1. Downloading
Every Grendel release comes in a Win32 .zip file, which can easily be opened using WinZIP. WinZIP doesn't pack empty directories, so you'll have to add them manually. The directories are: bin, players, logs and backup. Without these, Grendel will either complain or not run at all.

2. Compiling
The full distributions come with a prebuilt executable, so if this is the case, skip to part 3. Within the Grendel root directory there is a file called compile.bat, which starts the Delphi command-line compiler (dcc32.exe) and compiles all executables. This *should* work, if it doesn't, mail me!

3. Running
Switch to the directory where Grendel is located and start 'grendel.exe'. The server starts, loads and if all goes well, enters the game loop and listens for connections on port 4444.

4. Connecting
Use a simple TELNET client, such as the standard telnet.exe which comes with Windows. Some other (good) clients are: NetTerm, Ewan, WinTin, zMUD and more. Create a new character and go have fun!

5. Closing
Grendel can either be shutdown by an Immortal or killed from the console.