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Strange Eons is written in Java and can be used on several platforms. In order to work, you must have the Java 6 or newer runtime installed. You can check your version of Java and install or update it as needed by pressing this button:
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Download and run the Windows installer package. In addition to installing the software, the installer can create Start menu shortcuts for you and associate .eon files with the editor. You must install a Java 6 runtime (see above) before the application will run.
Windows Vista: When using certain video cards, the menu items are shown as solid black when starting the program using the executable (.exe) launcher. This appears to be a video card issue. Try installing the latest drivers for your video card. If that does not help, you may wish to file a bug report with the card's manufacturer. The problem does not occur when the program is started directly using the JAR (.jar) file.
OS X 10.6: Includes Java 6 for both 32- and 64-bit Intel-based Macs. Just download the OS X release above and double click the file to unzip it. There are instructions in the included Read Me file, but you can just double click the app to start it, or drag it to your Applications folder to give it a permanent home.
OS X 10.5.2: Apple has released an
implementation of Java 6 for 64-bit, Intel-based Macs running OS X 10.5.2 or
later. If you meet these criteria, install the latest Java for OS X 10.5 Update through Software Update. Then download the OS X release above and
unzip the file. Follow the instructions in the Read Me file to complete the
installation.
OS X 10.4: Strange Eons works with the free
SoyLatte port of
Sun's Java environment. See the included Read Me file in the OS X download above for more information.
Note that at the time of this writing, SoyLatte is in the early stages of
development.
For all other operating systems, download and unpack the .zip file and place the .jar file somewhere convenient on your computer. Usually, you can double-click the .jar file and it will run, but you'll get a warning about starting it without enough memory. You may wish to write a shell script to start the program with a useful maximum memory setting. A typical command would be "java -Xmx512m -jar strange-eons.jar", replacing the strange-eons.jar with the path to your .jar file.
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January 19, 2010 — Updated January 01, 2011