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VC Thunderdome v1.0 by Skizot

Converted and placed in Vice City by DiCanio

This Mod places The Thunderdome in Vice City. There are 
three different locations to choose from - Washington 
Beach, the Stadium or out by the army base at the 
airport. There is also an option to install all THREE.

One of the more unusual objects made for GTA3 was The 
Thunderdome by Skizot. This was based on the original
Mod by Illspirit called The Sphere. Skizot took the
Thunderdome name from a Mad Max movie starring Tina 
Turner. A photo of this movie Thunderdome is included
in the screenshots
I take no credit for the creation of the objects in 
this Mod at all as I only converted the DFFs and 
placed it in-game ;o) 


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NOTE:
The highest ID number in the IDE file (6499) is the 
upper limit for adding Objects to Vice City. That is,
we can add 1,706 new Objects to the game:
 
ID's 4794 - 6499

Not all at the one time of course ;o)
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Tools you will need:
IMG Tool v1.3

Instructions:
1.
Add the DFF & TXD files to your GTA3.img file and rebuild 
the archive.

2.
There are four different IPL & IDE combinations to choose 
from - Washington Beach**, Stadium, Army Base and ALL THREE. 
Pick the location you want the Thunderdome to be in 
and copy those IPL, IDE & COL files into the SPHERE folder.
Now add the SPHERE folder to your DATA/MAPS directory. 

3.
Add the following lines to your gta_vc.dat file under the 
appropriate field:

# Object types
IDE DATA\MAPS\SPHERE\sphere.IDE

#collision data
COLFILE 0 DATA\MAPS\SPHERE\thesphere.COL

SPLASH loadsc3
IPL DATA\MAPS\SPHERE\sphere.IPL

A copy of the gta_vc.dat file is included. If you have an 
un-modded dat file you can replace yours with the one from 
this Mod.

**NOTE:
You need to replace your oceandrv.ipl file in your oceandrv
folder if you want to install the Washington Beach 
Thunderdome or hash out the following line in your 
oceandrv.ipl file (it's on line 135 approx).

#467, new_bushtest, 0, 227.639389, -1614.993286, 14.98036957, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1

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If you are going to race the PCJ around the Thunderdome then
change the handling file. Increase the values of 
the Traction Multiplier and Traction Loss entries. This will 
allow you climb higher in the dome. I set mine to illegal
limits - 3.50 for both ;o)
I also changed the Flags to read GOOD_INSAND & FAT_REARW
Just how much it helps I'm not sure ;o)
I also changed my Brake Deceleration entry to 22
One extra thing about setting the above values is you can stop
on a dollar almost. Just apply your brake and handbrake at the 
same time. 250kmh to 0kmh in less then 100cm :o)
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That's All Folks!


Also included with this Mod are any original files you are
replacing and the usual collection of goodly screenshots.


Have Fun!


DiCanio

06-23-2003

shaxfadow@yahoo.com



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Check whither your files are Read-Only. This is a common 
problem with Vice City. Grab this wee program and let
it change your Read-Only files for you with no fuss.
CROA - http://www.davidcrowell.com/croa.html

Just right click on the main Vice City dir after install and
choose Clear Read-Only Attributes.
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Tip of the Week:
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GTA MOD INSTALLER
For all you Modders out there - and there's quite a few! Take 
a look at cpmusicks GTA Mod Installer. Not only will it
install cars automatically in GTA3 and Vice City but it will 
also change the handling, default and carcol entries if these 
are included in the Mod! Pretty kool stuff. It will install 
other Mods too which require DFF or TXD replacement etc in the 
GTA3.img file, or indeed ANYWHERE in the Rockstar Games 
directory. It will save you quite a bit of work and anyone who
installs Mods on a regular basis will find the job easier if a 
Mod comes with an Install Script for the GTA Mod Installer. 
Grab it here: http://vicecity.gta3hq.com - :o))
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Game Play Tip:
Fed up with your car disappearing as soon as you turn your 
back? Just press the Exit button along with the Run button 
and the door will be left open when you leave a vehicle. 
Your car will remain just where you left it for a long 
time. It's an old trick but well worth remembering :o)
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Over 60,000 people have downloaded my Mods so far!
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