ACM - the Automated C-Bill Machine version 1.0b1
Copyright (C) 1996 Todd A. Green
All Rights Reserved

*** About the program ***

Having had my fill of the Mercs bugs, I decided that it'd be nice to
just give myself unlimited funds and just hack around until the
patched version arrives.  Thus ACM was born and written in an
afternoon.  I'm a unix programmer by trade, so I kept this app to a
bare minimum, since I quickly grew tired of flipping all over the
online docs that came with VC++.  The app doesn't do alot of
handholding and I'm not responsible if you trash your save games
(i.e. make backups if you value them.)

The interface should be rather self-explanitory.  The first time you
run the app you will be prompted to find your Mercenaries directory.
Having done so you will be presented with your save games. (Listing the
name of the saved game and the number of C-Bills you have).  Simply, change
the values of your money and click on the 'save' button.  If you
choose 'quit' no changes will be made to your files.  If there is a
slot where you haven't saved a game (or if the file cannot be opened
for some reason) that slot will be displayed as "SAVE FILE NOT FOUND"
with a monetary value of $0.

On a final note, I've only tested it with saved games from the Win95
version.  Supposedly the file format for the DOS version is different.
Use it on DOS saved games at your own risk.

*** Installation ***

Unzip the archive and place the .exe where you please.  Note that it
is dynamically linked with mfc42.dll and msvcrt.dll. If you do not have
these shared libraries you can get them from:
    
    http://www.panix.com/~sheaslip/qspy/mfcinst.zip

I'd imagine they are available from other sites as well (read MicroSoft).

*** Requirements *** 

I've tested it under Win95 SP1.  I've not tested it under NT, and it will
*not* run under Win3.1x.

*** Documentation ***

You're looking at it. ;)

*** Contacting the Author ***

I can be reached via either tagreen@mcs.com or tagreen@cs.indiana.edu.
If you find a bug or have a problem, I'll try to fix it, but I do not
intend to keep supporting this application.  It was a quick one day
hack in order to play with Mercenaries until the patch comes out and
when 'cheating' hopefully will not be necessary.

*** Distribution ***

This program is Freeware and may be distributed freely as long as no
profit is made and the distribution, including all files, remains
intact.  Any attempt to sell this software, or add this software to a
compilation CD must obtain my written consent prior to so doing.

*** History ***

1.0b1 - Initial public release
