Title    : Extra Weapons Modular System
Filename : eweapon1.zip
Version  : 1.00
Date     : 96/8/29 (pref. international date format, yy/mm/dd)
Author   : Jeff Epler
Email    : jepler@inetnebr.com
Credits  : ddt for the Linux version of quake
           all the people not too dumb to be able to use patches


Type of Mod
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Quake C  : yes
Sound    : no
MDL      : no

Source Included :  yes (unified diff of qc code, plus ANSI C source)


Description of the Modification
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A system for installing arbitrary new impulses and weapons modularly.
Includes a sample replica of the nailgun, an ugly looking flame weapon
and a lightning bolt like the wizard's weapon in hexen.

Impulses as shipped are:
	if (self.impulse == 12) EW_TemplateImpulse(); // nailgun
	if (self.impulse == 13) EW_LBoltImpulse();
	if (self.impulse == 14) EW_FlameImpulse();

How to Install the Modification
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First, expand the .zip and apply the patch as described in howpatch.txt.
Then, you need to use (hopefully) any ANSI C compiler to compile the
"mkimpulses" program, then follow the directions outlined in w-template.qc
to add new weapons and finally compile your qc mod.  Of course, people need
to release their weapons in extraweapon format. 


Technical Details
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You'll need to compile the mkimpulse.c program yourself.  *I'd be happy
to include a DOS or Windows executable in future versions if one is
sent to me.*  I don't have a compiler for either of those godforsaken
operating systems.

At this moment, it seems to me that morph and extra weapons are begging
for unification, but that's for another day.


Author Information
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I'm the author of solidmon, friend, flashlt, morph, soulswp, zaxe and
eweapon.  I'm also the guy who wants everyone to use patch files.


Copyright and Distribution Permissions
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Authors MAY use these modifications as a basis for other
publically available work.

You may distribute this Quake modification in any free electronic
format as long as this description file remains intact and unmodified
and is retained along with all of the files in the archive.


Availability
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http://incolor.inetnebr.com/jepler/eweapon1.zip
ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/idgames2/quakec/weapons/eweapon1.zip