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Testing FAZ Beta

This entry is intended to help you get the latest allegiance R5 build running so you can help test FAZ beta. To simplify the instructions, the entry assumes you don't even have the release build (regular) Allegiance installed on your computer.

Getting Started

Downloads

This section lists all the downloads you may need to run the latest allegiance build for FAZ beta.

Visual C++ libraries

Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86)

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=a5c84275-3b97-4ab7-a40d-3802b2af5fc2

DirectX libraries

DirectX End-User Runtime Web Installer

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2da43d38-db71-4c1b-bc6a-9b6652cd92a3

Video card drivers

Use the most recent versions with FAZ Beta.

ATI

 http://support.amd.com/us/psearch/Pages/psearch.aspx?type=2.4.1&contentType=GPU%20Download%20Detail

Nvidia

http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx

Intel

http://downloadcenter.intel.com/

Choose Graphics->Products->Desktop graphics controllers or Laptop graphics controllers

Allegiance client

http://fazdev.alleg.net/FAZ/Allegiance_R5beta_090724.zip

Setup

This section provides instructions to configure your computer to run the latest allegiance build for FAZ beta.

Troubleshooting

This section provides tips for common errors when following these instructions.

ASGS

It is not necessary to use ASGS when testing FAZ Beta nor is it recommended.

Artwork

It is highly recommended that you have "clean" artwork. Clean artwork being a fresh artwork folder found in the downloads section above. Teating FAZ Beta with custom mods, chat packs, etc. can have unexpected results and may prevent you from launching the game, connecting to the lobby, joining a server and piloting/commanding.

Playing the game

This section gives you background on what's changed and provides instructions for testing specific issues.