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-===== Install Java Runtime Environment (JRE) on Windows 10 =====
+===== Download and Launching JXClient on Windows 10 =====
-This page is a HOWTO for installing Sun Java Runtime Envirobment (JRE) in Windows 10 for use with the Crossfire [[jxclient|JXClient]] or the map editor, [[gridarta|Gridarta]] for Crossfire.
+This page is a HOWTO for downloading and launching the [[jxclient|JXClient]] on Windows 10 for use with the Crossfire.
+An installer including the required JRE is available from [[https://crossfire.weeger.org]], updated daily.
-==== Download Java ====
+An occasional bug with this client is that the screen may load completely black, a current work around is to create a shortcut to jxclient.jar and add the following to the "target:"
+  "C:\**Change to where Crossfire Is Located**\jxclient new.jar" --no-full-screen
-. Visit the [[https://java.com/en/download/|Java website]] site with your web browser and click on the Java Download button
+  * The latest stable binary (.jar) and snapshot release mirror list is [[https://sourceforge.net/projects/crossfire/files/jxclient/|at SourceForge Project Page]].
-{{:images:win10java:01_winjava-download.png}}
+If you are having trouble running the .Jar, install the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) from the [[https://www.java.com|java website]] .
-. Read through the end user license agreement, and if you accept, click the button labeled Agree and Start Free Download button
-{{:images:win10java:02_winjava-eula.png}}
+==== Download JXClient ====
-. When prompted about saving the file, click on the Save File button
+. Visit the [[http://crossfire.real-time.com/clients/jxclient.html|JX Client]] web page and download the .jar file from one of the listed mirrors
-{{:images:win10java:03_winjava-save.png}}
+{{:client:jxclient-win10:01-win10jxclient_download.png?direct|}}
-==== Installing Java ====
+. When prompted on opening the jxclient.jar file, click on the Save File button
-. After the download has finished, double click the .exe file to start the installation process
+{{:client:jxclient-win10:02-win10jxclient_save.png?direct|}}
-{{:images:win10java:04_winjava-open.png}}
+==== Launching the Client ====
-. If you see an alert from the User Account Control, click the Yes button
+. Once the download has finished, double click the jxclient.jar file to launch the client
-{{:images:win10java:05_winjava-uac.png}}
+{{:client:jxclient-win10:03-win10jxclient_open.png?direct|}}
-. In the Welcome to Java windows, click the Install button
+. If you see an alert about opening the executable file - click on the OK button
-{{:images:win10java:06_winjava-welcome.png}}
+{{:client:jxclient-win10:04-win10jxclient_alert.png?direct|}}
-. Wait a few moments as Java starts and finished the install process, this could take a couple of minutes or more
+. Once the client launches, you will see the server selection screen (aka Metaserver) - select the server you want to connect to
-{{:images:win10java:07_winjava-installing.png}}
+{{:client:jxclient-win10:05-win10jxclient_launch.png?direct|}}
-. When the installation is finished, click the Close button
-{{:images:win10java:08_winjava-finished.png}}