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Full Guide to Lux Delux

Lux Delux has lots of great features that you might not know about. This guide details them all, so you can get all the fun you deserve.

Start with a tour of the Main Game Window to set up your games. Read the Basics to learn how to play.

IMPORTANT: Study the Strategy Guides to win.

Mod-keys

Learn all the Keyboard Shortcuts to quickly place armies and attack how you want while playing.

Preferences

Look in the Preferences window for settings that you can change.

Some preferences to consider:
- Automatically growing maps to fit the screen.
- Change your attacking armies to automatically advance.
- Game Options tab lets you change card and continent settings.

Online Multi-Player Games

Lux Delux has an active online multiplayer community. See the Network Games page for details on joining games, Hosting Tips, and the Ranking System.

Maps and Plugins

Use the Plugin Manager to install new maps and AIs as they become available.

Lux includes a Map Editor that you can use to make your own maps, or alter existing ones. Here's the Map Tutorial for using the editor.

Programmers can use the Lux SDK to write computer AIs or map generators.

Forum community

The Lux Forums are abuzz! Come and talk with the online community, including many map-makers, Dustin, the clowns, the semi-holy church of Lux, the anti-holy church, and the omni-holy church of Lux.

Extra Tools

There are a few Third Party Tools that interact with Lux.

Troubleshooting

TricksoftheTrade -- Some tips to make you a force to be reckoned with.

If you lose your Lux Delux registration code, use the automated form to retrieve it. Here's a list of common problems and solutions for technical issues.

This page is part of the Lux Guide.