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The Complete Roguelike Tutorial, Step 0, for Windows 10

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The Complete Roguelike Tutorial, Step 0, for Windows 10

  1. Download Notepad++ (or whatever editor/IDE)
    1. https://notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/7.x/7.5.1/npp.7.5.1.Installer.x64.exe

1. Install python 3.6.5. Choose 64- or 32-bit. 1. Download and run https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.6.5/python-3.6.5-amd64-webinstall.exe 1. Checkmark everything (all the optional components, and to add python to your system path.) + n.b. for some reason, my path was still unable to find python.exe until I added it for all users by hand. The py loader worked regardless. 1. Complete the installation.
1. Download libtcod 1.7. Choose same as above 64- or 32-bit. 1. Download https://bitbucket.org/libtcod/libtcod/downloads/libtcod-1.7.0-x86_64-msvc.zip 1. Extract the zip to it's own directory
1. Install libtcod through python 1. start / run / cmd 1. change directory to libtcod's python subdirectory + `cd ... \libtcod-1.7.0-x86_64-msvc\python` 1. `py setup.py install`
1. Just for kicks, from windows explorer, double click `\libtcod-1.7.0-x86_64-msvc\python\samples_py.py` + This shows us all the colorful characters we'll be able to use in our Roguelike project -- pretty much what we are using libtcod for. + Use the arrow keys and onscreen instructions to navigate through demos.
1. Prepare project directory and main file 1. launch editplus 1. File / New 1. File / Save As / (browse and make new directory) / `engine.py`
1. Copy libtcod files to your project 1. Three dll files + `\libtcod-1.7.0-x86_64-msvc\libtcod.dll` >> `\RLTut\libtcod.dll` + `\libtcod-1.7.0-x86_64-msvc\libtcodgui.dll` >> `\RLTut\libtcodgui.dll` + `\libtcod-1.7.0-x86_64-msvc\SDL2.dll` >> `\RLTut\SDL2.dll` 1. The full python\libtcodpy\ directory + `\libtcod-1.7.0-x86_64-msvc\python\libtcodpy\.` >> `\RLTut\libtcodpy\.` 1. A font file + `\libtcod-1.7.0-x86_64-msvc\data\fonts\arial10x10.png` >> `\RLTut\arial10x10.png` 1. Verify project root directory contents Project root directory content
1. Verify installion of libtcodpy within python + From the command prompt, see if python is able to import libtcodpy 1. start / run / cmd 1. `cd RLTut` 1. `py -c "import libtcodpy"` 1. Should give no errors; when all is good, nothing will be output.
1. Procede to Part 1! + http://rogueliketutorials.com/libtcod/1

Have fun.
-- e.rogue

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