Star System Requirements and Prerequisites

This topic details computer requirements for the following Kaneva STAR environments:

  • Kaneva Star Studio with local server for asset and script development
  • Kaneva Star Server for game distribution, publishing, and production

All computers require Internet access.

Star Studio requirements

Star Studio is the part of Kaneva Star Platform appropriate for world designers, including artists, script developers, and world developers.

Studio
requirements
Minimum Recommended
Operating system Windows XP SP2/Vista Windows XP
Processor Intel or AMD processor Intel Core2/Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon-class
Processor speed 2GHz 2GHz+
Memory (RAM) 2GB 4GB+
Storage (Hard disk) 400MB free disk space More for your own assets
Video card 128MB Direct3D 9.0c compatible Same, but with 256MB video memory
Network 100Mbit Ethernet N/A
Web browser Internet Explorer 7.0 or Mozilla Firefox 2.0 N/A
Database MySQL 5.0.41 on Windows (installed with platform) N/A

  • Python 2.4 is required for Python scripting. Python is available from the developer or as a Kaneva STAR installation option.
  • Microsoft IIS and .NET 2.0 required for local server administration.
  • Autodesk 3ds Max 9.0 required if you're designing your own assets.

Star Server requirements

The Star Server is a system dedicated to running your world and maximizing the users' experiences.

Star Server requirements Minimum Recommended
Quantity of servers One server with subsystems combined Four: Dev server, Production server, MySQL, Publisher
Operating system Windows XP SP2/Vista/Server 2003 Windows Server 2003
Database MySQL 5.0.41 (may run separate from Star Server on Linux, etc.) N/A
Processor Intel or AMD processor Intel Xeon or AMD Opteron-class processor
Processor speed 2GHz 2GHz+
Memory (RAM) 2GB 4GB
Storage (Hard disk) 100MB free disk space More for your own assets
Network 100Mbit Ethernet 1Gbit between servers

  • Python 2.4 is required for Python scripting. Python is available from the developer or as a Kaneva Star installation option.
  • Microsoft IIS and .NET 2.0 required for administration
Topic revision: r1 - 10 Nov 2008 - 17:19:24 - AndreFrech
 
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