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diff --git a/games/xu4/README b/games/xu4/README index 79217a2373..9fe84a50f7 100644 --- a/games/xu4/README +++ b/games/xu4/README @@ -1,18 +1,21 @@ -XU4 is a remake of the computer game Ultima IV. The goal is to make +xu4 (Ultima IV remake) + +XU4 is a remake of the computer game Ultima IV. The goal is to make it easy and convenient to play this classic on modern operating systems. XU4 isn't a new game based on the Ultima IV story -- it is a faithful -recreation of the old game, right up to the crappy graphics. If you +recreation of the old game, right up to the crappy graphics. If you are looking for a game with modern gameplay and graphics, this is not -it -- yet. New features that improve the gameplay and keep with the +it -- yet. New features that improve the gameplay and keep with the spirit of the original game will be added. -Note for users upgrading from Slackware 14.1 to 14.2: if the game won't -start after the upgrade, see README-SBo.txt for the solution. +The package includes the Ultima 4 graphics upgrade. To use it, press +Escape while the game is running to get to the Game Modules menu, then +select U4 Upgrade, and click "Play". This package can be built with optional extras. See README-SBo.txt -for details. +for details, and also for Slackware-specific notes. Copyright notice: The file ultima4.zip is included in this package. This file and its contents have a proprietary license and MAY NOT be @@ -22,7 +25,8 @@ SlackBuild, since they include ultima4.zip). If you have trouble downloading ultima4.zip from the URL listed in the .info file, you can instead download UltimaIV.zip from -http://www.ultimaforever.com/ (registration required, JavaScript browser -required, no direct download URL). It's a different packaging of the -same content; the script is smart enough to build a package from either -release of Ultima 4. +http://www.ultimaforever.com/ (registration required, JavaScript +browser required, no direct download URL). It's a different packaging +of the same content; the script is smart enough to build a package +from either release of Ultima 4. You might also be able to download it +from GoG.com, but the SlackBuild author hasn't tested this. |