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+Copyright 2004-2014 L2J-DataPack team
+
+This file is part of the L2J-DataPack.
+
+L2J-DataPack comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. This is 
+free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions.
+
+L2J-DataPack is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under 
+the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software 
+Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later 
+version.
+
+L2J-DataPack is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY 
+WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A 
+PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with 
+L2J-DataPack; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin 
+St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+
+
+L2J-DataPack SVN Build:  
+
+Project Website: http://www.l2jdp.com
+Project Forum: http://www.l2jdp.com/forum
+Wiki: http://trac.l2jdp.com/wiki
+Download: Our wiki contain directives for you to get the latest DataPack 
+revision either from nightly builds or via Subversion.
+
+IRC: irc.freenode.net #l2j
+
+L2J-DataPack is *NOT* L2J-Server. L2J-Server is *NOT* L2J-DataPack. Comments, questions, 
+suggestions etc. should be directed to the appropriate forums.
+
+Any given DataPack copy you get, is designed/optimized to work with an specific 
+L2J build. Ensure your core and DataPack revisions match each other.
+
+This readme assumes a basic understanding of MySQL commands and internals, SQL 
+queries, or at least familiarity with a MySQL frontend. This readme will not 
+teach you how to install MySQL nor will it teach you to use MySQL or any MySQL 
+frontend. This readme is for the sole purpose of providing a brief overview of 
+how to either install or upgrade the data in your database.
+
+
+Installation:
+
+All users: Copy all the datapack content to your gameserver directory/folder.
+(for example C:\L2J\gameserver for Win users, /opt/l2j/gameserver for *nix)
+You'd know if you are doing it right if you're being asked about overwriting
+the data folder and/or its content, since L2J core includes a basic skeleton of
+it. It's safe to answer 'yes' at this point.
+
+For new L2J databases or existing databases where you want to delete character 
+and account information: Create your loginserver and gameserver databases so they 
+match the loginserver.properties and server.properties settings respectively (the 
+default for both is 'l2jdb'.)
+
+Method 1: run database_installer.bat for windows users, or database_installer.sh for
+linux/unix users.
+Method 2: Select your database and run all the batch scripts in the sql folder
+
+For existing L2J databases where you want to keep character and account 
+information: 
+
+Method 1: Run database_installer.bat for windows users, or 
+database_installer.sh for linux/unix users. Choose (u)pgrade when asked.
+Method 2: Select your database and run all the batch scripts in the 
+sql folder that correspond to tables in your database that are missing or you 
+want to upgrade.
+
+
+IMPORTANT: 	There may also be changes altering table structures, if you need  such
+an update after some certain changeset, you should run the relevant SQL sequence from
+/sql/updates/. Database_installer tool will provide a way for you to execute them all.
+
+-the L2J-DataPack team