diff --git a/srcpkgs/OpenXcom/INSTALL.msg b/srcpkgs/OpenXcom/INSTALL.msg
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+++ b/srcpkgs/OpenXcom/INSTALL.msg
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+OpenXcom requires a vanilla version of the original
+UFO: Enemy Unknown/X-COM: UFO Defense (any edition).
+See /usr/share/doc/openxcom/README.txt for details.
diff --git a/srcpkgs/OpenXcom/template b/srcpkgs/OpenXcom/template
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+++ b/srcpkgs/OpenXcom/template
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+# Template file for 'OpenXcom'
+pkgname=OpenXcom
+version=1.0
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-configure
+configure_args="--disable-silent-rules --disable-werror"
+hostmakedepends="automake pkg-config xmlto"
+makedepends="SDL_gfx-devel SDL_image-devel SDL_mixer-devel
+ boost-devel yaml-cpp-devel"
+short_desc="Reimplementation of the original X-Com game"
+maintainer="beefcurtains <beefcurtains@voidlinux.eu>"
+license="GPL-3"
+homepage="http://openxcom.org/"
+distfiles="https://github.com/SupSuper/${pkgname}/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=45acb280010a01d60506b1c5f2951ae501c012cc6161aac470bd15c1e6981246
+
+pre_configure() {
+	aclocal --install -Im4
+	autoreconf -fi
+}