== TOMB RAIDER ADD-ON LEVEL ====================================

Title                   : Original Tomb Raider
File Name               : L01-V85.ZIP
File Size               : 384 KB
Date of Release         : September 23rd 2001

Author                  : KingSpyder (Artimus)
E-Mail Address          : KingSpyder@thefreesite.com
Web Site		: http://kingspyder.topcities.com/
Misc. Author Info       : --

Description/Story       : This a conversion of the Original Tomb Raider game's first level,
			  "The Caves" using the original textures. This is Version 8.5.
			  Version 9 will follow when I get the "Bear" AI working correctly.

                          Features for this version include:
			    Removal of opening fly-by. The opening fly-by screen is now
			    triggered in the script as the load screen.
			    Updated WAD set which now includes the original dog from TR1.
			    Be sure to download/update to Version 4 of the WAD set or some
			    things will look weird. This is REQUIRED and the level won't work 
			    at all if you don't have it.
			    Script.dat, English.dat, Load.bmp and uklogo.pak (found in the
			    L01-V1S.ZIP file). This is now REQUIRED or the game will exit to
			    the desktop upon completion or loading a saved game.

        		  This is the most faithful recreation to date. No extras have been
                          added and very few substitutions have been made. Some objects that
                          were in V6 and before will make a return in the "eXtras" version,
			  so don't be upset that they aren't there :).

			  Features to be included in the next version are:
			    Complete object set (?). I finally figured out a way to import
			    the "Bear". My only problems are with the textures and the AI.
			    Once that's sorted, you can expect to see Version 9. Version 9
			    WILL be the final version!

Additional Credits to   : Theresa for the wonderful web site and forums, The EIDOS Level
                          Editor forum, and everyone on the forums. Without you, I'd still
                          be stuck on several things! Stefan Schneider's (author of Jack!),
                          Turbo Pascal (author of Room Viewer and StrPix), Michael (author
                          of WADMerger and TR2WAD), Mike (author of TRwest), Roy (author of
			  TRItem), E. Popov (Author of TRViewer) The Vagrant for hosting and
			  listing UnOfficial Editor Tools, Henk Eland for supplying me with
			  Version 1 of "The Caves" and CORE for making Tomb Raider so great
			  in the first place!. Special thanks to Trebble for beta testing
			  this version.

Beta Testers            : Several people from Theresa's forums, the TRediting Zone and
			  Treeble. Thanks for the help and suggestions!

Development machine     : 500mhz AMD K-6 3D Processor w/88MB RAM
                          (At least, that's what Win98 tells me)

Machine(s) tested on    : Err.... The same one, of course :)

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* Play Information *

Level Name		: "The Caves" for TR4.

Level Replaced		: The Playable Tutorial Level (tut1.tr4).

* Construction *

Base                    : New level from scratch (based on "The Caves" level from TR1)

Editors used            : Core's Level Editor, Stefan Schneider's Jack!, Turbo Pascal's
                          Room Viewer, StrPix2 and StrPix3, Mike's TRwest, Michaels TR2WAD
                          and WadMerger, Roy's TRItem, E. Popov's TRViewer, Paint Shop Pro
			  Version 6 and AutoCad R14.

Known Bugs              : There is now only one bugs that I know of. You may see Lara jump
			  into the air when crossing from one bridge object to the next.
			  This is very rare and you may never see it happen. I have no idea
			  how to fix this bug and it appears to be the fault of the game
			  engine. The previous problem with the dog has been fixed!

New Textures		: Yes/No/Both (Original textures modified a bit to work)

New Sounds		: No

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* Installation *

You must follow everything exactly or it won't work.

== For Previous Users ==

Skip to "For All Users"
After following the instructions, you may restore you original tut1.tr4 file.

== For New Users ==

Start Windows Explorer
Goto your trle folder (C:\Program Files\Core Design\trle.
Make a folder called TRIConvert.
Goto the TRIConvert folder.
Make a folder called Level01.

== For All Users ==

Make sure you have downloaded all three files from my site.
		(L01-V8.ZIP, L01-V3W.ZIP and L01-V1S.ZIP)
Unzip the contents of all three zip files into the Level01 folder.

Start tom2pc.exe (Level Convertor).
Add level01.tom with the Add button under Edit Script
		(you'll have to browse to the Level01 folder for it).
Click the Build All button.

When finished, goto your trle folder.
Make a backup of SCRIPT.DAT, ENGLISH.DAT, STRINGS.H and LOAD.BMP
Move/Copy SCRIPT.DAT, ENGLISH.DAT, STRINGS.H and LOAD.BMP from the kingspyder/Level01 folder to the trle folder.

Goto the data folder and make a backup of UKLOGO.PAK.
Move/Copy UKLOGO.PAK from the the kingspyder/Level01 folder to the data folder.

Now you're set to play the level.
Simply start tomb4.exe and select "New Game".

Comments are welcome and encouraged! Please!

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* History of "The Caves" *

About the dogs at the beginning of versions 1-6: No, they are not there in the PC version. 
They came about when I started to get bored while testing the level. I just had to have
*something* to do. So, I put them in. When I released the first version, I forgot to take
them out. I didn't realize this until I started to get comments back. By then, it was too
late. They were there, people knew about them and I didn't want to confuse anyone. At the
time, I didn't think there'd be another version. Thing's like TRwest, WADMerger and StrPix 
were thought to be impossible (Boy, was I wrong :). Having played it over and over and over
again, I've just gotten used to them being there and haven't bothered to remove them. I know
it's keeping it from ever being exactly like the original, but none of it is really. Anyway,
they have been removed for version 7 and will make a return in the "eXtras" version.

Version 1 - First version, not released. Initial creation, de-bugging, testing, playing.
            This was mainly my testing level and was never to be released. However, it was
            released very briefly, one day to be exact. After realizing what I did, I quickly
            prepared version 2 and released it. Some people actually still have this version
            and it is reported to be still available on at least one site for download.
Version 2 - First released version. Finnished applying correct textures. Fixed bugs.
            Object placement is incomplete.
Version 3 - Another unreleased version. Re-texturing started with "new" textures from texture
            sets supplied with TRLE. Testing of several theories, some worked some didn't.
Version 4 - Second released version. This was the first re-textured version and used
            textures from the textures sets included with the editor. I got many complaints
            on this so I re-textured to the original and released version 5.
Version 5 - Third released version. This is where the "Original" version and "Textured"
            version started from. The only changes are the textures. The "Original" version
            uses the textures found in version 2 and the "Textured" version uses textures
            found in version 4. This was done after many complaints about version 4 both in
            e-mail and on Theresa's forums.
Version 6 - Third released version. This when TRwest first came out and is the first version
            to feature an edited WAD and WAD Textures. This solved several problems including 
            the switch bug that plagued the level from the beginning (the one where the
            switch for the timed doors didn't reset and you had to throw it twice to open the 
            doors a second or third time, depending on if you made it or not). This one also
            addresses the shading and lighting, which was totally absent (save for one
            corridor) until now. I also managed to get just about every object correctly
            placed. As of this version, the only objects lacking are bears, the three bridge
            objects (flat and two tilts), the two poles and ropes that "hold" the bridge up
            and the crumbling floor. In addition, the "Textured" version's texture set has
            totally been re-done. This gives it a completely different look from the
            original.
Version 7 - This is a total rebuild and may be a bit different than all previous versions.
	    The reason for a rebuild is simple. My entire computer died and had to be
	    replaced. I lost everything and had to start completely over. I also realized
	    that there were several problems with V6 and, rather than drop "The Caves", I
            decided to rebuild and fix everything I possibly could. That, and a little
	    encouragement from Treeble, brings you the second to last version of "The Caves".
	    This version features the removal of the "Five Dogs" at the beginning (look for
	    them to make a return in the "eXtras" version, correct room shapes and
	    dimensions, correct textures placement, correct object placement and a new WAD
	    set. This is the most faithful recreation to date. No extras have been added and
	    very few substitutions have been made (some objects that were in V6 will make a
	    return in the "eXtras" version). With this version, I also dropped the "Textured"
	    version(s). This was done so I can save time and get the next level(s) completed.
Version 8 - The main differences between version 7 and version 8 is the lighting and shading. 
	    Version 7 didn't have any and version 8 does :). The only other difference is the 
	    opening fly-by. I just re-worked it a bit. The fly-by will be removed when
	    version 9 is released. Oh, and I removed several objects from the wad set and one 
	    from the level itself (see below).
Version 8.5 - The differences include the removal of the opening-fly by. The image previously 
	    seen here is now part of the load screen and is triggered at the close of the
	    level. New SCRIPT.DAT, ENGLISH.DAT, STRINGS.H, LOAD.BMP and UKLOGO.PAK files have 
	    been created (see below for more info). These are now REQUIRED and will be from
	    now on. Oh, and the ORIGINAL TR1 dog is now included in the WAD set (see below
	    for more info).

* History of "The Caves" WAD *

Version 1 - Companion to versions 5O, 5T, 6O and 6T of "The Caves". This was released after
	    TRwest v1 was released and, therefore, only objects from the WADs released by
	    EIDOS were available. Some of the objects were re-textured to match the originals
	    using StrPix. The objects used came from the angkor, catacomb, cleopal, coastal,
	    karnak, library, and settomb WAD sets.
Version 2 - Companion to version 7 of "The Caves". TRwest v2 and StrPix3 were both released
	    between these two as well as several versions of TR2WAD and WadMerger. They all
	    opened up several possibilities. TR2WAD was used to convert TR1 (*phd) and TR3
	    (*.TR2) files to TR4 (*.WAD) files. TRwest V2 was used to extract objects from
	    *.TR4 files and the converted TR1 & TR3 files. StrPix3 was not used as I have no
	    experience with CAD programs. Hopefully some kind soul will be willing to help me
	    edit a few objects soon.
Version 3 - Companion to version 8 of "The Caves". The only change is the removal of several
	    objects that were left over from my "Textured Version's" experiment. You will
	    still need this version for version 8 of "The Caves" as one object in the level
	    was removed.
Version 4 - Companion to version 8.5 of "The Caves". It should also work with version 8 of
	    "The Caves" as well. The one and only change is the addition of the ORIGINAL TR1
	    dog. How it was accomplished: This is the strange part. I went all this time
	    thinking I'd never have the true TR1 dog. It was then pointed out to me that I
	    was WRONG! In TR2 Gold the original dog was used, right down to the meshes,
	    textures and animations! However, there were problems. I converted it to a WAD
	    file using TR2WAD and extracted added it to the level it using TRWest. It worked
	    perfect...Except for the sounds! It sounded like it was using a door opening
	    sound when it died. Yikes! So, I decided to try out the extract/import mesh
	    funtions of STRPix3. I then imported them over the original TR4 dog. Perfect! It
	    even fixed the "barking during howling animation" problem! I them had to extract
	    each texture and import them with WADMerger. I then opened to instances of
	    STRPix3, one with each wad open, and applied the correct textures. And now, we
	    FINALLY have the original TR1 dog. I hope you all enjoy!

* History of the "L01-VxS.ZIP" File *

Version 1 - The file included in this zip file are SCRIPT.DAT, ENGLISH.DAT, STRINGS.H,
	    LOAD.BMP and UKLOGO.PAK. The SCRIPT.DAT, ENGLISH.DAT and STRINGS.H files are so
	    you won't have to do any re-naming of files and to provide the correct name for
	    the level (seen only on the load/save menu). The cheat has been disabled and a
	    load screen as been created. These files are REQUIRED and will be updated as more
	    levels are converted. The LOAD.BMP and UKLOGO.PAK are optional and were created
	    to give the feel of the original Tomb Raider game. No updates are expected at
	    this time for these two, but will remain in this zip file just incase.

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* Copyright / Permissions *

Authors may use this level as a base to build additional levels.  

You MAY NOT distribute this level in any format unless you ask me first!

If you did not download this from my site, please goto http://www.kstrworld.0catch.com/
and make sure you have the current version!

The following files should be included in this zip file:

font.pc
level01.cd
level01.lar
level01.tbm
level01.tfx
level01.tom
level01.txt
pcsky.raw
readme.txt

This level is Copyright KingSpyder Prod. Tomb Raider is Copyright Core/Eidos.