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README: Reword intro section

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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.
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= Freedoom = Freedoom
The Freedoom project aims to create a complete, free content first The Freedoom project aims to create a complete, free content first
person shooter game, but _Freedoom_ by itself is just the raw material person shooter game, based on the _Doom_ engine.
for a game. It must be paired with a compatible _Doom_ engine to be
played.
_Freedoom_ is not a program - rather, it consists of the levels,
artwork, sound effects and music that make up the game. To play
_Freedoom_, <<How-to-play,it must be paired with an engine>> that
can play it.
_Freedoom_ is actually three games in one, consisting of two _Freedoom_ is actually three games in one, consisting of two
single-player oriented campaigns and one set of levels designed single-player oriented campaigns and one set of levels designed
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compatibility with _Doom II_ mods. compatibility with _Doom II_ mods.
*FreeDM*:: A 32-level game designed for competitive deathmatch play. *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/. For more information, see https://freedoom.github.io/.
== How to play == How to play