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*** READ ME NOW! ***
FALCON 3.0c: WHY THIS STUPID "2.5" RELEASE IS NECESSARY
The latest (released on CIS 27-Feb-92) patch to Falcon 3.0, called
FALCON 3.0c, makes several changes to the campaign file structure.
The problem, from my point of view, is that the bytes controlling
fuel and remaining planes SHIFTED position by two bytes! Thus,
GASUP and Falconer release 2b "Replenish Planes" don't work anymore
in Falcon 3.0c.
Either I could have charged you a combined 65K or so to download
new GASUP and REPLEN programs, or I could do this: that is, pull
the _really_ new stuff out of Falconer Release 3, make a half-*ssed
"2.5" version, and upload that instead, thus at least giving you
the best parts of SMS and YFIF3 in the bargain.
NOW HEAR THIS! NOW HEAR THIS!
This program ONLY WORKS WITH FALCON 3.0c!!! It will _run_ with
Falcon 3.0 and 3.0a... but it will DAMAGE your campaign files.
That isn't a possibility, it's a cold hard fact.
Supposedly FALCNR will check to see if you have FALCON 3.0c
running, and bomb with an error message if you have a previous
version. But I can't guarantee that... don't take a chance!
Check your version!
If you KNOW you have FALCON 3.0C, but for some reason, FALCNR is
still bombing out with the "Not Running Falcon 3.0C" message, start
the program using the command "FALCNR IHAVEC." This will also
work if, in the future, SpecHolo releases a new version which is
compatible with 3.0c campaigns, but makes other changes in the EXE
files. The IHAVEC switch will make it work with such future
versions.
YFIF3 IS DANGEROUS!
There is one file, called PILOT.BIN, which holds 50 pilot faces
that you select from while in F3. YFIF3, the Falconer .PCX file
merger, OVER-WRITES the faces in PILOT.BIN. If you do not back
up your PILOT.BIN file, you will have to REINSTALL F3 if you
want the "stock" faces back.
Falconer release 2.5 searches for a file called PILOT.ABK when
you first run it. If it does not find that file, PILOT.BIN will
be copied over to PILOT.ABK. This pretty much ensures that before
you start twiddling around with YFIF3, a duplicate of your
PILOT.BIN file exists. But you would still be smart to make a
backup yourself.
Falconer release 3 will streamline this, with the ability to
dump faces individually to files and retrieve/merge among multiple
PILOT.BIN type files. However this function isn't tested yet and
therefore is not availabel in release 2.5. So BE CAREFUL! Sorry!
LEGAL MUMBO JUMBO --- REQUIRED READING FOR FALCONER USERS!!!
This program is freeware. It may be copied freely and distributed
as long as it is not modified in any way, and this documentation
file is packaged with the executable program.
No guarantees are made as to the compatibility of this program with
Falcon 3.0c. It has been tested thoroughly, however, remember that
the purpose of this program is to allow you to modify data that
Falcon 3.0c does not want modified! A combination of changes you
engineer via this program could conceivably destabilize a F3
campaign and thence the program, though I believe it is highly
unlikely. It is also possible that future upgrades of F3 may be
incompatible with this program.
But read this carefully and understand it:
THIS PROGRAM ALTERS FALCON 3.0c DATA. ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR SYSTEM OR
FILES, EITHER DIRECT, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL, WILL NOT BE THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE AUTHOR OF "FALCONER." ADDITIONALLY, NO
GUARANTEES ARE MADE CONCERNING SUPPORT OF THIS SOFTWARE. IF YOU
ARE NOT WILLING TO ACCEPT INCIDENTAL RISKS TO YOUR DATA AND CANNOT
ENSURE ITS SAFETY VIA BACKUPS, DO NOT USE THIS PROGRAM!
- Rob Heittman