From b549e319c24b1cad0d8007f6fe7ca0d444f77c5a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: bryanthaboi Date: Sat, 1 Aug 2026 20:54:08 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md --- README.md | 16 ++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index f000776b..a8d8aee9 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ A native LÖVE2D recreation of Poke Red, Blue and Yellow. The engine and map behavior are hand-written Lua; game data and graphics are decoded from a ROM supplied by the player. +> [!WARNING] +> **We are NOT affiliated with the website `gen1recomp[.]com`** That website is not run by this project, was not authorized by us, and we have no idea who operates it. It is impersonating this project; do not download anything from it, and treat anything it hosts or claims as untrustworthy. Even if the site currently links back to this repository, the people behind it can change its content at any time, so nothing on it should ever be trusted. This GitHub repository and the Discord linked below are the only official sources for this project. +

**SUPPORT / ANNOUNCEMENTS / MODS:** [Discord](https://bois.icu) @@ -75,6 +78,19 @@ The packaged app contains neither a ROM nor pre-extracted game data. Music, sound effects, and cries are synthesized while the game runs from compact audio channel programs copied out of the verified ROM. +### A note on Windows Defender warnings + +Windows Defender sometimes flags the Windows build with a generic +machine-learning detection such as `Trojan:Win32/Wacatac!ml` (#621). This is +a known false positive: the exe is the official LÖVE runtime with the game +archive appended (the standard way LÖVE games ship), and Defender's +heuristics distrust unsigned executables with appended data. Every release +publishes SHA-256 checksums (`sha256sums.txt`) so you can verify your +download, and you can confirm a flagged file yourself on +[VirusTotal](https://www.virustotal.com), where these builds come back clean +on every engine except Defender's heuristic. False positives are reported to +Microsoft as they come up. + ## Controls