1996 Volvo 850 Turbo Sedan
An original scratch-built car by Mr_Sparkle of Pinnacle Design
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LEGAL NOTICES

This file must be distributed completely intact. It must contain "car_volvo850.ar" and "volvo850_readme.txt" or else it is being distributed illegally. If your site is found distributing this vehicle without all files intact, all necessary steps will be taken to rectify the situation, including, but not limited to: contacting the webmaster; contacting the site host; contacting the file host; having this vehicle file removed; and/or having your website shut down. Hey, don't say I didn't warn you...it's your fault if you didn't read this file!

INSTALLATION

Place "car_volvo850.ar" into your main Midtown Madness 2 directory.

TOOLS USED

Zanoza Z-Modeler 1.0 (http://zanoza.iscool.net) - model creation
Paint Shop Pro 6 (http://www.jasc.com) - texture work
Adobe Photoshop 5.5 (http://www.adobe.com) - assorted image work
WinZip (http://www.winzip.com) - packing AR file
Windows Notepad (If you're reading this, you have it) - tuning adjustments, readme

WHAT DOES IT HAVE?

New model:           Yes - scratch-built by Mr_Sparkle
Breakables:	     Yes (both headlight wipers, both wing mirrors, spoiler, license plate)
New tuning:          Yes
New sounds:          No
Selection sound:     Yes
Damage Textures:     Yes
Software rendering:  Yes
Interior:            No
3D Wheels:           No (but the alpha-channeled ones look better!)
Dashboard:           No

BASIC DESCRIPTION

This is my second scratch project, the first being the Blue Bird All-American FE. I didn't intend to make this car really, but I found great textures on eBay and decided what the heck, I'll make it because it's a cool car :)

The Turbo actually turned out to be a very interesting and cool car to make. From the factory, these cars are rockets by nature - the turbocharger brings the total power of this car up to a whopping 222 HP. Fitted with a race-inspired transmission and a fine-tuned suspension, this vehicle is easy capable of 140+ MPH. This isn't the limit, though - had I chosen to make an 850 "T5R" version of the vehicle, that would have meant a top speed of almost 160 MPH - yikes!

FOOTNOTES

- Most sounds are taken from in-game. All engine sounds except the idle sound are from the London Cab. Don't be turned off by that, though - they work surprisingly well. The "high" sound has been lowered in pitch to make the engine less whiny at high speeds. Idling sound is an unused sound that I found in the core files. Horn sound is from the Audi TT. Selection sound is all-new, however.

- Some may say the car seems to stick to the road all too well; however, Volvos have always been manufactured as great-handling vehicles with excellent traction control systems

- I cut the dashboard from the final release because it was too much of a hassle to tune and get everything working properly. Someday, I intend to put dashes in my vehicles, but right now I don't have the motivation to sit and precisely tune all the dash values

DISTRIBUTION

Any site can post this car. Please give me (Mr_Sparkle) proper credit. Please provide a link to my e-mail address (found below). DO NOT TWEAK THIS CAR. DO NOT MODIFY IT IN ANY WAY WITHOUT MY CONSENT. DO NOT REMOVE THIS FILE FROM THE ZIP FILE! DO NOT OPEN UP THE AR FILE, EVEN TO JUST LOOK AROUND! E-mail me and I might just say "okay", so it is always worth a try to drop me a line! Violation any of the above distribution rules will result in action taken against the offender and the possible termination of his/her website, if applicable.

THANK YOU'S

Oleg - for making Z-Modeler (note to lamers...it's not called Z-Converter!) 
Qwerty_86 - for making the great license plates that are seen on the Volvo
Awesys - for the pic of the brakes
The community - for your continued support, encouragement, help, and constructive criticism

WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD?

TBD

CONTACT INFO

Mr_Sparkle - pinnacledesign@hotmail.com

A Pinnacle Design Creation
http://pinnacle.makes.it