Crossfire Client Index
In order to play Crossfire on a local, public or private server - one needs to use a Crossfire Client.
- The current *nix Client (GTK & CF) version is 1.11.0 as of 2008-January-28.
- The current Windows GTK Client version is 1.11.0 as of 2008-February-10.
- To compile the client from source, visit the Crossfire Wiki at http://wiki.metalforge.net/doku.php/crossfire_client_compile_guide
You have three options for Linux based clients; GTK Client, CF Client, and JCrossClient. There's also the GTK Client for MaxOS X. For Windows; GTK Client (Windows) and JCrossClient. SPARC Solaris also has GTK Client.
All clients are available on the 'Net at the following locations:
| Package | Version | Date | Download |
| Client: Select a client based on the OS that you wish to use while playing Crossfire, REQUIRED |
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 CF Client, Linux |
1.11.0 | 2008-Jan-28 | Download |
| GTK Client, Linux |
1.11.0 | 2008-Jan-28 | Download |
| GTK-v2 Client, Linux (i586 RPM) |
1.50.0 | 2010-May-05 | Download |
| GTK-v2 Client, Linux (x86_64 RPM) |
1.50.0 | 2010-May-05 | Download |
 CF Client, Mac OS X - X11 |
1.9.0 | 17-May-2006 | Download |
| GTK Client, Mac OS X - X11 |
1.9.0 | 2006-May-17 | Download |
| GTK Client, Mac OS X - X11 |
Snapshot | 2006-Nov-18 | Download |
| GTK-v2
Client, Mac OS X - X11 |
Experimental* | 2006-Nov-18 | Download |
 GTK Client, Windows |
1.12.0 | 2009-Apr-04 | Download |
 JCrossClient |
1.0-alpha 4 | 20-Apr-2006 | Download |
 GTK Client, SPARC Solaris |
1.11.0 | 2008-Nov-20 | Download |
* GTK-v2 Client, Mac OS X - X11 is marked Experimental, because the configuration dialog does not work unless someone updates the code for gtk-2.4 (get_text_active no longer exists)
Client Commands
Both the CF and GTK client share many of the commands.
The exact differences between the two clients is detailed in their respective man pages.
NAME
cfclient - X11 client program for crossfire servers.
SYNOPSIS
client [-server server] [-port number] [-display display] [-split|-nosplit]
[-echo] [-pix|-xpm|-png] [-showicon] [-scrollines number] [-sync] [-help]
[-cache|-nocache]
NAME
gcfclient - gtk client program for crossfire servers.
SYNOPSIS
gcfclient [-server server] [-port number] [-display dis play] [-split|-nosplit]
[-download_all_faces] [-echo] [faceset name] [-showicon] [-scrollines
number] [-sync] [-help] [-cache|-nocache] [-darkness|-nodarkness] [-nosound]
[-updatekeycodes] [-nopopups] [-splitinfo] [-mapsize xXy] [-sdl] [-mapscale
percentage] [-iconscale percentage] [-triminfo] [-timemapredraw]
Command Line Interface:
gcfclient -server <server_name> -<options>
Example: gcfclient -server crossfire.metalforge.net -cache
Visit the online man page for more information.