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Licar is a relatively simple 3D stunt racing video game inspired by other
popular games of the genre, such as Trackmania and Stunts. Unlike mainstream
video games (even idie ones), Licar is completely libre, i.e. free as in freedom
(meaning its source code and art assets are available for any use whatsoever),
gratis (free of cost) and its focus lies in being well programmed by adhering to
minimalism and rejecting harmful "modern" programming practices. The game aims
to seflessly bring joy and entertainment to all the people that might enjoy it,
even those who aren't able or willing to pay and/or watch ads, those owning very
old and weak computers and so on. It was made in whole by a single man as a
completely non-commercial program, the development was driven purely by love of
the craft and other living beings to whom it might serve. Licar is also more
than a game, for example it may serve educational purposes or become a basis for
new projects.
video games (even indie ones), Licar is completely libre, i.e. free as in
freedom (meaning its source code and art assets are available for any use
whatsoever), gratis (free of cost) and its focus lies in being well programmed
by adhering to minimalism and rejecting harmful "modern" programming practices.
The game aims to seflessly bring joy and entertainment to all the people that
might enjoy it, even those who aren't able or willing to pay and/or watch ads,
those owning very old and weak computers and so on. It was made in whole by a
single man as a completely non-commercial program, the development was driven
purely by love of the craft and other living beings whom it might serve. Licar
is also more than a game, for example it may serve educational purposes or
become a basis for new projects.
The game runs on many platforms and comes in different versions depending on
what the platforms allow. Some versions may have more features or visual
The game runs on many platforms and comes in different flavors depending on
what the platform allows. Some versions may have more features or visual
"richness" than others. If anything mentioned in this manual is missing in your
game, it's probably because of limitations of your platform. On PCs and laptops,
however, everything should be supported.
game, it's probably because of limitations of your platform. On PCs and laptops
running the SDL version, however, everything should be supported.
~~~~~ RUNNING ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
There are compiled versions of Licar for many different platforms. If yours is
among them, running the game should be as simple as running any other program.
Running the game from command line will provide logs that may be useful for
troubleshooting.
If there isn't a version for your system or for some other reason you can't
run the game, you may try to compile the game yourself from the source code.
This is very easy (unlike with most "modern" software), it usually involves
typing a command in command line. For more detail check out the README.
If there isn't a version for your system or for whatever other reason you can't
run the precompiled game, you may try to compile the project yourself from the
source code. This is very simple (unlike with most "modern" software), it
usually only involves typing a handful of command in the command line, and the
compilation should only take seconds. For more detail check out the README.
Note that it's also possible to play the game in a web browser or through some
kind of compatibility layer or emulator if there is no native executable for
your system.
kind of compatibility layer (Wine, ...) or emulator if there is no native
executable for your system.
If you know what command line arguments are, you may also check them out by
running the game with -h argument. This will allow you to for example start the