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+# Zoria
+An RPG Dungeon Crawler using PyGame  
+
+## Usage
+`python3 zoria.py`
+
+## Notes
+* Features currently only include rendering, map generation, movement, and sprite animation
+* `setup.sh` is for git configuration across multiple machines (don't use it)
+* `map.json` is not in use. `generator.py` creates maps when loading