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- SMAP v1.0 [THE ULTIMATE MAP SELECTOR TO USE WITH DUKE NUKEM 3D REGISTRED]
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- LEGAL STUFF (THE USUAL STUFF)
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-
- SMAP is provided as is. The author assumes no liability for
- damages, direct or consquential, which may result from the use
- of this program.
-
- You agree to use this software at your own risks.
-
- Duke Nukem 3D is (c) 3D Realms Entertainment.
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-
-
- INTRODUCTION
- ------------
-
- As you already know it's a real pain to play external .MAP files
- in Duke Nukem 3D. Well you can always use the SETUP.exe and try
- to find the right map that your friend wants to play by browsing
- through the unsorted list of about 40 maps max.
-
- And since those .MAP files are very popular over the internet,
- sometimes you want to try the 50 new ones that came out in the
- day before playing them in dukematch. You can always do a
- "DUKE3D -MAP mymap.map" and have to do this over and over
- because you can only play 1 map at a time.
-
- Finally you can use your favorite text-editor to manually modify
- the USER.CON and see the game crash because your friend didn't
- put the maps in the same order as you did.
-
- I was one of those frustrated player, so that's why I decided to
- write SMAP. I hope that you'll find it useful.
-
-
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- INSTALLATION
- ------------
-
- Put SMAP.exe in your DUKE3D directory.
-
- Do a backup of your USER.CON we never know. There should be no
- problem though.
-
- For registred users: put your keyfile in the same directory.
-
- NOTE: All your .map must be in the DUKE3D directory in order to
- play them, since DUKE3D.exe doesn't support alternate directory
- to play .map from.
-
-
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- HOW TO USE SMAP v1.00
- ---------------------
-
- The screen is splitted in two. The upper part is for browsing through
- the available .MAP files in your directory. The other part shows the
- maps you've selected and the Top 10 List.
-
-
- On the right side you'll see 2 indicators: #MAPS and SYNC#
-
- #MAPS: The number of maps available.
- NOTE: The shareware version of SMAP is limited to 25 maps.
-
- SYNC#: Each selection of maps generate a unique SYNC number. You can use
- this number to see easily if the chosen maps are the same on both
- sides.
-
- NOTE: You CAN'T enter a SYNC number to generate a precise set of
- maps.
-
-
- In SMAP you can use the following keys:
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- .--------------------------.
- |(^) = Top window only |
- |(v) = Bottom window only |
- |(*) = In both windows |
- `--------------------------'
-
- (*) [TAB] : To switch from the top window to the bottom one and vice
- versa.
-
- REMEMBER: keys with this sign : (^) will work in the UPPER window only.
- keys with this sign : (v) will work in the LOWER window only.
-
- (*) [ARROWS] : To move around the maps
-
- (^) [PGUP/PGDN/HOME/END] : Up and Down one page (88 maps) + First and Last
-
- (^) [A to Z / 0 to 9]: To go to the first map that is beginning with
- this letter ex: Pressing 'M' will go to the first
- map beginning with a M.
-
- NOTE: There're maps beginning with some unusuals
- characters like ! and {. You will NOT be able to
- jump to those by pressing their first characters.
-
- (*) [F1] : For help
-
- (*) [F2] : To view to USER.CON file
-
- (*) [F4] : To pick a set of random maps.
- If you have only 10 maps in your directory, the random pick
- will choose all of them. You need at least 33 maps to get a
- random pick of 33 maps. Each map will be choose once.
-
- (*) [F5] : To UPDATE the USER.CON file and quit.
- The user.con will be modified to use the selected maps (those
- in the bottom window). If no map is chosen for a slot
- (ex: E2L3 is left blank), E2L3 will keep the one in the
- previous update.
-
- (*) [F7] : To toggle the ColorBySize mode. With this option on (default)
- you will be able to identify the maps by their size. It's
- easier when you want to play small or big maps. On the right
- of the screen you'll find the meaning of each color.
-
- (^) [F8] : To view the info file that comes with the map. As you know,
- most of the maps come with a .TXT file. If there's a file
- with the same name + .TXT you'll be able to display it by
- pressing this key. Exemple: if MYMAP.TXT exists in the
- current directory, you'll see it by pressing F8 on MYMAP.
-
- NOTE: text files bigger than 64k will not be display. I don't
- think that someone will write something that big anyway.
-
- (*) [F9] : To clear the selected maps of the bottom window.
-
- (*) [ESC] : To quit SMAP without updating the USER.CON
-
- (^) [ENTER/SPACE] : To select a map from the top window. When you choose
- a map, it will find the FIRST available slot in the
- bottom window. You can't select additional maps when
- the bottom window is full (33 maps selected).
-
- (v) [ENTER/SPACE] : To enter manually a map name. This is pretty useful
- when your opponent tells you a list of maps over the
- phone, you can enter them very quickly. Press
- [ENTER] and then write the name. If the name doesn't
- exist you'll hear a BEEP and you'll get a blank
- entry. If it does it'll appear in the current slot.
-
- NOTE: If you press [ENTER] over a slot that contains
- a map, you'll be able to type in a new one. But if
- the map you've just entered doesn't exist, the
- previous one will appear in the current slot.
-
- (v) [DEL] : Remove the map from the current slot.
-
- (*) [ALT]+[1] to [9] : To save a set of maps into the Top 10
-
- In case that you've made a mistake, ex: ALT+1 instead
- of ALT+2, you can do [ESCAPE] + [ENTER] to abort
- and the Top 10 List will no be update.
-
- NOTE: If you press [ENTER] instead of typing a
- name for the Top 10 entry, you will clear the
- bottom window (same as F9). So this way you can
- quickly remove unwanted entry in the Top 10 List.
-
- (*) [SHIFT]+[0] to [9] : To use a set of maps saved from the Top 10 List.
-
- NOTE: This option will clear all selected maps in
- the bottom window, replacing them with the ones
- from the Top 10 entry.
-
- NOTE: [SHIFT][0] will display the original maps
- in the bottom window. Names will be E1L1 to
- E3L11, but the USER.CON will be updated with the
- default PAR TIME, 3DRealms TIME and orignal level
- names like Hollywood Holocaust and so on...
-
- (*) [~] : To use and modify the maps from the USER.CON. You'll be able to
- edit the current selections of maps from the USER.CON. Useful
- for last minute changes.
-
-
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- KNOWN BUGS AND LIMITATIONS
- --------------------------
-
- None that I know of except spelling mistakes and stuff like that
- in this doc.
-
- USER.CON must be < 64k or it will not be updated.
-
- You must have Duke Nukem 3D Registred to use external map files.
-
- If you use maps in slots E1L7 through E1L11, you will NOT be
- able to play them in dukematch or alone with DNSCOTTYxxx. This
- is a bug in Duke Nukem 3D! Maybe it will be fix in the 1.4
- release (I hope).
-
-
- THE FUTURE OF SMAP
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-
- - Mouse support in DOS
- - OS/2 version
-
-
- THANX TO MY BETA TESTERS:
- -------------------------
-
- - Christian Beaulieu
- - Stephane Savard
- - Stephane Leroy
- - Vincent Lapointe
-
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- HOW TO REGISTER
- ---------------
-
- The shareware version of SMAP will display only 25 maps on your
- screen. The registered one will display almost an unlimited
- number of maps (around 5000).
-
- SMAP is ONLY 5$ in canadian OR american currency it doesn't matter.
-
- You're from Canada? Then send 5$can.
- You're from the States or anywhere else? Well send 5$us then.
-
- You will receive your registration key via Email, attach to a
- message. It's about 600bytes big. SO INCLUDE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS.
-
- If you don't have an Email address, you will receive your
- keyfile on a 3.5" disk via snail mail. But it will be an extra
- 2$ for shipping and handling.
-
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- SEND MONEY ORDER OR CHECK. THANK YOU.
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- Name:
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- Address:
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- State/Province:
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- Zip Code:
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- Country:
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- EMAIL:
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- [ ] SMAP registration via Email $ 5.00
- [ ] SMAP registration on a 3.5" disk $ 7.00
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- MONEY ORDER OR CHECK. THANK YOU.
- ^^^^^^^^^^^
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- Send this order form to:
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- Marc Barrette
- c.p. 31043
- 2700 Boul. Laurier
- Ste-Foy, PQ
- G1V 4W6
- Canada
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- CONTACT THE AUTHOR
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-
- - Write to the address above.
-
- - You can contact me via email at:
- barrettm@ift.ulaval.ca
-
- - You'll find the latest update (if any) on my web page:
- http://wwwbacc.ift.ulaval.ca/~barrettm
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