KoolBear's Mission Grabber, v3.0 Standard Edition                     15 Aug 97

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KoolBear's MissionGrabber, v3.0 Standard Edition (KBMG3 SE) is fairly intuitive
so I'm not going to insult your intelligence, but here is a quick brief to get
you started:

As you move the mouse over all the interface controls, the status bar will give
you a quick help hint on what that control does.

When you first install KBMG3 SE you will need to configure it.  Currently,
KBMG SE supports only 2 games:  Descent 1 & Descent 2.  KBMG3 Professional
Edition will support these and our other up-and-coming game sites as well.

The first part of the configurations dialog provides some convenience switches:

  1.  Automatically Install Archives?

      If checked KBMG3 SE will try to unzip and install the mission archives
      into the directory you specify under Install Dir.  (See below)

  2.  Play Theme Music?

      If checked KBMG3 SE will play KoolBear's favorite Descent theme music
      while it is running.

  3.  Auto-Close After Download?
   
      If checked KBMG3 SE will automatically close after the current batch
      is downloaded.

      On the main application window there is a Quick Close button located
      in the lower right.  This Quick Close button is used in much the same
      was as this Auto-Close configuration option, but it does not change
      the saved configuration of KBMG3 SE.  For example, if you normally
      like to keep KBMG3 SE open after a download it would become a hassle
      on those times when you would want to have it Auto-Close because each
      of these times you would have to open the configuration dialog, set
      the Auto-Close feature, close the dialog, initiate your transfer,
      which would make KBMG3 SE close after the transfer is completed.  But
      because you set the Auto-Close configuration feature, the next time
      you start KBMG3 SE it will still be set to Auto-Close.  So, providing
      that you've remembered the next time you use KBMG3 SE, you'd have to 
      open the configuration dialog again and turn off the Auto-Close
      feature to configure KBMG3 SE back the way you normally prefer.

      Whew!  That was a long explanation.  But the point was that using that
      method is lengthy and inconvenient!  The Quick Close feature helps to 
      avoid this hassle by letting you specify Auto-Close on a case-by-case
      basis.

  4.  If checked (default) KBMG3 SE will include the .txt files when it
      unzips and installs each mission.  Obviously then, if you uncheck
      this option, you can avoid the .txt file clutter in your missions 
      directories!


The next section of the configuration dialog us used to tell KBMG3 SE how
to handle the downloaded mission archives.  There are two issues.  Where
and if to store the mission archive itself and where to unzip and install
the mission files.  Each supported game, then, has configuration options
for the following:   

  1.  Install Dir:  Where should KBMG3 SE install the mission?
  2.  Archive Dir:  Where should KBMG3 SE store the archives?

It is NOT necessary that you store the archives.  If you leave the Archive
Dir box blank, KBMG3 SE will assume you do not want to keep the mission
archives and it will delete them after it has installed the mission files.

It is also NOT necessary to specify an Install Dir.  This allows you to
use KBMG3 SE to download mission archives without unzipping them.  However,
you will receive a warning that you've not specified a place to unzip and
install the missions once you initiate the download.  This warning will
only appear once if you are downloading more than one mission.

It IS necessary that at least one of these options is set to a valid path
or KBMG3 SE will have nothing to do.


Once you have configured KBMG3 SE you are set to begin.  You can type the
names of the missions you want to download directly into the missions box.
If you want to download more than one mission, seperate each mission archive
with a comma (,).  Even better, you can use the Get Index button to open a
selectable window of missions which allows you to check the individual
missions you want.  Either way, after you have made your selections, press
the Kool button and you are on your way!


That's it!  KoolBear's Mission Grabber, v3.0 Standard Edition is the only
utility of its kind.  No one has ever said that downloading missions was 
difficult using any other method.  But you cannot argue that KBMG3 SE is the
easiest and fastest way to get the missions you need downloaded and installed
so you can get back into the game where you belong!

You will also notice that it downloads mission files much faster than you
can download offered files within Kali directly and it has the added benefit
of not involving the game servers.

If you have any problems with KBMG3 SE the first responsible course of action
is to write to us directly for help.  Send any problem reports to:

     KBMG3SE_Support@technologydynamics.com

We will do our best to respond to your questions within 24 hours.  During that
time you can try to catch me on the Kali servers and I'll answer any
questions.

Good luck,

  Jim Burns  (Kali: Spin)
  jimburns@technologydynamics.com


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