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             -=Mystic Ark English Patch =-
         -=-=-=   Alpha 0.01 Version    =-=-=-
       -=-= By: Magus <magus@humanoid.net>  =-=-
      -= http://www.chocobo.org/~Magus/ark.htm =-
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CONTENTS AND THINGS                

1.0	Packing List
1.1	Instructions for using
1.2	What's been changed
1.3	Help Wanted
1.4	Disclaimer BS
1.5	Thank yous



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1.0

PACKING LIST (Inside the Butcher's Bag)

The zip file *should* contain:

ark.ips		The English patch for Mystic Ark (Duh!)
readme.txt	This bad boy you're reading right now. ;p

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1.1

INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING (For those who ride Eddie's bus too often)

It's, like, really easy.  Unzip the contents of the 
myst-ark.zip file into the directory that contains your
Mystic Ark Rom and, at the Dos command line, type in:

(assuming you have IPS.EXE...the syntax is different
for other, more compex [and useful ;p] tools like UCon)

ips ????????.??? ark.ips

where ????????.??? is the filename of the Rom.

(don't bother asking me for the Rom, there's a
link to the bloody thing on the "Mystic Ark Translation
Project Homepage" (http://www.chocobo.org/~Magus/ark.htm))

<pant>


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1.2

WHAT'S BEEN CHANGED (Like, Oh my God!  It's like...)

(*'s indicate recent changes)

8x8 & 12x10 FONTS
  So far, only the 8x8 and 12x10 font tiles have been 
  changed. (You can give your character an English name 
  now...whoo-hoo!

The menus and some of the spells have been translated, 
  and I'm _beginning_ on the items.

*The IPS patcher has been removed from this package to 
  save DL time and bandwidth (yes, this server needs all
  the bandwidth optimization it can get)  IPS patcher 
  now sold seperately. ;p

*A few more items have been fixed up, but I mainly made
  alot of cosmetic changes...so not too much more's 
  actually translated.  I figured it was best to post
  this somewhat-insignificant update just to re-assure
  you all that I am A) Not dead after all, and B) That
  I'm not "quitting" already ;p  Sorry for the delay,
  but college, friends, and all that neat-o crap comes
  first. ;p  Oh yeah...the pace should be picking up, 
  now
  

It's only an Alpha release, so did you expect 
much more than this?  That's what I though...now quit 
your whining...it's just here to whet your appetites 
and prepare you for what's to come... ;)

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1.3

HELP SECTION (Come, help drive the short bus!)

Actually, all the seats on Tardbus Express[tm] are 
currently taken, but may change as time goes by...

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1.4

DISCLAIMER (Read if you're a trigger-happy, pompous-assed...)

This project or its author is in no way affiliated with
Enix, and the author assumes no responsibility for misuse, 
abuse, or rabid maulings that might arise from using this 
product, by either the product, those who use it, or those 
who merely observe it doing its thing.  So if your computer 
blows up in your face, cope. ;p

Mystic Ark and 7th Saga are registered trademarks of Enix.



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1.5

SAY THANKS, EDDIE!  GIVE 'EM A BIG-OL' SLOBBERY KISS!


Thanks go to these guys/gals/whatevers:

RPGe and DeJap - for providing clear & useful how-to docs

BiGWeiRD (or however the hell it goes) for making the 
	awesome X-Char utility that so many people seem to 
	hate (actually x-char 2.??? [the one I still use]
	is far better than 3.0, IMO. ;p

Lord Esnes - for spawning what I consider to be the best
	Snes emulator available right now.

Those guys who made Hex Workshop, for obvious reasons.

The folks who made SnesTool...without which, this 
	translation project would not be (x-char has a bug
	in it that causes it to crash if a file 4 megs or 
	larger is loaded...heh, like Mystic Ark, unless you
	use SnesTool to split the sucker before you edit, then
	stitch it back together when you're done. ;p)  
	Actually, I could always write a program to split files,
	but doing so would only delay this project, and we 
	wouldn't want that, right?  ::Gestures towards a 7 
	foot, 500lb black guy with a large club::  I didn't 
	think so. 

And all the others I probably forgot... >:)

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Um yeah, that's it...Enjoy.  (what little there is of it)

/\\/\\agus <magus@humanoid.net>

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