Mafia Car Adder/Remover 0.6 Beta - Instructions

 
Preparation:
- start Mafia DataXtractor 1.1 and patch the "rw_data.dll", if it was not done yet
- extract the "aa.dta" (tables), if it was not done yet
- extract the "a8.dta" (patch, only for Mafia version 1.1 and 1.2), if it was not done yet

- the following files are needed from the folder "tables":
    - "carcyclopedia.def"
    - "carindex.def"
    - "menu.def"
    - "textdb_XX.def" (XX = i.e. de, en, fr, ...)
    - "vehicles.bin"
    - "version.txt"

- additional for Mafia version 1.1 and 1.2:
    - the following files are needed from the folder "maps":
        - "car01.bmp"
        - "car02.bmp"
          ...
        - "car80.bmp"
        - "car81.bmp"
          ...
    - the following file is needed from the folder "tables\menu":
        - "selectcarmanufacturer.mnu"

- start Mafia Car Adder/Remover
- choose the Mafia directory and click "Load files" (it may take some seconds)
- as example Mainzibaer's Horch 853 is used
 
Adding a car:
- explanation of the features:
    - Name of the car:
        - just the name of the new car
    - Name of the model file:
        - can be chosen freely
        - sould not contain spaces
        - your model files will be renamed to this when adding them
        - necessary to add the car to the city traffic
    - Car data (optional):
        - here you can enter the car data which you can see in the menu in the game (i.e. power, weight, ...)
        - you have 6 lines you can use
    - Manufacturer:
        - the car will be added to a manufacturer from the list
    - Use properties of:
        - uses the properties and the sound of a car from the list
    - Number of colors:
        - how many colors does the car shall have? (remember that each color has an own model file)
    - Drive:
        - which drive does the car shall have?
    - Steering:
        - where is the steering of the car?
    - Handbrake:
        - on which wheels does the handbrake have an effect?
    - Convertible:
        - shall the car be a convertible?
    - Exhaust fumes:
        - which kind of exhaust fumes shall the car have?
- example:
MCA 1

- click on "Next" to continue
- here you can choose the model file and the texture files for each color and the common textures
 
- explanation of the features::
    - Name of the color:
        - just the name of the color (can be chosen freely)
    - Model file:
        - like I said: each color has an own model file
    - Texture files:
        - these are the color textures used by each color model (remember that they do not have the same names)
        - multi select is possible (i.e. color of the car, color of the seats, ...)
    - Common textures:
        - these are the textures used by all color models
- example:
MCA 2

- click on "Next" to continue

- explanation of the features:
    - Explosion model:
        - each car has an explosion model when it is exploded
        - here you can use your own explosion model
        - or an existing one from the list
    - Preview picture (optional):
        - in Mafia version 1.1 and 1.2 there is a small preview picture of the car in the menu
        - here you can use your own preview picture
        - or an existing one from the list
    - Use shadow model of:
        - each car has a shadow and these shadows are made by shadow models
        - you can use it only of an existing car
    - Create backups:
        - if the box is checked, backups of all loaded files will be made
- example:
MCA 3

- click on "Add car" to add the new car to the game without replacing another one
- example:
MCA 4

- with the DC||ED and the entered name of the model file it is possible to add the car to the city traffic
- with the MCVE (Mafia Car Value Editor) you can edit the car properties
 
Removing a car:
- select a car from the list (search function can be used)
- example:
MCA 5

- click on "Delete car" to remove the car from the game
- example:
MCA 6

- remove the car from the city traffic with the DC||ED now!
- unused textures have to be removed manually from the folder "maps"
- unused text strings can be removed with the Mafia Text-Editor now
 
Adding a manufacturer:
- explanation of the features:
    - New manufacturer:
        - enter the name of the new manufacturer
- example:
MCA 7

- click on "Add manufacturer" to add the new manufacturer to the game
- example:
MCA 8

- you should add at least one car to this manufacturer to prevent graphical errors in the menu in the game
 
Removing a manufacturer:
- not implemented yet