'90 Dodge Caravan Beater and Cargo Vans
January 10, 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
		    Sound Recorder

Author            : Qwerty_86
Author's E-mail   : qwerty_986@hotmail.com
Author's Homepage : http://rracing.cjb.net/revo/members/qwerty/index.php

Thanks to         : Thanks to Paul_7 for providing pics of a real Town & County. Thanks to Tek_Xacto for specs. Thanks to RF_Speedy for making me a beautiful dash texture. Thanks to Matt Demers for his expertise on FWD Chryslers. Thanks to JN_Parisienne and B_Rock for the idea. And thanks to everyone who helped test it and thanks to everyone who contributed feedback.

Installation      : Copy vpkrapvan.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            : Beater and White Cargo
Rendering modes   : Hardware AND Software Render!

Car Specs         : 
Year              : 1990
Name              : Dodge Grand Caravan
Engine            : 3.3L V6
Horsepower        : 147
Transmission      : 4-Speed Auto; 5-Speed manual
Body              : 3-Door Minivan/Cargo Van

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 minivan are not compatible with CarLoader. It will read the file as "(error) vpkrapvan.ar". To fix it, let it finish loading, then right click "(error) vpkrapvan.ar" and select "Change Name" and change it to "'90 Dodge Caravan Beater & Cargo". Move the picture that's included in the zip to your CarLoader images folder. To view the picture, right click "'90 Dodge Caravan Beater & Cargo" 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 basically a K-Car! Based on the Chrysler Corporations' famous compact. Almost all front wheel drive cars from Chrysler in the '80s were based on the K-car including the famous minivans. It's equipt with a 3.3L V6 and it uses the longer "Grand Caravan/Voyager" chassis which was just an extended version of the K-Car chassis. I don't think Chrysler ever made a cargo van like this. They're usually on the shorter wheelbase and have recessed sealed beam headlights. I guess this cargo van would be considered a custom.

This MM re-creation has 3D mirrors, 3D rear wiper, 3D roof racks, 3D hood ornament (on cargo van), and hi-poly wheels. The horn is from the '68 Mustang in-game and it works well. If you have a problem with the sounds, turn off your speakers. The engine sounds are a mix of the in-game Cadillac, Mustang, and traffic car engine sounds. I also threw in a mix of a 16-year-old dying dryer for the beater version. That sound was also used for the sound of the beater K-car.

Each van has it's own selection screen song. The beater has the intro from "Spirit in the Sky" by Norman Greenbaum. The cargo van has the intro from "We're An American Band" by Grand Funk Railroad.

The shocks are tuned to be like what worn out, 12-year-old shocks should be. Just try rounding a corner at high speeds. The beater has a broken transmission. Third gear in manual is broken and if you drive over 80 MPH int he automatic, it'll fail. Each color has it's own license plate (courtesy of ACME License Plate Maker - http://www.acme.com/licensemaker/).

The beater has mismatched panels and lots of rust and sun fade. The beater also has rusted wheels (with new center cap) and missing hood ornament. The cargo van has a plain white scheme with a bumper sticker. There are hundreds of different possibilities for a cargo van, so I thought it'd be easier just to make one. These has to be the most realistic texture I've done so far.

Known issues      : Some of the software render tex might be screwed up, but it works though. The wheels have the polys showing in the selection screen, but they're fine in-game.