<!-- ---- $Id: readme.html,v 1.13 2001/03/10 23:25:40 johns Exp $ --> <HTML><HEAD> <TITLE>README: The FreeCraft (fka ALE Clone) Version 1.17</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <H1>README: The FreeCraft (fka ALE Clone) Version 1.17</H1> <HR><PRE WIDTH=80> ___________ _________ _____ __ \_ _____/______ ____ ____ \_ ___ \____________ _/ ____\/ |_ | __) \_ __ \_/ __ \_/ __ \/ \ \/\_ __ \__ \\ __\\ __\ | \ | | \/\ ___/\ ___/\ \____| | \// __ \| | | | \___ / |__| \___ >\___ >\______ /|__| (____ /__| |__| \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ ______________________ ______________________ T H E W A R B E G I N S FreeCraft - A free fantasy real time strategy game engine </PRE> <P><B>(C) Copyright 1998-2001 by The FreeCraft Project. Distributed under the <A HREF="artistic-license.html">"Artistic License"</A></B> <HR> <H2>What is FreeCraft?</H2> FreeCraft was formerly known as ALE Clone.<P> A clone of the real-time fantasy strategy game W*rCr*ft II.<BR> FreeCraft is platform independent and runs currently under UNIX or LINUX or BSD or BeOS or MacOS with X11 or console or any Win32 (Win95,Win98, WinME,WinNT,Win2000). <P> Since FreeCraft doesn't provide graphics, sounds and documentation,<BR> you need the <B>original game</B> so FreeCraft can extract the necessary files. (With over 1 million sold copies this shouldn't be a big problem)<P> Alternative you could download the free graphic from the:<BR> <A HREF="http://fgp.cjb.net"> http://fgp.cjb.net - FreeCraft Graphic Project</A>.<P> The newest version of FreeCraft (formerly known as ALE Clone) could always be found here:<BR><A HREF="http://FreeCraft.Org"> http://FreeCraft.Org - A free fantasy real time strategy game engine</A>.<P> The development is coordinated with:<BR> <A HREF="http://SourceForge.Net"> SourceForge: Breaking Down the Barriers to Open Source Development</A><P> Our project page is:<BR> <A HREF="http://SourceForge.Net/projects/freecraft"> FreeCraft real-time strategy game engine - Summary</A> <H2>Install</H2> Read this to install or upgrade FreeCraft: <A HREF="install.html">install.html</A> <H2>Documentation</H2> Read this for a little documentation about FreeCraft: <A HREF="freecraft.html">freecraft.html</A><P> If you want to help develop FreeCraft read this: <A HREF="development.html">development.html</A><P> About the craft scripting language (Scheme, implemented with SIOD) read: <A HREF="../src/siod/siod.html">siod.html</A><P> <H2>Changes</H2> Read this for the history of FreeCraft: <A HREF="ChangeLog.html">ChangeLog.html</A> <H2>To-do and known bugs</H2> This file contains the known bugs and what we plan in the future: <A HREF="todo.html">todo.html</A> <H2>Problems</H2> Read this, if you have problems compiling, installing or playing FreeCraft: <A HREF="faq.html">faq.html</A> <HR> All trademarks and copyrights on this page are owned by their respective owners. <ADDRESS><A HREF="mailto:aleclone@FreeCraft.org">The FreeCraft Project</A> </ADDRESS></BODY></HTML>