Included in this folder is a patching application by the name of "More Leyte Missiles 1.0".
This application will patch the "Leyte Gulf" application version 1.0 so the pilot may fire fourty (40) missiles. NOTE : This does NOT mean you can fire missiles 40 times, since missiles are fired in pairs of two. What it does mean is that you can fire missiles in pairs of two 20 times, making for a total of 40 missiles.
The patch does the following :
it replaces (in hex, obviously) 48E7 0080 7006 with 48E7 0080 7028
Notice that the last two digits in each sequence (the 06 and 28) represent how many missiles the Hellcat will start out with. You may replace those with any value up to FF, for a maximum of 255 missiles, but beware of the following:
Going over 50 (32 in hex) missiles adds so much weight to the Hellcat that it can barely
take off. By giving the Hellcat 40 missiles, I have made take off very slightly more difficult, since your plane's initial weight is slightly larger than with 6 missiles. Interestingly, by the time you have shot all 40 missiles, your weight is very low and you can fly very fast.
ALSO, AND VERY IMPORTANTLY : To make this patch work, you MUST have the
"Rockets(6)" option turned off by default {that is to say, when you first start up Leyte Gulf your "Hellcats Preferences" (in System Folder) indicated that you wanted this option turned off}]. Then, turn the option back on before you play the mission. Your display will initally look as if you have no missiles, but you will actually have 40!
Take care, and PLEASE E-Mail me any bug reports, other patch info, etc.. concerning this or any other Hellcats software. I would like to see a patch that does not allow your plane's weight to change, allow infinite missiles, allow infinite bombs, allow infinite fuel, and infinie bullets. Please give me any information that may help me develop such a patch.
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