Running the game
Q: Why doesn't the game start? This is the first time I run it.
A: The game uses OpenGL todo the acceleration. Make sure that you have installed the latest drivers for you graphics card.
Q: The game stopped working, how do I fix it?
A: Probably something has gone wrong with the config. Delete the settings file. Here is how to do that.
Q: I have Graphical errors, white and rainbow textures, low FPS etc
A: Try these following solutions:
- Delete the settings file. Here is how to do that.
- Make sure that you have the latest drivers for your graphics card installed.
- Make sure that you have unpacked everything.
- Make sure that you start the game from it's own directory.
Server related
Q: How do I setup a server?
A: Take a look at the Setting up a server page.
Q: How do I setup a server on Mac OS X?
A: Just click on the "Teeworlds Server" application bundle, you will then be prompted for a configuartion file to use for the server.
Why isn't my server listed?
A: The server or router isn't configured correctly.
- Make sure that you have the line
sv_register 1
in your configuration file.
- Make sure that you have forwarded ports from your router. http://portforward.com/ has a lot information on how to do this.
- Make sure that your router supports internal connections to the external ip, to be able to see a local server in the Internet tab.
Why doesn't my server start?
A: You probably configured something wrong.
- Make sure you use a map that is in the data/maps-folder in the teeworlds directory, otherwise it wont work.
- Make sure the port isn't used.
Hacking the source
Q: How do I compile the source?
A: There is a separate document for this located here.