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Main Install
Run the main install for DarwinBots 2.1 We are working on an installer for the latest version below, but at the moment, this is the only version for which an installer exists. It creates some directories and installs some runtimes and thus must be installed before you can use any of the newer versions below. See the installation instructions. The version installed with this main install works, but it is ancient (several years old) so you will want to immediatly download one of the newer releases below.
Recent Releases
To update to the latest release, simply copy the file(s) included in a new release into your install location (by default c:\Program File\DarwinbotsII\). Again, the new file(s) MUST be placed into your install location. Usually, new releases consist of only the DarwinBots executable. If other files are included in a release, you should say 'yes' to all overwrites. Then simply run the new executable instead of the executable that came with the main install.
2.43.1L
2.43.1L is the current recommended, and latest stable version of DarwinBots.
2.44.03
Version 2.44.03 is the latest "in progress" version. There might have be some bugs that 2.43.1L does not. If you encounter a bug, try to reproduce what the problem is (does it crash after loading error.sim every time?). Then go to the forum and file a bug report.
Bots
Note: The robots that come with the main 2.1 install above will run in modern versions, but they are going to act a little stupid. They may have a hard time even surviving. Strongly consider downloading more modern bots from the bestiary. Animal Minimalis is a good start, and is used in the Robot Tutorials. Just copy the text into a plain old .txt file, and put the file into your robots directory.
Tutorials
The Darwinbots bot writing tutorial by PY is a little old but a very good primer to learning how the DNA works. You can also check out the Robot Tutorial
See Also
Vista and Windows 7
If you are running Vista or Windows 7, you will need to run the installation as an Administrator. Right-click on the Darwinbots install (or a shortcut to it) and choose "Run as Administrator". This can sometimes be a problem even if you have UAC disabled.
Windows 95 Trouble
There is a report that Darwinbots might cause problems if you are running Windows 95. If you experience any such problems, please post them to the forum.
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