Ubuntu installation

[mr.toma...@gmail.com]

As others - let me express my compliment to work done on this project. I like the idea, concept, simplicity of interface - shortly good job. 

To my question. 

Does anybody have experience with installing this "game" on Linux? Openly, I am not a Linux expert, but I even don't know where to start Google searching. What kind of file is inside the archive downloadable from this site? I expect there is something necessary to have installed in my PS in advance in order to use package downloaded. May I ask anybody to share his experience? Thank you, Tomas

[Michael]

Hi Thomas,

It was overdue anyway. I checked the game in Ubuntu (17.10).

How to Install:

#1: Download the Linux version. (Usually you should need the 64-Bit version.)

#2: Unzip/Extract the Archive to a folder of your choice (in Ubuntu this is done with the Archive Manager)

(I just unzipped the game file to the downloads folder)

#3: Set the Executable flag of the extracted file (NarrowBoatSim_LinuxX11). In Ubuntu you can right click the file in the file manager and select "Properties", then "Permissions" then check "Execute". Then close the Properties Window again.

#4: Execute the game. (In Ubuntu: Just doubleclick the game file in the File Manager)

If all worked well, the game should now start & work. The graphics driver/card has to support at least Open GL 2. But most PCs of the last 5-10 years should support this.

Just in case you want to know:

Configuration and game progress is saved in a special user folder (if the game ran at least once):

~/.godot/app_userdata/Narrowboat_Simulator

So you can move or delete the executable file without losing game progress.

Michael