Initial release

README.md

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 Install Python 3 and PyGame, then launch vie.py from your file explorer or use "python vie.py" on the command line.
 
+After first launch, a vie.cfg configuration file will be created that you'll be able to tweak to your taste (including setting the game in English).
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+You will probably want to download LifeWiki 1500+ pattern files collection at http://www.conwaylife.com/patterns/all.zip
+Uncompress it to the bibli subdirectory for the software to use them.
+
 Windows users: you can download Python and PyGame from the following locations:
 - https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/ (I used python-3.7.7-amd64.exe)
 - https://pypi.org/project/pygame/#files (I used pygame-1.9.6-cp37-cp37m-win_amd64.whl)