EMPIRE HEX
Version 2.2.2 | Credits
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GAME DESIGN AND PROGRAMMING
  Tronsoft Games. Version 2.2.2 updates the promotional catalog cover and
  release documentation. The v2.2.1 terrain renderer, existing gameplay rules,
  Solo edition, and compatible saves are retained.

ARTWORK
  The redesigned assets/cover.png was created with OpenAI ChatGPT image
  generation under the owner's direction. It is promotional illustration,
  not a gameplay screenshot. This release replaces the previous catalog
  cover with a single portrait composition and clearer title typography.
  The other packaged artwork retains its original Tronsoft Games attribution.
  The supplied credits identify Python Pillow for earlier programmatic art.
  In-game landforms, forests, relief, vegetation, coastlines, water, and roads
  use local browser-rendered vector graphics; the terrain guide shows actual
  terrain thumbnails. No external map imagery is introduced into gameplay.

SOUND
  Original short local event tones for movement, combat, capture, production,
  victory, and defeat. The v2.2.2 package includes local WAV cues, with no
  third-party sound recordings. Sound can be disabled in the game.

SOURCE MATERIAL
  The original package identifies Walter Bright's Empire (1977) and the
  broader fog-of-war conquest tradition as design inspiration. Empire Hex is
  an independent implementation and is not affiliated with or endorsed by
  the creators or publishers of prior Empire products. Historical attribution
  is retained from the supplied package; no prior game's code or assets are
  introduced by this update.

THIRD-PARTY LIBRARIES
  Runtime: none. Standard browser HTML, CSS, JavaScript, SVG, local images,
  local audio, and browser storage are used without external dependencies.
  Build tools are not shipped as game runtime dependencies. Existing credits
  identify Pillow for artwork. The revised manual was generated with ReportLab.

AI-ASSISTED DEVELOPMENT
  The supplied package credits an Anthropic Claude coding assistant for parts
  of earlier code, documentation, and artwork tooling, under Tronsoft Games'
  direction. Version 2.2.2 cover design, package maintenance, documentation,
  and validation were prepared with assistance from OpenAI ChatGPT at the
  owner's request.

COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK NOTICES
  Copyright (c) 2026 Tronsoft Games. All rights reserved.
  Product names and brands referenced for attribution remain the property of
  their respective owners. See LICENSE.txt for the package's complete terms.