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This page describes how you can play fan-created [[:Category:Ages|Ages]] on your own PC, manually installing those you are interested in. If you want to meet other explorers in an age, you need to [[Playing Together|play the ages online]].
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There are two different methods of downloading/installing/playing Fan Ages: UAM and ULM.  Historically, UAM(=UruAgeManager) was written initially and used for Fan Ages. During the "Great Cyan Clampdown of 2006" things were driven underground for a while, and ULM(=UruLibraryManager) was written to take its place.  Later on, UruAgeManager was rewritten from scratch as a part of the Drizzle tool.
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== What do I need to play Fan Ages? ==
  
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UAM Strengths:
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*Windows 2000 or newer (also known to work in Linux using [http://www.winehq.org/ Wine])
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*Doesn't require .Net framework
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*[[Uru:CC|Uru: Complete Chronicles]]
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*Has every Age ever released, some 24+ more than ULM
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**For Windows Vista and newer, please read the [[Uru:CC Installation|installation instructions]] carefully as incorrect installations quickly cause hard-to-find problems
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*No problems with corrupted Ages
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*[[Offline KI]]
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*Much faster downloads
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*The ages
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*Caches downloads, and lets you easily switch versions of an Age without redownloading
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== What do I need to do? ==
  
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ULM Strengths:
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After [[Uru:CC Installation|installing Uru]], you need to install the [[Offline KI]]. It extends Uru to properly support fan-ages and also features many more gooedies. Click on the link for installation instructions and a more detailed feature description.
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*Doesn't require Java
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*Allows you to customise which books are on your Relto shelf
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Now Uru is ready for fan-ages, but the ages themselves are still missing. While manually downloading, installing and updating them is possible, the most common way to manage your fan-ages is by using the [[Uru Age Manager]] functionality of [[Drizzle]]. It automatically downloads the ages you selected, and tells you when there are new versions available. Uninstalling ages is also easily possible.
  
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For info on UAM(Drizzle): [[Drizzle]]
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[[Category:Tutorials]]
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For info on ULM: [[Installing_ULM]]
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Disclaimer: I may be a bit biased :P
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Latest revision as of 04:16, 14 June 2012

This page describes how you can play fan-created Ages on your own PC, manually installing those you are interested in. If you want to meet other explorers in an age, you need to play the ages online.

What do I need to play Fan Ages?

What do I need to do?

After installing Uru, you need to install the Offline KI. It extends Uru to properly support fan-ages and also features many more gooedies. Click on the link for installation instructions and a more detailed feature description.

Now Uru is ready for fan-ages, but the ages themselves are still missing. While manually downloading, installing and updating them is possible, the most common way to manage your fan-ages is by using the Uru Age Manager functionality of Drizzle. It automatically downloads the ages you selected, and tells you when there are new versions available. Uninstalling ages is also easily possible.