AutoBot
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Windows 95/98/NT Front End for Ace 007.

Official homepage at http://www.telefragged.com/autobot/        

  A U T O  B O T  
  F O R   A C E

	by 

Nick Ryan *All Autobot for Ace queries*
<evilnick@telefragged.com> 

  A U T O B O T 
       I S      
	
Nick Ryan & Anthony Wheeler 1998

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** Quake 2 is a registered trademark of id Software **
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** This program is freeware, and may be freely      **
** distributed freely.                              **
** Just make sure that you distribute all included  **
** files (including this readme file) in their      **
** original, unmodified form.                       **
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** If you want to put AutoBot on any media for      ** 
** commerical purposes you *MUST* get our written   ** 
** permission first.                                **                   
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******************** Quick Start *********************
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* Unzip into a directory. Launch AutoBot by double   *  
* clicking on its icon. Enter your Quake 2 dir path. *
* Select the options you want & click Launch         *
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* Easy Huh!                                          *
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Description/Features
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AutoBot for Ace is a Quake 2 Bot launcher that gives you total control over Ace 007

You can

* Spawn X number of bots.
* Fully customise all aspects of the bots, ie name, skill, sex, model, ctf team
* Supports custom skins
* Supports custom models
* Supports both custom dm maps and custom ctf maps
* Choose normal maps or custom maps
* Use DM flags, time limits, frag limits
* Enable viewable weapons
* Enable ctf (You must copy the pak0.pak to your ace directory)
* Supports Loki's Minions Capture the Flag 3.0 (You must copy pak4.pak & pak5.pak to your ace   directory)
* Enable botbrain
* Enable debug mode
* Allow you to spawn specific bots
* In fact you can do everything that Ace supports!


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Installing AutoBot
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Installing AutoBot is easy. It requires no additional files (other than Quake 2 & Ace bot). Just unzip and launch. 


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Uninstalling AutoBot
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Just delete the AutoBot executable. No fuss. No mess.

If you wish to completely delete the program access the registry and delete the key CURRENTUSER\SOFTWARE\AUTOBOT.


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Using AutoBot
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AutoBot is expecting AceBot to be installed in a directory called 'Ace' within Quake2's folder.

Most of the features in AutoBot should be self explanatory and there are cool tool tips if you need anymore help.


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Things changed
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V2.5 Added a whole host of cosmetic changes including a trayicon & new about screen :)
V2.3 Cleaned up a couple more minor bugs. Added support for custom models and custom ctf maps. Also changed the bot file from bottemp.cfg to bots.cfg.
V2. Cleaned up a couple of minor bugs. Added full support for Ace 007. Not Released
V1. Inital version for Ace 0.06b.


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Legal stuff
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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 AUTOBOT OR ITS PROGRAMMERS DEALERS, DISTRIBUTORS, AGENTS, OR EMPLOYEES, ASSUME THE PART OR ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR, OR CORRECTION.
  
NEITHER AUTOBOT 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 THE AUTOBOT TEAM HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. BY USING AUTOBOT YOU AGREE TO THE ABOVE.

Phew!