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<div>BZFlag is licensed under the <ahref="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/BZFlag-Dev/bzflag/2.4/COPYING">LGPL 2.1 and MPL 2.0</a> and is free to use/distribute/modify as long as the terms of the license are followed.</div>
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<div>The source code repository is available on GitHub for <ahref="https://github.com/BZFlag-Dev/bzflag">BZFlag</a> and our <ahref="https://github.com/BZFlag-Dev">related sub-projects</a>.</div>
There are lots of ways to get help with BZFlag! Many of these are also useful if you want to help contribute to the game in some way.
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<h2>Quick Start</h2>
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New to the game and want to get started quickly? Check out our <ahref="http://wiki.bzflag.org/Getting_Started">Quick Start Guide</a>!
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<h2>IRC</h2>
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BZFlag has the following IRC channels on Freenode (irc.freenode.net):
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<li>#BZFlag (development and support) - <ahref="http://webchat.freenode.net?channels=bzflag">Launch Web IRC Client</a></li>
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<li>#BZFlag-chat (general player talk) - <ahref="http://webchat.freenode.net?channels=bzflag-chat">Launch Web IRC Client</a></li>
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<h2>Web Forums</h2>
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BZFlag hosts a <ahref="http://forums.bzflag.org/">forum</a> for registered users. This also serves as a <ahref="http://wiki.bzflag.org/Global_Registration">player registration system</a> for the game.
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<h2>Common Support Issues</h2>
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The <ahref="http://wiki.bzflag.org/Common_Support_Issues">Common Support Issues</a> page lists a number of the common problems with the game, and their resolutions.
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<h2>Documentation</h2>
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The game is documented via a series of manual pages (or man pages).
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On Microsoft Windows the manual pages are in HTML format, and are available from the start menu.
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On Linux and other Unix-like operating systems, they are installed by default and can be accessed by using the man command and one of the following pages:
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<li>bzflag</li>
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<li>bzfs</li>
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<li>bzadmin</li>
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<h2>Further Support</h2>
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If none of these methods provide a resolution to your problem, the project maintains a <ahref="https://github.com/BZFlag-Dev/bzflag/issues">issue tracker on GitHub</a> where an issue can be opened.
<divid="slide6"style="display:none;"><divclass="caption"><span>It's a bird, it's a plane! No, it's a flying tank!</span></div></div>
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<div>BZFlag is a free online multiplayer 3D tank battle game. The name originates from "Battle Zone Capture The Flag". It runs on Windows, Mac OSX, Linux, BSD, and other platforms. It was one of the most popular games ever on Silicon Graphics machines and continues to be developed and improved to this day.</div>
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<h2>About the project</h2>
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BZFlag is developed by a team of volunteers that work on fixing bugs, adding features, and generally enhancing the gameplay experience. The game is coded primarily in C/C++ and uses OpenGL for cross-platform graphics. Check out the <ahref="http://wiki.bzflag.org/Project_History">project history</a> for more information.
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<h2>Get Involved</h2>
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Found a bug, a missing feature, or just something you think should be improved? Get involved and help make BZFlag even better! Because we are open-source, everyone can help contribute to the game. You don't even have to be a programmer to help out. You could work on writing/improving <ahref="http://wiki.bzflag.org/">wiki</a> pages, write documentation, etc. Check out the <ahref="/help">help</a> page for more information!
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