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            <h1>
                AssaultCube: README</h1>
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            <h1>
                About</h1>
            <p>
                AssaultCube is a total conversion of <a href="http://strlen.com" target="_blank"
                    shape="rect">Wouter van Oortmerssen´s</a> FPS called <a href="http://cubeengine.com"
                        target="_blank" shape="rect">Cube</a>. AssaultCube encourages players from
                all platforms to play by being multi-platform (Available on: Windows, Linux and
                Mac OS X), <a href="#license" shape="rect">partially open-source</a> and low on system
                and networking requirements. It is set in a realistic looking environment (as best
                that's possible with this engine) while gameplay stays fast and arcade. This game
                is all about team oriented, multi-player fun.
            </p>
            <p>
                The contents of this README:
            </p>
            <ul>
                <li><a href="#documentation" shape="rect">Documentation</a> </li>
                <li><a href="#help" shape="rect">Help!</a> </li>
                <li><a href="#contribute" shape="rect">Contribute</a> </li>
                <li><a href="#authors" shape="rect">Authors</a> </li>
                <li><a href="#license" shape="rect">License</a> </li>
            </ul>
            <h1 id="documentation">
                Documentation</h1>
            <h2>
                Basics</h2>
            <ul>
                <li><a href="getstarted.html" shape="rect">Getting started</a> - How to install and
                    make AssaultCube work. </li>
                <li><a href="graphicsdrivers.html" shape="rect">Graphics drivers</a> - Updating your 
                    graphics drivers helps you get the best out of many 3D games, such as AssaultCube.</li>
                <li><a href="introduction.html" shape="rect">Introduction</a> - Basic information about
                    the game including gameplay, modes, weapons. </li>
                <li><a href="interface.html" shape="rect">The interface</a> - What AssaultCube looks
                    and works like. </li>
                <li><a href="basics.html" shape="rect">The basics</a> - Learn how to play AssaultCube,
                    by learning the basics. </li>
                <li><a href="maneuvers.html" shape="rect">Special maneuvers</a> - Special gameplay maneuvers,
                    such as: rifle jump, rifle sprint, etc. </li>
                <li><a href="commonfaqs.html" shape="rect">Common F.A.Q's</a> - Answers to some common
                    questions not covered else-where in this readme. </li>
            </ul>
            <h2>
                Advanced</h2>
            <ul>
                <li><a href="reference.xml" shape="rect">Reference</a> - Documentation of available
                    commands and variables. </li>
                <li><a href="commandline.html" shape="rect">Command line</a> - Command line arguments
                </li>
                <li><a href="server.html" shape="rect">Servers</a> - Information on how to set up your
                    own server, administration of servers, running LAN games. </li>
                <li><a href="cubeengine.html" shape="rect">AssaultCube/Cube engine</a> - How the AssaultCube/Cube
                    engine works. </li>
            </ul>
            <h2>
                Mapping/Modding</h2>
            <ul>
                <li><a href="mapediting1.html" shape="rect">Map editing: Interface &amp; controls</a>
                    - An introduction to the interface &amp; controls used in map editing. </li>
                <li><a href="mapediting2.html" shape="rect">Map editing: Beginners</a> - Start map editing!
                </li>
                <li><a href="mapediting3.html" shape="rect">Map editing: Entities</a> - Learn how to
                    place lights, spawns, mapmodels, etc. </li>
                <li><a href="mapediting4.html" shape="rect">Map editing: Tips, tricks and advice</a>
                    - Some handy tips and tricks that aren't mentioned elsewhere. </li>
                <li><a href="mapediting5.html" shape="rect">Map editing: Config files</a> - Learn how
                    to add custom content through the configuration files. </li>
                <li><a href="mapediting6.html" shape="rect">Map editing: Official maps</a> - Information about
                    creating maps suitable for the official AssaultCube distribution. </li>
                <li><a href="playerskins.html" shape="rect">Player skins</a> - How to add custom playerskins
                    to the game. </li>
                <li><a href="mods.html" shape="rect">Custom mods</a> - How 3rd party developers can
                    extend the game. </li>
                <li><a href="cubescript.html" shape="rect">CubeScript</a> - A CubeScript introduction.
                </li>
            </ul>
            <h2>
                Misc</h2>
            <ul>
                <li><a href="knownissues.html" shape="rect">Known issues</a> - Known problems in AssaultCube.
                </li>
                <li><a href="history.html" shape="rect">AssaultCubes history</a> - Changes on this game.
                </li>
            </ul>
            <h1 id="help">
                Help!</h1>
            <p>
                If you need help when running AC, follow these steps:
            </p>
            <ol>
                <li>Search this documentation for a solution, make sure you read the relevant sections.
                </li>
                <li>Try some of the <a href="#online resources" shape="rect">online resources</a>. Especially
                    the <a href="http://wiki.cubers.net" target="_blank" shape="rect">AssaultCube
                        wiki</a>, which contains user created content. You may find the wiki's <a href="http://wiki.cubers.net/action/view/FAQ"
                            target="_blank" shape="rect">FAQ</a> to be handy. </li>
                <li>Visit the <a href="http://forum.cubers.net" target="_blank" shape="rect">
                    AssaultCube forum</a> and use its <a href="http://forum.cubers.net/search.php"
                        target="_blank" shape="rect">search</a> functionality. If you don't find any
                    useful stuff, post a detailed question there. Please be respectful and follow the
                    forum rules. </li>
                <li>Visit the <a href="http://www.cubeengine.com/forum.php4" target="_blank" shape="rect">
                    Cube Engine forum</a>. Although most things discussed in these forums may be irrelevant,
                    AssaultCube is based from Cube, so someone may have an answer there. Make sure you
                    use its search functionality first before posting a detailed question there. Please
                    respect their forum rules. </li>
            </ol>
            <p>
                Instead of posting to the forum, you can also ask the people in our IRC channel:
                <a href="irc://quakenet/assaultcube" shape="rect">#assaultcube</a> on <a href="http://quakenet.org/serverlist.php"
                    target="_blank" shape="rect">Quakenet</a>.
            </p>
            <h1 id="contribute">
                Contribute</h1>
            <h2 id="online resources">
                Online Resources</h2>
            <ul>
                <li>The <a href="http://wiki.cubers.net" target="_blank" shape="rect">AssaultCube
                    Wiki</a> (work in progress) contains additional documentation created by the community.
                </li>
                <li>Download custom user-made content on <a href="http://www.quadropolis.us/taxonomy/term/24"
                    target="_blank" shape="rect">quadropolis.us</a> </li>
                <li><a href="http://cubeengine.com/docs/editing.html" target="_blank" shape="rect">Map
                    making tutorial</a> on cubeengine.com </li>
            </ul>
            <h2>
                Community</h2>
            <ul>
                <li>Help and discussions on the <a target="_blank" href="http://forum.cubers.net"
                    shape="rect">AssaultCube forum</a>. </li>
                <li>Development, testing and gaming on IRC <a href="irc://quakenet/assaultcube" shape="rect">
                    #assaultcube</a> on <a href="http://staff.quakenet.org/servers.phtml" target="_blank"
                        shape="rect">Quakenet</a>. </li>
                <li>Report bugs on the SourceForge <a href="http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=123597&amp;atid=697089"
                    target="_blank" shape="rect">bug tracker</a>. </li>
                <li>Submit patches <a href="http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=123597&amp;atid=697091"
                    target="_blank" shape="rect">here</a>. </li>
            </ul>
            <h1 id="authors">
                Authors - Rabid Viper Productions</h1>
            <h2>
                Project Leaders</h2>
            <table>
                <tr>
                    <td width="300">
                        Flowtron
                    </td>
                    <td>
                        Universal team member, additional code, admin, community chief.
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        Nigel <i>“RandumKiwi”</i>
                    </td>
                    <td>
                        Maps, documentation, tester, team janitor.
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        Brahma
                    </td>
                    <td>
                        Coder, anti-cheat, analysis and community liason.
                    </td>
                </tr>
            </table>
            <h2>
                Active Developers/Contributors</h2>
            <table>
                <tr>
                    <td width="300">
                        Lee <i>“eihrul”</i> Salzman
                    </td>
                    <td>
                        Coder, OpenGL expert, Enet Library, Cube2 backporting.
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        Toca
                    </td>
                    <td>
                        Mapmodels, sounds, textures, documentation, other stuff.
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        Sebastian <i>“aerkefiende”</i>
                    </td>
                    <td>
                        NSIS (Windows-Installer), VisualStudio "2K.x", and more
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        Wahnfred
                    </td>
                    <td>
                        XCode wrangler, Mac Packaging
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        Mr.Floppy
                    </td>
                    <td>
                        Maps, textures, models and map management
                    </td>
                </tr>
            </table>
            <h2>
                Inactive Developers and Project Consultants</h2>
            <table>
                <tr>
                    <td width="300">
                        Adrian <i>“driAn”</i> Henke
                    </td>
                    <td>
                        Lead coder, OpenAL, OpenGL, gameplay code.
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        Markus <i>“makkE”</i> Bekel
                    </td>
                    <td>
                        Lead artist, models, skins, animations, mapping, 2D-art, textures, sounds.
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        stef
                    </td>
                    <td>
                        Bug fixes, additional code, server stuff, new modes.
                    </td>
                </tr>
            </table>
            <h2>
                Community Mappers</h2>
            <table>
                <tr>
                    <td width="300">
                        Shadow
                    </td>
                    <td>
                        Map: ac_elevation.
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        Wotwot
                    </td>
                    <td>
                        Map: ac_power, plus textures.
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        daMfr0
                    </td>
                    <td>
                        Map: ac_snow.
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        MitaMAN
                    </td>
                    <td>
                        Map: ac_depot, plus textures.
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        Shane Nieb
                    </td>
                    <td>
                        Map: ac_desert2, ac_desert3, plus mapmodels, 2D-art and hosting.
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        Archangel
                    </td>
                    <td>
                        Map: ac_urban.
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        DogDancing
                    </td>
                    <td>
                        Map: ac_shine, ac_scaffold, plus textures.
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        R4zor
                    </td>
                    <td>
                        Map: ac_sunset, ac_gothic.
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        KC
                    </td>
                    <td>
                        Map: ac_arctic.
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>
                    BenWasHere
                  </td>
                  <td>
                    Map: ac_arid
                  </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>
                    RuThLe$$ / Undead
                  </td>
                  <td>
                    Map: ac_iceroad
                  </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>
                    Pablo "RatBoy" Ciamarra
                  </td>
                  <td>
                    Map: ac_rattrap
                  </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>
                    Jiba
                  </td>
                  <td>
                    Map: ac_arabian
                  </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td>
                    DES Clan
                  </td>
                  <td>
                    Map: ac_outpost
                  </td>
                </tr>
            </table>
            <h2>
                Special thanks</h2>
            <table>
                <tr>
                    <td width="300">
                        Wouter <i>“Aardappel”</i> van Oortmerssen and others
                    </td>
                    <td>
                        The Cube Game/Engine.
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        Andrew <i>“Arghvark”</i> Davis
                    </td>
                    <td>
                        Previous project leader, game concept, code.
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        Elliot <i>“Verbal_”</i> Lockwood
                    </td>
                    <td>
                        Q&amp;A, advisor, lead tester, pro-coffee service.
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        Rick Helmus
                    </td>
                    <td>
                        Bot code.
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        Julian <i>“absinth”</i> Mayer
                    </td>
                    <td>
                        Packaging AssaultCube for Mac.
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        Zac <i>“dtd”</i> Jarco
                    </td>
                    <td>
                        Hosting.
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        Grenadier (aurhat)
                    </td>
                    <td>
                        Small code contributions/fixes.
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        KanslozeClown
                    </td>
                    <td>
                        Code contributions and advice.
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        Chris Robinson
                    </td>
                    <td>
                        OpenAL-Soft advice.
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        Fran&#231;ois <i>&#8220;Brett&#8221;</i> Villars
                    </td>
                    <td>
                        Extensive play testing.
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        Gibstick
                    </td>
                    <td>
                        Scripts and miscellaneous fixes.
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        Bukz
                    </td>
                    <td>
                        Scripts and maps.
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        Kirin
                    </td>
                    <td>
                        Code contributions and fixes, client stuff, advice.
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        V-Man
                    </td>
                    <td>
                        AntiCheat discussion and scripts.
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        GeneralDisarray
                    </td>
                    <td>
                        Code advice, 1.1 voice com, and scripts.
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        Drakas
                    </td>
                    <td>
                        <a href="http://hi-skill.us/" target="_blank">Ladder server hosting and tournaments organization.</a> 
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        pwnage
                    </td>
                    <td>
                        <a href="http://ladder.tearyoudown.com/" target="_blank">Ladder server hosting and tournaments organization.</a> 
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        R4zor and others
                    </td>
                    <td>
                        <a href="http://acmappack.co.cc/" target="_blank">AssaultCube Community Map Pack</a> 
                    </td>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        jamz
                    </td>
                    <td>
                        Server hosting, financial support, active war against the cheaters.
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        http://www.lewiscommunications.com/
                    </td>
                    <td>
			Logo, media and web support.
                    </td>
                </tr>
				<tr>
                    <td>
						Apollo 
                    </td>
                    <td>
                        Wiki Guru
                    </td>
                </tr>

            </table> 
            <h2>
                Resources</h2>
            <table>
                <tr>
                    <td width="300">
                        Paul <i>“JCDPC”</i> Cash
                    </td>
                    <td>
                        Mapmodels, textures.
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        Topher (Death Illustrated)
                    </td>
                    <td>
                        Some crosshairs.
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        leileilol of OpenArena
                    </td>
                    <td>
                        Bullethole image.
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        Steini
                    </td>
                    <td>
                        Skyboxes.
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        Attila <i>“Antiklimax“</i> Feher
                    </td>
                    <td>
                        Amazing new sniper scope.
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        SimonOC
                    </td>
                    <td>
                        Nightball/Graveyard skymap.
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        LadyNightHawk
                    </td>
                    <td>
                        InhCanyons skymap.
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        Sock
                    </td>
                    <td>
                        Iceflow skymap.
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        Darren <i>“HitmanDaz[MT]”</i> Pattenden
                    </td>
                    <td>
                        Playermodels.
                    </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        Kell
                    </td>
                    <td>
                        At-sea skymap.
                    </td>
		</tr>
            </table>
            <h2>
                Texture resources</h2>
            <ul>
                <li>Articool (http://www.articool.de) </li>
                <li>Boeck (http://www.boeckmania.de) </li>
                <li>Craig Fortune </li>
                <li>Digital Flux (http://www.digitalflux.com) </li>
                <li>http://www.mayang.com </li>
                <li>http://www.afflict.net </li>
                <li>Golgotha team </li>
                <li>NOCTUA graphics </li>
                <li>Chris Zastrow (http://www.newlogicmedia.com) </li>
                <li>3D Cafe (http://www.3dcafe.com) </li>
                <li>GRsites </li>
                <li>Lemog 3D (http://lemog.club.fr) </li>
                <li>http://www.imageafter.com </li>
                <li>Rohrschach </li>
                <li>http://www.mayang.com </li>
                <li>Kurt Keslar </li>
                <li>John Solo </li>
                <li>http://www.openfootage.net/ </li>
                <li>DrunkenM </li>
            </ul>
            <h2>
                Sound resources</h2>
            <ul>
                <li>DCP </li>
                <li>wildweasel (Vote sounds) </li>
                <li>Tremulous team (Gib sound) </li>
                <li>mwl500 </li>
                <li>fonogeno </li>
                <li>Lukas Zapletal &amp; Ludek Horacek (Music) </li>
                <li>livindead </li>
                <li>NoiseCollector </li>
                <li>droboide </li>
                <li>nicStage </li>
                <li>acclivity </li>
                <li>Syna Max </li>
                <li>ermine </li>
                <li>ReWired </li>
                <li>nofeedbak </li>
                <li>vuzz </li>
                <li>mich3d </li>
                <li>Rhedcerulean </li>
                <li>www.soundsnap.com </li>
                <li>dommygee </li>
                <li>fresco </li>
                <li>WIM </li>
                <li>ignotus </li>
                <li>acclivity </li>
                <li>Bahutan </li>
            </ul>
            <p>
                Also thanks to kurtis84, player1, quase, exis, talou, and others for testing. For 1.1 testing the list comes to: Robtics, TheCrema, RIPBillyMays, Ronald_Reagan. Thanks
                to flowtron and exis for organising the 0.93 AssaultCube Release Cup.
            </p>

            <h1 id="license">
                License</h1>
            <p>
                AssaultCube is FREEWARE, you may freely distribute the AssaultCube installer/archive
                <i>unmodified</i> on any media. You may re-compress using different archival formats
                (i.e. zip/tgz/rpm/deb/dmg), any changes beyond that require explicit permission.
            </p>
            <p>
                AssaultCube is distributed <i>WITHOUT WARRANTY</i>, you may use it for any purpose
                as long as you do not blame us for any damages incurred.
            </p>
            <p>
                This game consists of many different packages with different licenses. The ENTIRE
                AssaultCube package MAY be redistributed as mentioned above. But if you wish to
                redistribute/use/modify it in a different way you will need to adhere to the licenses
                for the packages that you are using.
            </p>
            <p>
                This is where you can find some of these licenses:
            </p>
            <ul>
                <li><i><a href="package_copyrights.txt" shape="rect">docs/package_copyrights.txt</a></i>
                </li>
                <li><i><a href="../source/README.txt" shape="rect">source/README.txt</a></i> </li>
                <li><i><a href="../source/README_CUBEENGINE.txt" shape="rect">source/README_CUBEENGINE.txt</a></i>
                </li>
            </ul>
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