X-Tech Mod, a Red Faction Modification
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X-Tech mod was orginally started as a way to balance the game to a much greater effect, 
giving no weapon to much overall power in all situations. It sooned turned into an experiment
in Sound Effect Creation as well as effects usage. Still holding true to the orginal
balancing principle, X-Tech adds many new sounds to the mod, as well as effects for the weapons
which changes their usage completely. After quite extensive testing it has become very balanced,
where no one weapon is usefull in all situations, and in many cases is only usefull in a few
situations. Many weapons have been overhauled greatly to pruduce a weapon which functions nothing
like the orginal weapon, for instance the flame thrower, a once completely useless weapon which
is now very deadly in shortrange battles and can hold the line of advancing soldiers with ease
until backup arrives. Have fun, and play fair.


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Installation
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Open the zip and extract it to .../redfaction/mods/
It will automatically extract the folder needed into that directory, as well as the .vpp for the mod.

To run the mod start redfaction, once in the redfaction launcher click on the setup option, once there
click on the misc tab. In the space provided write the following, "-mod Xtech" without the quotes.

It is highly recommended that the mod be run under 1.3 if you wish to play multiplayer as to avoid as many
cheaters as possible, but it is not necessary.


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Features
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Many new sounds
Nearly Every weapon edited in some way (including those on the vehicles in single player)
Very balanced game play.


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Credits
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Project Start Date November 2001, Project Completion date Febuary 2002, Project Release Febuary 2003.

Orginally created and completed by Chance "Checker" Blackwell
Railgun Skin and Bolt effect donated by Spinoza ($pIn#z@)

Many special thanx go to the following people
Hunter -X-
Propeck
Croc
W.r.e.c.k.s.


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Legal Stuff
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The Content may not be distributed on websites or any other material without permission from the author.
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website will be contacted and notified of the violation. Any distribution must be distributed with this readme
and must not contain any other material not in the orginal Zip file.

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violates any lincense agreement or copyright.

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Contacts
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Email: Checker@hivezone.com
AIM:  RFChecker
MSN: RFChecker@hotmail.com
