faq

From Radakan

Contents 1 Troubleshooting questions 2 General questions 3 Gameplay questions 4 Setting questions 5 Timeline questions

Troubleshooting questions

• Radakan doesn't work when I run it from source. What should I do?

  Try these possible solutions:

  1. Check if you ran radakan.py from it's directory (usually radakan/trunk/ or radakan/).
  2. Check if you installed all required dependencies.
  3. Update to the latest revision.
  4. Revert all local changes.
  5. Delete all .pyc files, either manually or using the unix command rm -f *.pyc */*.pyc */*/*.pyc */*/*/*.pyc.
  6. Ask for help on our irc channel.

General questions

• How much does Radakan cost?

  Radakan is Free, and will always stay free. See licenses for more information. You can download Radakan here.

• Where does the name 'Radakan' come from?

  Radakan is the name of the world where the game takes place. If you meant to ask "Where did the world named 'Radakan' get its name from?": someone (Who exactly?) though it up.

Gameplay questions

• Will the player always control one single character?

  Yes.

• Will there be magic in Radakan?

  Yes, but magic will be more difficult than in a typical fantasy RPG. Significant magical acts will require time and effort.

• Will Radakan be like a story?

  No, Radakan will offer many choices to the player.

Setting questions

• Are there humans in Radakan?

  No, there are no humans in Radakan.

• Is there a dominant race in Radakan?

  No, all races are equally important.

Timeline questions

• How long have you been working on Radakan?

  Radakan's oldest predecessor started in March 2006. Since then there have been four restarts, of which the latest was in December 2008. For more information see history.

• What have you accomplished so far?

  See the demonstration video.

• What do you plan to do next?

  See the to-do list.

• When will Radakan be finished?

  Radakan will be developed as long as people are interested in developing it. If you mean a 1.0 version, you might have to wait several years.