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- ===============================================================================
- C&C Ultimate Map Editor
-
- v1.4b - 3 January 1996
-
- Programming: Richard Heesbeen
- Ripping/Manual: Jeroen Ritmeijer
- ===============================================================================
-
- Her it is, finally, a present to all you C&C lovers out there, and a great
- present it is, almost perfect, as far as we know it's the best out there.
-
- We have included a few home made MAPS (multiplayer), one is an altered version
- of LOST ARENA, the other (TOTALWAR) is created from scratch.
-
-
-
- INSTALL
- =======
- Copy all the files included in the zip file to a new directory, then copy the
- "TEMPERAT.MIX" and "WINTER.MIX" files (from the CD-ROM) to that same directory.
- DO NOT RUN THE PROGRAM YET!!!
-
-
- EXTRACTING A MAP
- ================
- If you want to edit an existing map, you first have to extract it from the
- "GENERAL.MIX" file using Vladan Bato's excellent MIXMANAGER (available from
- your favorite C&C website).
- You have to extract both the .INI file and the .MAP file. (TEMPERAT (forrest)
- and WINTER scenarios only, desert scenarios crash the program).
- Havinbg completed that, you end up with two files (xxxxx.map & xxxxx.ini).
- You can now run the editor with the name of the map on the command line.
- e.g.
- C:\MAPEDIT>CCMAP TOTALWAR <----- no file extension
- For more information on extracting maps, read the documentation included in
- the MIXMANAGER distribution.
-
-
- OPERATION
- =========
- Controlling the program is simple:
- - use the cursor keys to scroll around the screen.
- - use the F1 key to display a radar.
- - click on the radar to jump to the selected section on the map.
- - touching the edges of the screen with the mouse arrow will also scroll you
- through the map.
- - use the + key to toggle between zoom-in & zoom-out mode
- - click the up and down button to scroll through the list of available tiles
- - the page up & down keys have the same function as clicking on the arrows on
- screen.
- - switch terrain mode by clicking on "MAP-TILES", "TERRAIN-TILES" etc...
- - click the "erase area" button if you want to reset an area:
- - In the MAP-TILES mode the background resets to grass.
- - In TERRAIN-TILES and other modes you erase only the selected layer.
- - click the save button to save (surprise), if you want to use the newly
- created files place them back in the "GENERAL.MIX" using the MIXMANAGER.
- - the ESCape key will terminate the program.
-
-
- FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS
- ===================
- In a future release we would like to be able to:
- - edit the GENERAL.MIX file directly (not very likely)
- - a proper manual (not very likely)
- - edit desert scenarios
- - figure out,
- - provide better performance on 486's with slow VGA cards.
- - play C&C 2 :-)
-
-
- SUGGESTIONS & BUG REPORTS
- =========================
- Please send Suggestions and bugs to jarit@xs4all.nl or to Richard@codim.nl.
- If you live in The Netherlands please let us know so we can play over the
- modem.
- DO NOT SEND QUESTIONS ABOUT PUTTING CD FILES ON YOUR HARDDISK AND SUCH.
- PLEASE ASK SOMEONE ELSE.
-
-
- MANY THANKS GO TO
- =================
- Andrew Griffin: Mix file info.
- Vladan Bato : Mix file info and data lists.
-
- If you like this program you MUST send e-mail :-)