README.txt

Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead

Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead is a roguelike set in a post-apocalyptic world. While some have described
it as a "zombie game", there's far more to Cataclysm than that. Struggle to survive in a harsh, persistent,
procedurally generated world. Scavenge the remnants of a dead civilization for for food, equipment,
or, if you're lucky, a vehicle with a full tank of gas to get you the hell out of Dodge. Fight to defeat
or escape from a wide variety of powerful monstrosities, from zombies to giant insects to killer robots
and things far stranger and deadlier, and against the others like yourself, that want what you have...

Download
Visit http://en.cataclysmdda.com/ for download links to all stable and experimental releases

Compile
The latest instructions on how to compile can be found on our wiki at http://www.wiki.cataclysmdda.com/index.php?title=How_to_compile.

Contribute
Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for details.
Contributing is much easier with an advanced text editor, for windows a good program is Notepad++, available at http://notepad-plus-plus.org/.

Frequently Asked Questions
1)Is there a tutorial?
    Yes, you can find the tutorial in the Special menu at the main menu. You can also access
    documentation in-game via the ? key.

2)How can I change the key bindings?
    Press the `?` key, followed by the `1` key to see the full list of key commands. Press the `+` key
    to add a key binding, select which action with the corresponding letter key `a-w`, and then the key
    you wish to assign to that action.

3)How can I start a new world?
    Reset on the main menu will generate a fresh world for you.

4)I've found a bug / I would like to make a suggestion. What should I do?
    Please submit an issue on our GitHub page at https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA/issues/.
    If you're not able to, send an email to `kevin.granade@gmail.com`.
    
5)I'm running Cataclysm on OSX, and some colours aren't showing up correctly.
    Open the Terminal Preferences, go to the Settings, then the Text section, and enable "Use bright colors for bold text".