Introduction
This program is able to change certain files
that Grand Theft Auto uses, to add/remove/repositon cars. I created it
after everybody was asking for an editor, and although this does not edit
the actual scenery itself, nor is it currently at a stage I am happy with,
the game and be changed incredibly. Some knowledge of the game is helpful,
yet little else is needed. This version (0.1) only allows editing the cars
for the first level of the game, Liberty City : Gangsta Bang, so it can
be used with the demos available as well as the full game.
Installation
After downloading the zip, extract all the files
in to a temporary folder and run the setup program. REMEMBER:
The program needs to be placed in the "gta\gtadata" folder for it
to edit the mission.ini file.
How To Change Your First Car
First, do a search for your starting point in
the game, "PLAYER". When this is found, there should be a line near by
with "PARKED" in it. Notice how the co-ordinates (the (x,y,z) part) for
the "PLAYER" and "PARKED" are very similar (105,119,4 for the "PLAYER").
Highlight the "PARKED", select a new car type e.g. Counthash, change the
line and save it all. That's all there is to it, just run the game, start
up the first Liberty City level and you should find you have a Counthash
car to start off with.
What Things Do What
Menus
File:
Save - Saves the mission.ini
file.
Exit - Exit the program.
Search:
Find - Enter a string to find
the the available list of objects.
View:
Map - View a map of Liberty
City, with the position of all the "PARKED" cars shown.
Help:
Readme - View this readme
file.
About - About the program.
Buttons And Boxes
Main Box - Select a "DUMMY" or "PARKED" line
to edit.
Xpos - Enter the new X co-ordinate for this object
(<256).
Ypos - Enter the new Y co-ordinate for this object
(<256).
Action - Change the action of this object e.g.
"DUMMY" to "PARKED" or "PARKED" to "DUMMY".
Type - For "PARKED", change the type of vehicle
e.g. TANK or Boat.
Preview Line - Shows a preview what what
the line is about to be changed to.
Change - Change the selected line to that in
the Preview box.
Bugs And Stuff
In the unlikely event that you come across a
problem with the program (Unlikely as I must have put all of 2 hours work
in to finding bugs!) you can mail me at gavin.rudd@virgin.net
and please specify how it happened, describing what process you went through
to create the bug.
Dont forget to visit http://freespace.virgin.net/gavin.rudd/,
the GTAed home, for info on updates.
Credits and Thanks:
Gavin "Ringo" Rudd (Me!)
DMA for creating the game.
BMG for publishing the game.
Michael Mendelsohn for the cars list.
Schu for a great news page.