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** QuakeOn                                          **
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** Windows 95/NT Front End for Quake                **
** http://quakeon.stomped.com                       **
** Version:  1.00                                   **
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**                                                  **
** by Brian Kelly                                   **
** a.k.a. Fragbert <fragbert@stomped.com>           **
**                                                  **
** Additional Support by Greg Bronzert              **
** a.k.a. Hobbes <gbronzer@erols.com>               **
**                                                  **
** Special Thanks To:                               **
** Scott "SysWiz" Andrews <SysWiz@null.net>         **
** Scott "Blecht" Benoit <sbenoit@MNSi.Net>         **
** Sabotage <sabotage@teleport.com>                 **
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** Console Commands by Daniel Rinehart:             **
** www.ccs.neu.edu/home/danielr/quake/console.html  **
**                                                  **
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** Quake is a registered trademark of id Software   **
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** This program is freeware, and may be freely      **
** distributed to your little heart's content.      **
** Just make sure that you distribute all included  **
** files (including this readme file) in their      **
** original, unmodified form.  Thanks!              **
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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- BIG HYPE SECTION
- Description/Features
- Release Notes
- Upgrading QuakeOn
- Installing QuakeOn
- Using QuakeOn
- Uninstalling QuakeOn
- Using QuakeOn
- Final Stuff
- Legal Mumbo-Jumbo

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** LAUNCH QUAKE FROM THE SYSTEM TRAY!                    **
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** GET TIPS FROM HELPING HEAD, THE FRIENDLIEST CHUNK OF  **
** FLESH ON YOUR DESKTOP!                                **
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** CHECK OUT COOL SCREENSHOTS, FEATURES, AND INFO AT:    **
** http://quakeon.stomped.com                            **
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Description/Features
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QuakeOn is a front end for id Software's Quake.  It allows you to
create QuakeSets - named groups of settings for launching Quake.

QuakeOn has the following new and unique (as far as we know) features:

Launch Quake from the System Tray
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If you want, QuakeOn can put the little "Q" icon in your system tray 
(where the clock is).  Then you can go about your business, and when 
you need to play Quake RIGHT NOW, just right-click on the icon.  
You will get a popup menu listing the QuakeSets that you've created.  
Just select one, and you're playing Quake.  And for all you 
Quake-At-Work types (you know who you are), you can change the icon 
and tool tip text so that it looks more... uh... "business focused".

QTray
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QTray is a small utility that can be used in conjunction with QuakeOn, the
Windows-based front end for Quake.  QTray replaces the system tray
functionality of QuakeOn.  QTray performs the same system tray functionality 
as QuakeOn, but it is separate, much smaller, and much faster.  See the
QTRAY.TXT in your QuakeOn directory for more info.

The Helping Head, "The Friendliest Chunk of Flesh on your Desktop"
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Uh... you should prob'ly just download it and see for yourself.  
It's kinda like the Office 97 Assistant. With an attitude.

Great Map Support
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QuakeOn will find all available maps for you, whether they are in PAK files, 
or stand-alone BSP files.  It also gives you the name/message of the 
map (i.e., "<e3m4> Satan's Dark Delight").

Patch Explorer
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The Patch Explorer allows you to examine files in your patch directories.
Get the details of your saved games, hear sounds, browse through pak files
(extract files, too!). You can also create, edit, and view config and other
text files.

Console Help
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Can't remember all those crazy console commands?  Use console help to browse,
search, and filter through the hundreds of powerful commands at your disposal.

Custom Options
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Need an Quake command, but it's not in QuakeOn?  Make it yourself!  With Custom
Options you can create new commands that run in a batch file, config file, or on
the command line.  A simple checkbox dialog allows you to use your options across
different QuakeSets, and QuakeOn will save your choices.

Quake-engine Game Support
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QuakeOn isn't only for Quake!  Use it for Hexen II, or any other Quake engine
game that uses Quake's pak and bsp layout.  QuakeOn now let's you choose the
main data directory for your game, and if the game uses ID's pak file format
QuakeOn will read it.

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Release Notes
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This section was getting huge.  So now the "release notes" (which were always
just my worklog) can now be found in the file worklog.txt, which is patiently
waiting for you in your QuakeOn directory.

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Upgrading QuakeOn
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Due to some changes in .dll files and other support files, you must download
the full version of QuakeOn 1.0.

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Installing QuakeOn
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I was originally planning for QuakeOn to be one of those download the .exe
and then download the support files if you need 'em type thing.  But then
it wouldn't properly register the ActiveX controls, now would it?  And we
can't have that, can we?  Of course not.  Future releases will be available
in full-blown setup programs and friendly, byte-sized patch upgrades.

For now, here's what you do:

Unzip the zip file.  You'll get a self-extracting setup program
("qon_XXXins.exe" where XXX is the version) and this readme file.  Run
"qon_XXXins.exe".  It's a standard InstallShield installation.  You may now
launch QuakeOn!

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Using QuakeOn
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Um... I hope it's really self-explanatory.  The Helping Head will give you a many
useful tips.  If you have any clear, well-thought out questions, please feel 
free to e-mail me.  If you have any dumb-ass questions, please feel free to 
mail Hobbes (let's see if he actually proofs the whole readme file like he's 
supposed to).  Our e-mail addresses appear at the top of this document.

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Uninstalling QuakeOn
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If you need to get QuakeOn off your system, here's what you do:

- Go to the Add/Remove Programs Control Panel
- Select QuakeOn
- Click the Add/Remove button
- You'll need to remove the "quakeon.ini" file from your QuakeOn directory
- If you have time and a decent command of the English language, please
  e-mail me and let me know why QuakeOn wasn't the front end for you.

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Final Stuff
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I can't believe you actually read this far.  Wow.

I hope you like QuakeOn, and I appreciate your feedback.

Thanks for your support,
Brian

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Legal Mumbo-Jumbo
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THIS SOFTWARE AND ACCOMPANYING WRITTEN MATERIALS (INCLUDING INSTRUCTIONS 
FOR USE) ARE PROVIDES "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. FURTHER, 
WE DO NOT WARRANT, GUARANTEE, OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING
THE USE, OR THE RESULTS OF USE, OF THE SOFTWARE OR WRITTEN MATERIALS IN TERMS
OF CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, CURRENTNESS, OR OTHERWISE. THE ENTIRE
RISK AS TO THE RESULTS AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE IS ASSUMED BY YOU. IF
THE SOFTWARE OR WRITTEN MATERIALS ARE DEFECTIVE YOU, AND NOT QUAKEON OR ITS
DEALERS, DISTRIBUTORS, AGENTS, OR EMPLOYEES, ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL
NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR, OR CORRECTION.
  
NEITHER QUAKEON NOR ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THE CREATION, 
PRODUCTION OR DELIVERY OF THIS PRODUCT SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT,
INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF
BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, AND
THE LIKE) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE SUCH PRODUCT EVEN IF
QUAKEON HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
