install_notes.txt

# -- hardware notes ---
This should run fine on pretty much any modern laptop. 
I was even successful running it on a proxmox virtual machine with virtio at 30 FPS.

# -- Python notes --

Python version : 3.x 

External module requirements : 
- pygame : https://pypi.org/project/pygame/

# --- Windows --- 
# Install VS Code 
https://code.visualstudio.com/

# Install Git
https://git-scm.com/downloads

# Install Python
https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/

# Install pygame module 
py -m pip install pygame --user

# git clone project 
git clone https://github.com/openmarmot/twe.git

# cd to directory and run 
cd twe/code
python twe.py


# --- Apple Mac OS 13 ---
# i forget why i need this. git maybe?
install xcode from app store

# install brew
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

# search for python3 3
brew search python

brew install [whatever]

pip3 install pygame --user

# git clone project 
git clone https://github.com/openmarmot/twe.git

# cd to directory and run 
cd twe/code
python3 twe.py

# --- Fedora 41 ---

# instal pip 
sudo dnf install python3-pip

# install pygame 
pip install pygame --user

# git clone project 
git clone https://github.com/openmarmot/twe.git

# cd to directory and run 
cd twe/code
python twe.py

# NOTE - as of NOV 2024 you will want your display scale 
# set to 100 as pygame does not support fractional scaling in wayland 
# otherwise the pygame window will be tiny 


# --- Pop!_OS (System76) ---

# install pygame 
# note at the time of writing python 3.11 requires --pre for pygame to work 
pip install pygame --user --pre

# git clone project 
git clone https://github.com/openmarmot/twe.git

# cd to directory and run 
cd twe/code
python3 twe.py