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DISTRIBUTION

	You should have recieved the following file:
	(where x.y is the current revision)

	conquest-x.y.src.tar.gz	- gziped tar archive of the source
                                  distribution.

		Unzip/untar this in a nice, quiet, peaceful place.  I
                use 'gzcat conquest-x.y.src.tar.gz |tar -xvf -'.


	See INSTALL for instructions on building and installing Conquest.

	See README for more information.

	See conquest.doc ((h)elp lesson from within Conquest) and
conqnews.doc ((n)ews from within conquest) for instructions on how to
play and what's changed.


	Currently, it's been built on:

	Unixware (any version)
	Solaris 2.6 with gcc 2.7.1
	FreeBSD 2.2 100696-SNAP 
	Linux 2.0.0 or greater

LOCATION
	
	Conquest can be obtained (hopefully) via ftp from
ftp.freebird.org and sunsite.unc.edu.  More up-to-date info
may be found at http://shell.rmi.net/~jon


CONQUEST SYNOPSIS

	Here's an extract from the conquest.doc file:

          NAME
               Conquest  -  a multi-player real-time screen-oriented space
               war game

          SYNOPSIS
               conquest

          DESCRIPTION


               1. OBJECT OF THE GAME.

               The object of the game is twofold. The  short-range  goal
               is  to accumulate "kills" by shooting down enemy players.
               You get one kill point for each  enemy  ship  shot  down,
               plus  some  extra  if  the enemy had kills too. The major
               weapon used to shoot down ships is the photon torpedo.

               The long-range goal is to conquer the universe  for  your
               team  by taking every planet. You take planets by killing
               off the enemy's armies via bombardment, and then  beaming
               your  team's  armies down. When all the planets have been
               taken, the game ends, a new game begins, and  the  player
               who  actually  took  the last planet gets his/her name up
               in lights.

               ...

COPYRIGHT

                 C O N Q U E S T   (VAX/VMS Ratfor)

      Copyright (C)1983-1986 by Jef Poskanzer and Craig Leres 
 Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and 
 its documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted, 
 provided that this copyright notice appear in all copies and in all 
 supporting documentation. Jef Poskanzer and Craig Leres make no 
 representations about the suitability of this software for any 
 purpose. It is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty. 


 Unix/C specific porting and supporting code Copyright (C)1994-1999
 by Jon Trulson <jon@radscan.com> under the same terms and          
 conditions of the original copyright by Jef Poskanzer and Craig    
 Leres.                                                             

	See the LICENSE file for current license info.

Jon Trulson <jon@radscan.com> 2/10/99