Xonotic is an addictive, arena-style first person shooter with crisp movement and a wide array of weapons. It combines intuitive mechanics with in-your-face action to elevate your heart rate.
Xonotic is and will always be free and open source. It is available under the [copyleft](https://www.gnu.org/copyleft/)-style [GPLv3+](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html) license (see the [COPYING](COPYING) file for details).
The source code included in stable releases and autobuilds can be [compiled as described on the wiki](https://gitlab.com/xonotic/xonotic/-/wikis/Compiling). This is much "lighter" than a full git clone.
*Please note, [Gitlab](https://gitlab.com/xonotic/) is our home for repositories, issue tracking, wikis, etc. The repositories on GitHub are mirrors of GitLab's unless specified otherwise.*
## Community
The community is primarily active in the [forums](https://forums.xonotic.org/) and [chat rooms](https://gitlab.com/xonotic/xonotic/-/wikis/Chat-Rooms).
## Documentation
[Halogene's Newbie Guide](https://xonotic.org/guide) gives gameplay and client configuration advice.
[Frequently Asked Questions](https://xonotic.org/faq) cover common tech support topics.
[The GitLab wiki](https://gitlab.com/xonotic/xonotic/-/wikis/home) has detailed articles and links for many relevant topics.
[Command Alias & Cvar Search](https://xonotic.org/tools/cacs) is a web interface to browse Xonotic console features.
[Doxygen](https://xonotic.org/doxygen) makes it easier to discover details and dependencies in the code.
## Developing
To compile the latest revision from git, [follow this guide](https://gitlab.com/xonotic/xonotic/wikis/Repository_Access). Learn more about the [directory structure here](https://gitlab.com/xonotic/xonotic/wikis/Git). Check out [our project page on GitLab](https://gitlab.com/groups/xonotic) to see [development activity](https://gitlab.com/groups/xonotic/-/activity) and code ([xonotic-data.pk3dir](https://gitlab.com/xonotic/xonotic-data.pk3dir) is where most development takes place).
- Some of it is still scattered in [Docs](https://gitlab.com/xonotic/xonotic/tree/master/Docs) instead of being on our [wiki](https://gitlab.com/xonotic/xonotic/wikis/home)
- Some [wiki](https://gitlab.com/xonotic/xonotic/wikis/home) pages are slightly out of date or contain links to empty pages
- Fixing typos everywhere and anywhere - attention to detail is important to make a good impression on potential players
- Even if you're new, just letting us know what you're struggling with helps so we can focus on improving those areas first
- If you're running a server or play off-line often, please consider using the [autobuild](https://gitlab.com/xonotic/xonotic/wikis/Autobuilds) or [git](https://gitlab.com/xonotic/xonotic/wikis/Repository_Access) versions to help us find bugs (when playing online, the server's version of the gamecode is downloaded and used by all clients so you have to play offline or run your own server for testing)
- Please don't create anything that looks official (social media accounts, entries on pages like steam, etc.) without contacting us, we like to manage things ourselves to keep the information up to date
