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2.3. Using the Frontend Console
The frontend console allows you to load predefined variants from the predefined variants list either pulling the list from the JSON file online in the GitHub repo or offline from the JSON file in your local directory. The frontend console can also change in-game settings like toggling time travel animations on or off. The frontend console is available for use in all versions and releases of the data interface.
To load predefined variants offline you must first run 5D Chess and then run the console app using either the .exe or .bat file. If you run the console app first, it will prompt you with a message that says it can't find any processes and will ask you to run 5D Chess. Once both 5D Chess and the console app are successfully running, enter "1" into the console and the console will tell you to start a game. Once a game has started, the console will enable tread trapping and the game will pause with a black screen. At this point, you should see a numbered list of variants on the console. Select the variant you want to play by entering the number next to that variant. After this, the game should have loaded the variant of your choosing and will have unpaused. To update your local list of predefined variants you can start the console app with the .bat file to pull from the list on the GitHub repo. Please keep in mind that this requires an internet connection. If you are using the visual studio version of the program, you can update the JSON file with the predefined variants list by pulling from the GitHub repo in visual studio.
Loading predefined variants online is similar to loading them offline. To start, run 5D Chess and then the console app. Then enter "2" for online variants. The console will prompt you to start a game at which point it will enable tread trapping and pause the game with a black screen. Then, the console will load the numbered list of predefined variants. To choose a variant to play, enter the number next to the variant you want to play in the console app. At that point, the game will unpause and will load the variant you chose. Keep in mind that you need an internet connection to pull the list of predefined variants from the GitHub repo. The list will automatically update with any changes and additions.
To change settings in the console, run 5D Chess and then the console. Then enter 3 into the console to access the settings menu. Then a numbered list should appear with all available settings. To change a specific setting, enter the number next to that setting in the console. Then there should be several options to change the setting, choose the option you want. After that, you should have successfully changed the setting you wanted.