To run this program, you must install DirectX9.0C. Having just 9.0 is not enough, you need C, or the August release. 
This is included in the folder. 

How to Play: run the game (WOE.exe file), pick a side, and press [q] and it will pop up the controls. 

The development tools we used:
Visual Studio 2008. 
DarkGDK
DirectX SDK
http://gdk.thegamecreators.com/?f=downloads


