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[WINDOWS]
How to Play:
1) Extract the game folder from the .zip/archive file and store it in any folder you wish, !!AS LONG AS THAT FOLDER IS NOT BACKED UP BY ONEDRIVE OR OTHER CLOUD STORAGE!!.
2) Double-click "TransientPaths.exe" or "double_click_to_play.bat" to start the game. Both options do the same thing.

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[LINUX - PROTON]
How to play (No terminal required, recommended):
1) Extract the game folder from the .zip/archive file and store it in any folder you wish, !!AS LONG AS THAT FOLDER IS NOT BACKED UP BY CLOUD STORAGE!!.
2) Install the Steam client via your preferred package manager or from the Steam website.
3) In the lower left corner of your Steam library, click the "Add a Game" button, and select "Add a non-Steam game...".
4) Click "Browse...", navigate to the folder where you stored the game, and select "TransientPaths.exe". Then, click "Add selected programs" and the game now shows up in your Steam library.

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[LINUX - WINE]
How to play (Requires terminal):
1) Extract the game folder from the .zip/archive file and store it in any folder you wish, !!AS LONG AS THAT FOLDER IS NOT BACKED UP BY CLOUD STORAGE!!.
2) Install your preferred version of Wine from the WineHQ website;
    https://www.winehq.org/
        It is recommended to install Wine manually, as the package distributed by many package managers are outdated. Version 11.0 is known to run LT games in a stable manner. Older versions are untested.
3) Open "TransientPaths.exe" with Wine.

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If you wish to build from source on Linux, or play on MacOS or Android, refer to the last paragraphs of this document.

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[CONTROLS]

Function   | Keyboard | Mouse | Xbox Controller | PS Controller
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Select     | X        | Left  | A               | Cross
Back       | Z        | Right | B               | Circle
Info       | C        | Middle| X               | Square
AUX        | A        |       | Back            | Share
Move       | Arrows   | Hover | Left Stick      | Left Stick
Start      | S        |       | Start / Y       | Options / Triangle
Screenshot | ` / F12  |       |                 |

* The AUX key is used to focus the cursor on your units when on the map and to toggle the Growth Rate display on the Unit Info Menu.
* Screenshots are saved as .bmp files if the ` key was pressed or .png files if F12 was pressed. Screenshots are saved within the game folder.
* You can soft reset by holding Select, Back, and Start.
* You can rebind which key on your keyboard does what in the Options > Controls menu in-game. Controller button remapping has not been implemented yet, although you can use an input remapper to bind controller input to keyboard keys as a workaround.

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[KNOWN ISSUES]
* Windows Defender and other common anti-virus programs do not like LT-Maker games. Just choose to run the game anyway and/or make it an exception for Windows Defender.

* The EXP gain SFX may sound weird on some computers. (The pitch is sound card dependent.) To adjust this, go into saves/config.ini. Change sound_buffer_size to a small even number until the SFX sounds right. Make sure to close the game while editing these settings, and to save the file after editing it.

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[CARRYING OVER SAVE FILES]

If the game gets an update and you would like to transfer your saves from an old version to a new version, follow these steps:

1) Open the GAMENAME folder of the older version.
2) Open the saves folder.
3) Move all the files within the saves folder into the saves folder of the newer version.
4) Restart the chapter to ensure the changes are implemented.

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[TIPS AND TRICKS]

* You can change the screen size in-game through: Extras > Options > Config > Screen Size
** The full-screen option is wonky and not recommended.

* You can toggle mouse controls in-game through: Extras > Options > Config > Mouse
