diff --git a/README.html b/README.html
index dd400938..e69c9fc5 100644
--- a/README.html
+++ b/README.html
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ Compile time options include
 <LI> Restore the "screen size" menu item</LI>
 <LI> Fixed an erroneous protocol check in the server code</LI>
 <LI> Raised the default zone memory size to 384 kb</LI>
+<LI> Raised the default max_edicts from 1024 to 2048</LI>
 <LI> Revised lit file loading, the lit file must be from the same game directory as the map itself</LI>
 <LI> Fixed rest of the compiler warnings</LI>
 <LI> Other minor sound and cdaudio updates</LI>
diff --git a/README.sgml b/README.sgml
index 5e7c76c0..75bce77b 100644
--- a/README.sgml
+++ b/README.sgml
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ Compile time options include
 <item> Restore the "screen size" menu item
 <item> Fixed an erroneous protocol check in the server code
 <item> Raised the default zone memory size to 384 kb
+<item> Raised the default max_edicts from 1024 to 2048
 <item> Revised lit file loading, the lit file must be from the same game directory as the map itself
 <item> Fixed rest of the compiler warnings
 <item> Other minor sound and cdaudio updates
diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
index b9f65c01..a3504204 100644
--- a/README.txt
+++ b/README.txt
@@ -138,6 +138,8 @@
 
   o  Raised the default zone memory size to 384 kb
 
+  o  Raised the default max_edicts from 1024 to 2048
+
   o  Revised lit file loading, the lit file must be from the same game
      directory as the map itself