From 1187d3c102a38a68af5fb83cb937655ccedf982d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Simon Howard Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2025 20:04:40 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] README: Reword intro section The previous wording ("but Freedoom by itself is just...") read like we were putting the project down a bit. Let's not do ourselves a disservice. A second paragraph further down was framing us in terms of being a "free alternative" to Doom. Let's ditch that; we are our own game. We can also leave out the technical jargon about IWADs etc. --- README.adoc | 17 +++++------------ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.adoc b/README.adoc index 5f316fbc..859c188b 100644 --- a/README.adoc +++ b/README.adoc @@ -1,10 +1,12 @@ = Freedoom The Freedoom project aims to create a complete, free content first -person shooter game, but _Freedoom_ by itself is just the raw material -for a game. It must be paired with a compatible _Doom_ engine to be -played. +person shooter game, based on the _Doom_ engine. +_Freedoom_ is not a program - rather, it consists of the levels, +artwork, sound effects and music that make up the game. To play +_Freedoom_, <> that +can play it. _Freedoom_ is actually three games in one, consisting of two single-player oriented campaigns and one set of levels designed @@ -19,15 +21,6 @@ monsters and a double-barrelled shotgun. This project aims for compatibility with _Doom II_ mods. *FreeDM*:: A 32-level game designed for competitive deathmatch play. -The engine uses a single file, such as +freedoom2.wad+, that contains -all the game data such as graphics, sound effects, music, and so on. -This file is often called an “IWAD” by those in the _Doom_ and -_Freedoom_ communities. While the _Doom_ engine source code is free, -you would normally still need one of the proprietary data files from -https://www.idsoftware.com/[id Software] to play _Doom_. _Freedoom_ -aims to create a free alternative: combined with the GPL-licensed -_Doom_ source code, this results in a completely free game. - For more information, see https://freedoom.github.io/. == How to play