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+# Dragon Knight
+Many years ago, when I was young and dumb, I wrote a simple little game based on the game *Dragon Warrior* for the NES. It was fun, it helped me learn how to code, and a lot of people liked it.
+I am now turning it over to the open source community. Fork it, do what you want, make it your own.
+Couple things to keep in mind though:
+- It's super old. It may not even work on modern versions of PHP. It may have security issues. I have no idea.
+- I have moved on with my life, and am no longer changing or doing anything with this game.
+- I am not providing help or support. You're on your own.
+- I am not accepting pull requests. If you fork this, you are welcome to do whatever you want, but no changes will be merged back into this.
+- Quite frankly, I don't really suggest that you use this as is. It's probably better as an inspiration for your own project. 
+- Have fun with this. I gave it a lot of love a long time ago. I hope it inspires you to give something a lot of love as well.
+- This Git repo represents the final released version, 1.1.11, originally released 3/26/2006.
+
+# System Requirements
+- PHP (4.1 and higher)
+- MySQL
+- zlib compression enabled on your server (optional)
+
+# Installation Instructions
+1. Clone this repo or download the zip.
+2. Create a new database for Dragon Knight to use, if you don't already have one set up.
+3. Edit `config.php` to include the correct values for your database setup.
+4. Upload the contents of the Dragon Knight folder to your site.
+5. In your browser, run `install.php` and follow the instructions.
+6. After completing installation, delete `install.php` from your Dragon Knight directory for security.
+7. Enjoy the game.