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_Unknown Horizons_ is a 2D real time strategy simulation with an
emphasis on economy and city building. Expand your small
settlement to a strong and wealthy colony, collect taxes and
supply your inhabitants with valuable goods. Increase your
power with a well balanced economy and with strategic trade
and diplomacy.

Find more information about Unknown Horizons on [our website](http://www.unknown-horizons.org/).


## Installation

For installation instructions check the "Downloads" section on
[our website](http://www.unknown-horizons.org/download/).

## Building from source

To get the latest version of the game, you have to build it from source:

 * [Instructions for GNU/Linux](https://github.com/unknown-horizons/unknown-horizons/wiki/Linux)
 * [Instructions for Windows](https://github.com/unknown-horizons/unknown-horizons/wiki/Windows)
 * [Instructions for OS X](https://github.com/unknown-horizons/unknown-horizons/wiki/MacOS)

If you want to start hacking on Unknown Horizons, check out [this guide](https://github.com/unknown-horizons/unknown-horizons/wiki/Getting-started) and contact us to help you get started. We have easy tasks for starters [here](https://github.com/unknown-horizons/unknown-horizons/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3Astarter).


## Dependencies


Technology     | Component
---------------|----------
**Python 2**    | Used for everything
**SQLite**     | Maps
**YAML**       | Object files storing component based information, easily scriptable
**[fifengine](https://github.com/fifengine/fifengine)**  | The C++ game engine, provides Python bindings
**[fifechan](https://github.com/fifengine/fifechan)**   | GUI library

## Community

Type         | Where?
-------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Forum        | http://forum.unknown-horizons.org/
Mailing list | http://lists.unknown-horizons.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uh-dev
Bug Tracker  | https://github.com/unknown-horizons/unknown-horizons/issues
IRC Channel  | #unknown-horizons on freenode ([irc://irc.freenode.net/unknown-horizons](irc://irc.freenode.net/unknown-horizons))

More support info [here](https://github.com/unknown-horizons/unknown-horizons/wiki/Support-Infos).

## License

This game is free software. It uses the [GNU General Public License, version 2](https://github.com/unknown-horizons/unknown-horizons/blob/master/doc/licenses/GPL). The licenses used for music, artwork, sounds, etc. can be found [here](https://github.com/unknown-horizons/unknown-horizons/tree/master/doc).
