"B2L-EDIT" v1.1
          The Breach 2 Squad Leader Editor for the Atari ST.
           Converted by the Jumping Pumping Machine Brain!
                   (Originally by Alf Engineering)

                               CONTENTS

The B2L_EDIT.LZH archive should contain:

1. B2LEDIT.PRG - the main program.
2. B2LEDIT.RSC - the resource file.
3. B2LEDIT.TXT - the documentation file (this!).

If any of these files are missing, return the archive for a full
refund!

                             INTRODUCTION

This program will allow you to create nearly invincible Squad Leaders.
While this concept may be offensive to some, I've found that it can be
very therapeutic to be nearly invincible. Also, if you build a lot of
scenarios, this program will make testing their features a lot easier
-- how many times have you put in a diabolical trap, and then upon
trying to test it to see if it works, find you can't even reach that
point because the opposition obliterates you? It will never happen
again, not with B2L-EDIT around!

                              OPERATION

Operation is easy. Run B2LEDIT.PRG in medium or high resolution (the
program needs to be run from a root directory to work properly) and
click on LOAD. A file selector will appear. Double click on your
favorite Squad Leader (*.B2L). Edit the character's attributes by
moving field-to-field with the arrow keys. Use BACKSPACE or ESC to
erase existing values. See the Breach 2 documentation for details on
the attributes.

                                ENDING

Once you've got your Squad Leader the way you want him (or her?),
click on SAVE, and the path information will be displayed. If you want
to replace the old .B2L file, just click on OKAY, click on REPLACE,
and off you go. Otherwise, specify new path information.

                              WEIRDISMS

Actually, this program is a conversion of Pal-Edit, the Paladin
Character Editor, originally by Alf Engineering (and, unavoidably,
still has the previous version's bugs... if you've got the Pal-Edit
docs, see those for details). When Breach 2 first came out, I tested
Pal-Edit with a Breach 2 .B2L file, and it seemed to work fine, so I
converted their original program (and unfortunately, I couldn't find
the original docs anywhere, and I couldn't find an original archive of
Pal-Edit anywhere either [seems to have vanished... even from GEnie!],
so I had to create new docks from memory! Sorry, Alf!) This being
true, the ability to alter your Squad Leader's history (number of
kills, battle time, victories, etc.) may be a bit suspect. It seems to
sometimes work, and sometimes not. Just remember that you never really
need to screw around with a Squad Leader's history. Those stats don't
affect promotion to higher ranks, so it's best to leave them alone
(this program still thinks it's editing a Paladin character...) Also,
it is best to re-boot your system after editing a Squad Leader (a must
before running Breach 2 or the scenario builder).