This is basically just the stock low4 code with all of it's standard 
bugs still intact. This isn't a bugfix release, I just got tired of the 
only copies of this code requiring so much work just to get it to 
startup. Therefore, I have taken it upon myself to correct all of the 
errors and warnings that pop up with gcc 4.3.2 since that is the latest 
version available at this time.

Like I said before, this is not a bugfix release, so there is still 
plenty of work for you to do before this is really player ready. There 
are no features in this release of the LOW4 code that aren't already in 
the other versions which are the only ones available at this time. 
There is however my custom makefile which is a lot better than the 
standard boring old makefile (In my opinion). There is a help document 
on this makefile in the doc directory as well.

The IMC support was removed due to the fact that the IMC code in the 
original LOW4 release is outdated and very buggy. I removed a few other 
files that are in the original release but weren't even being compiled 
in the original makefile and were therefore useless.

To get this mud started up all you need to do is go to the src directory 
and edit the startup script to set the port number to your chosen 
port. Then in merc.h search for MAIN_PORT and change that number to your 
port number. 

Then edit the file kav_wiz.c in the do_relevel function where you see 
sage and tijer and order and NONAME. Put your character's name in there 
somewhere and your other imp's names in as well, you should be able to 
figure this part out on your own. Save the file, blah blah, all that.

Then type make. Wait for it to compile, admire the pretty colors 
and lack of errors and warnings. When the compile completes type the 
following commands:

cp merc.exe ../area
make install
./startup &

The reasons for doing this are further explained in the makefile.readme 
file in the doc directory.

Once the mud starts up, log in with your character, type relevel and 
then save. You now have a LOW4 code running and an IMP level character. 
From this point on you are on your own.

I'm a pretty lazy guy so I'm not going to make a list of all the fixes I 
made to the code to get it to work for gcc 4.3.2 but rest assured they 
have all been tested out. This code is no more and no less buggy than 
the original release.

If you need any further assistance in getting this code up and running, 
you probably shouldn't be trying to run a mud quite yet, but if you're 
still determined to jump into this with no knowledge of programming then 
I reccomend you try the forums at either www.mudbytes.net or 
www.godwars.net. Godwars.net is probably more well suited for help on 
this codebase, but mudbytes.net is full of helpful people as well.

All of my work is released with no restrictions on it at all except that 
you don't claim it as your own. You can even delete this file after 
you've read it for all I care. You don't need to credit me in a help 
file or on the greeting screen. You don't have to email me to tell me 
you're using it. I'm not giving out my email address anyway so you 
couldn't even if you wanted to.

I do have one request. That request is that you release at least a small 
snippet of your own work. For any codebase, it doesn't matter. My goal 
is to get more people contributing to the mudding community. This would 
benefit all of us greatly.


Best of luck with this mess of code,
-Igabod-


P.S. Take a look at the code repository on mudbytes.net and you'll find 
a few snippets of mine for low4 as well as many other people's work for 
just about every codebase you can think of.