

                        DAGGERFALL SAVE GAME EDITOR
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Programming by Mark Haman,  email address  mark_haman@cyberstore.ca


The DF-EDIT program is a small editor to manipulate the main character
statistics of a saved game.


Included in the "df-edit.zip" file are :

DF-EDIT.EXE -- the editor program
DF-EDIT.TXT -- this file, the installation documentation.


INSTALLATION
------------

To install the program copy the df-edit.exe file into a directory that is
listed your PATH statements (see your c:\autoexec.bat file, or type PATH
at the Dos prompt for a list).  Typically, this would include your \DOS
and \WINDOWS directories.  

The program runs in text mode VGA to minimize the program size.  DF-EDIT.EXE
is approximately 50k is size, including help data & documentation.  It has
been tested with large save game files (up to 300,000 bytes).  It has been
scanned for viruses before it left my system, although it is recommended
that you do your own scan before running the program (a good rule whenever
downloading software).  


LOADING THE DF-EDIT PROGRAM
---------------------------

Once the DF-EDIT.EXE file has been moved, you may run it from any directory.
Change to your save game directory within daggerfall (ie. \DAGGER\SAVE0
through \DAGGER\SAVE5).  When you saved the game in DaggerFall, you had 6
save game boxes,  which correspond to the save game directories below :

     --------------------
    |         |          |
    |  SAVE0  |   SAVE3  |
    |         |          |
     --------------------
    |         |          |
    |  SAVE1  |   SAVE4  |
    |         |          |
     --------------------
    |         |          |
    |  SAVE2  |   SAVE5  |
    |         |          |
     --------------------

So, if you saved to the middle box on the left side, you will need to edit
the  \DAGGER\SAVE1  directory files.

At DOS :

C:\DAGGER\SAVE1> DF-EDIT   

The program searches for the file "SAVETREE.DAT".  If it is not found an
error message to that effect is displayed.  Make sure that the SAVETREE.DAT
file exists in the current directory.  


EDIT YOUR SAVE GAME
-------------------

Once the SAVETREE.DAT file is found you will be prompted for the name of
your character.  You may enter the entire name, or as few as 4 characters
of the name.  Press either the "Enter" or the "Down Arrow" keys.

A search is done on the file and if the name is valid the statistics are
loaded and displayed.  Help is displayed at the bottom of the screen.

You may edit all of the data except the characters name.  This field is
used only to find the data within the savetree.dat file.  You may, however,
change the class name, gold & statistics.


USING THE KEYBOARD
------------------

The following keys are used :

F1         --   reload the character statistics from the current save game
F2         --   reload the character statistics from the original character
                (the first time you edit a characters statistics they are
                saved to the CharName.dat file, in the same directory as
                the savetree.dat file).
F10        --   used to  SAVE  your changes and exit from DF-EDIT,
<alt>X     --   exit without applying your changes.
Up Arrow   --   move up a line
Down Arrow --   move down a line
Enter      --   move down a line
Esc        --   clear the current item



If you have any comments or ideas, send me a message via email.

Happy exploring,

Mark


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Daggerfall is a registered trademark of Bethesda Softworks
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