AEC Driveable Vehicle Set (WWI GP Pre-release Beta 051229) Thank you for downloading! You have just downloaded a set of two WWI Drivable vehicles for SDOE. Known as the AEC Series, the vehicles you downloaded come in two versions; Civil Bus and Anti-Aircraft. Each vehicle is independant of the other meaning you can customize each one seperately if you like. These drivable vehicles were my first for WWI-era SDOE, however have now been re-released completely revamped to a much higher standard. Please note that this vehicle set is still marked as BETA, although I believe they are currently at quite a high standard of completion; they have been released now so I may receive any feedback on them from the community as to how they could be better improved before I include them in the ***WWI Ground Pack*** (aka WWI GP) I am working on. These vehicles come with realistic handling and damage models. Crews can be shot, they will die if the vehicles tip over, engines can get damaged, radiators can spring leaks, engine oil pans get shot off, leaking oil and eventually dying. Have fun. :) Both vehicles come with their own Training (not finished) and Hangar missions, GUI information (not finished), loadouts and GUI images (not finished) in the Hangar section of SDOE. Please see the Hangar section of SDOE for more information regarding these vehicles. ------------------ SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: ------------------ SDOE SDOE Patch 1.6.0.6 Prefer: Somme Terrain Latest WWI PlanePacks and any patches ------------------ INSTALLATION: ------------------ Copy the "media" folder unzipped with this download and paste it over your existing "media" folder in SDOE's install directory. No existing files will be overwritten. ***IMPORTANT!*** To enable the animated ammo belts on the AEC AA, please add the following to your "keyboard.inp" file in your patch SDOE directory: cmdFireGuns = Bounce Space | Bounce MouseButton0 | Bounce JoystickButton1 This is an option, however, if you don't add the above lines, your ammo belts will not animate, they will be static. If you use different keys or buttons to fire in SDOE, please modify them in the command line above. You should set the command keys or buttons above to whatever button or key you use to fire in SDOE. Most people use button 1 on their joystick so this is what it is setup as by default. You can change it to another button though. Example: Bounce JoystickButton2, or Bounce JoystickButton3 Feel free to contact me if you run into problems getting the belts to animate. ------------------ KNOWN ISSUES/BUGS: ------------------ - Both vehicle's Oil pressure and Radiator temp. warning lights on dashboard are currently inoperative. You'll have to keep an eye out for any oil or water leaks for now to let yourself know if there's any problems. Vehicle DM is FULLY OPERATIONAL. - Vehicles tip over too easily? To keep things under control, please make any sharp turns UNDER 10 MPH for now; the safe zone for handling is highlighted in green on the AEC AA's speedo but not the Bus. I will attempt to make the vehicles more user-friendly in this way possibly later down the track before WWI GP release. Let me know how you guys get on for now though. - Vehicles will continue to drive forward even after tipping over. I'm afraid this maybe a limitation of Openplane as the vehicles actually powered by props and not by their wheels. Anything else, PLEASE LET ME KNOW! Thanks. ------------------ CREDITS: ------------------ Scorpion Rouge - Original idea for the vehicles and their original 3D models, most of which have been re-done by me now however. Ronin - The vickers machine guns seen on the AA AEC, slightly 'cut-down' visually by me to save polys/improve performance. ArgonV - For giving me some helpful feedback on these vehicles. Harman_5 - Complete REVAMP for 2006 and everything else :) You can email me if you have any comments or questions regarding these vehicles: Harman_5@iinet.net.au Remember to visit Harman Motor Works! (HMW). If it's driveable and it's SDOE, it's here! http://www.harmanmotorworks.com ------------------ COMING SOON: ------------------ Stay tuned for a complete overhaul of the following vehicles as already released in the past, these will be revamped as this AEC series has, and they will all be packaged and released in a WWI Ground Pack! The WWI GP will contain SEVEN vehicles as of writing this. Visit HMW regularly for updates! 1 -AEC Bus - Beta release 2 -AEC AA - Beta release 3 -Austin MKII - Revamp to commence shortly... 4 -FT17 - Not started 5 -British MkIV - Not started 6 -St Chamond - Not started 7 -A7V - Not started ------------------ LEGAL: ------------------ PLEASE DO NOT ASK ACTIVISION OR PARSOFT FOR SUPPORT, HELP OR ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THIS ADD-ON. THIS IS A THIRD-PARTY ADD-ON NOT SUPPORTED BY THE SAID COMPANIES AND I HAVE NO AFFILIATION WITH THEM. IF YOU REQUIRE SUPPORT, INFORMATION OR HELP REGARDING THIS ADD-ON, PLEASE EMAIL ME AT THE ADDRESS ABOVE. AEC Series drivable WWI vehicles, WWI GP Pre-release beta 051229 Harman_5 1st January 2006