Red Eclipse 2 is a free and open-source first-person shooter game that runs on Windows, Linux, and FreeBSD platforms. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Red Eclipse 2 on FreeBSD.
Before starting, you need to have the following prerequisites:
Firstly, you need to install the dependencies required for Red Eclipse 2 on FreeBSD. Run the following command in the terminal:
$ sudo pkg install libsdl2 sdl2_image sdl2_mixer sdl2_ttf curl physfs
It will install the required libraries and packages to run Red Eclipse 2.
Next, download the latest version of Red Eclipse 2 from the official website at https://redeclipse.net/download. You can use the curl command to download the package:
$ curl -L -O https://github.com/redeclipse/base/releases/latest/download/redeclipse_1.6.0-1_amd64.txz
It will download the package in the current directory.
Once the package is downloaded, install it using the following command:
$ sudo pkg install --offline redeclipse_1.6.0-1_amd64.txz
It will install the Red Eclipse 2 package offline on your FreeBSD system.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Red Eclipse 2 on your FreeBSD system. Now, you can launch the game from the terminal or the application menu.
To start the game from the terminal, run the following command:
$ redeclipse-server
It will start the Red Eclipse 2 server, and you can connect to it using a web browser or the game client.
To start the game client, run the following command in the terminal:
$ redeclipse-client
It will open the Red Eclipse 2 game client, and you can start playing the game.
Installing Red Eclipse 2 on FreeBSD is straightforward and simple. By following these steps, you can install the game and start playing it on your FreeBSD system.
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