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From: =?UTF-8?q?Lukas=20Gr=C3=BCnwald?= <gruenwald.lk@outlook.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2021 16:06:26 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Add Readme and License

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+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2021 Mike Lankamp and Alamo Engine Tools
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
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+# Empire at War ModCheck
+
+The ModCheck tool for Empire at War and Forces of Corruption allows mod makers
+to check their mods for errors, like missing text entries, references or corrupted
+models or map files.
+
+The tool was originally developed by Mike Lankamp and is currently maintined by
+the contributers to the Alamo Engine Tools GitHub organisation.
+
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+- Operating System: Windows 7 or newer
+- A functional installation of Star Wars: Empire at War and Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption
+
+## Usage
+
+1. Place the binary next to the mod's data folder.
+2. Run `./ModCheck.exe` with one of the following arguments from a command line:    
+    `/FOC` for Forces of Corruption mods    
+    `/EAW` for base game mods    
+3. Optionally add `>mod_check.log 2>&1` to write the report to a file (e.g. `./ModCheck.exe /FOC >mod_check.log 2>&1`)
+
+## Changelog
+
+- **2021-01-28 - Release 1.0.1: Legacy Release**
+    - **Fixes**
+        - Updated to the latest Visual Studio 2019 and fixes any compiler errors.
+        - Updates the support for sub-directory resolving.
+    - **Further Notes**
+        - The tool is released _as is_. It builds under current Windows versions and can be used to validate the legacy
+          versions of Empire at War and Forces of Corruption (Disc, gog.com, Origin).
+        - The Legacy release is _not_ officially supported.
+        - Any changes to the legacy release will have to be community driven.