Subj: Re: TIEPATCH Date: 96-06-20 21:03:56 EDT From: billp@felix.TECLink.Net (Bill Phillips) To: froggie@dalnet.se (GN Velan), garonin@aol.com, VAHarc@aol.com, devinc@nauticom.com File: TIEPATCH.ZIP (64564 bytes) DL Time (14400 bps): < 1 minute >Sir, >Here's the latest version of TIEPATCH! >Now the patch-configuration file is specified on the command line, and it >automatically makes a backup of the patched file, with the .BAK extension. > > *AND* >Most important: A new program PATCHMAK.EXE , which automates the process of >making patch files! PATCHMAK and patchmake will make >a patch for updating to !!! >I'm including a patch file for the Phalanx fighter, (I'm not partial to any >company or anything, it's just the first one I came across on my computer.) >It was generated with: >PATCHMAK flight.ovl phalanx.ovl >And I renamed the PATCH.CFG file created to PHALANX.OV >FLIGHT.OVL patches will have the extension .OV, >Z_TIE__.EXE patches will use .ZT . > >I tried making patches for 2 different fighter, both worked perfectly. >The patch files were both slightly under 1000 BYTES. >That gives 100 ships in the same space as a single modified FLIGHT.OVL! >This version of TIEPATCH and utilitys isn't compatible with the old one. >Delete it, and tell anyone you let copy it to delete it. This version is >much better. >The capacity for patches is now over 16.777 MILLON bytes, so there will be >no problems with that either. >The programs appear to work very well.. > >Thanks, > /GN Velan >PS: About that medal..... :) > >Attachment Converted: C:\TECLINK\CACHE\TIEPATC1.ZIP >Note: I'll be on vacation from Friday 21/6 'till the 22/7. I may not be able >to answer all my E-Mail during this period. Thank You. > Velan, I'd like to award you at least a GoE for this work. This is incredible! I made a patch for my personal fighter that is 560 something bytes... zipped, it's 496 bytes... this is just incredible... Devin, see if you could possibly incorporate this into the new ship editor... inluded is a zip file with TIE Patch and a patch file with a patch of my personal fighter in it. SCO/AD Bill/CS-10/SSSD Sov [GoE] [GSx3] [SBx6] [MoI] [EoY] Dark Jedi Knight, Sith ----------------------- Headers -------------------------------- From billp@felix.TECLink.Net Thu Jun 20 21:03:24 1996 Return-Path: billp@felix.TECLink.Net Received: from felix (felix.teclink.net [205.229.32.2]) by emin19.mail.aol.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id VAA29365; Thu, 20 Jun 1996 21:03:22 -0400 Received: from tc3_32.teclink.net by felix (5.x/SMI-SVR4) id AA23137; Thu, 20 Jun 1996 20:02:09 -0500 Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1996 20:02:08 -0500 Message-Id: <9606210102.AA23137@felix> X-Sender: billp@teclink.net (Unverified) X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Version 1.4.4 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="=====================_835325903==_" X-Priority: 2 (High) To: GN Velan , garonin@aol.com, VAHarc@aol.com, devinc@nauticom.com From: billp@felix.TECLink.Net (Bill Phillips) Subject: Re: TIEPATCH X-Attachments: D:\TIECD\TIEPATCH.ZIP;