******************************************************************** NHL-96 Editor V0.95 - Readme ******************************************************************** 1) Getting started In order to run this program correctly, you'll need the following files: - ed96.exe NHL-96 Editor V0.95 - vbrun300.dll Visual Basic Driver - cmdialog.vbx Driver - spin.vbx Driver - threed.vbx Driver - 00000att.db att.db - 00000car.db stats95.db - 00000crt.db carteams.db - 00000cur.db - 00000frm.db - 00000key.db key.db - 00000pnt.db - 00000sch.db schedule.db - 00000sea.db season.db - 00000tem.db teams.db - db.bat updates data-directory ---> Install the files as follows: a) Copy the exe-file and the driver-files into your nhl96- directory. b) Copy the db-files and the bat-file into your nhl96/data- directory. c) Run the bat-file. This updates your database. ---> Create an editable league as follows: a) After installing the files and running the bat-file, start the game. b) Create a new league. c) Exit the game. d) Enter the nhl96/season-directory and take notice of the 5-digit code for your new league (e.g. if the files are named 01001key.db, 01001att.db, etc, the code is 01001). e) Copy the files 00000frm.db and 00000pnt.db from the nhl96/data-directory into the season-directory. Rename them with the 5-digit code for your new league (e.g. rename 00000frm.db 01001frm.db). ---> Setting up the editor. a) In Windows 95. Add the ed96.exe to your taskbar, and click the icon to start the program. b) In older Windows-version. Add the ed96.exe as a new program-object in the file-menu. c) The program will also run if you click on it while using file-manager. 2) The main-menu -> 2.0 - Loading the league When starting, a front-page will appear. Click on it, and a control-box will pop up, asking you for a file name. Find your way to the db-files of your new league. Identify the 5-digit code, and click on any of the db-files with the correct code. Your database will load. -> 2.1 - File 2.1.1 Open Use this option to open a new league. 2.1.2 Save Team Saves the team currently displayed. Stores all changes made on the current team. 2.1.3 Quit Quits the editor. -> 2.2 - Options 2.2.1 Editor Displays the main-menu. 2.2.2 Trade Displays the trade-menu. See pnt 3). 2.2.3 Sort by position Sorts the team by position (C,LW,RW,D,G). 2.2.4 Print player Dumps a txt-file with the attributes of the currently displayed player. 2.2.5 Edit Stats Allows you to edit the stats of the currently displayed player. Last season- and playoff-stats only. -> 2.3 - Transactions 2.3.1 Send to farm/Relegate Send the currently displayed player to the minors. When an all-star team is displayed, use this option to kick an unwanted player off the roster. 2.3.2 Promote Promote the selected player to the team. 2.3.3 Name as all-star Name the selected player as an all-star. This will put the player on the all-star roster. 2.3.4 Add new player Before using this option, you'll have to click on a free spot on your team-roster or farmteam. The new player will be added to your farm-team. You'll then have to set the players attributes. ! Remember that you have to save the current team to add the new players. 2.3.5 Delete current player Deletes the selected player. 2.3.6 Calculate injury Simulates a injury on the selected player, making him unavailable for a random amount of games. 2.3.7 Reset injury Resets a players injury, making him available for the team. -> 2.4 - View 2.4.1 Lines Displays the lines-menu. See pnt 4). 2.4.2 Stats Displays the stats-menu. See pnt 5). 2.4.3 Standings Displays tables for the Eastern and Western conferences, as well as upcoming games and results from each game. -> 2.5 - Automatic These options are still unavailable. -> 2.6 - Control These options are still unavailable. -> 2.7 - About About the editor. Credits, greetings and other info. 3) The trade-menu -> 3.1 - Options 3.1.1 Editor Displays the main-menu. Cancels out any trades not confirmed. 3.1.2 Trade Reloads the trade-menu. Cancels out any trades not confirmed. -> 3.2 - Transactions 3.2.1 Confirm trade Confirms the current trade. ! The players traded will appear on the minor-league rosters, and you'll have to promote them. 4) The lines-menu -> 4.1 - File 4.1.1 Save lines Saves the current line-settings. 4.1.2 Cancel Cancels out your line-changes and returns to the main-menu. -> 4.2 - View lines View the different line-settings. 5) The stats-menu -> 5.1 - File 5.1.1 Main menu Return to the main menu. 5.1.2 Save current Saves the current stats, making it possible to use the view latest game(s) option. -> 5.2 - Statistics 5.2.1 Current season View current season stats. 5.2.2 94-95 season View last season stats. 5.2.3 Last game(s) View the stats from the games played since using the save current option. See pnt 5.1.2. ******************************************************************** If this file doesn't solve your problems, feel free to e-mail me at siv_941304@debet.nhh.no ******************************************************************** Beware that this is an unfinished version of the program, so all options might not work properly yet. If you want updated db's, new versions of the editor, or you feel you can contribute with ideas or info on players; contact me - Arild Schanke - at siv_941304@debet.nhh.no Thanks to Ian, Tore, Cart, Frode, David, Ralf, Thomas, Andy, Walt, John and Kristian for testing, suggestions, inputs on players and lineups. Also, thanks to Colin and Nguyen-Ahn D. Le for making this editor available on their web-sites. For the latest news on NHL Hockey 96, check out: http://www.cs.mun.ca/~colins/nhl96.html http://web.cps.msu.edu/~len ******************************************************************** If you don't have the game. Go and buy it. It's worth the investment ********************************************************************