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2 files changed, 36 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index bb14b1c..a459df3 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -10,15 +10,33 @@ Installation
 	To build the Osirion Project from source code you will need 
 	the SDL and OpenGL library and header files.
 
-	In theory, it should compile on any POSIX-compatible platform 
-	supported by SDL, but at the time of writing only linux is 
-	supported. Support for the win32 platform is under development.
-
 	I have succesfully compiled it on the following platforms:
 		linux-x86_64	gcc 4.1.2
 		linux-i686	gcc 4.1.2 
 		mingw32		gcc 4.2.2
 
+	In theory, it should compile on any POSIX-compatible platform 
+	supported by SDL, reports for other platforms (working or not)
+	are welcome.
+
+Compilation on windows32
+
+	If you downloaded the zip file containing the windows32
+	exe files, all the hard work has already been done and the
+	game is ready to run. If you want to build your own exe files, 
+	keep on reading.
+
+	You can use maci's excellent mingw/msys package to install
+	a development environment on windows. You can find the 
+	installer here:
+
+		http://satgnu.net/maci/files/q2wdevenv.exe
+
+	You can use the Turtoisesvn SubVersion client to access the
+	SVN repositories. You can download it from
+
+		http://tortoisesvn.tigris.org/
+
 Obtaining the source code
 
  	Get the latest version of the source code from svn:
diff --git a/README b/README
index e19101a..f167aa8 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ The Osirion Project - README
 
 	This is the Osirion project. I wrote it to get a better grasp on
 	game design with OpenGL and to get some C++ practice.
-	Maybe someday, it will be a real game.
+	Maybe someday it will be a real game.
 
-	Read INSTALL for instructions on building, installing and udpating.
+	Read INSTALL for instructions on building, installing and updating.
 
 Client
 
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ Console functions
 		r_restart
 
 	You can set your name and player color through the cl_color
-	and cl_name variables. Note that the color if your ship 
-	won't change until you buy a new one.
+	and cl_name variables. Note that your ship's colour won't 
+	change until you buy a new one.
 
 		cl_name SpaceCowboy
 		cl_color 1.0 1.0 0.0
@@ -97,6 +97,16 @@ Dedicated server
 	the server's actual IP address. The default listening port can 
 	be altered by changing the net_port setting.
 
+Note for windows32 users
+
+	On windows32, the game uses the 'home' subdirectory as your personal
+	directory. For example, the client.ini can be found in 
+	home\base\client.ini. 
+
+	There is also a problem that prevents the game from creating directories.
+	If you need any subdirectories in your personal folder, like 'screenshots',
+	you will have to create it manually.
+
 Organization of the distribution
 
 	C++ source code