Welcome to the repository for Optolith, a desktop application for The Dark Eye 5th Edition. Nice to see you here! 👋🏻
Caution
This is the branch of the upcoming V2 version. This is not production-ready. If you need access to the V1 line of releases, check out the develop-V1 branch.
Note that the self-building constraints below also apply to the V1.
You can download the app here (German page) or here here (English page) (same app on both pages). You'll get an installer for Windows with Auto Update support and a DMG for Mac. For Linux, you get an AppImage, which should support Auto Update but it doesnt seem to work currently. You also get a tar.gz if you don't like AppImage.
It is available for Windows 7+ as well as for Linux (Ubuntu 12.04+, Fedora 21, Debian 8) and macOS 10.9+ x64.
Please note that self-building is only possible in a restricted way, as the underlying database is private due to licensing reasons. You can follow the in the Contributing Guide to obtain a version of the database from an already existing release. Please note that due to these licensing restrictions distribution via package managers like brew or apt
Optolith was built and is developed based on a few key criteria:
- A player should be able to create characters without additional cost.
- A player should take care of the more important parts of a character – the personality and background – instead of keeping track of prerequisites and AP.
- Creating a character should be as easy and as intuitive as possible to focus on the actual stats.
With those criteria in mind, we further enhance the app.
Info on reporting bugs, getting help, contributing code and more can be found in the Contributing Guide!
