Dodge Aries Monster Truck
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     : No
Custom Tuning     : Yes
Dashboard         : Yes
Damaged textures  : Yes
Colors            : Number 8
Rendering modes   : Hardware AND Software Render!

Car Specs         : 
Year              : 1988
Name              : Dodge Aries
Engine            : 10L Ford V8
Horsepower        : 1500 (or 450, whichever's more realistic)
Transmission      : 4-Speed auto and 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) vpkmt.ar". To fix it, let it finish loading, then right click "(error) vpkmt.ar" and select "Change Name" and change it to "K-Car Monster Truck". Move the picture that's included in the zip to your CarLoader images folder. To view the picture, right click "K-Car Monster Truck" 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. The drive and idle are from the F350 and the horn is from the Freightliner in-game and it works well. This is acutally based on fun and is practially not realistic in any way, so don't email me about that! It bounces all over the place so it's pretty fun. It's chassis is from the Ford F350 so the tuning is pretty close to it. It's own license plate (courtesy of ACME License Plate Maker - http://www.acme.com/licensemaker/). It has a racing style paint job witht he number 8 on it. The dash is same as a stock Aries. I'm using this dash instead of a real monster truck dash because this is suppose to be a spoof of an Aries. The wheels look crappy in the selection screen, but are just fine in the game.

Known issues      : The bottom is just black, no details. The auto transmission seems to like to stay in the upper RPMs for a while before shifting. 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.