OATHMERE - HOW TO PLAY (private test for friends)
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Built with the help of Grok (xAI) and Claude Code (Anthropic).

1. UNBLOCK, THEN UNZIP
   Before you unzip: right-click the .zip file, choose Properties, tick the
   "Unblock" box at the bottom, and click OK. Then right-click the zip and
   choose "Extract All". Put the folder somewhere you can find it, for
   example your Desktop. Do not run the game from inside the zip.

2. START THE GAME
   Open the folder and double-click Oathmere.Client.exe.
   If Windows says "Windows protected your PC", click "More info", then
   "Run anyway". The game is not signed because this is a private test.

3. MAKE YOUR ACCOUNT
   Click "Create account". Type a username, your email, a password, and the
   invite code the owner gave you. Then log in.

4. PICK THE REALM
   Choose the realm called "Oathmere Birthday".

5. MAKE A CHARACTER
   Click to create a character. Choose a name, a faction and a class. Then
   click "Enter world".

KEYS
   W / S            walk forward / backwards
   A / D            step left / right
   Space            jump
   Right mouse      hold it and move the mouse to turn the camera
   Mouse wheel      zoom in and out
   Tab              pick the nearest enemy
   Left-click       pick what you clicked
   Right-click      on a creature: attack it. On a person: talk to them.
                    On a sparkling body: open its loot
   1 to 9, 0, -, =  use the abilities on the bottom row of the action bar
   Shift + those    use the abilities on the upper row
   C B P L N O      character, bags, spellbook, quest log, talents, options
   Enter            type in the chat line (try /say Hello), Enter again sends
   Esc              closes a menu, then clears your target, then leaves the world

IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG
   If the game will not start or it crashes, send the newest file from this
   folder to the owner:
       %LOCALAPPDATA%\Oathmere\logs
   (Press the Windows key + R, paste the line above, and press Enter.)

More about the credits and the software used: see CREDITS.md and the
"licenses" folder in this folder.

LINUX (experimental): after unzipping, run "chmod +x Oathmere.Client" in the folder, then start ./Oathmere.Client
