diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index b9c8dfb..ea5978c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -22,20 +22,22 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build project
         run: |
           # Test that the project builds correctly
+          cd gpl-release
           make clean || true
-          make all
+          make
 
       - name: Verify executables
         run: |
           # Check that executables were created
-          ls -la conquer conqrun
-          file conquer conqrun
+          cd gpl-release
+          ls -la conquer conqrun conqsort conqps
+          file conquer conqrun conqsort conqps
 
       - name: Basic functionality test
         run: |
           # Test that executables can run (help/version)
-          ./conquer -h || echo "conquer help test completed"
-          ./conqrun -h || echo "conqrun help test completed"
+          ./gpl-release/conquer -h || echo "conquer help test completed"
+          ./gpl-release/conqrun -h || echo "conqrun help test completed"
 
   package-apk:
     name: Build APK Package (Alpine/Melange)
@@ -117,7 +119,7 @@ jobs:
             dpkg-deb --contents "$DEB_FILE" | head -20
           fi
 
-      - name: Upload DEB artifacts
+      - name: Upload DEB atrifacts
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
         with:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 90518ea..8669438 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,16 +2,6 @@
 
 **Conquer** is the classic multi-player strategy game originally created by Edward M. Barlow and Adam Bryant in the late 1980s. This repository preserves both the historical distribution and provides a modern GPL-licensed version for continued development.
 
-## 🗺️ Special Recognition: Richard Caley's Map Utility
-
-This repository includes a significant historical contribution: **Richard Caley's map drawing utility** from 1989. Richard Caley, a researcher at the University of Edinburgh's Centre for Speech Technology Research and contributor to the Festival Speech Synthesis System, created a bitmap visualization tool for Conquer game worlds.
-
-His work represents an early example of game data visualization, created with the generous spirit typical of the late 1980s Unix computing community. Richard wrote: *"You may copy, distribute, modify or do what you will with this code"* - embodying the collaborative ethos that shaped early computer gaming.
-
-**📖 Learn more about Richard Caley's contributions**: See [`richard-caley-utilities/`](richard-caley-utilities/) for detailed biographical information, technical context, and links to his archived research and personal materials.
-
-*Richard Caley passed away in 2006. This code is preserved in his memory and as a testament to the early Unix gaming community's collaborative spirit.*
-
 ## Relicensing Achievement
 
 This repository represents a successful **15-year relicensing effort** (2006-2025) that transformed Conquer from a restrictively licensed game into a modern GPL v3 project. All original copyright holders provided explicit written permission:
@@ -61,6 +51,16 @@ This repository uses a dual-licensing approach to balance historical preservatio
 - **[`LICENSES/`](LICENSES/)** - All license texts for REUSE compliance
 - **[`LICENSE-NOTICE.md`](LICENSE-NOTICE.md)** - Comprehensive licensing framework explanation
 
+## 🗺️ Special Recognition: Richard Caley's Map Utility
+
+This repository includes a significant historical contribution: **Richard Caley's map drawing utility** from 1989. Richard Caley, a researcher at the University of Edinburgh's Centre for Speech Technology Research and contributor to the Festival Speech Synthesis System, created a bitmap visualization tool for Conquer game worlds.
+
+His work represents an early example of game data visualization, created with the generous spirit typical of the late 1980s Unix computing community. Richard wrote: *"You may copy, distribute, modify or do what you will with this code"* - embodying the collaborative ethos that shaped early computer gaming.
+
+**📖 Learn more about Richard Caley's contributions**: See [`richard-caley-utilities/`](richard-caley-utilities/) for detailed biographical information, technical context, and links to his archived research and personal materials.
+
+*Richard Caley passed away in 2006. This code is preserved in his memory and as a testament to the early Unix gaming community's collaborative spirit.*
+
 ## Quick Start
 
 ### Playing the Game
@@ -138,4 +138,4 @@ The generous code-sharing philosophy of contributors like Richard Caley helped e
 
 **🎮 Ready to conquer?** Start with [`gpl-release/`](gpl-release/) for the modern experience, or explore [`original/`](original/) for historical gaming archaeology.
 
-**📖 Learn about the people behind the code:** Visit [`richard-caley-utilities/`](richard-caley-utilities/) to discover the fascinating individuals who created this classic game.
\ No newline at end of file
+**📖 Learn about the people behind the code:** Visit [`richard-caley-utilities/`](richard-caley-utilities/) to discover the fascinating individuals who created this classic game.
diff --git a/packaging/melange/melange.yaml b/packaging/melange/melange.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index a9a7ac9..0000000
--- a/packaging/melange/melange.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,123 +0,0 @@
-package:
-  name: conquer
-  version: 4.12
-  epoch: 0
-  description: "Classic multi-player strategy game"
-  url: https://github.com/vejeta/conquer
-  copyright:
-    - license: GPL-3.0-or-later
-      paths:
-        - "*"
-  dependencies:
-    runtime:
-      - ncurses
-      - ncurses-terminfo-base
-
-environment:
-  contents:
-    repositories:
-      - https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main
-      - https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community
-    packages:
-      - alpine-baselayout-data
-      - busybox
-      - build-base
-      - ncurses-dev
-      - make
-      - sed
-      - coreutils
-      - pkgconfig
-      - gcc
-      - libc-dev
-
-pipeline:
-  - uses: git-checkout
-    with:
-      repository: https://github.com/vejeta/conquer
-      destination: /home/build/conquer
-
-  - name: "Fix Makefile for correct paths"
-    runs: |
-      cd /home/build/conquer/gpl-release
-      echo "=== ConquerV5 Build Process (in gpl-release/) ==="
-      echo "=== Fixing Makefile paths ==="
-
-      # Show current CDEFS
-      echo "Original CDEFS:"
-      grep -n "CDEFS" Makefile | head -3
-
-      # Create a backup
-      cp Makefile Makefile.backup
-
-      # Fix the CDEFS line in the Makefile itself (more reliable than command line override)
-      sed -i 's|CDEFS = -DDEFAULTDIR=\\"$(DEFAULT)\\" -DEXEDIR=\\"$(EXEDIR)\\"|CDEFS = -DDEFAULTDIR=\\"/usr/lib/conquer\\" -DEXEDIR=\\"/usr/bin\\"|g' Makefile
-
-      # Also ensure we don't have the comment line blocking this
-      sed -i 's|^#CDEFS = -DDEFAULTDIR=\\"$(DEFAULT)\\" -DEXEDIR=\\"$(EXEDIR)\\"|CDEFS = -DDEFAULTDIR=\\"/usr/lib/conquer\\" -DEXEDIR=\\"/usr/bin\\"|g' Makefile
-
-      echo "Fixed CDEFS:"
-      grep -n "CDEFS.*usr/lib" Makefile
-
-  - name: "Build with corrected Makefile"
-    runs: |
-      cd /home/build/conquer
-      echo "=== Building with Makefile's own CDEFS ==="
-
-      export LEGACY_CFLAGS="-std=gnu99 -D_GNU_SOURCE -Wno-implicit-function-declaration -Wno-incompatible-pointer-types -Wno-implicit-int -Wno-return-type -Wno-old-style-definition -Wno-unused-variable -Wno-unused-function -Wno-format"
-
-      make clean || true
-
-      # Build using the Makefile's fixed CDEFS (don't override on command line)
-      make all OPTFLG="$LEGACY_CFLAGS"
-
-      echo "=== Verifying paths in binaries ==="
-      for exe in conquer conqrun; do
-        if [ -x "./$exe" ]; then
-          echo "Built: $exe"
-          if strings $exe | grep -q "/usr/lib/conquer"; then
-            echo "✓ Correct runtime path found"
-          else
-            echo "⚠ Path check results:"
-            strings $exe | grep -E "(lib/conquer|home/build)" | head -2
-          fi
-        else
-          echo "Failed to build: $exe"
-          exit 1
-        fi
-      done
-
-  - name: "Install Conquer"
-    runs: |
-      cd /home/build/conquer/gpl-release
-
-      mkdir -p ${{targets.destdir}}/usr/bin
-      mkdir -p ${{targets.destdir}}/usr/lib/conquer
-      mkdir -p ${{targets.destdir}}/usr/share/licenses/conquer
-
-      # Install executables
-      install -m 755 conquer ${{targets.destdir}}/usr/bin/
-      install -m 755 conqrun ${{targets.destdir}}/usr/bin/
-
-      for exe in conqsort conqps; do
-        if [ -x "$exe" ]; then
-          install -m 755 "$exe" ${{targets.destdir}}/usr/bin/
-        fi
-      done
-
-      # Install help files
-      for i in 0 1 2 3 4 5; do
-        if [ -f "help$i" ]; then
-          install -m 644 "help$i" ${{targets.destdir}}/usr/lib/conquer/
-        fi
-      done
-
-      # Install game data files directly
-      install -m 644 nations ${{targets.destdir}}/usr/lib/conquer/nations
-      install -m 644 rules ${{targets.destdir}}/usr/lib/conquer/rules
-
-      # Install license
-      if [ -f "COPYING" ]; then
-        install -m 644 COPYING ${{targets.destdir}}/usr/share/licenses/conquer/COPYING
-      fi
-
-  - uses: strip
diff --git a/packaging/melange/melange.yaml.template b/packaging/melange/melange.yaml.template
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9fdbd15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/melange/melange.yaml.template
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+package:
+  name: conquer
+  version: PLACEHOLDER_VERSION
+  epoch: 0
+  description: "Classic ncurses multiplayer fantasy war game"
+  url: https://github.com/vejeta/conquer
+  copyright:
+    - license: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+  dependencies:
+    runtime:
+      - ncurses
+      - ncurses-terminfo-base
+
+environment:
+  contents:
+    repositories:
+      - https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main
+      - https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community
+    packages:
+      - build-base
+      - ncurses-dev
+      - make
+      - sed
+      - coreutils
+      - pkgconfig
+      - gcc
+      - libc-dev
+      - alpine-baselayout-data
+      - busybox
+
+pipeline:
+  - uses: fetch
+    with:
+      uri: file:///staged/conquer.tar.gz
+      extract: true
+      expected-sha256: PLACEHOLDER_SHA256
+
+  - runs: |
+      echo "🗡️ Entering the battlefield… compiling Conquer!"
+      sed -i 's|CDEFS = -DDEFAULTDIR=\\"$(DEFAULT)\\"|CDEFS = -DDEFAULTDIR=\\"/usr/lib/conquer\\"|g' Makefile
+      make all OPTFLG="-std=gnu99 -D_GNU_SOURCE"
+
+      mkdir -p ${{targets.destdir}}/usr/bin
+      mkdir -p ${{targets.destdir}}/usr/lib/conquer
+      mkdir -p ${{targets.destdir}}/usr/share/licenses/conquer
+
+      install -m 755 conquer conqrun ${{targets.destdir}}/usr/bin/
+      install -m 644 nations rules ${{targets.destdir}}/usr/lib/conquer/
+
+      for exe in conqsort conqps; do
+        if [ -x "$exe" ]; then
+          install -m 755 "$exe" ${{targets.destdir}}/usr/bin/
+        fi
+      done
+
+      for i in 0 1 2 3 4 5; do
+        [ -f "help$i" ] && install -m 644 "help$i" ${{targets.destdir}}/usr/lib/conquer/
+      done
+
+      # Install game data files directly
+      install -m 644 nations ${{targets.destdir}}/usr/lib/conquer/nations
+      install -m 644 rules ${{targets.destdir}}/usr/lib/conquer/rules
+
+      # Install license
+      if [ -f "COPYING" ]; then
+        install -m 644 COPYING ${{targets.destdir}}/usr/share/licenses/conquer/COPYING
+      fi
+
+
+      echo "⚔️ Conquer compilation complete!"
+
+  - uses: strip
diff --git a/scripts/build-melange.sh b/scripts/build-melange.sh
index f19a1c4..b9dc898 100755
--- a/scripts/build-melange.sh
+++ b/scripts/build-melange.sh
@@ -1,63 +1,87 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# ConquerV5 Melange package build script - using local copy approach
-
 set -e
 
-# Get the directory containing this script
+echo "🏰 Sir Chapi reporting for duty… preparing the Conquer build!"
+
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(dirname "$0")"
-# Get the repo root (parent of scripts directory)
 REPO_ROOT="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/.." && pwd)"
+cd "$REPO_ROOT"
 
-echo "Script directory: $SCRIPT_DIR"
-echo "Repository root: $REPO_ROOT"
+# -------------------------
+# Configuration
+# -------------------------
+VERSION=4.12
+BUILD_DIR="$REPO_ROOT/build"
+TARBALL="$BUILD_DIR/conquer.tar.gz"
+MELANGE_YAML="$BUILD_DIR/melange.yaml"
+OUT_DIR="$PWD/packages/alpine/conquer-${VERSION}"
 
-# Change to repo root directory
-cd "$REPO_ROOT"
+# Clean old build artifacts
+rm -rf "$BUILD_DIR"
+mkdir -p "$BUILD_DIR"
 
-# Ensure we have the melange configuration
-if [ ! -f "packaging/melange/melange.yaml" ]; then
-    echo "Error: melange.yaml not found in packaging/melange/"
-    exit 1
-fi
+# -------------------------
+# Create tarball of source (content-only)
+# -------------------------
+echo "📦 Packing source files into a tarball…"
+tar -C "$REPO_ROOT/gpl-release" -czf "$TARBALL" .
 
-# Verify gpl-release directory exists
-if [ ! -d "gpl-release" ]; then
-    echo "Error: gpl-release directory not found in repo root"
-    echo "Contents of repo root:"
-    ls -la
-    exit 1
-fi
+# -------------------------
+# Compute SHA256
+# -------------------------
+SHA256=$(sha256sum "$TARBALL" | awk '{print $1}')
+echo "🔒 Calculated SHA256: $SHA256"
 
-# Create packages directory
-mkdir -p packages/alpine
+# -------------------------
+# Generate final YAML
+# -------------------------
+sed -e "s/PLACEHOLDER_SHA256/$SHA256/" \
+    -e "s/PLACEHOLDER_VERSION/$VERSION/" \
+    "$REPO_ROOT/packaging/melange/melange.yaml.template" > "$MELANGE_YAML"
 
-echo "=== Building ConquerV5 APK package with Melange ==="
+# -------------------------
+# Run Melange
+# -------------------------
+echo "🏗️ Building Conquer ${VERSION}… sharpening swords and compiling code!"
+docker run --privileged --rm \
+    -v "$BUILD_DIR":/staged:ro \
+    -v "$OUT_DIR":/out \
+    cgr.dev/chainguard/melange build \
+    --arch=x86_64 \
+    --out-dir=/out \
+    /staged/$(basename "$MELANGE_YAML")
 
-# Install melange if not available
-if ! command -v melange &> /dev/null; then
-    echo "Installing melange..."
-    # Using Docker with melange
-    docker run --privileged --rm -v "$PWD":/work -w /work \
-        cgr.dev/chainguard/melange build packaging/melange/melange.yaml --arch x86_64
+# ===============================
+# 🛡️ Generate Checksums
+# ===============================
+echo "🛡️ Generating checksums for artifacts…"
 
+# Detect if running in GitHub Actions
+if [ -n "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE" ]; then
+  # Safer location inside CI
+  CHECKSUM_DIR="$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/checksums"
 else
-    # Use local melange installation
-    melange build \
-        --arch=x86_64 \
-        --out-dir=packages/alpine \
-        packaging/melange/melange.yaml
+  # Local builds: put checksums alongside packages
+  CHECKSUM_DIR="$OUT_DIR"
 fi
 
-echo "=== APK package built successfully! ==="
-echo "Package location: packages/alpine/"
-ls -la packages/alpine/
+mkdir -p "$CHECKSUM_DIR"
 
-# Verify the package was created
-APK_COUNT=$(find packages/alpine/ -name "*.apk" | wc -l)
-if [ "$APK_COUNT" -eq 0 ]; then
-    echo "ERROR: No APK packages were created!"
-    exit 1
-fi
+# Generate checksums for all built APKs
+find "$OUT_DIR" -type f -name "*.apk" -exec sha256sum {} \; > "$CHECKSUM_DIR/checksums.txt"
+
+echo "✅ Checksums written to: $CHECKSUM_DIR/checksums.txt"
+
+
+# -------------------------
+# Cleanup temporary files
+# -------------------------
+echo "🧹 Cleaning up temporary build files…"
+rm -f "$MELANGE_YAML" "$TARBALL"
 
-echo "✅ Found $APK_COUNT APK package(s)"
-find packages/alpine/ -name "*.apk" -exec ls -lh {} \;
+# -------------------------
+# Victory!
+# -------------------------
+echo "🏁 Package built successfully in $OUT_DIR"
+ls -la "$OUT_DIR"
+echo "🎉 All glory to Sir Chapi!"
diff --git a/scripts/test-alpine.sh b/scripts/test-alpine.sh
index 33228fd..b2f6362 100755
--- a/scripts/test-alpine.sh
+++ b/scripts/test-alpine.sh
@@ -4,22 +4,22 @@
 # Packages should be in packages/x86_64/ after running build-melange.sh
 
 # Check if package exists
-if [ ! -f packages/x86_64/conquer-4.12-r0.apk ]; then
-    echo "Error: Package not found at packages/x86_64/conquer-4.12-r0.apk"
+if [ ! -f packages/alpine/x86_64/conquer-4.12-r0.apk ]; then
+    echo "Error: Package not found at packages/alpine/x86_64/conquer-4.12-r0.apk"
     echo "Please run scripts/build-melange.sh first"
     echo ""
     echo "Available packages:"
-    ls -la packages/x86_64/ 2>/dev/null || echo "packages/x86_64/ directory doesn't exist"
+    ls -la packages/alpine/x86_64/ 2>/dev/null ||co echo "packages/alpine/x86_64/ directory doesn't exist"
     exit 1
 fi
 
-echo "Found package: packages/x86_64/conquer-4.12-r0.apk"
+echo "Found package: packages/alpine/x86_64/conquer-4.12-r0.apk"
 
 # Start Alpine container with the APK available
 docker run --rm -it -v "$PWD":/work alpine:latest sh -c "
   # Install dependencies and the game
   apk add --no-cache ncurses-terminfo-base ncurses
-  apk add --allow-untrusted /work/packages/x86_64/conquer-4.12-r0.apk
+  apk add --allow-untrusted /work/packages/alpine/x86_64/conquer-4.12-r0.apk
   
   # Set up environment
   export TERM=xterm
@@ -42,4 +42,4 @@ docker run --rm -it -v "$PWD":/work alpine:latest sh -c "
   
   # Drop into interactive shell
   /bin/sh
-"
\ No newline at end of file
+"