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<div>== Libraries ==<br />
* SDL: https://libsdl.org/release/SDL-devel-1.2.15-VC.zip<br />
* SDL_mixer: https://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_mixer/release/SDL_mixer-devel-1.2.12-VC.zip<br />
* SDL_image: https://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_image/release/SDL_image-devel-1.2.12-VC.zip <br />
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==Setting up==<br />
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# Download [https://windows.github.com/ GitHub for Windows].<br />
# Download the source code from [https://github.com/SupSuper/OpenXcom here], by pushing '''Clone in Desktop'''.<br />
# Download and install [http://store.steampowered.com/app/7760/ X-COM: UFO Defense]. <br />
# Navigate to '''<path-to-game>\XCOM\''' and copy the following folders.<br />
<pre><br />
GEODATA<br />
GEOGRAPH<br />
ROUTES<br />
MAPS<br />
SOUND<br />
TERRAIN<br />
UFOGRAPH<br />
UFOINTRO<br />
UNITS <br />
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5. Navigate to '''<path-to-repo>\OpenXcom\bin\UFO''' and paste the folders in there. <br />
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==Compiling (x32 Release)==<br />
# Download and install Visual Studio. A free version is available [https://www.visualstudio.com/products/visual-studio-community-vs here].<br />
# Download the following dependencies for the appropriate version of Visual Studio:<br />
#* [http://openxcom.org/download/dev/openxcom-deps-win-vc2010.zip 2010]<br />
#* [http://openxcom.org/download/dev/openxcom-deps-win-vc2013.zip 2013]<br />
#* [http://openxcom.org/download/dev/openxcom-deps-win-vc2015.zip 2015]<br />
#* [http://openxcom.org/download/dev/openxcom-deps-win-vc2017.zip 2017+]<br />
# Extract the archive's contents to '''<path-to-repo>\OpenXcom\'''<br />
#Navigate to '''<path-to-repo>\OpenXcom\src''' and open '''OpenXcom.2010.sln'''.<br />
#Compile the project by right clicking on '''OpenXcom''' and selecting '''Build'''. Upgrading the project may be needed on newer versions of Visual Studio.<br />
#Navigate to '''<path-to-repo>\OpenXcom\bin''' then copy all the '''DLLs''' from '''<path-to-repo>\OpenXcom\bin\Win32''' to '''<path-to-repo>\OpenXcom\bin\Win32\Release'''<br />
#Move the '''common''', '''UFO''' and '''standard''' folders from '''<path-to-repo>\OpenXcom\bin''' to '''<path-to-repo>\OpenXcom\bin\Win32\Release'''<br />
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* Certain anti-viruses such as Avast may stop the project from building. Add the OpenXcom folder as an expection. <br />
* See the [http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/dd831853.aspx Visual Studio Documentation] for more information on the IDE.<br />
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==Issues fixed==<br />
===Failed To Load Palette===<br />
Copy the X-Com resources to your '''bin''' folder, see [[Installing (OpenXcom)|Installing]] for more details.<br />
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===afxres.h not found===<br />
Remove '''resource.h''' and '''OpenXcom.rc''' from the project.<br />
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===MSVCR100.DLL not found===<br />
Install these [http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=5555 files].<br />
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===Platform 'x64' cannot be found===<br />
Compile as Win32.<br />
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===unresolved external symbol "<blah-blah-blah> YAML <blah>"===<br />
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Try adding <code>YAML_CPP_DLL</code> define to the project properties<br />
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===linker errors===<br />
<code><br />
2>CVTRES : fatal error CVT1100: duplicate resource. type:MANIFEST, name:1, language:0x0409<br />
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2>LINK : fatal error LNK1123: failure during conversion to COFF: file invalid or corrupt<br />
</code><br />
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Right-click in Solution Explorer on the openxcom project, click Properties.<br />
Linker -> Manifest File -> Generate Manifest = No (/MANIFEST:NO)<br />
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