========Raven 2.0========
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;----Refinished for-----;
;--the newest version---;
;-of Racer, and beyond--;
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;------Harey--2017------;
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;Credits-----------------------------------
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Program by Harey. No Preview picture, and icon by Silver. Original Program and name by Oliver Pieper (note, this program shares nothing other than a name with the original program).



;Dev Log-----------------------------------
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April 29th 2015 - Initial version of Raven 2.0 (v1.0.0.1) released to the public, giving more ways to sort variants. currently lists cars and tracks by folder name. Support for preview pictures for cars, tracks, and variants.
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December 24th 2016 - v1.0.1.0 released to the public, added in a basic help menu. Support for both x86 and x64 systems. Added in a way to enable/disable ingame menu. Options menu can now be run through an external program, *.bat, *.jar, or *.exe for vehicles not built to run using Raven, originally only supported *.bat and *.jar. Added in a seperate error when you try to view an empty Qlog, preventing you from opening the Qlog window. Added in buttons to seperate the QLOG between INFO, WARN, and FATAL entries so its that little bit easier to find what you are looking for. Added in another name for the other_variants folder, 'misc_variants'. Now supports running outside of the Racer directory (useful for multiple installs of Racer)



;Instal and First Run----------------------
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Install is very simple, drag and drop the Raven 2.exe where ever you like, as it now supports running outside of the Racer directory.

On that note, the first run you will be told to first of all select your Racer location, pressing okay will send you to the location selection screen, pressing cancel will stop the program. You will also be greeted with this, if the .dat file cannot be found.



;Starting Out------------------------------
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Raven was originally created by Oliver Pieper in 2003 for Racer, as a lap time database, and configuration utility. What I am labeling as the 2.0 version, actually loses a wealth of features (at least for now). While sharing the same name, nothing else is shared with the original version of Raven.

 But you can now label the folder for your options as "raven_variants", "paint_variants", or "color_variants". The engine choices can now be under their own folder named "engine_variants", same goes with any other misc. options under "other_variants", or "misc_variants". A preview for the vehicle, and seperataly a preview for each option choice is avaliable. You can also goto the car's folder. Tracks are fairly simple, with their own preview, and a button to goto the track folder. Obviously the big Start Racer button, starts Racer.

The menu bar above, gives you a file menu, consisting of being able to select your install of Racer, viewing the directory name, reloading the car/track selection, and exiting the program. The next menu is to do with the Qlog, where you can view, or clear the Qlog. In the Qlog viewer window, you can resize the window, select specific entries, and under the File menu you can open the qlog.txt in your default *.txt viewer, as well as close the viewer window. Next to the file menu are the 3 buttons that will display seperate entries depending on the severity of the issue. The next menu is the Help menu, containing the Help window, and an About button. In the Help menu you'll find buttons that will display help for the program, Qlog, and a devlog in there.

When you click on the Options for a vehicle you will be greeted with a new window, giving you a drop box for the paint color and one for the engine choice, there is also a list box for displaying other options. Pressing "Ok" will save your selection, while pressing "Cancel" will jump out of the window without making any changes.



;Making it work----------------------------
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If you have a car that used the old Raven program with its own raven varients you will have to make no changes at all.

If you want to make any new variants for it, Paint colors can be under "raven_variants", "paint_variants", or "color_variants". Engine or trans options can be put under "engine_variants". And anything that does not fit under Engine or Paint (for example wheels) can be put under "other_variants" or "misc_variants".

A variant.ini should be included in each variant option looking something like this...
Variant
{
	name=Example Name
}


--Note: you could also write the file as such below...
Variant
name=Example

It is also suggested to put in a preview picture, using a 1.33 aspect ratio (as in using 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768) in either .bmp, or .jpg



;Bugs, Issues, Contact---------------------
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If you experience any bugs, issues, or feel the need to contact me for some reason please email me @ harey89@hotmail.com, Subject: Raven 2.0 (bug, issue, question). Or Contact me on RacerDepartment username Harey.

Known bugs are;
-Contact me if you find any.



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