
			* Tripod Quake v.2.0 * beta

Title    : Tripod Quake v.2.0 beta
Filename : tripod_a.zip
Version  : 2.00 beta
Date     : 29 NOV 97
Authors  : Charles Stevenson and (Super) Dave Penhall
Email    : carlitos@sisna.com
Credits  : Special thanks to iD Software for making another addicting game!
To anyone whose code I thought was cool enough to include. And to Terminal 
Velocity the movie for giving Dave and I a cool phrase which turned into
just plain Tripod.

Type of Mod
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QuakeC   : yes
Sound    : yes 
MDL      : yes 

Format of QuakeC
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Unified diff: no
.txt files: no
Context diff: no
.qc files: yes 
.pak file: no

Description of the Modification
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Tripod Quake combines several of the coolest quakec mods and some new 
graphics into one kickass patch! Play the game to see more!

Features:
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o Pipe Bombs (type "[" to throw one or many out and "]" to detonate)
o Super Weapons (use weapons as before)
o Proximity Mines (type "p" to throw)
o Atomic Bomb (type "b"...wait...Gibs!)
o Grappling Hook (hit "1" twice)
o Fragmentary Grenades (type "f")

How to Install Tripod Quake
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Create a subdirectory named tripod in your registered Quake directory, 
unzip the archive with the directory structure restored into it, then
start playing Quake Plus with: Quake -game tripod
When using the patch on level addons presented as pak files make sure
that there are no overlapping resources like progs.dat in the pak!

Technical Details
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Bla bla bla.

Version history:
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2.0 First Public Release!
1.9 and previous versions were similar, just tweaked a few things, fixed
the proximity mines so they don't attack and kill you anymore. Added some
new graphics and recorded some demos. Made a config file and wrote this 
read me file.

Author Information
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Charles Stevenson: 19 year old male, attending New Mexico Militar Institute.
Has been programming since 3rd grade and the Apple ][e.  Loves Quake. Hexen,
and Hexen ][ suck. Will be commissioned into the U.S. Army as a second 
lieutenant in May.  Plans to make a game to surpass all others... some day.

Dave Penhall: 19 year old male, attending Colorado State University. Loves
Quake.  Hates Hexen also.  Liked Heretic though (HINT to iD). Likes a good
woman and a good cigar.

Copyright and Distribution Permissions
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Authors MAY use these modifications as a basis for other publically 
available work.

You may distribute this Quake modification in any electronic format as 
long as this description file remains intact and unmodified and is 
retained along with all of the files in the archive.

Availability
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This modification is available from the following places:

ftp.cdrom.com://pub/idgames2/quakec/compilations/tripod_a.zip
http;//www.sisna.com/users/carlitos/tripod_a.zip