Welcome to the second edition of the Qoole CDROM. This CDROM contains Quake Object Oriented Level Editor version 2.5, video tutorials in .avi format and HTML tutorials on how to create Quake and Quake2 levels with Qoole, 739 prefabricated objects, 1207 additional textures, 46+ additional level editing utilities, Quake editing newsgroup articles, various comprehensive documents and editing resources from the Internet. You are certain to find many hours of enjoyment designing and creating your own levels with Qoole and all the resources on this CDROM. Installation Instructions ------------------------- When you insert this cdrom for the first time, the computer will prompt you to install Qoole on your harddrive. Simply choose Yes. If this doesn't happen, please run the SETUP program located in the root directory of the CDROM. The SETUP program will install the Qoole folder and icons under Windows' Start Menu for you. Qoole System Requirements ------------------------- * Windows 95 or NT * Registered version of Quake, Quake2, or Hexen II. * Pentium class computer * 16mb RAM * 30mb disk space How to run Qoole ---------------- From the Windows' Start Menu, goto Qoole's folder, and select either the 'WinQoole' or 'GlideQoole' icon. This will start the program for you. For documentation on how to use Qoole, please read Qoole's user manual. Qoole is also accessible as an icon in the Qoole folder under the Start Menu. You may also want to check out the video tutorals on how to use Qoole. They are located in the directory \q1tutorial on the CDROM. Browsing the CDROM ------------------ To make browsing the CDROM easier, we've included the program 'WinView'. It lets you preview brief descriptions for each of the files and directories on the CDROM. To start up this program, select the 'Browse CDROM' icon in the Qoole folder under the Start Menu. Important Files and Directories ------------------------------- readme.txt Readme file for the Qoole CDROM docs\ Qoole User Manual and other documentation q1tutorials\ Quake map editing video and HTML tutorials q2tutorials\ Quake2 map editing HTML tutorials. prefabs1\ Prefabricated Qoole Objects for Quake prefabs2\ Prefabricated Qoole Objects for Quake2 textures\ Custom made textures for Quake and Quake2 quakelab\ Problem listings for Quake map compiling errors quakelab2\ Problem listings for Quake2 map compiling errors rust\ Qauke2 map editing tutorials from RUST specs\ Quake and Quake2 map specifications progs\ Additional Quake and Qauke2 editing utilities maillist\ General Qoole discussion mailing list newsgrps\ Quake Usenet newsgroup articles src\ Source code to a 3D math library used by Qoole Video Tutorials --------------- The Qoole Video Tutorials consist of 18 .avi files. They introduce basic topics from Qoole's user interface to advance Quake1 map editing concepts. These avi videos total 46 mins of play time. They provide a very good starting point for Quake map editing beginners. To watch these video, start up the WinView program by selecting the 'Browse CDROM' icon in the Qoole folder under the Start Menu. Then simply go into the tutorial directory, and select the different .avi files listed in WinView. Prefabricated Objects --------------------- This CDROM contains 739 premade objects for both Quake1 and Quake2. These premade objects can be used to create your own Quake levels in Qoole. You may get quick wireframe previews of these objects from within WinView. Simply go into the prefabs directory and select the different .QLE files. If you wish, you may install these prefabs to your harddrive. A full installation of these prefabs takes up approximately 10 megs of harddrive disk space. To install these prefabs, just select the install program listed in WinView under the prefab directories. Textures -------- To use the textures on the CDROM in Qoole, you'll need to install them to your harddrive first. A full installation of both Quake1 and Quake2 textures takes up approximately 30 megs of harddrive disk space. To install these texture files, just select the install program listed in WinView under the textures directory. You may also get quick previews of these textures simply by selecting the different .wad files listed in WinView. Free Updates ------------ All the owners of this CDROM are entitled to free software upgrades to all the 2.x versions of Qoole. You may obtain upgrade patches to these later versions from the web site at http://www.qoole.com when they become available. Technical Support ----------------- When you come across problems using Qoole, we recommend that you first consult the user manual and the level editing documents that are on the Qoole CDROM. For questions such as how to make elevators or teleporters, please look over the tutorials and the Quake Map Specs. For questions regarding the error messages from QBSP/LIGHT/VIS, please refer to the problem listings from QuakeLab and Rust. These are very helpful resources that will solve most common problems. If you still have problems after consulting these resources, you may send your questions via e-mail to 'support@qoole.com'. Since we only provide limited technical support, please refrain from sending us maps and asking us to fix them for you. We really don't have the time to debug everyone's Quake maps. For general questions regarding Qoole, please contact us via e-mail at 'qoole@qoole.com'. Company Information ------------------- Lithium Software 180 Golf Club Rd., Suite 129 Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 U.S.A. http://www.lithium.com Disclaimer ---------- Lithium Software makes no warranty about any file on this CDROM, including any written by Lithium Software. You, not Lithium Software, assume all risk of using any of the files on this CDROM. We reserve the right to limit any effort on our part to rectify problems with any file on this CDROM. You also need to be aware that we cannot accept any responsibility, or liability if using the software on this disc causes you grief, malfunction, data loss or thinning of the hair. As with any new software, make sure that you back up your system regularly so you can recover from unforeseen crashes. Copyright --------- Qoole is copyright (C) 1997,98 Lithium Software. All rights reserved. Trademarks ---------- Qoole is a trademark of Lithium Software. Quake and Quake2 are trademarks of Id Software, Inc. Hexen II is a trademakr of Raven Software. Other trademarks incidentally mentioned are owned by their respective owners.