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           XCDR X-Wing Collectors CD Custom Mission Support TSR

         Copyright 1994-1995 by Matt E. Hart  CompuServe 75450,3705
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XCDR is a small TSR (9K) which will enable you to use your custom missions
and other customized options with the X-Wing Collectors CD.

No warranty, express or implied, is made as to the usability or safety of
this program.  Use at your own risk.

XCDR is Shareware, and you are encouraged to register it for the small fee
of $10.

Look for XPASS and TPASS, which stuff the passwords into the entry
screens of X-Wing (disk version) and TIE Fighter.  These files can be
distributed because they do not include the passwords -> you must type those
in from your manual.

Also available is X_REMAP which adds various shield and power support
functions via unused keys.

XPASS, TPASS, and X_REMAP are all freeware and are available on CompuServe
in FSFORUM, library 9.

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USAGE METHOD #1
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To use with the X-Wing Collectors CD, create a directory called MISSION
on the root directory of any drive and copy your custom mission files
into it.  Then load XCDR {drive} where {drive} is the disk drive with your
custom missions.

When a custom mission or briefing is found in your \MISSION directory,
you will hear a BEEP.  You should get one BEEP before the briefing indicating
the custom briefing was loaded and more BEEPs when you enter the mission,
indicating the custom mission is loading.

USAGE METHOD #2
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You can also define a text file with the files to substitute and replace.  
To do this, enter the filename to look for and the filename to replace it
with.  The replacement files must exist in the same directory as the text
file.  Included with this version are DARKSQ?.* custom mission files and
the DARKSQ.XCD definition text file.  In it, you'll find the following
information:

DEFECT.XWI      <-- file to replace (TOD1M1 mission file)
DARKSQ1.XWI     <-- file to replace it with (Dark SQ1 mission file)
DEFECT.BRF      <-- file to replace (TOD1M1 briefing file)
DARKSQ1.BRF     <-- file to replace it with (Dark SQ1 briefing file)
ID-RECON.XWI    <-- file to replace (TOD1M2 mission file)
DARKSQ2.XWI     <-- file to replace it with (Dark SQ2 mission file)
ID-RECON.BRF    <-- file to replace (TOD1M2 briefing file)
DARKSQ2.BRF     <-- file to replace it with (Dark SQ2 briefing file)

If you have created a customized starfighter by hacking the BFLIGHT.OVL file,
you can use it by specifying it as a replacement:

BFLIGHT.OVL     <-- original BFLIGHT.OVL file
HACKEDB.OVL     <-- hacked version

NOTE that the BFLIGHT.OVL file included with the X-Wing CD is different than
the diskette version, so a hacked disk version probably won't work with the
CD.

If you encounter any critical problems like lock ups after hearing the BEEP
indicating a file was substituted, a possible problem is a very long mission
directory name, like:

C:\XWINGCD\MISSION\CUSTOM\STUFF

I'm substituting the new file name directly into the data buffer of the
original.  A slight possibility exists that your substitute filename plus
the directory will overwrite critical memory if the original filename is
shorter.  If this occurs, move your custom missions to either the root
directory of a drive or a directory with a smaller name, or use the SUBST
command BEFORE loading XCDR to substitute a drive for the long path.

Please report any problems encountered to:

    Matt E. Hart
    2516 W. Kingsport
    Broken Arrow, OK  74011
    CompuServe : 75450,3705
    Internet : 75450.3705@compuserve.com

Matt "Batman" Hart / Green Five
Operations Officer
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To register XCDR, send $10 U.S. (use the form below) to:

    Matt E. Hart
    2516 W. Kingsport
    Broken Arrow, OK  74011

You can also register XCDR on CompuServe's SWREG forum.  Just type GO SWREG
at any ! prompt.  The XCDR registration ID is 3975.  CompuServe will bill
your account automatically and inform me of the registration.
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           XCDR X-Wing Collectors CD Custom Mission Support TSR
                         Registration Form

[  ]  Send me a disk with the registered version plus your other
      shareware programs!  Enclosed is $10.
[  ]  3.5" Disk   [  ]  5.25" Disk

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Do you also use [  ] X_REMAP  [  ] XPASS  [  ] TPASS ?

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