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                DOSRTS Maker by Charlie Wiederhold (c) 1996
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Thank you very much for trying out DOSRTSMaker, the easiest and fastest way
to make an RTS file anywhere. Before you begin, there are a couple of things
you need to know.

The files you should get with this package:

DOSRTS.EXE - The program that serves as the front end for RTSMaker ver 2.0
README.TXT - This info file

Installing DOSRTSMaker:

DOSRTSMaker can reside anywhere on your hard drive that you choose. For
organizational purposes though... most people should put it in it's own
directory: such as C:\DOSRTS or C:\GAMES\DOSRTS. The reason for this is
the only .WAV/.VOC/.RTS files you will have access to are the ones in the
same directory as DOSRTS.EXE. I know this may seem inconvienient, and it
bugged me too for a while. But once I began working with it some, I realized
that it really organized all the files much better that way, and it wasn't
as bad as it seemed. So... in order to create a new RTS file, you need to copy
all the .WAV and .VOC files to the same directory as DOSRTS.EXE. If you want
to unpack a .RTS file, then copy it to the DOSRTS.EXE directory. If you create
a new file... or unpack an existing one, all new files will be placed in the
directory with DOSRTS.EXE.

Secondly, RTSMAKER.EXE must be in the same directory as DOSRTS.EXE also.
RTSMaker version 2.0 is the one this program is designed to work with. You can
use RTSMaker version 1.0 if you want, but the unpacking option will not work.
Also, you can only select .VOC files for use with your new RTS file you are
creating. If you have RTSMaker version 2.0 in the directory with DOSRTS.EXE,
everything should work out just fine, and you are ready to go! RTSMaker
version 2.0 is available from my website, naturally. The address is listed
at the bottom of this message.

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Running DOSRTSMaker
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Just type DOSRTS.EXE at the command prompt in DOS. Yes, this is a DOS based
program, and I like it that way! :^)

Once in DOSRTSMaker... you will have three options:

1) Create a new RTS file
2) Decompile an RTS file
3) Exit DOSRTSMaker

Once in each of these options... a window will pop up with some useful and
helpful information telling you what you need to do. Once you are familiar
with the interface for DOSRTSMaker you will find that you can create and unpack
an RTS file in seconds. Thus... you no longer have to worry about script file,
and all the other stuff that I get tons of email daily asking how to do when
trying to create RTS files. I tried to keep this as simple as possible...
without too much extra options and stuff to get in your way. Please remember,
DOSRTS.EXE does not actually do the work on the RTS files... all it does is
serve as a front end for RTSMAKER.EXE. In order for the unpacking option to
work, you MUST.... I'll repeat this again... MUST have RTSMAKER version 2.0.

As far as the number of files that the program will read... I limited it to
255. If you know much about computers and the way numbers work with them, then
you will know why I chose that number. Perhaps I will be able to allow it to
read more than that in later versions... but if you really have 255+ .WAV/.VOC
files sitting in that directory, then you need to think about doing some house
cleaning.

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Legal Information
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RTSMaker is (c) copyrighted by Apogee/3D Realms.
DOSRTSMaker is (c) copyrighted freeware by Charlie Wiederhold

The authors of DOSRTS.EXE and RTSMAKER.EXE are not resposible for any
damage done to your hardware or software while in use of these programs.

You can find RTSMaker ver 2.0 at almost any Duke Nukem 3D/Rise of the Triad
website. Plus... it can be found at the WiederWeb RTS Archive... naturally.

DOSRTSMaker is FREEWARE. In other words... I am not going to ask you to send
me money just to make myself feel cool, or try to make money. I write software
for other people to use... because A) I want to help make life easier on
everyone B) I love programming... and that is the main reason I do it.

I really feel that people who write programs and want to distribute them to
the public in the form of shareware should NOT ask for money. If you like my
work... then the only pay I would like is for an email telling me so. That in
itself is enough to keep me going, and makes me want to continue programming.
If I wanted money for it... I would go get a job programming for a company.
Instead... while I get my education at The University of Texas at Austin...
I will continue to program for the fun of it.

But... if you actually feel like sending me money... or want to waste your
entire life savings on my humble programming exploits... feel free to. But,
you are going to have to find out my address on your own... because I'm not
going to give it to you. :^P

So there.

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About the author
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My name is... you guessed it... Charlie Wiederhold.
I am a student at The University of Texas at Austin, and am majoring in
Computer Science. I am also in the Longhorn Band, and absolutely love music.
Almost so much that I had chosen to major in it. But I got smart and chose my
current major... and am very happy.

Other software you may have seen by me:

EditCON - Probably my most "famous" so far. It allows you to modify settings
in the .CON files for Duke Nukem 3D. I had many plans for it, but time has
taken it's toll... and I most likely will never work on it again. Oh well...
other people have taken up the slack and are making some very good editors
out there.

ResetCON - Distributed with EditCON ver 2.0... this simple program resets your
.CON files for Duke Nukem 3D to their exact original factory settings.

Episoder - This allows you to create whole new Episodes easily for Duke Nukem
3D with any new .MAP files you have obtained. The first version is rather
simple... after DOSRTSMaker is finally completed and distribution begins, I
am going to go back to work on it to make it more effective and easier to use.

Runduke - A network game launcher designed for The Duke Nukem 3D Rodeo
Shootout, a Duke 3D gaming tournament held monthly in Fort Worth, Texas at
The Rodeo Steakhouse. I help to manage this tournament, and the front end
manager used by this tournament and even on daily playing is Runduke. Someday
I will make it available to the public, but for now it is exclusive to The
Duke Nukem 3D Rodeo Shootout. http://rampages.onramp.net/~bminer/duke/

DOSRTSMaker - Well... this program.

All these programs will soon be available with descriptions via my webpages.

I have also made several levels for Rise of the Triad and Duke Nukem 3D.
You will soon be able to find all these via my webpages also.

Again... thank you for trying my software, and as I said before... a simple
email message is the only thing I would like, if you enjoy using any of
my programs.

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       Author : Charlie Wiederhold
      Student : The University of Texas at Austin - Computer Science
    WiederWeb : http://ccwf.cc.utexas.edu/~wieder/
  RTS Archive : http://ccwf.cc.utexas.edu/~wieder/ROTT/
Rodeo Shootout: http://rampages.onramp.net/~bminer/duke/
       E-Mail : wieder@mail.utexas.edu 
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