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DOCUMENTATION FILE FOR AOEASY VER 1.0
AOEASY is a utility written for Aces Over Europe by Dynamix. It alters a
data file, SIM2.DYN, which contains the gun records for all game aircraft.
You are allowed to edit the GUN TYPE, NUMBERS OF GUNS, and BULLET LOADS for
all friendly and enemy aircraft, thereby tailoring the level of game
difficulty to your flying and combat skills. This program does NOT alter
bomb or rocket loads.
AOEASY allows you to edit the following gun parameters for ALL game aircraft:
GUN TYPE -- Alter all gun types, i.e., 13mm Machine Gun, 57mm
Machine Gun, etc.
NUMBERS OF GUNS -- Alter the number of guns in each firing group to a
maximum of 10 guns per group.
BULLET LOADS -- Alter the number of bullets per firing group to a
maximum of 32767 bullets per group.
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PLEASE READ: You may notice one or more of the following game "features"
after you alter the SIM2.DYN file.
1) The gun type labels for all player aircraft are "hardcoded" by
Dynamix, therefore, after you alter a gun type you will still
see the original gun type labels when you press the <g> key.
Even though you see the original gun labels, your gun types HAVE
BEEN CHANGED. (You will probably notice that the firing rate
has changed -- and see how much more quickly you take out a large
aircraft if you swap out a small gun with a large one.)
2) Your gun firing angle may have changed a little if you swapped
gun types. AOEASY alters the gun type but does NOT alter the
gun mounting position. Swapping a large gun for a small one may
change firing angles slightly. Note the new bullet trajectory and
make a "mental note" of how they travel using the target reticle.
Shoot down a couple of planes for practice -- its easy to accomodate
the new guns.
3) The aircraft bullet display is only 4 characters wide, so any new
bullet load larger than 9999 will still show up as a 4 digit number.
As previously mentioned, you can load up to 32767 bullets per firing
group.
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This is a good "trainer" program for Aces Over Europe. Use it for practice
or when you want to do things such as see how many large bombers you can
take out with 57mm cannons mounted on your ME-262.
As previously stated, this program works by altering the SIM2.DYN file. I
put quite a few checks in AOEASY to ensure that only the ORIGINAL version of
the file is altered. Future versions or patches to Aces Over Europe will
require a new AOEASY if Dynamix changes the contents of SIM2.DYN. In order
to keep a copy of the unaltered SIM2.DYN file, PLEASE BACKUP SIM2.DYN BEFORE
YOU RUN AOEASY. Copy it to any backup name. If AOEASY's data security checks
detect corrupted or unexpected data, the routine will try to stop you from
altering the file. You can force the edits to be done, but you may end up
with a corrupted SIM2.DYN file.
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INSTALLATION
Installation is easy. Just copy AOEASY.EXE, and this text file (if desired)
to your Aces Over Europe directory (\dynamix\aoe, usually). Run AOEASY by
typing the filename, "aoeasy".
Once the routine completes its initial security checks on the SIM2.DYN file,
you will be presented with an aircraft selection menu. Select an aircraft to
alter by entering the menu number and pressing <Ret>. You will then be shown
an itemized list of the aircraft's current gun loadout. Enter the menu item
number of an individual gun group if you wish to change a parameter for the
selected group only, or just enter one of the menu items at the bottom of the
list for changing ALL gun groups. For example, selecting "Alter ALL BULLET
LOADS" will allow you to enter the load for ALL gun groups at the same time.
(Note that the minimum bullet load for any gun group is 1.) Exit back to the
aircraft selection menu and alter another plane if you desire.
When you have finished with all your aircraft alterations, exit AOEASY by
selecting the last item in the aircraft selection menu.
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FINAL COMMENTS
AOEASY was not written to allow one to cheat his/her way through Aces Over
Europe. It is intended as a tool to allow your progression through Aces Over
Europe in a shorter-than-normal time span while still giving you LOTS of
enjoyment and fun with experimentation. Please use it with this attitude in
mind.
If you have any questions or comments concerning this program, or YOU WISH TO
MAKE A DONATION of $5 (please make any checks payable to WAYNE SIKES), please
contact me at:
Wayne Sikes
435 Sego Lily
Bosque Farms, NM 87068
CompuServe: 70733,1562
Phone: (505)-869-3522
Feel free to distribute copies of this program. The only thing I ask is
that you DO NOT MODIFY this text file or the AOEASY.EXE program. When
distributing, PLEASE ALWAYS INCLUDE A COPY OF THIS TEXT FILE ALONG WITH
THE EXECUTABLE. If you include this program in any retail or wholesale
software packages, compilations, libraries, archives, etc. please contact
me. As with all my analysis and engineering software, this program is
copywritten by K & W Computer Works.
Thank you for using AOEASY and enjoy Aces Over Europe!
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