The files in this packet will "upgrade" the listed SWOTL module set
to function properly with the AIR COMBAT CLASSICS version of SWOTL
(which is version 2.2).  The main EXE file and all *.OVL files in
version 2.2 have been altered so that they are not compatible with
earlier versions of the game, and hence not compatible with any
add-ons that use the older files (which is virtually all of them).

To use these updated files you should copy them over the existing
mod. files, in their proper directory.  If you have already installed
the mod, you will need to also copy the files over the "converted"
original file as it was done by the installation BAT file, or run
that BAT again.  (It is usually best to install a "new" copy of SWOTL
in a new directory for each mod, since we cannot guarantee that you
will be able to uninstall it back to SWOTL's original state.)

Basically, the files named something like FLIGHT.*, DATA.*, NOTCAMP.*
and FRONTEND.* are the OVL files and need to be in the main SWOTL
dir.  The CREDITS.* file belongs in the ..\FE\ dir.  If in doubt
where to install a file, refer to the documentation that came with
the module, or read the installation BAT file that "loads" it.

A few mods may have copied over some *.OVL files with ones that were
not altered by the mod. author (usually done for the sake of
simplicity) and may still cause you trouble.  If the game still
hangs, check to see that ALL *.OVL files have a file date of
07/21/93.  If any do NOT have that file date, replace them with a
copy of the original file from the ACC set (usually renamed *.ORI by
the installation process).  The mod. WILL function with these
"original" files, but will not have the same text messages as the mod.

I have taken great pains to be sure that these updated files match
the editing done by the author in the original module.  Use of these
files will enhance the "flavor" the author put in his module. I hope 
that you enjoy them as much as many of us do.  And, be sure to look for 
these other SWOTL mods and utilities as well:
 
Archive Title       "Topic"                              Author
  SWOTLLS1     "Lucky Strikes" is a FULL interactive    Anthony Shimizu
  SWOTLLS2     story from the view of a German Pilot.      ibid
        (NOTE: SWOTLLS needs NO update packet such as this one!)
  AFRIKA12     North Africa                             Greg Smith
  RUSSIA20     Russian Front                               ibid
  JSWOTL       "What if" involving USAAF Jets              ibid
  SWOTN12      Night fighters of the Nachtjagdkorps     Tom Dungan
  SWOTN2       Addition to SWOTN12 with enhancements    Greg Smith
  SW1940#2     The Battle for Britain with SWOTL        Brett Elliott
  SWUSA#2      "What if" concentrates on USAAF planes   Marcus Harris
  SW1946       "What if" the war dragged on....         Ken Braatz
  SWOTP        An "unfinished" mod set in the Pacific

  SWMANAG2     SWOTL Manager, for using Custom Planes,  Anthony Shimizu
               Reviving Pilots, and more...
  TDC          Tour of Duty Center manages TOD pilots       ibid

Good luck, and good hunting...
  Richard Muth  (Internet: muth@aol.com)


 
