                   ***********************************
                   *              FANWOR             *
                   *       The legend of GEMDA       *
                   *          Version 1.11           *
                   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
                   *        Written and (c) by       *
                   *           Thomas Huth           *
                   *            1999-2000            *
                   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
                   * WWW:                            *
                   *  www.crosswinds.net/~thothy/    *
                   * E-Mail:                         *
                   *  thothy@gmx.net                 *
                   ***********************************

  Converted to Troll Bridge by Dennis Payne (dulsi@identicalsoftware.com).

How To Play

Before attempting the Fanwor conversion, you should make sure Troll
Bridge works.  After doing so go to the fanwor/src directory and compile
the fanwor dll using the same configuration as Troll Bridge (svgalib, X11
or SDL).  You will need to modify the Makefiles to point to the
appropriate location for the graphics library and Troll Bridge.

There is currently no way to specify the plugins, sprites, or levels so
you will need to name them the same as the Troll Bridge files.  Create
a new directory.  In the directory create symbolic links to all the level
files.  A additional symbolic link named surface.trb should go to
level0.trb.  Add symbolic links for fanwor.pal, fanwor.spr, and fanwor.so
except replace fanwor with troll.  Finally create a symbolic link to
the Troll Bridge trolltitle.pcx.

So for example if FANWOR_DIR pointed to the fanwor directory you would do:

mkdir play
cd play
ln -s $FANWOR_DIR/levels/level0/level0.trb
ln -s $FANWOR_DIR/levels/level1/level1.trb
ln -s $FANWOR_DIR/levels/level2/level2.trb
ln -s $FANWOR_DIR/levels/level3/level3.trb
ln -s $FANWOR_DIR/levels/level4/level4.trb
ln -s $FANWOR_DIR/levels/level5/level5.trb
ln -s $FANWOR_DIR/levels/level6/level6.trb
ln -s $FANWOR_DIR/levels/level7/level7.trb
ln -s $FANWOR_DIR/levels/level8/level8.trb
ln -s $FANWOR_DIR/levels/level9/level9.trb
ln -s level0.trb surface.trb
ln -s $FANWOR_DIR/fanwor.spr troll.spr
ln -s $FANWOR_DIR/fanwor.pal troll.pal
ln -s $FANWOR_DIR/src/fanwor.so troll.so
ln -s $TROLL_DIR/src/trolltitle.pcx

Utilities

In addition to the game there is to utilities in the util directory.
room2scr to convert fanwor room files to Troll Bridge scr.  Additionally
there is a script, createspr, which converts the text pal and all the
sprites into the format used by Troll Bridge.  Like the Troll Bridge
version, the script is rather cryptic to use.  To create the fanwor data
files run './createspr <sprite.lst'.

To Do

Title Screen.
Monsters (and a sword to slay them with).
Sound.
Music.
Fairies.

