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 # _phoenix shared interface_
 
-[![Build](https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/GothicKit/phoenix-shared-interface/build.yml?label=Build&branch=main)](https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/GothicKit/phoenix-shared-interface/build.yml)
-![License](https://img.shields.io/github/license/GothicKit/phoenix-shared-interface?label=License&color=important)
-![C++](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=C%2B%2B&message=17&color=informational)
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-![Version](https://img.shields.io/github/v/tag/GothicKit/phoenix-shared-interface?label=Version&sort=semver)
-
-A C-library wrapping the [phoenix](https://github.com/lmichaelis/phoenix) library for parsing game assets of
-[PiranhaBytes'](https://www.piranha-bytes.com/) early 2000's games [Gothic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_(video_game))
-and [Gothic II](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_II). This library is intended to be used as a proxy to _phoenix_ in
-cases where C++ can not be used (i.e. when interfacing with another programming language).
-
-## contributing
-
-If you'd like to contribute, please read [contributing](contributing.md) first.
-
-## building
-
-You will need:
-
-* A working compiler which supports C++17, like GCC 9
-* CMake 3.10 or above
-* Git
-
-### default
-To build _phoenix-shared-interface_ from scratch, just open a terminal in a directory of your choice and run
-
-```bash
-git clone --recursive https://github.com/GothicKit/phoenix-shared-interface
-cd phoenix-shared-interface
-cmake -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
-cmake --build build
-```
-
-You will find the built library in `build/`.
-
-
-### mingw
-
-If you want to build with MinGW on Windows, follow these instructions
-
-**setup**
-```sh
-choco install mingw
-choco install cmake --installargs 'ADD_CMAKE_TO_PATH=User'
-```
-
-**build**  
-(tested mingw-w64 version: 12.2.0)
-```sh
-cmake -G "MinGW Makefiles" -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
-cmake --build build
-```
+# THIS REPO IS DEPRECATED. SWITCH TO [ZenKitCAPI](https://github.com/GothicKit/ZenKitCAPI)!