Binary archive release

Release information

This release is just OpenNox binaries packed into tar.gz archive.

Prerequisites

Warning

OpenNox is not a full game. It requires game content files of the original Nox installation!

See GoG for purchase options. Original CD should work as well.

To run OpenNox you will need to install this dependencies:

  • libc6:i386
  • libopenal1:i386
  • libsdl2-2.0-0:i386

Make sure you have 32 bit version of your graphics drivers installed to provide libgl1:i386.

Installation process (portable)

  1. Download the tag.gz file from the Opennox releases page.
  2. Unpack tar.gz archive contents into Nox installation folder.
  3. Mark files opennox, opennox-hd and opennox-server as executable.

Installation process (non-portable)

  1. Download the tag.gz file from the Opennox releases page.
  2. Unpack tar.gz archive contents into folder of your choice.
  3. Mark files opennox, opennox-hd and opennox-server as executable.
  4. Copy Nox content files into your $HOME/Nox folder. Alternatively, you can install Nox into this folder.

Running the game

You need to create launchers yourself for executables you want to run.

Please note, that working directory must be set to the Nox installation folder.

Running from terminal

Info

Navigate to the Nox installation folder, before running any of these commands.

To run OpenNox Non-HD (legacy), issue this command:

opennox

To run OpenNox HD, issue this command:

opennox-hd

To run OpenNox dedicated server, issue this command:

opennox-server
Info

If you placed binaries not Nox installation folder, you have to provide a full or relative path to the binary.

Troubleshooting

OpenNox doesn’t start

  • Try starting OpenNox from the terminal. Check if there are any error messages there.
  • Make sure you have put binaries into your Nox installation folder or have game files in the $HOME/Nox directory or in the place specified in opennox.yml (which can be either in $HOME/.config/opennox or in the working directory used to call binaries from):
game:
  data: /home/user/some/path/to/Nox

Change this path manually to a folder where your copy of Nox is installed, if necessary. Restart OpenNox.

If nothing helps, please contact us on OpenNox Discord in #feedback channel and share the opennox.log located in the $HOME/snap/opennox/common/logs folder.

Can’t connect to a server: Version mismatch

HD and legacy versions won’t join servers of the opposite version.

Most online servers still run legacy version, so if you want to join them, you must run legacy version of OpenNox as well.