1976 Pontiac Trans Am (v2.0)
for GTA: Vice City and GTA3

Created by: Juha "Turpuli" Laaksonen
e-mail: turpuli@hotmail.com or turpuli@mbnet.fi
website: http://storm.prohosting.com/turpuli/index.html
	 http://koti.mbnet.fi/turpuli  (in finnish!)

Vice City handling by: Cerbera
e-mail: cerbera@paridisonet.com 
website: http://cerbera.daves-hosting.co.uk/index.html

Release date: 26th July 2004


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============ INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS ============
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If you already know how to install the car, open readme.txd!


NOTE: you need DMagic1's wheelmod for this!
You can get it from Dmagic1's website:
http://dmagic1wheelmod.main-page.com/
or from any major GTA 3/VC site.

Recommended cars to replace:
in GTA3: banshee
in Vice City: pheonix

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=============== TABLE OF CONTENTS =================
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1. Car settings
  1.1. For Vice City
  1.2. For GTA3
2. Installation instructions for Vice City
  2.1. Installing mesh and textures (.dff and .txd)
  2.2. Installing car settings
  2.3. Installing collision file (.col)
3. Installation instructions for GTA3
  3.1. Installing mesh (.dff)
  3.2. Installing textures (.txd)
  3.3. Installing car settings
  3.4. Installing collision file (.col)
4. Stuff



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=============== 1. Car settings ===================
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1.1. FOR VICE CITY:
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handling.cfg:

Cerbera's handling:
1600.0 1.8 4.5 1.4 0.0 -0.03 0.25 70 0.75 0.65 0.49 5 280.0 23.0 R P 4.1 0.65 0 22.5 1.15 0.07 0.35 0.60 45000 0.25 -0.15 0.5 0.3 400901 1 0


default.ide:

The last two fields:  249, 0.72


carcols.dat:

75,75, 28,75, 49,75, 55,75, 17,75, 35,75



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1.2. FOR GTA3:
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handling.cfg:

1500.0 2.3 4.5 1.6 0.0 -0.08 0.18 70  0.80 0.72 0.48 5 250.0 30.0 R P 5.1  0.52	0 23.0  1.0 0.08 0.1 0.7  45000 0.15 -0.13 0.5  0102		1  0



default.ide:

The last two fields:  089, 0.73



carcols.dat:

75,75, 28,75, 49,75, 55,75, 17,75, 35,75



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=== 2. Installation instructions for Vice City ====
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You need these programs:

- Notepad (or any other text editor)

- IMG Tool
  you can find it from any major GTA 3/VC site
  (for example: gta-action.com, www.theborggaming.com)

- Steve-M's CollisionFileEditor
  Get it from Steve's homepage:
  http://people.freenet.de/steve-m
  or any other colfile editor (no instructions for
  them here, though)

Of course you can choose not to install the new
collision files but that's not recommended.
If you choose not to install the collision file
I recommend replacing the pheonix.


NOTE:
REMEMBER TO BACK UP THE ORIGINAL FILES BEFORE INSTALLATION!
And remember to uncheck "read only" for the entire GTA VC
folder and every file in it.


In this little guide I'm using Stallion as an example.
You don't have to replace stallion if you don't want to.
You can replace any (preferably 2-door, non-convertible)
car with this if you use the new collision file!


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2.1. Installing mesh and textures (.dff and .txd):
==================================================

1. Open IMG Tool.  Open gta3.img with it.
   (File > Open)
   The gta3.img is located in "GTA VC/models"

2. Back up pheonix.dff and pheonix.txd by extracting them.
   (Edit > Find / Find Next)
   (Commands > Extract)
   Then delete pheonix.dff and pheonix.txd from the .img
   (Commands > Delete)

3. Add 76ta.dff and 76ta.txd.
   (Commands > Add)

4. Rename the 76ta.dff to pheonix.dff and 
   76ta.txd to pheonix.txd.

Done!


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2.2. Installing car settings:
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1. Back up handling.cfg, default.ide and carcols.dat
   They are located in "GTA VC/data"

2. Open handling.cfg in Notepad.  Search for pheonix.  Replace the
   line of numbers between words "PHEONIX" and "WALTON" with the
   line above.  (look at 1. Car settings > GTA VC > handling.cfg)

3. Open default.ide in Notepad.  Search for pheonix.  Replace the
   two last fields in the line (by default: 250, 0.74) with these:
   249, 0,72
   (249 is the id number of the wheel and 0,72 is the size of the wheel)

4. Open carcols.dat in Notepad.  Search for pheonix.  Replace the
   numbers with these: 75,75, 28,75, 49,75, 55,75, 17,75, 35,75

Done!


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2.3. Installing collision file (.col):
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1. Back up vehicles.col.
   It's located in "GTA VC/models/coll"

2. Open Steve-M's Collision File Editor.  Load vehicles.col in it.
   (File > Load)

3. Search for pheonix and then click it.  Now click "Replace" on the
   right.  (or Coll > Edit > Replace)
   Find and open stangcol.col.

4. Now you should have a new box titled "Replace Collision Object"
   in front of you.  Select the only item on the list and click
   "Replace".

5. Save.  (File > Save)

Done!
Now you have everything installed!  Just run GTAVC and enjoy!  ;)



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====== 3. Installation instructions for GTA3 ======
===================================================
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You need these programs:

- Notepad (or any other text editor)

- IMG Tool
  you can find it from any major GTA 3/VC site
  (for example: gta-action.com, www.theborggaming.com)

- Steve-M's CollisionFileEditor
  Get it from Steve's homepage:
  http://people.freenet.de/steve-m
  or any other colfile editor (no instructions for
  them here, though)

Of course you can choose not to install the new
collision files but that's not recommended.


NOTE:
REMEMBER TO BACK UP THE ORIGINAL FILES BEFORE INSTALLATION!


In this little guide I'm using banshee as an example.
You don't have to replace banshee if you don't want to.
You can replace any 2-door car with this if you use the
new collision file!


============================
3.1. Installing mesh (.dff):
============================

1. Open IMG Tool.  Open gta3.img with it.
   (File > Open)
   The gta3.img is located in "GTA3/models"

2. Back up banshee.dff by extracting it.
   (Edit > Find / Find Next)
   (Commands > Extract)
   Then delete banshee.dff from the .img
   (Commands > Delete)

3. Add 76ta.dff.
   (Commands > Add)

4. Rename the 76ta.dff to banshee.dff

Done!


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3.2. Installing textures (.txd):
================================

1. Open IMG Tool.  Open txd.img with it.
   (File > Open)
   The txd.img is located in "GTA3/models"

2. Back up banshee.txd by extracting it.
   (Edit > Find / Find Next)
   (Commands > Extract)
   Then delete banshee.txd from the .img
   (Commands > Delete)

3. Add 76ta.txd.
   (Commands > Add)

4. Rename the 76ta.txd to banshee.txd

Done!


=============================
3.3. Installing car settings:
=============================

1. Back up handling.cfg, default.ide and carcols.dat
   They are located in "GTA3/data"

2. Open handling.cfg in Notepad.  Search for banshee.  Replace the
   line of numbers between words "BANSHEE" and "PREDATOR" with the
   line above.  (look at 1. Car settings > for GTA3 > handling.cfg)

3. Open default.ide in Notepad.  Search for banshee.  Replace the
   two last fields in the line (by default: 160, 0.7) with these:
   089, 0,73
   (089 is the id number of the wheel and 0,73 is the size of the wheel)

4. Open carcols.dat in Notepad.  Search for Stallion.  Replace the
   numbers with these: 75,75, 28,75, 49,75, 55,75, 17,75, 35,75

Done!


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3.4. Installing collision file (.col):
======================================

1. Back up vehicles.col.
   It's located in "GTA3/models/coll"

2. Open Steve-M's Collision File Editor.  Load vehicles.col in it.
   (File > Load)

3. Search for banshee and then click it.  Now click "Replace" on the
   right.  (or Coll > Edit > Replace)
   Find and open stangcol.col.

4. Now you should have a new box titled "Replace Collision Object"
   in front of you.  Select the only item on the list and click
   "Replace".

5. Save.  (File > Save)

Done!
Now you have everything installed!  Just run GTA3 and enjoy!  ;)



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=================== 4. Stuff ======================
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You may upload this to your site if you want but
only if you don't chance the contents of the zip 
file in any way!  And please do send me an e-mail
if you add this to your site!  I insist!  :)

If you want to 
 - modify and release the modified car
 - convert the car to another game
 - make the car a part of some mod
e-mail me and ask for permission first!  I might not
answer in the same day or even in the same week, though.
