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 ===== Windows =====
-CRE has a pre-compiled .exe available for [[http://crossfire.weeger.org/cre-latest.exe|download]] (make sure to check the [[http://crossfire.weeger.org/cre-latest.exe.sha512|sha512 sum]]). It is updated daily, and should not require any dependency (if it does, then please report that issue).
+Windows users wishing to use CRE have two options if they don't wish to compile CRE themselves: use the installer, or use the standalone executable. They are available from [[http://crossfire.weeger.org]]. Both are updated daily, with some ''archives''.
-After putting the .exe in the directory of your choice, you need to get ''arch'' and ''maps'', and put them in a ''var'' subdirectory of this directory.
+In both cases, it is required to get ''maps'' and ''arch'' (read below).
+Both CRE versions are cross-compiled, so there may be unknown issues. Please report any issues, or problems with this documentation.
+==== Using the installer (recommended) ====
+The latest version of the installer is available from [[http://crossfire.weeger.org/CREInstaller-latest.exe|this direct link]] (make sure to check the [[http://crossfire.weeger.org/CREInstaller-latest.exe.sha512|sha512 sum]]).
+It will create required directories and add start menu and desktop shortcuts if wanted.
+Note that if you run the installer when a version is already installed, the old version is uninstalled silently.
+==== Using the standalone executable ====
+CRE standalone is available from [[http://crossfire.weeger.org/cre-latest.exe|this direct link]] (make sure to check the [[http://crossfire.weeger.org/cre-latest.exe.sha512|sha512 sum]]).
+After putting the ''.exe'' in the directory of your choice, you need to assemble a few prerequisites before it will run:
+First, create a directory alongside the .exe, named ''share''. Get the ''i18n'' directory from the server source (it's in ''[[https://sourceforge.net/p/crossfire/crossfire-server/ci/master/tree/lib/i18n/|lib\i18n]]'') and place it here too.
+Next, create a directory alongside the .exe, named ''etc''. Find ''exp_table'', ''settings'', and ''stat_bonus'' from the server source (they're in ''[[https://sourceforge.net/p/crossfire/crossfire-server/ci/master/tree/lib/config/|lib\config]]''), and place them here in ''etc''. Note that if you are running a Crossfire server, maybe you want to pull these files from your server config instead.
+Finally, create a directory alongside the .exe, named ''var''. CRE may place temporary files here at runtime.
+==== Finishing steps ====
+Get ''arch'' and ''maps'', and put them into ''share''.
+One way is to get a snapshop from Sourceforge, available [[https://sourceforge.net/p/crossfire/crossfire-maps/ci/master/tarball?path=|for maps]] and [[https://sourceforge.net/p/crossfire/crossfire-arch/ci/master/tarball?path=|for arch]].
+Another option is to clone the git repositories so you can easily push your changes upstream.
+==== Troubleshooting ====
+Note that it can take quite a few seconds for CRE to launch, even longer if your disk is slow, as it loads many files on launch.
+If CRE launches and then exits, it may be having trouble finding some paths. There should be a log file in ''%temp%\cre.log'' giving some details.
+Procmon from the Sysinternals Suite may be helpful, or a debugger.
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