'87 Dodge Aries
April 20, 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.

Installation      : Copy vpkcar.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            : Driver's Ed and Luigi's Pizzaria
Rendering modes   : Hardware AND Software Render!

Car Specs         : 
Year              : 1987
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) vpkcar.ar". To fix it, let it finish loading, then right click "(error) vpkcar.ar" and select "Change Name" and change it to "'87 Dodge Aries". Move the picture that's included in the zip to your CarLoader images folder. To view the picture, right click "'87 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. Reflections kinda suck, so it's best if reflections are off.

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 selection screen sound is fromt he movie "Multiplicity". It works excellent with the pizza color, but seems odd for the Driver's Ed color. If you have a problem with the sounds, turn off your speakers. The tuning is modified from the Lancer. 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 Student Driver that most high school Driver's Ed classes have. Luigi's Pizzaria is a pizza delivery car. It makes sense since the game takes place in Chicago. The dash is as accurate as can be. It's mostly a reuse of the Lancer's dash.

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.