Staunton Plaza by REspawn

This mod requires that you add 2 dff files and one txd file to work.

You will need spookys img tool from the gta network to install the dff files and the txd files.

I presume that you have no other dff files installed, if you do then you will more than likely know how to add new ones and change the ipl and ide files to match.

If you don't then this is how you do it.... use the img tool to open the gta3 folder, go into the models folder inside here are a few files the one we are concerned with is GTA3.img open this and scroll to the end of the file. the last entry is "warehouse1z.dff" this is the last game owned dff file.

The number of this is 3856, and the one before it is 3855, you follow the pattern, anything after "warehouse1z.dff" are ones you have added.

Add the "plaza.dff" file that is in the dff folder with this file first and then the "plaza_top.dff" file, if you added them after "warehouse1z.dff" then plaza.dff if number 3857 and plaza_top is 3859, you will not see these numbers with the image tool.

Now open the ipl and ide files in the Usual folder that is with this file. The ipl has allot of entries. the top 2 concern us.

The top 2 entries should look like this...

3857, plaza, 353.65, -305.153, 18.8563, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1
3858, plaza_top, 349.473, -311.21, 27.428, 1, 1, 1, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0

that's if you have no other custom objects installed. if you do then change the numbers at the side to match the position of plaza and plaza_top.

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To add the txd file just open the models folder again but this time open txd.img, you can just add plaza.txd to the file, its location is not important in this case.

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Now in the gta3 directory open the data folder.. the open the maps folder and the then open the comNtop folder in this folder are 3 files. move the comNtop.ipl to a safe location where you wont delete it. this is ur backup incase you decide uninstall my mod. No put into the comNtop folder the comNtop.ipl file inside the comNtop folder that is with this file.

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Last you need to tell the game to run the plaza files.

I keep a folder called mods inside my maps folder, this way it is easy to keep track of what is installed. This will be used to show you how to install a mod.

In the gta3 data folder there is a file called gta3.dat open this folder with what ever text editor you like.

scroll down to this entire.......

IDE DATA\MAPS\COMROAD\COMROAD.ide

under this make a new line and type the address to the plaza.ide file supplied in the usual folder with this file. Since i keep mine in a folder called mods mine looks like this....

IDE DATA\MAPS\MODS\plaza.ide

When that is done go down to the line...

COLFILE 2 DATA\MAPS\COMROAD\COMROAD.col

and under this put in a new line that points to the plaza.col file, mine looks like this....

COLFILE 2 DATA\MAPS\MODS\plaza.col

and last go to the very end of the file and under the line....

IPL DATA\MAPS\props.IPL

put the address to the plaza.ipl file........

IPL DATA\MAPS\MODS\plaza.ipl

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With all this done you are ready to play the game with Staunton plaza active, if you have any problems please e-mail me at... davebrennan90@hotmail.com