
		Welcome to Mordor for Linux

	This package is a binary distribution of Mordor v2.2 compiled for
the Linux operating system.  The database provided is a fraction of
Isengard which is running at 128.200.21.101 4040 (moria.bio.uci.edu). 
Packages can be gotten from sunsite.unc.edu as
/pub/Linux/games/muds/Mordor_2.x.tgz. 
	The code for this binary package was created by Brett J. Vickers, 
and expanded upon my Steve Smith and Brooke Paul.  The database is the 
work of several graduates students in the School of Biological Sciences 
at UCI.  Please read the disclaimer about its use and distribution.

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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
	a 3/486 or Pentium running Linux
	3M RAM
	about 15M HD space
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DATABASE:
	You are encouraged to create your own scenarios, with or without
the portions provided.  There may be slight bugs in the database, as I
not-so-nicely dissected the city of Celduin for your use.  At the most you
will need to delete exits that lead off the map. 
	 The editor provides an easy way to create your world.  Just read
the documentaion provided in the help and docs directories, and you will
be on your way.
	When you first start up the game you will want to log in and
create the DM characters (telnet localhost 4040).  There are a limited
number of DMs and those have been defined at compilation.  You may create
as many caretakers as you wish by setting their class to 9.  The DM names
are:
			Mordor
			Isengard
			Frodo
			Gandalf
			Galadriel
			Elrond
			Tesseract
	These are the only characters that will have FULL access to the DM commands. 
Caretakers can access around 70% of all DM commands.  Once you have a scenario set up, 
we may provide you with a custom version of frp using your own DM names.
	
	When you get this running on your system, please email a note to
mordor@moria.bio.uci.edu.  If you have questions, post them to rec.games.mud.admin. 

	Good luck and we hope you enjoy Mordor!
