End-user tutorials

Note

If you’re looking for tutorials on how to install OpenBlox, go to Getting started with OpenBlox, instead.

Playing a game

Open up the OpenBlox game launcher. It’s in different locations, depending upon which OS you’ve installed OpenBlox on:

  • On Windows, it’s under Start > All Programs > OpenBlox > OpenBlox
  • On Linux (with GNOME, KDE will differ slightly), the OpenBlox game launcher is in Applications > OpenBlox > OpenBlox
  • On Mac OSX, it’s the file tools/oblaunchgui.py located in the directory you extracted OpenBlox to

If you’ve just downloaded a non-final (i.e, alpha or beta) release of OpenBlox, you’ll find the launcher in one of 2 locations:

  • On Windows, it’s the batch script startlauncher.bat. Double-click it to start OpenBlox
  • On other systems (Linux, Mac OSX), it’s the shell script startlauncher.sh. Double-click it to start OpenBlox

You’ll see a window come up that looks something like this:

../_images/obgamebrowser.png

To play an installed game, just click on its name, and then press Play selected game.

How to play

  • Move with the arrow keys
  • Jump with the spacebar

Some games also use up to 4 keys on your keyboard - their OpenBlox names [1], along with their default binding, are:

  • A - by default, A
  • B - by default, S
  • X - by default, X
  • Y - by default, C

Installing a game

First, you have to open up the OpenBlox game launcher (see Playing a game for more info on this). Once you’ve done that, press on Install new game. A file browser window will come up; navigate to the OpenBlox game you want to install.

Once you’ve selected it (and possibly pressed Open), the game will appear in OpenBlox’s list of installed games. See Playing a game for instructions on how to play your newly-installed game.

Uninstalling a game

Once you’ve opened up the OpenBox game launcher, removing a game is easy: Just click on its name, and press Uninstall selected game.

Warning

The game itself is removed from your hard drive when you uninstall it, so make sure you have a copy of the game handy, in case you want to reinstall it!

Footnotes

[1]These names are different from the actual corresponding key names on the keyboard, they’re just named so the people can choose a keyboard layout that works for them, and games will still work, even with changed key mappings.

Configuring OpenBlox

New in version 0.7.

OpenBlox 0.7 comes with a new graphical configuration tool, which you can start by doing one of the following:

  • On Windows, double-click the file tools\startobconfig.bat
  • On other systems (Linux, Mac OSX), double-click the file tools/startobconfig.sh

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