From c8b7e3b549b316726508912ed1df23ce5517ee8e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Protogen187 <162638343+Protogen187@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2025 08:52:01 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Update getting-started.md --- docs/en/game/getting-started.md | 16 +++++++++------- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/en/game/getting-started.md b/docs/en/game/getting-started.md index 84606a61..21c1cfe6 100644 --- a/docs/en/game/getting-started.md +++ b/docs/en/game/getting-started.md @@ -1,15 +1,17 @@ # Getting Started -## **Compatibility** +## **1. Compatibility** BeamMP is fully compatible with Windows and Linux, compatibility with MacOS is being worked on. However, both Linux and MacOS are secondary platforms, this means bugs are to be expected. -BeamMP might not work with pirated copies of the game. +!!!warning -## **Installation** + BeamMP does not support pirated copies of BeamNG.Drive! -### **Windows Installation** +## **2. Installation** + +### **3.a Windows Installation** 1. Go to [beammp.com](https://beammp.com/) and click the "Download client" button. 2. Extract the `BeamMP_Installer.zip` archive. 3. Launch `BeamMP_Installer.exe` and follow the instructions. @@ -22,7 +24,7 @@ BeamMP might not work with pirated copies of the game. Note: _As you are loading into a map with multiple vehicles spawned it might take longer than expected to join._ -### **Linux Installation** +### **3b. Linux Installation** Currently you need to build the Launcher yourself. In order to do this, you need a basic understanding of how to build an application. @@ -79,7 +81,7 @@ With the symlink in place between the userfolders and the launcher compiled, you Note that this assumes you put the launcher's binary you compiled earlier into `/home/user/BeamMP/`, so change it to match where you put the finished binary, and you will need to re-compile the launcher with the correct git branch each time a launcher update is released. -#### **Adding an emoji-font to get in-text emojis** +#### **4. Adding an emoji-font to get in-text emojis** In order to get emojis to show up in either the serverlist (As part of a servers customised name) or in the ingame chat, you need to have a font that contains emojis. @@ -87,7 +89,7 @@ This can be done for example by adding the [Linux-port of the Windows Segoe-UI e --- -## **Known Issues** +## **5. Known Issues** - The native linux BeamMP-Launcher currently can only connect to a server once, after disconnecting you need to restart the launcher. You can do that without closing the game inbetween - If you don’t see the “Multiplayer” button. Make sure that the BeamMP mod is present and activated in the “Mod Manager” then try pressing CTRL + L. - VPNs of any type may cause connection issues.