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+Release info:
+    - Version: 0.0.9
+    - Date: 29/1/2005
+
+  Development team:
+    - Elven Programmer (Admin)
+    - Hammerbear (Admin)
+    - kth5 (Programmer)
+    - SimEdw (Programmer)
+    - Ultramichy (Game server admin)
+    - Rotonen (Background story and music)
+
+  Special thanks:
+    - Sull (Linux Developer)
+    - Neorice (Pixel Artist)
+    - natsuki (Win32 Developer)
+    - Genis (Win32 Developer)
+    - RRC (Graphic Designer)
+    - necromus (Pixel Artist)
+    - LordNev (Artist)
+    - jui-feng for helping in server development and php scripts.
+    - Bertram for Debian installation script
+
+  Powered by:
+    - SDL
+    - SDL_image
+    - SDL_mixer
+    - Guichan (gui framework)
+
+
+0. Index
+--------
+
+- 1. Account
+- 2. Commands
+- 3. Version history
+
+1. Account
+----------
+
+To create an account, add "_M" after your username when you login for the first time and enter a password of your choice.
+Remember: the server is only for development or demo purposes (Thanks again to Ultramichy for hosting the server).
+
+2. Commands
+-----------
+
+- Use arrow keys to move around.
+- Use right mouse button over NPC's feet to talk to them.
+- Left Ctrl to attack
+- Alt + 0-9 to show emotions
+- F1 to take a screenshot
+- F11 raise volume
+- F12 lower volume
+- Alt + K Show skills
+- Alt + S Show stats
+- Alt + I Show inventory
+- F5 to sit
+
+3. Version history
+------------------
+
+0.0.9
+- Replaced Allegro library with SDL, SDL_image and SDL_mixer
+- A huge amount of small GUI improvements
+- Lots of internal changes including a resource manager
+
+0.0.8a
+- Added controlling player with arrow keys
+- Rewrote gui with Guichan
+- added scripts for easy autotools
+
+0.0.8
+- added sound support for macosx
+- added primitive inventory
+- added action failed messages for all skills and known reasons
+  (0x0110 handled)
+- added sit capability with the right level
+- added "dead" message and restart packet
+- added skill dialog
+- added skill update (0x0141 handled)
+- added colored text for damage
+- added monster death animation
+- added icon to win32 executable
+- added 'enter' key support in login screen
+- added RLE sprites for tiles
+- added collision detection with beings
+- fix for mapserver segfault-bug in chatsystem (broken pipe for all users on 
+  screen)
+- partially added TMW GUI to inventory
+- added soundpool that can preload, play and remove items to/from ram
+- added tmw_bar_proc
+- added tmw_plus_proc && possibility to increase stats point, at each new level
+- added increase skill level dialog
+- added 2xSaI engine
+- added patch client v0.1 to Win32 version
+
+
+0.0.7e
+
+- Tons of bugfixes & improvements (again)
+- MacOS X support
+- confirmed support for GNU/Linux on ppc
+- Added soundsystem (plays a MOD as BGM)
+- Added a 2nd Map
+- Added NPCs with simple dialogs
+- Added warps
+- Changed makefile for GCC to optimize more
+
+0.0.7d:
+
+- Tons of bugfixes
+- Added a bit of prediction to player walking
+- Added Ultramichy's server to client
+- Added a walking monster
+- Added a* system (still not applied to player, but only to monster walking)
+- Started rewriting of chat system
+
+0.0.7c:
+
+- Started rewriting of graphic engine
+- Fixed walking problems
+- Server: features a custom map
+
+0.0.7b:
+
+- Completely rewrited network functions
+  - Removed listening thread
+  - Replaced blocking calls to socket
+  - Removed #pragma pack directives
+- Replaced MASkinG with own made GUI system
+- Finite state machine dialog system
+- Greatly reduced memory usage
+- Added a lot of comments to the code
+- Decreased the number of files in source code
+- The code is now a little more organized and easy to understand
+
+0.0.7a:
+
+- Win32 binaries come with an installer
+- Renew login GUI:
+  - Change from dialogs to windows
+  - Add option to remember last login infos
+  - Add player creation dialog
+- Add NPC GUI
+
+0.0.7:
+
+- Some kind of multiplayer
+- Cross-compiler source code
+- Added setup utility
+- Minor changes
+- Bugfixes
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