'88 Dodge Aries
April 30, 2002

*** This car is only compatable with Microsoft Midtown Madness Chicago Edition ***

You may not use this car to build new additional cars.
You may not modify this car (this includes any tweaking of performance).
No part of this car may be used without written permission from me (Qwerty_86).
You may distribute this car only free of charge, only without modifications to this package and
only with permission from me.
When distributing you must leave this file intact together with the car.

*** I am not responsible for damages this file causes to your computer. ***

Software Used     : 3D Studio Max 2.5
		    Paint Shop Pro 7
                    Midtown Madness Vehicle Creation Kit
                    WinZip v8.0
                    Notepad
	            GoldWave

Author            : Qwerty_86
Author's E-mail   : qwerty_986@hotmail.com
Author's Homepage : http://www.geocities.com/qwerty_1980_alt/garage.html

Thanks to         : Thanks to RF_Speedy for making me a beautiful dash texture. Thanks to DevilsDog for fixing the shading. Thanks to MayDay for finding me crash test pictures. And thanks to everyone who gave me such great ideas for making this car as worst as possible! ;)

Installation      : Copy vparies.ar file to your Midtown Madness directory. Usually under "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Midtown Madness\"

MM Car information:
New Car Model     : Yes
New Textures      : Yes 
Custom Sounds     : Yes
Custom Tuning     : Yes
Dashboard         : Yes
Damaged textures  : Yes
Colors            : Rustbucket Primer and Crash Test
Rendering modes   : Hardware AND Software Render!

Car Specs         : 
Year              : 1988
Name              : Dodge Aries
Engine            : 2.2L I4
Horsepower        : 93
Transmission      : 3-Speed Auto; 5-Speed manual
Body              : 4-Door Sedan

CarLoader         : CarLoader is a program that keeps track of cars and tracks for Midtown Madness. I suggest getting this program (http://drive.to/carloader). The Aries is not compatible with CarLoader. It will read the file as "(error) vparies.ar". To fix it, let it finish loading, then right click "(error) vplancer.ar" and select "Change Name" and change it to "'88 Dodge Aries". Move the picture that's included in the zip to your CarLoader images folder. To view the picture, right click "'88 Dodge Aries" and select "View".

Recommended       : 80-100% Physics, anything lower and the car's steering gets too sensitive and it may tip on two wheels. If you do use it under 80%, then be prepared to fall out of your seat laughing at the way it handles.

Notes             : It's a K-Car! Chrysler Corporations' famous compact. Almost all front wheel drive cars from Chrysler in the '80s were based on this car including the famous Caravan/Voyager. It's base engine is a 2.2L I4 and it works well, but is underpowered. 

This MM re-creation has recessed headlights, recessed license plate area, 3D mirrors, and a raised portion of the hood. It makes sense that the tuning and sounds are from the Lancer because almost all the '80s FWD Chrysler Corp cars used the 2.2L I4 as the base engine. All sounds (except the horn) are from the Lancer. The horn is from the '68 Mustang in-game and it works well. The sound from teh Lancer was mixed with the sound of a 16 year old dryer for a "Banger" effect. If you have a problem with the sounds, turn off your speakers. The tuning is modified from the Lancer. If you try to top out using the auto, it imitates "transmission problems". Third gear using manual is broken also. The shocks are tuned to be like what worn out, 14-year-old shocks should be. Just try rounding a corner at high speeds. Each color has it's own license plate (courtesy of ACME License Plate Maker - http://www.acme.com/licensemaker/). The first color scheme is of the famous rustbucket that indicates the weathering and neglect that a car receives over time. The crash test is what a crash test vehicle looks like. The dash is as accurate as can be. Because this is suppose to represent a beat-up old car, the gas guage isn't working properly. ;)

Known issues      : The bottom is just black, no details. It hits curbs when you least expect it to. There are some cracks in the dash. Just ignore them. The guages are not perfect half circles so the needles will go out of the white markings at certain times.