darltrash/above

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How to build:

The built binaries will end up on out/.

• Linux (Appimage, GLIBC 64 bits):

  Requirements: Linux/WSL (GLIBC), WGET, Make, Appimagetool, zip, rsync, git

  Command:

    git clone https://github.com/darltrash/above
    cd above
    make appimage
  

• MacOS (BETA):

  Requirements: MacOS, Make, zip, rsync, git

  This is in beta mostly because macOS doesn't trust my game :(

  Command:

    git clone https://github.com/darltrash/above
    cd above
    make mac
  

• Windows (x86 and x86_64):

  Requirements: Some posix-esque interface, WGET, Make, zip, unzip, rsync, git

  Command:

    git clone https://github.com/darltrash/above
    cd above
    make win32 # change to win64 if you want 64 bit binaries
  

• Everything else:

  Requirements: Some posix-esque interface, Make, zip, rsync, git

  This will generate a .love file you can open up using Löve.

  Command:

    git clone https://github.com/darltrash/above
    cd above
    make love
  

How to run without building:

• Fetch a binary from the itch.io page

• Install Löve from love2d.org or a package manager, Download this repo as a zip and rename it from .zip to .love, Execute the .love file with Löve

It is recommended to build or use a pre-built binary instead of running this project as-is, because it contains tons of "bloaty" things that only serve a purpose for development; such things being deleted in the built versions of this game.

Useful environment variables:

To control above's engine directly you can use a set of specific environment variables, such as:

Environment var.	Type	Description
ABOVE_LOW_END	Boolean	Enables hardware potato mode
ABOVE_DEBUG	Boolean	Enables debug mode, does not work on release binaries
ABOVE_FPS	Boolean	Enables FPS counter :)
ABOVE_LINEAR	Boolean	Enables linear interpolation for textures, don't enable
ABOVE_VOLUME	Number	Sets the audio volume
ABOVE_FULLSCREEN	Boolean	Sets the default fullscreen mode
ABOVE_SCALE	Number	Sets the size of each pixel squared
ABOVE_VSYNC	Number	Sets VSYNC (0: No VSYNC, 1: Normal, 2: Half, etc)
ABOVE_LEVEL	String	Sets the bootup level, requires ABOVE_DEBUG to be true

This programs respects the NO_COLOR directive.