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--- riveroath:installing [2026-11-07 05:35] – created - external edit 127.0.0.1
+++ riveroath:installing [2026-11-11 13:16] (current) – Main address is now kalretro.au slaterm
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 ====== Installing River Oath ======
-Download from [[https://retro.theiguru.au/riveroath/]], the **Heisenbergs Files** area on the BBS, or the ''riveroath'' folder on the anonymous FTP at home.
+===== The browser edition =====
-===== Windows =====
+Nothing to install: open https://kalretro.au/riveroath/play/ in a recent Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Safari. The music starts after your first key press or click (browsers allow sound only then). **F** switches full screen. Saves are kept in the browser: see [[riveroath:saves|Saves]].
-  - Download ''River-Oath-0.1.0-windows-x64.zip'' and unzip it anywhere, for example in your Documents folder.
+===== The desktop edition =====
+Download from [[https://kalretro.au/riveroath/]], the **Heisenbergs Files** area on the BBS, or the ''riveroath'' folder on the anonymous FTP at home.
+==== Windows ====
+  - Download ''River-Oath-0.1.2-windows-x64.zip'' and unzip it anywhere, for example in your Documents folder.
   - Run ''river_oath.exe'' from the unzipped folder. Keep the ''assets'' folder beside it: it holds the world, the rules and the music.
   - The program is not code-signed, so Windows SmartScreen may warn you the first time: choose **More info**, then **Run anyway**.
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 The Windows version is built on Linux and tested under Wine; it has not yet been tried on a real Windows PC.
-===== Linux =====
+==== Linux ====
 On Debian, Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Mint and other Debian-based systems (64-bit; Ubuntu 24.04 or Debian 13 or newer):
 <code>
-sudo apt install ./river-oath_0.1.0_amd64.deb
+sudo apt install ./river-oath_0.1.2_amd64.deb
 </code>
 Then start **River Oath** from the applications menu, or run ''river-oath''.
-On other Linux systems, use ''river-oath-0.1.0-linux-x64.tar.gz'': unpack it and run ''./river_oath'', or ''./install.sh'' to install it for your user with a menu entry. It needs GTK 2.
+On other Linux systems, use ''river-oath-0.1.2-linux-x64.tar.gz'': unpack it and run ''./river_oath'', or ''./install.sh'' to install it for your user with a menu entry. It needs GTK 2.
 Music plays through ''pw-play'', ''paplay'' or ''aplay'' (PipeWire, PulseAudio or ALSA); without one of them the game is silent. Music can be turned off in **Esc > Options**.