
			  Falcon Campaign Editor
				Version 1.0
		      For Falcon 3.04 and MiG-29 1.03
		   Copyright 1 MAR 94 by Frank W. Racis

Falcon Campaign Editor (FCE) is a program which allows you to change the 
characteristics of the pilots in your Falcon/MiG29 squadrons, as well as 
control the supply status of an ongoing campaign.

IMPORTANT ===> FCE modifies data files essential to the proper operation 
of Falcon 3.  It is highly recommended that you make a backup copy of 
your squadron files (SQUAD?.*) before running FCE.

FCE has been designed for use with Falcon 3.04 and/or MiG-29 1.03.  It 
may work with some earlier versions, but has only been tested on 
3.04/1.03.  Upgrades are free, and are usually worth getting.

FCE is a dual mode DOS/Windows program.  It will sense which environment 
you are using and run the appropriate version.  The DOS version is very 
simple - it only allows for a few basic commands which affect all the  
pilots or supplies of your squadron.  The Windows version is very nice, 
and allows editing of individual pilots and campaign data. 

USING THE DOS VERSION OF FCE
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Copy FCE.EXE into your FALCON3 directory, and make this your current 
directory.  To edit Falcon data, type FCE.  To edit MiG-29 data, type 
FCE /M.  

You will be presented a list of squadrons available for editing.  Only 
squadrons currently involved in a campaign may be edited.  Just enter 
the number of the squadron you wish to edit.

You will get a fuel status report showing each plane and whether it has 
enough fuel to complete it's mission.

After the fuel report, the menu appears.  There are 6 possible choices, 
and you can use any or all of them before exiting.  Entering an invalid 
number will cause FCE to exit and save data.  If you do not wish to save 
the data, pressing <ctrl>-<break> at the menu will discard any changes.  
The options are as follows:

1.) Un-Fatigue all pilots
     This sets the "Fatigue" factor of all pilots to 100, bringing them
     up to full rested status.

2.) Make all pilots perfect
     This sets the Dogfighting, Bombing, Flying Ability, and Fatigue
     factors of all pilots to 100.  Highly recommended - the last thing
     your wingmen need is artificial stupidity.

3.) Resurrect all dead pilots
     This brings back any pilots which are KIA, MIA, or court martialed.
     It also sorts the pilot roster by rank.  All 30 pilots will be
     available.  Note that when pilots are "killed" their ability or
     fatigue scores often suffer.  It's a good idea to run option 2 
     after option 3.
       
4.) Increase all ordnance by 20
     This will add 20 items to each type of weapon you have, to a
     maximum of 250 of each type.  It also gives you 50 ECM pods 
     total, an additional 4000 bullets, and an additional 150 chaff
     and flares.

5.) Resupply fuel
     Gives you a total of 280000 lbs of fuel.

6.) Return number of planes to 18
     Gives you a total of 18 planes for your campaign.

There is also the /S command line option.  (Think of it as "Squadron").  
This selects menu items for you, so you don't have to hit any keys.  The 
syntax is:
	FCE /Sabbbb
The "a" is the squadron number.  The "b"s are the menu items you with to 
select.  For instance:

FCE /S232
Loads squadron 2, resurrects the dead pilots, and makes everyone perfect

FCE /S4
Gives the fuel report for Squadron 4

FCE /M /S0446
Using MiG campaign 0, resupplies it twice, and fills it with fuel

This feature is handy if you want to set up a batch file to 
automatically make all your pilots alive, or perfect, or whatever, 
before running Falcon.


USING THE WINDOWS VERSION OF FCE
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Start Windows (duh!) and create a new icon for FCE.  You can keep 
FCE.EXE wherever you want, but the "Working Directory" must be your 
Falcon directory.  Double-click on the icon, and you're at the main 
menu.  Choose File-Open to open a squadron.  

If you get a message about being unable to open the squadron names file, 
your working directory is not set correctly.  Leave FCE, and change the 
working directory by hitting Alt-Enter when the FCE icon is highlited.

Select Falcon or MiG-29, then the squadron name you want to edit.  Items 
on the QuickEdit menu are the same as those available from the DOS 
version.  The Reports menu allows you to view the fuel status report, 
and change waypoint speeds to synchronize flights.  Reports-Options 
allows you to adjust the fuel consumption rate to match your flying, and 
set the fuel margin at which FCE will warn you to check fuel status.

The Edit menu lets you do detailed editing, including...

	* Change ability and fatigue for each pilot
	* Change any pilot's rank
	* Rename pilots 
	* Resurrect dead pilots (change status)
	* Choose a new name for your squadron
	* Create new squadron names
	* Edit your campaign supply status

If you make any changes, you will be prompted to save before exiting or 
loading another squadron.  

Falcon 3 *CAN* be run in a DOS Window, as long as it's full screen.  I 
wouldn't recommend this with less than 8MB of memory.  Switching out of 
Falcon into FCE with Alt-Tab is "possible, but not recommended".   
Falcon is pretty unpredictable about disk saves, so I wouldn't trust 
this.

More information can be found in the Windows Help file.

Legal stuff
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This program is free, and you may distribute as many copies as you wish, 
as long as FCE.EXE and FCE.TXT are distributed together, without 
modifications.  It cannot be sold as commercial software, but a small 
charge for shareware distribution is acceptable. 

You have been warned to back up your campaign files.  If FCE kills your 
campaign data, it's your own fault.  No warranties are expressed or 
implied.

Falcon and MiG-29 are products of Spectrum Holobyte.  FCE is not.  I am 
in no way related to Spectrum Holobyte, except that I purchase their 
games.

Registration
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Please send me a brief E-Mail with your name and any comments you may 
have. I just want an idea of how many people are using this, whether 
it's worth my while to develop another version, and what to include in 
future releases.  (Report printing is already slated for v1.1)

Donations are accepted, but not required.  If I get a total of $50 (10 
people at 5 bucks each) I will buy Hornet and add Hornet support to the 
next version.

Send comments, etc. to:
FWR100@psuvm.psu.edu
