add an initial readme

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Activision and Raven are releasing this code for people to learn from and play with. Jedi Outcast with various changes to make it build/run on
This code is copyright Activision 2002. This source is released under GNU GPLv2. more platforms including amd64/x86_64.
Currently only the single player code is built.
Some source code in this release is not covered by the GPL:
e.g. The game needs to be patched to 1.04 to work, the data in the
zlib is Copyright (C) 1995-1998 Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler steam version is already patched.
The single player demo data also seems to be compatible
This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied and runs seemingly fine.
warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages
arising from the use of this software. How to build:
Permission is granted subject to the following restrictions: mkdir build-sp && cd build-sp
cmake ../code/
1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not make
claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software
in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be copy jk2sp and jk2game*.so to your game data directory
appreciated but is not required.
2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be Known issues:
misrepresented as being the original software.
3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution. When running windowed the mouse does not work in the menus.
With i386 linux with i965 graphics, levels seem to be zoomed in
to point where only textures are seen. Does not seem to
affect GL rendered cutscenes or OpenBSD/i386 with slightly older mesa.
Save games do not yet work on amd64.

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Activision and Raven are releasing this code for people to learn from and play with.
This code is copyright Activision 2002. This source is released under GNU GPLv2.
Some source code in this release is not covered by the GPL:
e.g.
zlib is Copyright (C) 1995-1998 Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler
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 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.