Versions are likely important. Don't substitute one for the other without trying the original versions first. These versions were tested, yours were not. I will not answer questions unless you have done the things in this document.
1) Download Active Python 2.4.3.12 (not the standard python distro)
http://downloads.activestate.com/ActiveP....x86.msi
2) Download Psyco optimizing compiler 1.5.2
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/psyco/psyco-1.5.2.win32-py2.4.exe
3) Download GLEW 1.4.0
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/glew/glew-1.4.0-win32.zip
4) Download PyOpenGL 2.0.2.01
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/pyopeng....y23.exe
5) Download GLEWpy 0.7.4
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/glewpy/glewpy-0.7.4.win32-py2.4.exe
6) Download PyGame 1.7.1
http://www.pygame.org/ftp/pygame-1.7.1release.win32-py2.4.exe
7) Download PIL 1.1.6
http://effbot.org/downloads/PIL-1.1.6.win32-py2.4.exe
Download Numeric 2.4.2http://downloads.sourceforge.net/numpy/Numeric-24.2.win32-py2.4.exe
9) Download Amanith 0.3
[s]http://www.amanith.org/download/pafiledb.php?action=file&id=11[/s] | Mirror
10) Download PyAmanith 0.3.34
http://muksuluuri.ath.cx/~skyost....2.4.exe
11) Download PyOgg 1.3 (this url is important, other versions dont work)
http://thomas.paviot.free.fr/soya/pyogg-1.3.win32-py2.4.exe
12) Download PyVorbis 1.4 (this URL is important, other versions don't work)
http://thomas.paviot.free.fr/soya/pyvorbis-1.4.win32-py2.4.exe
13) Download py2exe 0.6.6
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/py2exe/py2exe-0.6.6.win32-py2.4.exe
14) Download the Frets on Fire 1.2.451 sources
Install
1) Install active python by double clicking the .msi
2) Install psyco by double clicking the .exe
3) Unzip GLEW (no easy install)
3a) Install glew by copying the 'glew.dll' file in 'bin' to your 'system32' dir under C:\Windows (or equivalent)
4) Install PyOpenGL by double clicking the .exe
5) Install GLEWpy by double clicking the .exe
6) Install PyGame by double clicking the .exe
7) Install PIL by double clicking the .exe
Install Numeric by double clicking the .exe9) Install Amanith by double clicking the .exe
9a) Select reboot later
10) Install PyAmanith by double clicking the .exe
11) Install Pyogg by double clicking the .exe
12) Install Pyvorbis by double clicking the .exe
13) Install py2exe by double clicking the .exe
This next part fixes a opengl/py2exe bug so it may not be necessary in the future. Only if you get an error when running the FoF.exe that says:
IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'D:\\Games\\Frets on Fire\\dist\\data\\library.zip\\OpenGL\\version'
14) Go to your Python directory and go into the 'Lib' and then 'site-packages' directory
VERY IMPORTANT
In steps 15-18 you must replace the --'s with two underscores. The message board does not allow you to put in underscores like this for some reason
15) Go into the 'OpenGL' directory and edit the file called '--init--.py'
16) replace the line that reads:
--version-- = string.strip(open(filename).read())
with
--version-- = '2.0.2.01'
17) Save this file
18) Delete '--init--.pyc' and '--init--.pyo' in the same directory
VERY IMPORTANT
In previous steps 15-18 you must replace the --'s with two underscores. The message board does not allow you to put in underscores like this for some reason
19) Unzip the Frets On Fire sources
20) Move the 'src ' directory from the 'FretsOnFire-src-1.2.451' directory into your Frets On Fire directory (same place as the 'data' directory)
21) REBOOT (required)
23) Open a command prompt
24) cd to the new 'src' directory in your Frets on Fire directory
25) type 'python fretsonfire.py'
At this point you should be able to play frets on fire directly from the source
To create the executable we need a few more steps
26) in your command prompt type 'python setup.py py2exe'
27) a bunch of stuff will happen and you should end up with a 'dist' directory above.
28) go into the dist directory and doubleclick the fretsonfire.exe (you will need to get an icon for the .exe)
You should be ready to go, just copy your songs in there and you're all set.
The resulting file that matters mostly out of this if you are changing the source is the 'library.zip' file in the data directory. It is NOT compatible with the mod system because it needs to be lly replaced before the game starts. Also these source mods will not be 'overlappable' with eachother because many modify the same source files and they all get bundled into the library.zip. There may be some other files that need to be included as well depending on if you have any updated libraries, etc. Always test your new changes by testing it on a freshly installed standard version.
-Alex
