ClanGen
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux
ClanGen is a fan game originally created by just-some-cat on Tumblr
Welcome to the ClanGen itch.io page! ClanGen is a game that lets you generate a Clan and then follow their story as it unfolds, perhaps influencing some of their decisions along the way. With, quite literally, millions of unique cat appearances to generate, multiple biomes and camps to live within, and hundreds of events to discover, ClanGen is full of possibilities! What will your Clan look like?
Downloading is fairly straight forward, but below are the most frequently asked questions, including how to get the game. If you have any other questions that aren't answered, join us on our discord, where a much more in-depth FAQ is available.
Links:
Discord: https://discord.gg/clangen
Github: https://github.com/Thlumyn/clangen
Online Version: https://clangen-web.github.io/ (note: this version is often behind the downloadable version as far as updates go, and may delete your cats between updates. If possible, the itch.io download is recommended)
FAQs:
I can't seem to access the .exe file, or the .exe file keeps disappearing: We've recently been having some issues with the antivirus on windows, see this post: https://sablesteel.itch.io/clan-gen-fan-edit/devlog/715643/antivirus-errors-apri...
Does this game run on Mac/Linux/Windows 7: Yes; thank you to Blackfur and Shou for developing those releases.
Does this game run on Android/Mobile: No it does not, and the only software libraries I found for converting pygame to mobile use python 2, while this game uses python 3. Until those are updated to python 3, there will not be any mobile releases of ClanGen.
Can I help out with the development: Sure, join the discord or pull up the Github. I love community driven and open source projects
Help, I am getting (insert error here): Unfortunately it can be hard to troubleshoot based on the errors, again, I would advise joining the discord where you can share screenshots and get a faster response time.
My computer flagged this as a virus?: That's probably a safe move by the computer; this is an executable file that is not, in the scheme of things, very commonly downloaded. But this file is safe. You might have to play around with your antivirus or security settings to allow it to download; usually if you hit something along the lines of 'more information' it will allow you to proceed.
How do I download this: Download the Release zip file from itch.io (you may have to scroll down) for the proper operating system. Find where that downloaded, and right click to extract all the files. Once it is extracted, you need to run the file called Clangen.exe. If the only file named main you see is main.py, you somehow got the source code instead of the release, try downloading it again. If it gives an error and won't open, make sure that you have extracted it before trying to open.
Do I need the 64 or 32 bit version: Most Windows 10 and all Windows 11 computers use 64 bit. If that doesn't work for you, try the 32 bit. You can check to be certain following these instructions.
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Development log
- Antivirus errors - April 202472 days ago
- April 2023 Update (v0.8.1)Apr 11, 2023
- March 2023 UpdateMar 05, 2023
- New Markings & a Discord ServerAug 01, 2022
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**IF YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE DOWNLOADING, OPENING, OR UPDATING THE GAME**
please join the discord server instead of commenting on this page! we have tech support. you should get a much faster and more efficient response than you will here. https://discord.gg/clangen
If you don't have any other option than to comment here (for instance, you don't have discord and can't get it):
-list your operating system (Mac, Windows, Linux?)
-what issue are you having? did it give you some kind of error?
-any other info you might have on the problem?
Literally anything is better than "help, how do I do it, it doesn't work!"
also here's a guide to downloading: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14YNiXcOF19doLtQRA2H2uB-aU0KaAwj-vA4IuSeD-BE/edit#heading=h.rkx1e7btmlqu
can someone make a way to download it without the Trojan virus? I want to play the game, but I don't want to get hacked.
This is a false flag by your antivirus. You will not get hacked. The game is open source; you can check the code on github yourself.
Antivirus just doesn't trust unsigned .exe files, which is why it's flagging the game.
There are instructions to bypass Windows Defender flagging the game in the most recent devlog post.
Hey! Ive been playing this game for a long time, and its a lot of fun. I love to watch videos on it and create stories, as an author this makes it so fun as well. Im not sure if youve answered this or if Ill sound silly but I wanted to ask
Ive seen videos of people playing Lifegen and I REALLY want to play it but I dont have Discord and I know thats where you can find it. So my question is, when do you plan to release the link outside of DIscord
Thanks for reading :)
https://mods.clangen.io/LifeGen/download
They aren't officially affiliated with each other, so it's different makers it seems!
Here's the download for the mod :]
how do I get into the game?
what OS are you using, and what problem are you having?
I've spent most of my summer so far moding the living hell out of this game. It's fun.
please make it so cats cant go ontop of eachother the deputy wont stop doing this to the apprentices
oh no
unfortunately we can't guarantee stopping this completely, because if you have a clan of hundreds of cats some of them are bound to overlap on the camp screen. There just won't be enough room.
However, iirc this is adjusted in dev so that the cats don't stack as much.
is there plans to fix the Trojan virus issue? this was one of my favorite games until this issue came up. I am not willing to risk getting hacked just to play this game though.
We can't fix the trojan virus issue on our end because it is not a trojan virus; it is a false flag by your antivirus. The game is safe to download, open, and run.
is there a other place to install this because it says that this has a virus
It's not a virus. You can try from https://clangen.io/download, but that'll probably give you the same warning.
Refer to the most recent devlog post if your antivirus is Windows Defender.
I have this downloaded on my laptop, but I went to download it on my PC too! but when I do it's telling me I don't have permission to extract the files and when I try, it relocates to a random area in my files on its own, which I've never had those issues with my laptop. It also wouldn't let me delete it at first due to not having permission for that either? Is there any way to fix that or is it an issue with the file itself in some way? i've tried twice now and it did it both times 8(
hello! it is interesting to know if there are any more updates on the web version of the game at all, if so, then you can find out how many versions it is currently lagging behind and when the next update will follow?ಥ_ಥ
Currently on Windows. I've tried the steps to fix the antivirus so I can play again, however, I can't seem to get the option to 'restore' the file. I can get as far as going to actions but I only get the option to 'allow'.
Could this be because the file isn't actually reaching anything? It's not in a folder so I can't exclude a folder. I've included a screenshot of what it looks like after I attempt to download it on my end.
I keep on getting a warning that clangen is downloading a trojan virus when i try to update, does anyone know what that is about?? Like has the game suddenly gotten a virus or is it just the antivirus being overdramatic??
Your antivirus is warning you not to download a random .exe game, but its safe, i have played this for a while now and i have never encountered a virus before
That is true. The first time I tried to launch my antivirus sent me that which kinda scared me...
until I took the risk and there was actually no virus. It's only a warning, just like how it creates false claims about hacking cookies and junk files and stuff (I like my junk, thank you very much).
Does anyone know if there's a changelog/where to find the changelog? I've been taking notes of all the code for the game so I can make custom cats, but unfortunately I missed the last update's changelog and was wondering if there's a way to look at it again?
if you go into your ClanGen folder there should be a file named "changelog.txt" :)
Thank you so much! This helped out a lot. <3
I've been attacked by another clan alot, and i'm thinking it might be a nice idea to add an update where your clan can decide if they want to attack another clan's camp. Is it a good suggestion, or is it already in the process of making?
this is already a planned/in development feature
Oh that's great to know.
when will Clangen work on mobile? It would be cool if it could because if I don’t have my computer or my brother using it I could always play this game on my mobile devices anyway anytime
Probably not anytime soon. Its not been on mobile for about 2 years now, probably more.
Can someone make this game for a Chromebook? It's crazy how it works with everything else but not a Chromebook.
Not cool.
I'm not sure about this since i dont use my chromebook much and i use a laptop Lenovo way more, but i don't think there's a ton of coding programs able to create something so complex like clangen on Chromebook. If you want to find something you can try the discord server, they can help you run the game via linux. There's also a website version on the website if needed.
Hey, thanks for shouting out to me, Forestbirds! I appreciate your help with a metric tonne!^^
The previous posts mentioned that they would try to make the game playable for a Chromebook, so I'm not sure about being unable to create something that complex for a Chromebook.
I will look into the Discord Server and get my results if I must and if the Discord people will let me seek that knowledge.
Thank you again! :3
I downloaded the game and it detected it as a trojan
this is most likely a false flag by your antivirus; see the most recent devlog post
Please, I ask once more to please make this game work with chromebooks since i had a Lenova computer before but it stopped working and my chromebook can't get it and the online version auto zooms it so i can't see or do anything, Please. Fix this issue i beg of you.
are you able to join the discord server to ask for help? some chromebooks can run the game via linux.
As for the online version being zoomed in, you need to make sure you're not in fullscreen and resize the window to a square
I have a linus chromebook and it still said no and wouldn't work sadly and i checked out the discord and i kinda got lost as for the only version i haven't checked that but i will now.
Online version works now thanks i just needed some guidance
out of all the different warriors games i've played, this one has to be the best ^_^ thank you itch.io for showing me this gem
this game is so epic >:D
**IF YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE DOWNLOADING, OPENING, OR UPDATING THE GAME**
please join the discord server instead of commenting on this page! we have tech support. you should get a much faster and more efficient response than you will here. https://discord.gg/clangen
If you don't have any other option than to comment here (for instance, you don't have discord and can't get it):
-list your operating system (Mac, Windows, Linux?)
-what issue are you having? did it give you some kind of error?
-any other info you might have on the problem?
Literally anything is better than "help, how do I do it, it doesn't work!"
also here's a guide to downloading:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/14YNiXcOF19doLtQRA2H2uB-aU0KaAwj-vA4IuSeD-BE/edit#heading=h.rkx1e7btmlqu
is there a lenovo version? :P
lenovo is a type of computer, not an operating system, so I don't know
if your lenovo is using windows or linux, then yes
I think it’s using windows bc it has the windows section
then yeah, almost definitely windows. you can try the windows downloads, I don't know what version of Windows you're running but one of them should work
can I have step by step instructions on how to download the game because I am so confused rn xD and the link above wont work for some reason
we have a guide to downloading here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14YNiXcOF19doLtQRA2H2uB-aU0KaAwj-vA4IuSeD-BE/edit#heading=h.rkx1e7btmlqu
thank you so much this helped a lot
What if it won't let me download Linux
I'll be completely honest, I do not know. I didn't write this guide and I know very little about Linux.
hi, when I click yes to update it doesn't it does show the loading bar but it sits at 0% how do I fix this? I am on a steam deck.
Well, today I learned that Clangen runs on a steam deck. Wow. May I suggest asking in the discord, if possible?
Generally with update issues the solution is to redownload the game, so you can try that also
tried to get the latest update, but my anti-virus warned me there is a severe trojan. Could you try to fix this as soon as possible.
yeah, windows antivirus updated to detect trojan virus in anything that it doesn't recongize as being downloaded a lot. The creators themselves can't fix it, pretty much it's just up to windows whether or not to do so. Most likely no tho
im so glad im not the only one. mine flagged it as trojan:win32vigorf.a and i was so scared
When launched, it buffers and does not open sometimes. My internet is fine and I restarted my computer. What should I do it?
Will this game be translated into other languages? It's just very difficult to constantly translate a bunch of text in patrol events.
Yes! there's some different language options in the settings but I don't think they do anything as of yet.
also the discord link aint working :( AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
just to check, you have a discord account that you're signed into, and you haven't been banned from the server in the past? If there's no reason on your end that it wouldn't work, I can try to get a new link
I've been trying to download the updated version but it wont work. The loading screen for the update pops up but the percent rate never moves.
generally if the in-game updater is not working, you should redownload the game from here or from https://clangen.io/download
How do I play the game I can’t figure it ou
you can download the game from here or from https://clangen.io/download, which should recommend a download for your computer.
I can't help you much more than that without more details.
Will there ever be support for Chromebooks without Linux support? Because Linux is not supported for my Chromebook.
nvm thanks
I can't open the file and I can't do discor
How do you open it
I have no idea
There’s a download button just before the cha
Never mind agnore me
you just gotta wait the creator is prob busy yk
what kind of error are you getting? is it telling you anything about why you can't open the game?
also what operating system is your computer using? windows? mac?
**IF YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE DOWNLOADING, OPENING, OR UPDATING THE GAME**
please join the discord server instead of commenting on this page! we have tech support. you should get a much faster and more efficient response than you will here. https://discord.gg/clangen
If you don't have any other option than to comment here (for instance, you don't have discord and can't get it):
-list your operating system (Mac, Windows, Linux?)
-what issue are you having? did it give you some kind of error?
-any other info you might have on the problem?
Literally anything is better than "help, how do I do it, it doesn't work!"
also here's a guide to downloading: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14YNiXcOF19doLtQRA2H2uB-aU0KaAwj-vA4IuSeD-BE/edit#heading=h.rkx1e7btmlqu
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
I AM TRYING TO PLAY SO BADLY BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO!! (i'm a kid and I'm 10) Please help i'm despret!(I'm trying to open the file)
1. please calm down
2. can you give us more information? What OS is your computer using and what error are you getting when you try to open the game?
WINDOWS DEFAULT ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE KEEPS DETECTING A VIRUS WHENEVER I TRY TO DOWNLOAD IT. TROJAN HORSE TO BE SPECIFIC. I JUST WANNA PLAY CLANGEN ;(
you need to go into the antivirus software and give authorisation to download the app that worked for me
how do i get in the game? sorry im new
any chance you can ask on Discord? there's much better tech support there than here
if that's a no, then what OS is your computer using?
I've had and played Clangen since last year, and I wanted to download the recent update. I waited and waited for it to download, multiple times and it never did. So today I tried to download the files from v0.11.2 and once I downloaded them it said 'clan-gen-fan-edit-win64_10 (1).zip' and underneath that it said 'Virus detected'. I couldn't open or even interact with the file whatsoever, and when I right-clicked, it'd only give me the option 'More information' and after pressing that it only brings me to some page talking about different errors, ect (that was of no help).. I realized though that i couldn't download the update because of whatever happened and wanted to ask if anyone know a solution to this problem?
The same thing keeps happening to me! I deleted it and went to redownload it and it keeps saying virus detected, it has never done that before.
it's due to a new windows antivirus update. It detects trojan in anything it doesn't recognize as being downloaded a lot. The devs can't fix it, so you'll need to read the antivirus errors page to give your computer authorization to download clangen. Clangen has no trojan
What's weird is that there are no viruses the past months I've been playing it after discovering it
I've deleted it and reinstalled it but for some reason, it says there is a virus which is weird cause this game is safe to play. One more reinstallation and it says yet again, another virus.
Like it is so weird because I have never discovered this due to how safe the game is!
Am I dumb or are there prophecies? Because my cats say so and some cats have prophecy as an ability but can't seem to find anything about this.
If there isn't it would be a cool ad to the game, right?
there aren't explicit prophecies in game right now; the situation is more implied existence of prophecies to let you storytell more easily.