How to Install Zero-K on FreeBSD Latest

Introduction

Zero-K is an open-source real-time strategy game that offers players the chance to engage in massive battles on a massive scale. If you're an avid gamer looking for a new challenge, you might be interested in installing Zero-K on your FreeBSD system. In this tutorial, we'll guide you through the process of downloading, installing, and running Zero-K on FreeBSD Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we get started, you'll need to ensure that your FreeBSD system is up-to-date and that you have the following packages installed: git, subversion, and make. Open a terminal window and run the following command to update FreeBSD:

sudo pkg update && sudo pkg upgrade

Steps

1. Install Dependencies:

sudo pkg install cmake sdl2 sdl2_image sdl2_ttf sdl2_mixer openal-soft libvorbis mbedtls

2. Clone the Zero-K source code from GitHub using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/ZeroK-RTS/Zero-K.git

3. Change into the Zero-K directory and run the following commands:

cd Zero-K
git submodule update --init --recursive

4. Create a build directory and navigate to it:

mkdir build && cd build

5. Configure Cmake:

cmake ..

6. Build Zero-K:

make -j$(sysctl -n hw.ncpu)

7. Install Zero-K:

sudo make install

8. Launch Zero-K using the following command:

zero-k

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Zero-K on your FreeBSD Latest system. You can now engage in exciting battles with other players from around the world. We hope you find this tutorial helpful, and if you have any questions, feel free to ask in the comments section below.

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