
REIGN OF THE JUST Demo 2002	Version 1.02 minor update (25/08/2003)


Full documentation is in the docs/ directory.

Installation
------------

These instructions are for Linux.  Windows users will only be able
to read this file after a successful installation anyway.

Obviously, if you've installed a package made by your distribution,
it will already have been installed and you can skip all this.


To install the game, run './install.sh'.

Once you run the installer, it will copy the game to the following
directories:

The game program will go in /usr/local/bin/
The datafiles will go in /usr/share/games/ire/reign-of-the-just
The documentation will go in /usr/share/doc/reign-of-the-just

..if you don't like that, you can change the defaults by editing
the installer script.  Alternatively, unpack the thing into a single
directory in your home area, and run it from there.

The sound library (libfmod) will be installed in /usr/local/lib/ and
ldconfig will be invoked to register it.

Conversely, the game can be uninstalled with 'reign-uninstall'.
However, to avoid damaging any other IRE-based games, the following files
will NOT be removed:

The program file /usr/local/bin/ire
The FMOD library in /usr/local/lib/

..You can remove these yourself if you wish.


Introduction
------------


Hello and welcome to Reign Of The Just - The False Messiah,
a computer role-playing game in the style of Ultima VI.

The aim is to try and recreate the atmosphere of the classic
Ultima series, with a completely new plot and various other
enhancements to help bring it more up-to-date.

Reign of the Just is based on the 'IRE' engine found at
http://ire.sf.net and has been under serious development since
early 2000.  The main targets are Windows and Linux, but the game
will work on any platform that IRE can run on or be ported to.

The game itself is not complete and will take a lot more effort
and time to achieve this.  However, this demo should give you quite
a few hours of fun.  The world is the same size as Ultima 6 and
there are several easter eggs to find.  The full version will
be even bigger!


http://rotj.it-he.org - Reign of the Just homepage
http://www.it-he.org  - IT-HE Software


The Story  (Proper intro will come later.  Want to help?)
---------

As a research scientist tending the syncrotron at CERN, you're part of
a team attempting to recreate the conditions at the dawn of the universe.

More energy is put into the accelerator than any previous attempt and
disaster strikes.  Instead of smashing atoms, the machine tears a hole
in the fabric of spacetime and you get sucked through it.

But instead of dying, you find yourself in a medieval church.  Plenty of
things are wrong.. you can somehow understand Middle English, and the
Church has been expecting your miraculous arrival ever since God told
them you would be coming..



Playing the Game
----------------

The interface is based on the one from Ultima VI, but with
improved mouse support (more point-and-click than U6 was).

You can either use the arrow keys to move, or right-click with
the mouse on the game window.

To do things, you have a list of commands at the bottom-right
corner of the screen.  You can click on these with the mouse,
or press the first letter on the keyboard.

To open doors, you'll want to USE them.  Once you click on USE,
a direction cursor will appear.  You must then select the direction
of the object to use, either with the arrow keys or by clicking with
the mouse.

If you press F1, you'll see a list of keys which should be useful.

For more details, look at the IRE documentation in the 'docs' directory.


Reporting Bugs
--------------

There's bound to be some rough edges.  I have seen the game crash twice
when reloading but not enough to pinpoint the problem.

If you want to report something, read the trouble.txt file first.
Then try the mailing list.. see the contact info at the end.


Copyright and License
---------------------

Reign of the Just is copyright (C) 2003 J. P. Morris, IT-HE Software.

It is freeware.  You can copy and use it as much as you want, but please,
please try to keep the thing intact.  If you want to re-distribute it in a
modified form, e.g. for a Linux distribution, I'd appreciate being asked
first (it may even make the job easier :-)

Reign of the Just uses the IRE engine from IT-HE Software.  If you want
to try recompiling the game, get the source code from http://ire.sf.net
You'll need version 0.90 or above.  The IRE engine is under the BSD
license.

I'm not too keen on people ripping the artwork or music.  Ask me first.
In fact, it's not all mine to give away ;-)  Some of the artwork is based
on tiles done by Lost Dragon.  Two of the portraits are based on
Coreldraw clipart.



'This Game Is Blasphemous!'
---------------------------

Not really.  YOU can commit blasphemy if you wish, and the game allows it,
but you'll soon get mashed if you go around mouthing off God and Jesus.

Also there just might be a REASON why the subtitle is 'The False Messiah'..

If I seem to be portraying the Church in a bad light, pick up a decent
history book and look up the middle ages.  Then try Martin Luther..


Mailing list and Contact Info
-----------------------------

There is now a general-purpose mailing list at the following address:
ire-users@lists.sourceforge.net

The archives can be browsed from the IRE project page on Sourceforge,
if you don't feel like subscribing.

To browse (or subscribe), visit the following pages:
http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=17640


Contact
-------

Email address...  jpm@it-he.org
		  jpm@it-he.com
		  doug-15@bigfoot.com

ROTJ web site.... http://rotj.it-he.org

IRE web site....  http://ire.it-he.org
		  http://ire.sourceforge.net

IT-HE web site..  http://www.it-he.org
		  http://www.it-he.com

