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StarCraft Scm Toolkit v1.66
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This utility can change almost all the things in
Scm files that StarEdit doesn't.

Required Files (all may be downloaded from my page)
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Visual Basic 4 runtime libraries
Microsoft Common Dialog Control

Setting up Scm Toolkit
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Before you can open an scm or scx you need to give the
program the location of mpq2k or lmpq.  Click options
then browse and open the file for your mpq archiver.
Mpq2k and lmpq are the only ones supported currently
(and the only ones that exist).  If you are using Lmpq
or a version of Mpq2k older than 2.0, select the "Lmpq
or old Mpq2k" option.  If you don't know what your
version is, leave this setting at its default.

Resizing a map
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To resize a map:
1) Open your map in Scm Toolkit.
2) Go to the dimension tab.
3) Type in the new width and height.
4) If you want the map be read from a certain part,
   type in the coordinate for "Read from."  This will
   remove parts of the map to the left and above that
   spot and put the rest of the map in its place.
5) If you want the map to be placed at a different
   location, for example, when making a small map
   larger, type in the coordinates of the location
   you want the upper-left corner of the map placed
   into "Place at."
6) Save the map.

Creating a start location for players 9-12
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1) Create a command center or other building that is the
   same size as a start location.
2) Open the map in Scm Toolkit.
3) Go to the Units tab and find the command center in
   the unit list.
4) Change the unit type to start location and the player
   to the number you want to have that start location
   (player 1 is number 0).
5) Save the map.

Making a computer player with a random race in Use map settings
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1) Open your map in Scm Toolkit.
2) Go to the Player race tab.
3) Change the computer players race to "Use map settings."
4) Save the map.

Using the map protector
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After opening a map, go to the "Map Protector" option in
the "Tools" menu.  There will be three options available.
Permanent protect
 - Using this will make the map never openable in the Campaign
   Editor again.  The map may still be opened in Scm Toolkit
   by using your password.
Encrypted protect
 - With this option Scm Toolkit will just encrypt the data
   used by the Campaign Editor.  This will have the same
   effect as the above, but the map may be unencrypted by
   using your password.
   Note:  Due to the encryption technique used, maps may not
   compress very well.  Maps will also take longer to open
   and save in Scm Toolkit.
Unprotected
 - This option will be selected by default with an unprotected
   map.  This may be selected for an encrypted map to make the
   map editable in the Campaign Editor.
If you choose to protect your map, you will be prompted to
type a message and a password.  The message will appear when
someone tries to open your map with Scm Toolkit.  The password
will be required to open your map in Scm Toolkit.
The settings you choose for map protection will be applied
when the map is saved.

Using the string table editor
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On the left are the string values in the map.  On the right
is where you edit the values.  To edit a value, click
on one in the list, then you can modify the text on the
right side.
There are special character codes you can use to get other
colors.  To use them type a number from 1-8 inside <>.
Type text after it, and it will appear in color in the
box above where you type.  If you want to see what color
it would be on different screens it would be displayed on,
select a color scheme from the box in the lower-left
corner.  To use a < or > either don't put numbers less
than 255 between them or type <60> and <62> instead.

What's New
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1.66
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- Added "Last open folder" to startup folder options.
- Added option to associate scm, scx, and chk files with
  Scm Toolkit.

1.65
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- Added support for Mpq2k v2.0.
- Added option to set the folder Scm Toolkit starts up at.
- Scm Toolkit will open a file named by startup
  parameters.  This will allow you to associate map files
  with Scm Toolkit.

1.61
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- Fixed a bug that would cause an overflow with some maps.

1.60
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- Fixed a bug with opening scm/scx files.
- Added option to create maps that will show the blizzard,
  ladder, pgl, and kbk icons on battle.net.

1.55
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- The isometrics section is resized now when changing map
  sizes, but it only changes the size of the section
  properly.  Resized maps can now be opened in the Campaign
  Editor as long as at least one of the map dimensions is
  a valid one, but changing the tiles on the map doesn't
  work very well on a resized map.
- Added support for opening/saving the campaign maps from
  the CDs through one of the options.
- Scm Toolkit no longer depends on the file extension to
  find the file type.
- Files extracted from compressed files are checked to see
  if they exist.
- Scm Toolkit tells you when you need mpq2k to open a map
  if you don't have mpq2k.

1.50
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- Added string table editor and scenario properties
  display.
- The location where registry values was changed from
  1.40.  You will have to set your mpq2k path again
  after upgrading to 1.50.

1.40
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- Added option to keep files other than the map itself
  (wav files, etc.) when using "Save As"
- Scm Toolkit automatically detects when lmpq/mpq2k is
  done extracting/importing.
- Added a map protector option.

1.25
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- Maps load faster.
- Maps are resized faster.

1.20
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- Added support for using an mpq archiver to export when
  opening an scm/scx and import when saving.
- Edits players colors, forces players go into, player
  types for all 12 players, map tileset, unit positions,
  types, and owners, and player races for all 12 players.

1.00
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- Initial Release

Known Bugs
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Isometrics section is messed up on maps that are resized.

Bug Reports
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If you find a bug that isn't mentioned in this file, send me
an e-mail with the error and step by step instuctions on how
you made it happen.

-ShadowFlare
 email:    BlakFlare@hotmail.com
 web page: http://shadowflare.ancillaediting.net/