Flyin’ Irons preview release 1 now available!

June 6, 2008

The first Preview Release of Flyin’ Irons is now available from Sharesource! Head over to the Flyin’ Irons sharesource repository and get downloading!

The menu screen at present

To download, click “bz2″ or “zip” at the top of the page, which will get you a compressed archive of the latest version in the format you chose. Unzip it into your chosen directory and, provided you’ve got the required stuff installed, you’re away.

Build it with “python setup.py build” (no quotes), and when that’s done, type “python fi” (no quotes) to start the game.

Read on for instructions of how to get going, particularly in Windows XP. I had no luck installing Soya for Python in Vista, so it’s probably not worth trying in Vista. Fear not, though, when I get the standalone EXE working, Vista users should be able to get it running. Read the rest of this entry »