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IGEDIT v1.36 Documentation
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Please take a few moments to read this small document, it may
save you hours of frustration later on...
SHAREWARE Version
-----------------
This program is Shareware. After 30 days of trial use you
should register. It is only $5.00 and with registration you
will get to edit ALL the units and be able to PRODUCE as many
Leviathans as you wish, plus access 2 other special addon
modules! (* when available)
REGISTRATION
------------
Send a money order (sorry, no checks) for $5.00 US funds
made out to "David Scouten" to the address listed below.
If you have a valid e-mail address (I will check) I will
send you the registered version upon reciept of your
payment or add $2.00 shipping and I will snail-mail it
to you.
INSTALLATION
------------
Just copy IGEDIT.EXE, IGEDIT.RES, and IGEDIT.ICO (if you want
the cute windows icon) to your Imperium Galactica directory
(usually C:\IMPERIUM) and run it. It's that simple!
If you need help, just click on the INFO button in the HELP
menu of IGEDIT. This will explain everything you need to know.
It's really very easy and straight forward to use.
Please note: Since IGEDIT looks for the savegames in the
\IMPERIUM\SAVE directory make sure IGEDIT is installed into
your \IMPERIUM directory or the editor will complain it
can't find your savegame file(s).
In case you didn't already know this, at the title screen you
can hit escape to cancel the title stuff and go to the loading
savegame screen.
ABOUT IGEDIT
------------
There a couple of things I want to make clear about the editor
in case you ask questions later.
1] Units that are available (or WILL be available after
researching) for editing at that rank appear in BLUE.
If a unit is RED then it is unavailable. IGedit will
only MAX units (shareware/registered) that are
available for that specific rank, all others (RED)
will be ignored. You can only MAX out units ONCE
per rank.
2] Unit/building development requires that you must have
a given amount of either Civilian, Mechanic, Computer,
A.I., or Military development centers to research a
particular unit/building. IGedit makes it possible
for you to research units/buildings (yes, you STILL
have to research them) without building any of these
centers on any planet. This effectively lets you
research everything available at that rank. Consider
the following:
1] You can theoretically research EVERYTHING at a
particular rank with no research centers at all.
2] You can place other units on planets that otherwise
would be occupied by a research center. (Instead of
building a AI research center build another barracks)
3] Since the editor can edit money and you can have as
much as you want (up to 99,999,999) you can place whatever
buildings you need on your starting colonies at the very
start, as well as repair any ones that may be damaged.
4] Since you can also edit unit amounts (registered only)
or max (shareware/registered) them to a preset amount
(999), you do not have to build weapon, equipment, or
spaceship factories. Again, you can place other buildings
instead. Of course since you can only MAX out units ONCE
per rank, if you run out of a type of unit you might
have to start building factories to get more of that
particular unit.
5] Everything can be researched (units and buildings) by
pressing RESRCH in the SPECL menu for that rank. You
may need to press MAXALL again to update the new units
to 999. Be warned, if you don't press SAVE on the OPTIONS
menu your changes will NOT be saved to your savegame!
The editor doesn't NEED to do anymore than this. It is virtually
IMPOSSIBLE to lose with what this editor can do with a savegame
the way it is. You need to pass time during the game anyway to
proceed through the ranks, the editor justs gives you that edge
to get things done a little faster.
MENU CONTROL
------------
1st Menu dropdown
-----------------
HELP - brings up info on the hotkeys and some tips and
information.
WIN95 - info on how to run IGedit under Windows 95.
ABOUT - a little title button that displays the version
number and who created/coded IGedit.
UNLCK - Unlocks the registered features in the shareware
version.
2nd Menu dropdown
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ENABLE - this function lets you enable the production of
the Thorin (or Leviathan) flagship. (Registered)
DSABLE - this function lets you disable the production of
the Thorin (or Leviathan) flagship. (Registered)
RESRCH - Completes the research of all units and buildings
at the current rank starting with Commander. (You
CANNOT use this option until you reach Commander rank)
3rd Menu dropdown
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UNITS - this option lets you edit units on an individual
basis adding/subtracting amounts as needed. Cost
of each unit is also added/subtracted from total
amount of money. If you run out of money (which
is likely, but highly improbable) you will not be
able to add any more units. On the other hand, if
you happen to run out of the current unit you are
editing, you will not gain cash either. (Registered)
MAXALL - This maxxes units at the current rank to a preset
amount (999) and money. (based on rank)
4th Menu dropdown
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MODUL1 - (to be announced - for all users, FREE!)
MODUL2 - (to be announced - for Registered users)
MODUL3 - (to be announced - for Registered users)
PLEASE NOTE: You do NOT need the modules to run IGedit. They
are just "addons" and do not interfere with the
editors operation.
5th Menu dropdown
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LOAD - Lets you load in a new samegame for editing.
SAVE - In order for IGedit to save the changes to your
savegame, you must press this.
RUNIG - Does just that. Shells-out to DOS, runs IG, then after
you quit IG, exits back to IGedit.
QUIT - Quit the editor and exit to DOS/WIN95.
SUGGESTIONS
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If you can think of anything I can add to the editor to make it
better, than by all means let me know (other than changing rank
up or down, this is trickier than you think.) E-mail me at the
address below.
Report suggestions to:
David Scouten
161 Lincoln Street
Hornell, NY 14843
(607) 324-7084
or...
E-mail: zonemast@servtech.com
bambino@vivanet.com
Leave a message to me, ZoneMaster, I will get back to you
if I like your suggestions or a reply is necessary.
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS:
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Q: What DOES the editor do right now?
A: -It maxxes units to 999 at the current rank.
-Can edit units up to 9999 individually if you register.
-It lets you edit your money if you register.
-Gives you all units/buildings fully researched at a
given rank.
-Can let you build the Leviathan if you register.
-Updates your money based on your current rank. (This
works when you choose MAXALL from the menu)
-When completed, let you use 3 different modules that
enchance IGedits functionality.
(1st module will be included with the Shareware version
when it is available for FREE!)
Q: What DOESN'T the editor do right now?
A: Well....it does everything I intended it to do NOW.
If you got some suggestions, I'd be more than happy
to hear them. It doesn't let you edit ships weapons
(i.e. 100 meson guns, or unlimited Bomb v1.0)
Q: Why can't I just research everything at the start of
the game?
A: This will MOST definitely cause problems with your
savegame, just wait to you reach Commander status
and then use the menu option RESRCH. Since IG is
setup in such a way as the 1st 2 ranks are scripted
(in otherwords things happen EXACTLY the same every
time) you MUST wait till you reach Commander rank
to use the RESRCH option or it will throw the game
out of whack (so to speak). The last 3 ranks are NOT
scripted (they are random) and you will not get the
same results every time you play, so I've heard.
Q: When I try to MAX out my units (again) it says I
can't, why?
A: Well if you maxxed them out once already that rank
you can't do it again until you gain a rank. (If
you register you can give yourself as many units
as you want. hint, hint) Otherwise build some
factories and start producing. :)
Q: If I register IGedit will I get free upgrades? You
seem to be adding new stuff everytime I turnaround. :)
A: Yep, you register one time $5.00 and one time only
and yer set for life.
* The 1st module will be available as a direct download from when cheats
page for all users when it is made available. I am in the process of
developing these and am trying to come up with some new ideas to enhance
IGedit's functionality. The other two (2) modules will only be available
to registered users of IGedit.
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