────────── ■ │ NFSMW Crossfire (v1.0.0) │ ■ ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────


This file contains the INSTALLATION steps, as well as potential issues during installation.
For information about the mod itself, read the "MOD INFORMATION" file.



This mod is installed in two stages (BOTH ARE REQUIRED):
 • VLTED STAGE installs all features related to VltEd,
 • BINARY STAGE installs all features related to Binary, as well as bundled mods.

Crossfire comes bundled with four other mods, with authorization from all creators:
 • NFSMW Bartender, by rng_guy                 link to mod page: https://github.com/rng-guy/NFSMWBartender
 • NFSMW SpeedFixer, by rng_guy                link to mod page: https://github.com/rng-guy/NFSMWSpeedFixer
 • Open Limit Adjuster, by gaycoderprincess    link to mod page: https://github.com/gaycoderprincess/MostWantedOpenLimitAdjuster
 • [OPTIONAL] Healthbars, by trelbutate        link to mod page: https://nfsmods.xyz/mod/5673

The installation of those mods is handled automatically in the Binary Stage.




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 │             ■ IMPORTANT ■                                                                                │
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 │ BACKUP your game's GLOBAL, CARS and LANGUAGE folders before installing the mod, as it has no uninstall   │
 │ script. To uninstall Crossfire, simply replace those folders with their backups.                         │
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 │ WHITELIST Bartender's .asi file in your antivirus software if it gets flagged by it. If the flagging     │
 │ happens when you try to run the game, a pop-up with "Error code: 225" will appear, which indicates       │
 │ that the .asi was blocked. Bartender is a perfectly safe, open-source mod; do not worry about it.        │
 │ The above also applies for SpeedFixer and Open Limit Adjuster.                                           │
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────────── ■ │ INSTALLATION: VLTED STAGE │ ■ ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

BEFORE starting this stage:
 1) • install the game (English, version 1.3),
 2) • install NFS-VltEd v4.6 or above.


TO INSTALL this stage:
 1) • open NFS-VltEd,
 2) • click File -> Open in the menu at the top and select your game's directory,
 3) • click File -> Import, open this mod's directory, and select "Crossfire_VltEd_Install.nfsms",
 4) • choose whichever options you want and click "Install", and
 5) • click File -> Save and close VltEd.




────────── ■ │ INSTALLATION: BINARY STAGE │ ■ ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

BEFORE starting this stage:
 1) • install Binary 2.8.3 or above,
 2) • install NFSMW Unlimiter v4.0.0.1337 or above (it also needs VltEd and Binary!),
 3) • in NFSMW Unlimiter, DISABLE the following options:
      --> EnableCopDestroyedStringHook     - this conflicts with Bartender's string assignment.
      --> ExpandMemoryPools                - this conflicts with OpenLA and causes some bugs with car models.
      --> RandomizeTraffic                 - this forcibly enables ExpandMemoryPools.
      --> CarSkinFix                       - this forcibly enables ExpandMemoryPools.


 • Crossfire's installation will be blocked if Unlimiter is not installed.


TO INSTALL this stage:
 1) • open Binary and choose "User Mode",
 2) • find and select the "Crossfire_Binary_Install.end" file,
 3) • find and select your game's directory,
 4) • choose whether you want the optional features (see choices below) and click "OK",
 5) • close the pop-up notifying you of the successful installation, and
 6) • agree to "save files" when prompted to do so.



 ──────│ The available choices in step 4) are: │──────────────────

 • "Install healthbars for cops (mod by trelbutate)?"
   If you agree, Binary will install the healthbars.asi mod, which adds working healthbars for cops. 

 • "Install custom ingame SMS messages?"
   If you agree, Binary will install custom SMS messages. See what they are in "MOD INFORMATION".
   If you had modified the same messages with a previous mod, those changes will be overwritten.

 • "FOR FUN: Spawn 15 Rhinos at once?"
   If you agree, Binary will make Bartender spawn 15 ramming Rhinos at once. Totally not unbalanced!


 You can now run the game if you want to.





────────── ■ │ NFSMW EXTRA OPTIONS COMPATIBILITY ISSUES │ ■ ──────────────────────────────────────────────────

        ■ IMPORTANT ■ 
If you have NFSMW Extra Options, avoid using the feature that activates the player's cop lights, as it may
conflict with Open Limit Adjuster and cause a crash.

If you have NFSMW Extra Options, make sure to disable the following features, as they conflict with Crossfire:

 • PursuitActionMode - this one messes up the spawning logic of some stuff.
 • ShowNonPursuitCops - this option decreases difficulty by making all cops appear on the map, ignoring range.
 • HelicopterBountyFix - the mod already fixes this, and this completely breaks some low value Bounty rewards.
 • ZeroBountyFix - the mod already fixes this, and this messes up the Heat 10 rewards.
 • HeatLevelOverride - this isn't critical, but you might want to disable it for convenient heat escalation.


