The game is not in active development by the original developer [nilllzz](https://github.com/nilllzz) anymore, but a few people from the community are still developing and maintaining the game, hence the name P3D-Legacy.
* Go to the releases page (**[here](https://github.com/P3D-Legacy/P3D-Legacy/releases)**) and download the game (**you need the one that ends with "Release.zip"**) to a location where you can find it.
* After it has been downloaded, use an application like WinRAR or 7zip to extract the contents of the zip archive to a location of your preference.
* Navigate to the folder where you extracted the zip and double-click Pokemon3D.exe.
If you want to play online on the official Pokémon 3D server, you need a GameJolt account and your game token (**[Click here if you don't know where to find your game token](https://gamejolt.com/f/how-to-find-your-user-token/291)**).
* Start the game, click on the GameJolt button in the Main Menu and enter your GameJolt username and your game token in the corresponding boxes.
* Click on the button that says "Log In" and when you're back in the Main Menu, select the new Savegame that appeared.
* If you want to play as a different character, check out the Skin Changer page on the Pokémon 3D homepage **[here](https://skin.pokemon3d.net/login)**.
If you want to you can add your own private keys/URLs back into the game to enable certain online features. To find these places search for these comments in the source code: `' CLASSIFIED`
To ensure that the game has the original files, for fair online gaming, the game validates the files. It basically stores a hash for each map, script and data-file in a file called "meta". This is stored in the game's root directory.
Then build and debug-run the game. The console output during the game's launch will output an expected size and metahash value.
It will also produce an updated "meta" file in the "P3D\bin\Release\" folder. Copy this to the main project folder (that's called P3D) and replace the file that's already there.
If you want to continue working on the code, it is recommended to set the Solution Configuration at the top of the screen back to Debug instead of Release.
