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+Ultrastar Deluxe 1.0 Readme.txt
+----------------------------
+1. Authors
+2. Release Notes
+3. Command-Line Parameters
+4. Controls
+5. License
+----------------------------
+
+SF.Net Page: http://sourceforge.net/projects/ultrastardx/
+
+This is just a little introduction, for more information open documentation.pdf
+
+----------------------------
+1. Authors
+----------------------------
+This game was introduced by Corvus5 who has written most of the code by himself.
+Basing on the official release 0.5.0 Mota and Whiteshark started to write little patches and modifications, and released this package named ultra-star.dl.am Mod.
+This modification was continued at Sourceforge.net by the Ultrastar Deluxe Team:
+ Blindy
+ Mog
+ Mota
+ Sawyer
+ Whiteshark
+And this piece of software is the Result!
+
+
+----------------------------
+2. Release Notes
+----------------------------
+- To change the path to the song directory add to config.ini:
+ [Path]
+ Songs=[SongFolder] (e.g. C:\Program Files\Ultrastar\Songs)
+
+- To take a screenshot press "PrintScreen" Key
+ Screenshots are saved in the directory "Screenshots".
+
+- To enable joypad support change config.ini:
+
+ [Controller]
+ Joypad=Off
+
+ to
+
+ [Controller]
+ Joypad=On
+
+
+- To Enable 4 to 6 Playermode 2 Screens are needed.
+ Disable the fullscreen mode, extend your desktop horizontaly, set the resolution to fill one
+ screen.
+ Add to Config.ini:
+ [Graphics]
+ Screens=2
+
+- Press Alt + F[1..12] in NameScreen to Save a Playername
+ Press F[1..12] to Load a Playername
+
+- To enable benchmark run the game with -benchmark parameter
+
+
+----------------------------
+3. Command-Line Parameters
+----------------------------
+Command-Line Parameters are passed to the game adding it to the Path of a Shortcut or starting the game within the console.
+
+The following parameters are possible. They can be joined in any possible way.
+
+-Benchmark : Create a benchmark.log file with start timings.
+-NoLog : Do not create any .log files
+-Joypad : Start with Joypad support
+-Language [ID] : Load Language [ID] on startup. Example: -Language german
+
+-Songpath [Path] : Some as config Songpath. Example: -SongPath "C:\Ultrastar Songs"
+-ConfigFile [File] : Load Configfile [File] instead of config.ini. Path to the file have to exist. Example: -ConfigFile config.SongCreation.ini
+-ScoreFile [File] : Use [File] instead of Ultrastar.db. Path to the file have to exist. Example: -ScoreFile HouseParty.db
+
+-FullScreen : Start the game in Fullscreen Mode
+-Depth [16/32] : Force Depth 16 or 32. Example: -Depth 16
+-Resolution [ID] : Force resolution. Example: -Resolution 800x600
+-Screens [1/2] : Force 1 or 2 Screen Mode. Example: -Screens 2
+
+Some Examples:
+
+Start with Resolution 1024x768 32 Bit Depth and Fullscreen:
+ultrastar.exe -Resolution 1024x768 -Depth 32 -Fullscreen
+
+Start without logging and polish Language
+ultrastar.exe -NoLog -Language polish
+
+Start with custom config File and Score DB:
+ultrastar.exe -ConfigFile C:\Ultrastar\Configs\PartyConfig.ini -ScoreFile C:\Ultrastar\Scores\PartyScores.db
+
+
+----------------------------
+4. Controls
+----------------------------
+Use the Arrowkeys to navigate through the Screens.
+Use Enter to select and Escape to go to the previous screen.
+In Songscreen you can use R, Shift + R or Strg + R to select a random song/category
+Use Alt + [Letter] to jump to a songs artist with the first letter [Letter]
+Use Alt + Shift + [Letter] to jump to a song title with the first letter [Letter]
+Press J to open the "Search for a Song" Interface
+
+Editor Controls are described in documentation.pdf
+
+
+----------------------------
+5. License
+----------------------------
+Ultrastar Deluxe is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License 2.0
+See License.txt for more Information. \ No newline at end of file