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DIETETIC WAR by SKYLAND.

This is an English summary of the C&C Generals Zero Hours skirmish map named "Dietetic War".
This document gives to the player :
- The description of the map.
- The story behind the map.
- The technical understanding of the map.


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THE MAP.

This is a correctly detailed and textured map with a high amount of resources to support sixplayers.

Key datas.
- The name : Dietetic War.
- The C&C Version : Generals Zero Hour.
- The released : the 23th of June, 2005.
- The size : 300x425.
- The playability and the AI status : skirmish compatible.
- The players: 6. How many players you decide to play on this map, and the way teams are set up to you.
- The author: SkyLand (skylandsiss@yahoo.fr).


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THE STORY BEHIND THE MAP.

The story takes place the day after the Fourth World War, on an isolated island miraculously saved from the destruction of the world.
Taking advantage of the anarchic situation, the High Security Jail HSM109 rose in mutiny.
Strengthened with mercenaries coming from foreign territories, the prisoners -some dangerous jesters, repeat offender assassins- want to grab a Spanish military airport.
Between the prison (on the North of the map) and the military airport (on the South of the map), the players will find :
- On the West of the map : and old national park.
- On the center : an hospital and a main road where nuke vehicles are stopped.
- On the East : a chemical and nuclear plant, a drive-in, and a vehicles reseller.

The imaginary scenario narrates the defence of the military airport by 3 C&C players.
On the North, 3 C&C adversaries embody the mutineers who threaten to attack this military airport.
In theory, for the needs of the scenario, the mutineers would have the initiative.
In the skirmish mode, the map is conceived to help the human players to choose the regular soldiers :
- The military base contains military buildings. They are equitably dispensed between the players. A wall with bunkers and canons protect the north side of the aiport.
- To maintain the aggressiveness of the IA as long as possible, technical buildings have been placed on the north of the map (4 derricks and 1 reparation centre per player, plus the hospitals).


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THE TECHNICAL INFORMATIONS

The files.
Three files are zipped on the Zip file named "Dietetic War Zh".
The Zip file contains 2 folders, for 2 maps : "Dietetic war (AI-North)" and "Dietetic war (AI-South)".
In skirmish mode, choose the map :
- "AI-North" if you want to place the AI on the North of the map (the recommended scenario).
- "AI-South" if you want to place the AI on the South of the map.
The files into the folder "Dietetic war (AI-North)" :
- Dietetic War - Day.map
- Dietetic War - Day.tga
- Dietetic War - Read me.txt
The files into the folder "Dietetic war (AI-South)" :
- Dietetic War - Night.map
- Dietetic War - Night.tga
- Dietetic War - Read me.txt

The installation path.
To use the map read the instructions on the official C&C Generals Zero Hour manual, or follow these instructions :
1 Look in your computer for a folder named My Documents/Command and Conquer Generals - Zero Hour Data/Maps.
   - Using Windows 95
     C:\\My Documents\Command and Conquer Generals - Zero Hour Data\Maps\
   - Using Windows 2000/XP
     C:\Documents and Settings\USERNAME\My Documents\Command and Conquer Generals - Zero Hour Data\Maps\
   If this directory doesn't exist (meaning you never played a skirmish game), play a skirmish map and comeback.
   The folder should be there now.
2 The files are zipped on the Zip file named "Dietetic War Zh".
   In this Zip file, you can find two subfolders, for two maps : "Dietetic war (AI-North)" and "Dietetic war (AI-South)".
   To install the maps, simply extract the complete subfolders included in the downloaded map zip file (not just the individual files) to the "\My Documents\Command and Conquer Generals Data - Zero Hour\Maps\MAPNAME" folder on the hard drive. 
   Of course, the MAPNAME will be the name of these maps.
3 Go into Generals games, entry to the multiplayer part, look for the maps in the unofficial maps section, and choose "Dietetic War (AI-North)" or "Dietetic War (AI-South)".
   The choosen map is ready to be launched for online play.

The performance.
Slow PCs may not run this map well.
Middle resolution is required.

The objects.
In this version : 910 objects.

The testing.
This is a beta version.
To make sure that the map is of a high standard, please forward me yours ideas or bugs.
I'll fix them and release the map.
Look out for future versions.


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I hope you will enjoy the map.
Have fun and suspense in a great battle !

Skyland.

This C&C Generals Zero Hour map is the intellectual property of SkyLand.
It is copyright SkyLand 2005.
You may use it for personal use on your computer or trade it online to your friends.

I thank Sean Sherry from CncDen for his clear and comprehensive advices to optimize a map.
