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- QMapHack v1.11
- This is a set of QUAKE editing utilities devloped by myself, Rob Shields,
- and two of my friends, Andrew Gilpin adn Tim Daoust. These utilities are
- still in their preliminary testing state, but should work.
- I would reccomend obtaining a copy of the Unofficial Quake Specs v3.1
- before using these utilities. I cannot begin to explain the BSP tree here,
- so that document will be very helpful.
- DECON.EXE is used to split the .BSP file into a set of .TXT files, two
- .BIN files, two .LST files, and several .MIP files. All but the .BIN and
- .MIP can be edited by the use of a text editor. The .BIN files are only
- necessary as filler in the reconstruction, and will not be present in later
- versions. We are currently working on a .BMP to .MIP convertor, that should
- be finished in a few days. DECON takes the filename with complete path as a
- command line parameter.
- RECON.EXE takes the files created by DECON and forms a .BSP file from
- them. Before using RECON, modify the text files as you wish, but please
- change only the numerical entries. RECON does not calculate the BSP tree yet,
- so you will have to do so in the TXT files. RECON takes the complete path of
- the directory created by DECON as a command line paramater.
- MIP2BMP.EXE takes a .MIP texture file created by DECON and generates a
- bitmap (.BMP) file from it. It takes the filename of the .MIP with complete
- path as a command line parameter. The file QUAKE.PAL must be present in the
- directory that MIP2BMP is located in. We will soon have BMP2MIP working,
- which will convert BMP's back into MIP's. This should be included in the next
- version.
- We are also working on a utility to edit the sprite (.SPR) files.
- Once again, this should be ready by the release of the next version.
- If an error occurs that either RECON or DECON cannot handle yet, a message
- will appear giving you an error code. When this happens, please record the
- number and send it in a message to rshields@eve.net
- ***We are not responsible for any damages resulting from the use or misuse
- of these utilities. These may be distributed freely, as long as this text
- file accompanies it.***
- For notification of later versions, please send E-MAIL to either
- rshields@eve.net, agilpin@eve.net, or retri@nether.net.
-
- Please send information of any bugs to the above addresses as well.
- Thank you!
-