# M2Dev Client Source
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This repository contains the source code necessary to compile the game client executable.
## How to build (short version)
> cmake -S . -B build
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**For more installation/configuration, check out the [instructions](#installationconfiguration) below.**
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## 📋 Changelog
### 🐛 Bug fixes
- **Fog update**: Adjusted fog settings to work with the updated official version using the 3 classic options.
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# Installation/Configuration
This is the third part of the entire project and it's about the client binary, the executable of the game.
Below you will find a comprehensive guide on how to configure all the necessary components from scratch.
This guide is made using a **Windows** environment as the main environment and **cannot work in non-Windows operating systems!**
This guide also uses the latest versions for all software demonstrated as of its creation date at February 4, 2026.
© All copyrights reserved to the owners/developers of any third party software demonstrated in this guide other than this project/group of projects.
### 📋 Order of projects configuration
If one or more of the previous items is not yet configured please come back to this section after you complete their configuration steps.
> - ✅ [M2Dev Server Source](https://github.com/d1str4ught/m2dev-server-src)
> - ✅ [M2Dev Server](https://github.com/d1str4ught/m2dev-server)
> - ▶️ [M2Dev Client Source](https://github.com/d1str4ught/m2dev-client-src) [**YOU ARE HERE**]
> - ⏳ [M2Dev Client](https://github.com/d1str4ught/m2dev-client) [**ALSO CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR POST-INSTALLATION STEPS**]
### 🧱 Software Prerequisites
Please make sure that you have installed the following software in your machine before continuing:
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> -  **Visual Studio**: The software used to edit and compile the source code. [Download](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/)
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> -  **Visual Studio Code (VS Code)**: A lighter alternative to Visual Studio, harder to build the project in this software but it is recommended for code editing. [Download](https://code.visualstudio.com/Download)
> -  **Git**: Used to clone the repositories in your Windows machine. [Download](https://git-scm.com/install/windows)
> -  **CMake**: Required for setting up and configuring the build of the source code. [Download](https://git-scm.com/install/windows)
> -  **Notepad++ (optional but recommended)**: Helps with quick, last minute edits. [Download](https://notepad-plus-plus.org/downloads/)
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### 👁️ Required Visual Studio packages
Make sure you have installed these packages with Visual Studio Installer in order to compile C++ codebases:
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> **Note**: **Windows 11 SDK**'s can be replaced by **Windows 10 SDK**'s, but it is recommended to install one of them.
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### ⬇️ Obtaining the Client Source
To build the source for the first time, you first need to clone it. In your command prompt, `cd` into your desired location or create a new folder wherever you want and download the project using `Git`.
Here's how
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> Open up your terminal inside or `cd` into your desired folder and type this command:
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> git clone https://github.com/d1str4ught/m2dev-client-src.git
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> ### ✅ You have successfully obtained the Client Source project!
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### 🛠️ Building the Source Code
Building the project is extremely simple, if all Visual Studio components are being installed correctly.
Instructions
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> Open up your terminal inside, or `cd` in your project's root working directory and initialize the build with this command:
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> cmake -S . -B build
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> A new `build` folder has been created in your project's root directory. This folder contains all the build files and configurations, along with the `sln` file to open the project in Visual Studio.
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> Double click on that file to launch Visual Studio and load the project.
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> In the Solution Explorer, select all the projects minus the container folders, right click on one of the selected items, and click **Properties**
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> Next, make sure that the following settings are adjusted like this:
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> 1. **Windows SDK Version** should be the latest of Windows 10. It is not recommended to select any Windows 11 versions yet if avalable.
> 2. **Platform Toolset** is the most important part for your build to succeed! Select the highest number you see. **v145** is for Visual Studio 2026. If you are running Visual Studio 2022 you won't have that, you will have **v143**, select that one, same goes for older Visual Studio versions.
> 3. **C++ Language Standard** should be C++20 as it is the new standard defined in the CMakeList.txt files as well. Might as well set it like that for all dependencies.
> 4. **C Language Standard** should be C17 as it is the new standard defined in the CMakeList.txt files as well. Might as well set it like that for all dependencies.
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> Once done, click Apply and then OK to close this dialog.
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> After that, in the toolbar at the top of the window, select your desired output configuration:
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> Finally, click on the **Build** option at the top and select **Build Solution**, or simply press **CTRL+SHIFT+B** in your keyboard with all the projects selected.
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> Where to find your compiled binaries:
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> Inside the **build** folder in your cloned repository, you should have a **bin** folder and inside that, you should have a **Debug**, **Release**, **RelWithDebInfo** or **MinSizeRel** folder, depending on your build configuration selection.
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> If you did **NOT** install the **Client** project yet, you are done here.
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> If you **HAVE** the **Client** project installed, paste these 2 `.exe` files in these locations inside the Server project:
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> - **Metin2_.exe**: inside root folder of the Client project
> - **PackMaker.exe**: inside `assets\PackMaker.exe`
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> ### ✅ You have successfully built the Client Source!
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## 🔥 The Client Source part of the guide is complete!
## Next steps
You should now be finally ready to proceed to [Client project](https://github.com/d1str4ught/m2dev-client) packing and entering the game for the first time!
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