Faq

Technicalities

I cannot run Anathema on Windows Vista.

On certain configurations of Windows Vista, Anathema won't be able to create a repository folder.

To work around the problem, you need to run the program as an administrator at all times. Do this by right-clicking anathema.exe and checking the "Run as Administrator" checkbox on the compatibilities tab.

What hardware/software do I need to run Anathema?

Anathema will run on any operating system with Java Runtime Environment Version 5 or later, including Linux, Windows and Mac OS X 'Tiger'.

The Windows version requires Java 6.

See the Downloads page for an estimate of hardware requirements.

Java is installed, but Anathema still won't run.

First, ensure that you've extracted all ZIPped files to their full pathnames.
If errors persist, please ascertain that you have the latest release.
Should all that fail, please provide the following information when contacting us:

  • Which version of Java are you using?
  • What is your operating system?
  • Which release of Anathema causes the error? [Warning: Trick Question]
  • What command or action do you use to launch Anathema?
  • Which plugins are installed?

I'd like further instructions. Any chance?

Of course. A quickstart guide can be found on the Downloads page. An installation guide is available for download on the project page.

Bugs & Features

Anathema does not allow for the Artifact background to be taken more than once.

Take a second look at the background selection box, it is editable. Enter a description, name or number for your artifact and everything will be fine.

How to add custom Charms?

Go to Paul Adams' LiveJournal to learn the ins and outs of adding Charms. He is documented his own findings in a series of work-in-progress articles, with commentary from the Anathema developers.

Despite giving my best, I am unable to install a decoder for the Music Database. What to do?

Unfortunately, we introduced a major bug pertaining to this specific feature. As of version 1.0, it is impossible to add a decoder to the Music Database. We are sorry that the problem will not be fixed in the foreseeable future.

When will rule/feature X be supported?

It's hard to plan ahead more than two releases, and even then there are just as many things that simply "happen to be done along the way", as there are those that "aren't that important right now". The development page will give you a glimpse of the future.
Currently, we are busy beyond measure, but if something is missing, submitting a feature request won't hurt.

Things don't work right! What should I do?

Please submit a bug report! We try to fix all bugs as soon as possible, and you can make a difference by giving a concise description of what happened.