Install Futurism on Windows
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The below are instructions on how to install Futurism on Windows:
- Firstly, make sure you have installed Python.
- Download and install the Twisted framework using the Twisted installer for Windows (click to download). You download that file and then simply launch it, and it will guide you through the installation process. If you have installed Python successfully in the previous step, Twisted should automatically find the correct location to install itself.
- Optional step: If you want text colours enabled in the bot window instead of all text being one colour (can help a lot to easily spot a problem), you’ll need to install an extra Python plugin called “WConio” that enables this for Windows. This is as easy as the previous steps. Simply download and install it using the WConio installer for Windows (click to download).
- Finally, now that we have all the technologies required installed, install the bot itself by downloading the Futurism 0.8 zip file and then extracting it to the folder where Python was installed (usually something like C:\Python25).
Configure your bot
- Now you need to tell your bot what settings you’d prefer and what credentials the bot should log in with. Simply go to the folder you installed Futurism in (usually something like C:\Python-2.5.2\futurism), and open the file fuconfig.py (can show up as simply fuconfig) with Notepad and edit to your heart’s content! Also, if there's a file called fuconfig.pyc (with the extra c), delete it.
Launch your bot
- You’ll need to do the following every time you want to launch your bot. Simply double click on the RUN-futurism-Windows file! If all goes well, your bot should now launch in a black window (called “the bot window”) and join the rooms you specified in the config file. Remember that this bot window has to be open all the time you want your bot to run. If you want to shut off the bot, simply close the bot window.
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Registration
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