From:	Spyder
Sent:	Friday, April 17, 1998 11:43 AM
To:	Spectrosan@aol.com
Subject:	Using Paintkit (revised 4/17/1998)

The following information pertains to the use of individual cars and car sets for the Original NASCAR Racing game from Papyrus (Sierra).  This information DOES NOT apply to NASCAR 2.

What is a "Car Set":

A "car set" is a single file that contains all 40 cars that make up the car set.  A car set file is a binary file, which means it is not easily readable by a human.  Try opening a binary file with a text editor program and you will see what I mean.  


The PaintKit program:

The PaintKit program is part of the commercial version of the NASCAR Racing game.  PaintKit does not come with the demo version.  The purpose of the PaintKit program is to allow you to manipulate the cars contained in a car set.  The most common use of PaintKit is to paint individual cars.  The PaintKit will also let you import, export, and swap the position of cars within the car set.


Exporting cars from a car set using PaintKit:

You can also use PaintKit to export individual cars from the car set into individual PCX files.  A PCX file is a binary file that can be viewed with a graphical viewer program.  Some good graphical viewer programs that let you view PCX files include WinGIF or LView Pro.

When you export a car from a car set, the PaintKit program will create a PCX file for the car  you chose to export.  The PCX file will get put into the root directory for the NASCAR Racing game.  On most systems this will be the C:\NASCAR directory.  The PCX file that you export will have one of the following 40 names, depending on which car you chose to export:

PACE_0.PCX (this is the pace car)
NASC94.PCX (this is always the car that you drive)
NASC50.PCX (this car #50)
SKOA_1.PCX
MILL_2.PCX
KODA_4.PCX
KELL_5.PCX
VALV_6.PCX
EXID_7.PCX
RAYB_8.PCX
SLIP93.PCX
ETER88.PCX
VENT74.PCX
OCEA70.PCX
HIST58.PCX
SPIN56.PCX
PHOS48.PCX
OKEL47.PCX
DILP25.PCX
QUIC09.PCX
FAMI16.PCX
HOOT19.PCX
CITG21.PCX
MAXW22.PCX
DUPO24.PCX
SKID00.PCX
FATM69.PCX
QUAK26.PCX
TEXH28.PCX
HEIL90.PCX
OLIV71.PCX
FOOD64.PCX
PETR55.PCX
ACDE52.PCX
PENN30.PCX
HARD31.PCX
SKOA33.PCX
REDC38.PCX
MEIN41.PCX
COUN51.PCX


Importing cars into a car set using PaintKit:

You can also use PaintKit to import individual cars into a car set.  The trick to this is that you must rename the PCX file for the car you wish to import.  You must use one of the 40 file names shown above.  For example, to import a new car to replace the default #50 car, do the following:

Note:  The #50 car is the third car in the car set; the one just after the car that you drive.

1. Rename the file you are importing to NASC50.PCX
2. Put this file in the default NASCAR Racing directory
3. Run the PaintKit program
4. Select the #50 car
5. Click the Import button
6. Click the Save button

If you did everything correctly, you will now see the new car in place of the old car.  Keep in mind that you must ALWAYS rename the new car file (i.e., the one you got from my web page or wherever) into one of the 40 valid names above.  The filename you use must also correspond with the position of the car within the set (for example, the COUN51.PCX file is the very last car in the set).

Good luck and happy racing!

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