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-MSVC 6.0 required!
+Blitz3D open source release!
 
-1) Install freeimage241 and fmod375 into same dir as blitz3d.
+Workspace and project files are in MSVC 6.0 format.
 
-2) Build bblaunch project in 'Win32 Blitz3DRelease' config.
+Ide and Debugger require MFC which is included with MSVC 6.0, but not with later free/express versions of MSVC.
 
-3) Output files in blitz3d/_release dir.
+You can grab the prebuilt free version of blitz3d from www.blitzbasic.com.
+
+Steps to build:
+
+1) Install freeimage241 into same dir as blitz3d: http://monkeycoder.co.nz/downloads/freeimage241.zip
+
+2) Install fmodapi375win into same dir as blitz3d: http://www.fmod.org/files/public/fmodapi375win.zip
+
+3) Open blitz3d workspace in MSVC 6.0.
+
+4) Build project 'bblaunch' using config 'Win32 Blitz3D Release'.
+
+5) Output files should end up in _release subdir.
+
+6) Also copy fmodapi375win/api/fmod.dll to _release/bin.
+
+7) Done?
+
+Blitz3d is released under the zlib/libpng license.
+
+The zlib/libpng License
+
+Copyright (c) 2013 Blitz Research Ltd
+
+This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages arising from the use of this software.
+
+Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose, including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it freely, subject to the following restrictions:
+
+1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be appreciated but is not required.
+
+2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be misrepresented as being the original software.
+
+3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution
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