VASSAL Tutorials

Getting Started with VASSAL

Once the files have been downloaded, you will be prompted to add a shortcut to your desktop:


Go ahead and select "Yes", you can always clean up your desktop later.  :)

Next will be the license agreement, and then you'll be prompted to select a directory to install VASSAL to:


The default will be (for Windows, depending on your Windows version), C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator.  You can install it here if you like, but I prefer a more comfortable place - let's make a new directory in "C:\Program Files" and install it there.  Navigate to your C drive, and then Program Files:


And click the "Create a New Folder" icon and make a folder named "vassal".  Note that in this install, I was unable to create a new folder for some reason.  No worries, just type it in:


And accept "Yes" to create:


The installer will begin to copy files to this location and you will be prompted once it is complete:


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