
NeoTF Custom Death Message Sprite Addon Release
Version 1.0 installation guide.

By SpannerSpammer-[AoE]- aka Memnoch-[AoE]-
E-mail: Memnoch6666@Hotmail.com

This sprite pack replaces all generic deaths in NeoTF
with custom icons for each special weapon kill.

A few notes and definitions:
[NeoTF]
NeoTF is a server-side, Half-Life Team Fortress
modification created by BillDoor-TPF-

[Coke and sprites]
A sprite is an image file or simple animation that a game engine
uses to recreate the same image or effect over and over again.
For instance; every rocket that a Soldier fires and every resulting
explosion it makes on impact is a sprite.
(Coca-Cola is a refreshing; caffeine-laden beverage, without which;
 this pack would never have been completed in under a month :P )

[Death Messages]
In an online multiplayer game you will see messages scroll up the
upper right quadrant of your screen. These are Death Messages;
they are a way of displaying who or what killed someone and how
or by what weapon caused that death.

[Death Message Sprite]
From left to right; a death message displays: Victimizer; then Victim;
separated by the death message sprite. This is an iconic representation
of the particular way in which the player was killed. If the particular
death is not listed or assigned a specific icon in Half-Life, then it will
show up on your screen as the generic 'Skull-and-Crossbones' icon.

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NeoTF deaths included:
+ Spy/Scout's airstrike kills
  (missiles and explosions)

+ Sniper's Anti missile launcher (amlauncher) kills 
  (looks like the game entiy, a Half-Life cell firing missiles)

+ Soldier's remotely guided rocket kills
  (looks like a cruise missile)

+ Engineer's multigun (MG) kills
 - MG: Rocket Launcher
  (an active Half-Life sentrygun firing 3 small rockets)

 - MG: Laser guided homing Rocket 
  (an active Half-Life sentrygun firing missiles like the amlauncher)

 - MG: Grenade Launcher
  (an active Half-Life sentrygun firing Half-Life M203 grenades)

 - MG: Tesla Coil
  (an active Half-Life sentrygun firing a realistic electric discharge)

 - MG: Detonation [An MG; like any TFC Sentrygun; explodes like a bomb when destroyed]
  (a Half-Life sentrygun on it's side with a skull above it)
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Contents of Zip file (4 files):
Neo_dmsg.spr         (sprite file)
(NeoTF only) hud.txt (Text file)
(TFC+NeotTF) hud.txt (Text file)
readme.txt           (Text file)

Requirements:
1. A folder named "sprites" in your Sierra\Half-Life\tfc directory
2. Unzip utility program such as Winzip. Site>>>http://www.winzip.com/

Installation:
1.  Unzip the compressed file using Winzip. (preferably to \Unzipped\Neotf) 

2.  Copy Neo_dmsg.spr file to your Half-Life\tfc\sprites folder.
    If you *don't* have this folder then make one in your Half-Life\tfc directory.

3.  From here you have TWO options depending on whether or not you
    have previously installed Tom Servo's TFC sprite addon. I have supplied two
    different hud.txt files; only ONE file goes into your tfc\sprites folder!
    NOTE: you will be replacing any pre-existing hud.txt file in this folder,
    NOTE again: only ONE hud.txt file is allowed in this folder!

 a. First Option: You have NOT previously installed Tom Servo's TFC sprite pack.
    Copy the hud.txt file from the *NeoTF only* folder to your tfc\sprites folder.
    (If you open this text file, it should begin with the number: 197)

 b. Second Option: (RECOMMENDED!) You already have the TFC sprite pack or you are
    installing it. If you are installing it then install the TFC sprite pack FIRST,
    then replace the hud.txt file with the one from the *TFC+NeoTF* folder.

    NOTE: My hud.txt file merely appends Tom Servo's one; WITHOUT changing
    his pre-existing TFC death messages.
    (If you open this text file, it should begin with the number: 245)

4.  Enjoy your Teslacoil pwnage :)


Notes:
Some of these custom sprites were made from either manipulating pre-existing
sprites in the Half-Life directory or from modified screenshots taken in the
original Half-Life single player game. Some were of my own creation.

These images were created and edited using only MS Paint (really!) and
Half-Life Sprite Viewer. Site>>>> http://www.planethalflife.com/mach3/

The sprite file was compiled using Half-Life Sprite Wizard.
Site>>>> http://www.planethalflife.com/wavelength/files.htm

For more information about sprites, check these tutorials: 
http://www.planethalflife.com/wavelength/2dart/tutorials/sprites.html
http://www.planethalflife.com/wavelength/2dart/tutorials/SpriteTutorial.html

Download Tom Servo's excellent sprite addon for TFC from Fileplanet
Site>>>> http://www.fileplanet.com/

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Special Thanks:
I would like to take this opportunity to thank that evil
SillyZone BOFH BillDoor-TPF- for creating this excellent Mod.
NeoTF website>>> http://neotf.gamekonnection.com/
