FAQ

Running the game

Q: The game does not start on Windows, I get a "VCRUNTIME140.dll was not found" error

Please download and install Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable.

Q: The game does not start on Windows, application was unable to start correctly (0xc000007b)

You are running a 64-bit application on a 32-bit system. Download Teeworlds for Windows 32bit.

Q: The game does not start, this is the first time I run it.

A: The game uses OpenGL to do 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. The easiest thing to try is deleting the settings.cfg. See Client Config to find the configuration file.

Q: I have Graphical errors, white and rainbow textures, low FPS, etc.

A: Try these following solutions:

Open the user console (f1 by default) and write gfx_use_x11xrandr_wm 0.
Delete the settings file. See Client Config to find the configuration file.
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.

Q: I have issues with mouse input, mouse is stuck in a corner, stutters, etc.

A: You may want to enable raw mouse input. Open the user console (f1 by default) and write inp_grab 1.

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 configuration file to use for the server.

Q: 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.

Q: 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.