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============ INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS ============
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If you already know how to install the car, open readme.txd!


NOTE: if you need DMagic1's wheelmod for this
you can get it from Dmagic1's website:
http://dmagic1wheelmod.main-page.com/
or from any major GTA 3/VC site.

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=============== TABLE OF CONTENTS =================
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1. Installation instructions for Vice City
  1.1. Installing mesh and textures (.dff and .txd)
  1.2. Installing car settings
  1.3. Installing collision file (.col)
2. Installation instructions for GTA3
  2.1. Installing mesh (.dff)
  2.2. Installing textures (.txd)
  2.3. Installing car settings
  2.4. Installing collision file (.col)
3. Stuff



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=== 1. Installation instructions for Vice City ====
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You need these programs:

- Notepad (or any other text editor)

- IMG Tool
  you can find it from any major GTA 3/VC site
  (for example: www.theborggaming.com)


If there is a new collision file with the car (.col)
you'll need:

- Steve-M's CollisionFileEditor
  Get it from Steve's homepage:
  http://people.freenet.de/steve-m
  or any other colfile editor (no instructions for
  them here, though)

Of course you can choose not to install the new
collision files but that's not recommended.


NOTE:
REMEMBER TO BACK UP THE ORIGINAL FILES BEFORE INSTALLATION!
And remember to uncheck "read only" for the entire GTA VC
folder and every file in it.


In this little guide I'm using stallion as an example.
The recommended car to replace is in the readme.txd!!!!!!

You don't have to stick with the recommendation
if the car comes with a new collision file and you use it.
In that case you can replace pretty much any car you want!
It's recommended to replace a car which is at least the
same type, though (4-door, 2-door...)


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1.1. Installing mesh and textures (.dff and .txd):
==================================================

1. Open IMG Tool.  Open gta3.img with it.
   (File > Open)
   The gta3.img is located in "GTA VC/models"

2. Back up stallion.dff and stallion.txd by extracting them.
   (Edit > Find / Find Next)
   (Commands > Extract)
   Then delete stallion.dff and stallion.txd from the .img
   (Commands > Delete)

3. Add stallion.dff and stallion.txd from the folder where
   you have unzipped the zip file.
   (Commands > Add)

4. Rebuild the archive.  (IMPORTANT!)
   (Commands > Rebuild Archive)


Done!


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1.2. Installing car settings:
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1. Back up handling.cfg, default.ide and carcols.dat
   They are located in "GTA VC/data"

2. Open handling.cfg in Notepad.  Search for stallion.  Replace the
   line of numbers after "STALLION" line in the readme.txt.
   Be careful not to overwrite the next car's line!

3. Open default.ide in Notepad.  Search for stallion.  Replace the
   two last fields in the line (by default: 253, 0.7) with the numbers
   in the readme.txt.
   (253 is the id number of the wheel and 0.7 is the size of the wheel)

4. Open carcols.dat in Notepad.  Search for stallion.  Replace the
   numbers with the ones in the readme.txt.

Done!


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1.3. Installing collision file (.col):
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1. Back up vehicles.col.
   It's located in "GTA VC/models/coll"

2. Open Steve-M's Collision File Editor.  Load vehicles.col in it.
   (File > Load)

3. Search for stallion and then click it.  Now click "Replace" on the
   right.  (or Coll > Edit > Replace)
   Find and open the colfile that came with the car (something.col)

4. Now you should have a new box titled "Replace Collision Object"
   in front of you.  Select the only item on the list and click
   "Replace".

5. Save.  (File > Save)

Done!
Now you have everything installed!  Just run GTAVC and enjoy!  ;)



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====== 2. Installation instructions for GTA3 ======
===================================================
---------------------------------------------------

You need these programs:

- Notepad (or any other text editor)

- IMG Tool
  you can find it from any major GTA 3/VC site
  (for example: www.theborggaming.com)

If there is a new collision file with the car (.col)
you'll need:

- Steve-M's CollisionFileEditor
  Get it from Steve's homepage:
  http://people.freenet.de/steve-m
  or any other colfile editor (no instructions for
  them here, though)

Of course you can choose not to install the new
collision files but that's not recommended.


NOTE:
REMEMBER TO BACK UP THE ORIGINAL FILES BEFORE INSTALLATION!


In this little guide I'm using stallion as an example.
The recommended car to replace is in the readme.txd!!!!!

You don't have to stick with the recommendation
if the car comes with a new collision file and you use it.
In that case you can replace pretty much any car you want!
It's recommended to replace a car which is at least the
same type, though (4-door, 2-door...)


============================
2.1. Installing mesh (.dff):
============================

1. Open IMG Tool.  Open gta3.img with it.
   (File > Open)
   The gta3.img is located in "GTA3/models"

2. Back up stallion.dff by extracting it.
   (Edit > Find / Find Next)
   (Commands > Extract)
   Then delete stallion.dff from the .img
   (Commands > Delete)

3. Add stallion.dff from the folder where
   you have unzipped the zip file.
   (Commands > Add)
   Then rename it to stallion.dff
   (Commands > Rename)

4. Rebuild the archive.  (IMPORTANT!)
   (Commands > Rebuild Archive)

Done!


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2.2. Installing textures (.txd):
================================

1. Open IMG Tool.  Open txd.img with it.
   (File > Open)
   The txd.img is located in "GTA3/models"

2. Back up stallion.txd by extracting it.
   (Edit > Find / Find Next)
   (Commands > Extract)
   Then delete stallion.txd from the .img
   (Commands > Delete)

3. Add stallion.txd from the folder where
   you have unzipped the zip file.
   (Commands > Add)
   Then rename it to stallion.txd
   (Commands > Rename)

4. Rebuild the archive.  (IMPORTANT!)
   (Commands > Rebuild Archive)

Done!


=============================
2.3. Installing car settings:
=============================

1. Back up handling.cfg, default.ide and carcols.dat
   They are located in "GTA3/data"

2. Open handling.cfg in Notepad.  Search for stallion.  Replace the
   line of numbers after "STALLION" line in the readme.txt.
   Be careful not to overwrite the next car's line!

3. Open default.ide in Notepad.  Search for stallion.  Replace the
   two last fields in the line (by default: 253, 0.7) with the numbers
   in the readme.txt.
   (253 is the id number of the wheel and 0.7 is the size of the wheel)

4. Open carcols.dat in Notepad.  Search for stallion.  Replace the
   numbers with the ones in the readme.txt.

Done!


======================================
2.4. Installing collision file (.col):
======================================

1. Back up vehicles.col.
   It's located in "GTA3/models/coll"

2. Open Steve-M's Collision File Editor.  Load vehicles.col in it.
   (File > Load)

3. Search for stallion and then click it.  Now click "Replace" on the
   right.  (or Coll > Edit > Replace)
   Find and open the colfile that came with the car (something.col)

4. Now you should have a new box titled "Replace Collision Object"
   in front of you.  Select the only item on the list and click
   "Replace".

5. Save.  (File > Save)

Done!
Now you have everything installed!  Just run GTA3 and enjoy!  ;)



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=================== 4. Stuff ======================
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You may upload this to your site if you want but
only if you don't chance the contents of the zip 
file in any way!  And please do send me an e-mail
if you add this to your site!  I insist!  :)

If you want to 
 - modify and release the modified car
 - convert the car to another game
 - make the car a part of some mod
e-mail me and ask for permission first!  I might not
answer in the same day or even in the same week, though.
