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+# ALttPEntranceRandomizer
+
+This is a entrance randomizer for _The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past_ for the SNES. 
+
+## Installation
+
+Clone this repository and then run ```Main.py``` (requires Python 3).
+
+## Options
+
+
+```
+-h, --help            
+```
+
+Show the help message and exit.
+
+```
+--create_spoiler      
+```
+
+Output a Spoiler File (default: False)
+
+```
+--logic [{noglitches,minorglitches}]
+```
+
+Select Enforcement of Item Requirements. 
+
+### No Glitches
+
+The game can be completed without knowing how to perform glitches of any kind.
+
+### Minor Glitches 
+
+May require Fake Flippers, Bunny Revival and Dark Room Navigation. (default: noglitches)
+
+```
+--mode [{standard,open}]
+```
+
+Select game mode. 
+
+### Standard 
+Fixes Hyrule Castle Secret Entrance and Front Door, but may lead to weird rain state issues if you exit through the Hyrule Castle side exits before rescuing Zelda in a full shuffle. (default: open)
+
+### Open
+
+This mode starts with the option to start in your house or the sanctuary, you are free to explore. 
+
+Special notes:
+
+- Uncle already in sewers and most likely does not have a sword.
+- Dark rooms do not get a free light cone.
+- It may be a while before you find a sword, think of other ways to do damage to enemies. (bombs are a great tool, as well as picking up bushes in over world).
+
+```
+--goal [{ganon,pedestal,dungeons}]
+```
+
+Select completion goal.
+
+### Gannon (Default)
+
+Standard game completion requiring you to collect the 7 crystals and defeat Gannon.
+
+### Pedestal 
+
+Places a second Triforce at the Master Sword Pedestal, the playthrough may still deem Ganon to be the easier goal. 
+
+### All Dungeons 
+
+Not enforced ingame but considered in the rules. 
+
+```
+--difficulty [{normal}]
+```
+
+Select game difficulty. Affects available itempool. (default: normal)
+
+```
+--algorithm [{regular,flood}]
+```
+
+Select item filling algorithm. 
+
+### Regular (Default)
+The ordinary VT algorithm. 
+
+### Flood 
+Pushes out items starting from Link's House and is slightly biased to placing progression items with less restrictions. 
+
+```
+--shuffle [{default,simple,restricted,full,madness,dungeonsfull,dungeonssimple}]
+```
+
+Select Entrance Shuffling Algorithm. 
+
+### Default
+
+Is the Vanilla layout. Simple shuffles Dungeon Entrances/Exits between each other and keeps all 4-entrance dungeons confined to one location. All caves outside of death mountain are shuffled in pairs. 
+
+### Full (Default)
+
+Mixes cave and dungeon entrances freely. 
+
+### Restricted
+
+Uses Dungeons shuffling from Simple But freely connects remaining entrances. 
+
+### Madness
+
+Decouples entrances and exits from each other and shuffles them freely, only ensuring that no fake Light/Dark World happens and all locations are reachable. The dungeon variants only mix up dungeons and keep the rest of the overworld vanilla.
+
+```
+--openrom OPENROM     
+```
+
+Path to a VT21 open normal difficulty rom to use as a base. (default: Open_Base_Rom.sfc)
+
+```
+--standardrom STANDARDROM
+```
+
+Path to a VT21 standard normal difficulty rom to use as a base. (default: Standard_Base_Rom.sfc)
+
+```
+--loglevel [{error,info,warning,debug}]
+```
+
+Select level of logging for output. (default: info)
+
+```
+--seed SEED           
+```
+
+Define seed number to generate. (default: None)
+
+```
+--count COUNT         
+```
+
+Use to batch generate multiple seeds with same settings. 
+If --seed is provided, it will be used for the first seed, then used to derive the next seed (i.e. generating 10 seeds with --seed given will produce the same 10 (different) roms each time). (default: None)