ACEdit v.1.5 - german version readme file 
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Release date 7 april 1999

Changes:
- Red Label limit corrected 
- Label now in aceditint.txt (german support)
- Defaults2.pcx and defaults3.pcx now without a logo (easy edit new 
  ones)
- small fonts for support long sentences and adjectives



1.INTRODUCTION
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Sorry about this readme file that isn't in german, but our german
is not so good :o)

ACEdit is the best file faction editor for the firaxis game: "Sid
Meier's Aplha Centauri".

Check the ACEdit official site at http://www.sidgames.com/acedit for the latest news

For suggestions and errors mail at anx@sidgames.com



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THE AUTHORS DOES NOT UNDERTAKE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY DAMAGE CAUSED BY THIS PROGRAM. THERE IS ALSO NO GUARANTEE OF AN ERROR FREE PROGRAM EXECUTION.
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- ACEdit can be distribuited as is (with all files, this readme file 
  included, and no modifies on it).
- ACEdit presence in cd-rom compilations or magazines need the  
  authors's autorization (mail at anx@sidgames.com).


2.INSTALL 
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 unzip the files in the SMAC directory

 
(chek if you have the msvbvm50.dll, otherwise the program don't work)


3.INSTRUCTIONS
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- Always backup the original files that you modify. 
- Save your new faction
- Edit the new graphic files that ACEdit create (a message show you      the names of the files to edit) (see notes for more info).
- In the game: in the choose a faction menu, click load and enter your   faction name.
- Enjoy ;o)


4.NOTES
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- The acedit version 1.5 support the limit of changes that SMAC read
  at the beginnig of the game in the faction file. The changes that are
  limited are in red color. The game read only 8 changes of this type.

- If you note misspelling errors in program's labels you can easy 
  correct it: open aceditint.txt and correct it.


5.CREDITS
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- Thanks to Chris Pine FIRAXIS programmer for his suggestions (in 
  particular the exact number and limites of the RED label).

- To Marian of the The Alpha Centauri Zone (mahartel@berlin.snafu.de)
  for the material in german.

- To Dirk Wilkens <dwilkens@muenster.de> for the german version of
  acedit.txt

- To all that sent us suggestions, critics and compliments :o)


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