1744999739&do=diff Manual Page of the discontinued X11 cfclient Since version 1.50 the old GTK-1 and X11 clients had been removed from the source code repository. This manual page had been converted to text by some [gnt]roff acrobatics and then by ps2ascii and needed some manually editing. text/html 2025-04-18T18:08:59+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki-test.cross-fire.org/client:optional_parameters?rev=1744999739&do=diff Crossfire Client launch Options The default Crossfire x11, gtk, gtk-v2 client recognizes the following parameters or arguments when it starts. See also the manpage and the gdefaults configuration file. -cache Short: - Cache images for future use. gdefaults Entry: text/html 2025-04-18T18:09:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki-test.cross-fire.org/client:osx?rev=1744999740&do=diff OSX GTKV2 Client NOTE: Historical and technical reference document - do not delete! Installation There are two ways to install the Crossfire clients, one is Fink which is a project that ports Unix software to Mac OS X. The other option is to compile Crossfire via source code. text/html 2025-04-18T18:09:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki-test.cross-fire.org/client:scratchpad?rev=1744999740&do=diff Crossfire Client Scratchpad This is a scratchpad or whiteboard for capturing ideas quickly without constraining the input by formatting, eloquence, or quality. It is best to keep entries here terse and to the point. If they merit greater attention and detail, they should be moved to a new location. If after review, the ideas seem hard to limit in scope or impractical, they should either be deleted or moved to other wiki locations. Scratchpad content deemed not compatible with the client nam… text/html 2025-04-18T18:09:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki-test.cross-fire.org/client:winpos?rev=1744999740&do=diff Crossfire Client window configuration file winpos The winpos file inside the hidden .crossfire directory of the user's HOME contains the changed and saved window position variable names and their values. For the discontinued it's name had been “winpos”