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+License as applicable for the repository, unless mentioned otherwise.
+This excludes the assets for the game (conventiently located in the assets
+subfolder).
+
+Copyright (c) 2022 Martijn de Boer
+
+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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+[![Build Status](https://drone.biggetje.net/api/badges/martijn/vision/status.svg)](https://drone.biggetje.net/martijn/vision)
+
+# Vision
+A small work in progress game about a set of ships being piloted by though captains, built on the Löve2D engine.
+[![Blackstar 5](./assets/ships/blackstar-5.png)]
+[![Excalibur IV](./assets/ships/excalibur-iv.png)]
+[![The Decorator](./assets/ships/decorator.png)]
+
+# Installation
+Install Love2D. Execute the love command from your path, or drag the folder onto your Love2D shortcut.
+Code can be verified against Lua 5.4, with luacheck +love.
+
+# License
+- The artwork/assets (and artwork/assets placeholders) are prohibited from usage outside of this game and repositories.
+- The game code itself is licensed under the permissive MIT license.
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