set word wrap to ON to read this file properly.

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this program should not be distributed anywhere else than www.gtatools.com or
other gtanet sites such as www.gtagarage.com. if you distribute this program
on any other website your server shall crash and burn in flames and your 
girlfriend will leave you next evening if you don't always update the program 
to latest version, please read the informations about distribution on 
www.gtatools.com.
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GTA Garage Mod Manager 1.0 build: 230705

Copyright 2005 Delfi - Jernej L. 
email: jernej@gtatools.com

always get latest and up-to-date copy of the program at http://www.gtatools.com

this program is a fully featured car packager / installer / renderer (3D) and helps creating custom cars.


program is freeware, you may NOT gain any money with using, redistributing, copying, 
changing this file unless you have my permission! 

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Installation
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extract the archive files into your gta installation directory (gta3, vice city or san andreas), this enables you to uset he program with several games at once.

after you install it, click the help "?" button on program and set file association for .GGM files

important note !!
!!!!!!! only one program can control the file asociation at once !!!!!!!

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Tips
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- you can specify coll file in manual car installer for san andreas too, if you do that it will be merged with dff model, if dff already has a coll chunk it will replace it.
- main window is resizable
- you can also view weapon models (no packaging availible yet)
- mods are packaged together with description / readme text
- the browser doesn't work yet but it will download and install mods one day
- the program works for gta3, vice city and san andreas
- the GGM files are already pretty well compressed and contain a readme.txt text that is displayed when installing mods, so you shouldn't double compress the ggm files to archieve better compression (rar might gain approx 10 kb) or to include a readme file.

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Known problems
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- The mod browser doesn't work (yet)
- 3D renderer's background sometimes doesn't look nice when the window is resized
- when resizing the window the model is not displayed until you drop the sizing grip, this problem is not too serious but i hope to fix it one day.
- when resizing the window the window flickers badly, this is due to the way windows work but a workaround is planned.
- the model is sometimes not rendered right, just reload the model (may take several times)
- no wheels are rendered in vice city and gta3 mode, you will see red boxes instead.

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Credits
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The program was programmed in 2005 by Jernej L. (Delfi) for www.GTAGarage.com
my website is: http://www.gtatools.com' 

Tech support: jernej@gtatools.com' + #13 +

Big Thanks to everyone that supports my work, especially these people:

Tank for the program''s design
Steve M. for his patience and help on dff format
Kcow for his DFF / TXD loader!
And big thanx to Fred for GTAGarage!!