Changes between Version 15 and Version 16 of FAQ

Timestamp:

Apr 27, 2021, 5:45:16 AM (3 years ago)

Author:

Langbart

Comment:

added "Barter&Trade" remark for gameplay

FAQ

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 || How to do port forwarding? || This can be adjusted in your router settings, try googling the manual of your router and follow the instructions from there.[[BR]][[Image(FAQ:router_port_forwarding.jpg,500)]] ||
 || Ho do I increase the user interface? || Add `gui.scale = "1.2"` to your `user.cfg` file, you can increase this number if you like, this will likely become an option with A25.[[BR]][[Image(FAQ:user_cfg.jpg,400)]] ||
-|| Where do I find my replays, save files and configuration files (e.g `user.cfg`)? || see [https://trac.wildfiregames.com/wiki/GameDataPaths wiki/GameDataPaths] ||
+|| Where do I find my replays, save files and configuration files (e.g `user.cfg`)? || See [https://trac.wildfiregames.com/wiki/GameDataPaths wiki/GameDataPaths] ||
 || Game is lagging || Yes, this is a general problem with the game. It will lag on most machines it is actually CPU bound, not your GPU. Try to play on smaller maps & limit population.[[BR]]The game will only run as fast as the slowest CPU allows in multiplayer games. ||
 || Frame rate - CPU and GPU workload || (1) Every frame that is calculated by the GPU is "prepared" by the CPU, one of them will limit your frame rate (FPS). When you select graphics effects, you create additional workloads for your GPU and CPU, causing your framerate to drop. Current PCs are mostly CPU limited in 0 A.D. because the game is not yet multi-threaded. That means they usually only use 1 core. Since graphics effects mostly affect the GPU, you can (on newer PCs) choose the higher graphics effects without sacrificing performance. [[BR]](2) Heating up the hardware leads to thermal throttling of the hardware. This effect is especially known for mobile PCs. If the hardware gets too hot, it throttles its performance until the hardware cools down again. Therefore, a limited but constant frame rate is usually better than a frame rate that fluctuates due to thermal throttling. [[BR]](3) VSync will also limit the framerate to the framerate of the monitor (I estimate 60 frames/Herz).[[BR]]See forum thread - [https://wildfiregames.com/forum/topic/34409-recomandet-fps-throttling/?do=findComment&comment=417420 Recommended FPS Throttling?] (16/Dec/20) ||
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 || How do you select only military units? || Press `Alt` and draw a rectangle over your units. ||
 || Can you make groups of units? || Select a bunch of units and then press `Ctrl + 1`, you can make more multiple groups by using different numbers. To select this group, press the `1` key or another key to which you have assigned your group. ||
-|| How does trade work? || Either you build two markets and have traders run from one to the other or you send your traders from your market to one of your allies, the latter being more lucrative. Docks can also be used as market destinations. ||
+|| How does trade work? || Either you build two markets and have traders run from one to the other or you send your traders from your market to one of your allies, the latter being more lucrative. Docks can also be used as market destinations.[[BR]]Via the menu `Barter&Trade` you can set what is traded by clicking on the up or down arrows for each resource.[[Image(FAQ:Barter_and_Trade.jpg,400)]] ||
 || Does the game have cheat codes? || Yes, they are all listed here: [https://trac.wildfiregames.com/wiki/Manual_Cheats wiki/Manual_Cheats]. ||
 || How can I get units to move as individuals and not in formation? || Click with the right mouse button on the symbol at the top left, the small indicator changes the symbol.[[BR]][[Image(FAQ:formations_disabeld.jpg,500)]] ||
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 || Why is this game still in alpha? || A developer wrote [https://wildfiregames.com/forum/topic/37512-the-release-of-alpha-24-and-the-recent-announcements-about-aoe-4/?tab=comments#comment-421273 (21/Mar/21)]: ''"0 A.D. is also still quite laggy, and needs a fair few improvements before I think it's ready for a more mainstream audience. I would push towards dropping the 'alpha' from the name, but that doesn't mean it's quite ready."[[BR]]''[NEEDS MORE EXPLANATION @wraitii] ||
 || Is the website up to date? || No, unfortunately most information provided on [https://play0ad.com/ play0ad.com] is very outdated. This needs to be fixed, if you want to help us, raise your voice either via the forum or IRC. ||
-|| How to keep up with the game? || For casual players there is no channel that summarizes progress. From time to time there are a some social media posts and a development report, but they are rare.[[BR]]For players with technical background, you can read the [https://trac.wildfiregames.com/log/ps Logs], check committed patches on [https://code.wildfiregames.com/diffusion/commit/query/all/ Phabricator] or the timeline on [https://trac.wildfiregames.com/timeline Trac]. ||
+|| How to keep up with the game? || For casual players there is no channel that summarizes progress. From time to time there are some social media posts and a development report, but they are rare.[[BR]]For players with technical background, you can read the [https://trac.wildfiregames.com/log/ps Logs], check committed patches on [https://code.wildfiregames.com/diffusion/commit/query/all/ Phabricator] or the timeline on [https://trac.wildfiregames.com/timeline Trac]. ||
 || When will the game be released? || When it will be ready. Unfortunately we can't be much more specific than that, there are too many things we just don't know. We're working on the game in our spare time, so we don't know how much time we'll have to make the game. We've never developed a game before, so we don't know how long it will take to do one or the other. ||
 || Will you put the game on Steam? || We're going to look at putting the game on Steam to make it easier for people to find out about it, but not until we get to the beta stage at the earliest. We want the game to be as good as possible so people don't miss it among all the other games that are there. [NEEDS UPDATE @wraitii] ||