Checksum Generator for ACW Battleground Series MAIN.MAP files v1.1

NOTE:  This program will not work with Napoleonic Battleground Series
games!

Beginning with the 2/98 upgrades to the Battleground Series games,
Talonsoft introduced a checksum into the MAIN.MAP file format.  This
program calculates the checksum from the other data in the map file.

There are new two programs included, the original checksum generator
and a MAIN.MAP file converter.  The MAIN.MAP file converter is really
all you need, but I've kept the checksum generator around anyway.

TO USE THE CONVERTER:

Put the ACWCONV.EXE program in the same directory as the MAIN.MAP 
file to be convevert and run it.  The MAIN.MAP file will be converted
to the new format (version 2).  The old MAIN.MAP file will be saved as
OLD-MAIN.MAP.  You can delete it if you wish.

TO USE THE CHECKSUM GENERATOR:

Put the ACWCHKSM.EXE program in the same directory as the MAIN.MAP file
and run it.  Write down the check sum generated, then change the
MAIN.MAP file as follows (NOTE:  All of this is done automatically by
the converter program).

Assume the checksum generated is 12345.  Run NOTEPAD or WORDPAD and
edit the MAIN.MAP file.  The first three lines probably look
something like:

1
98 55
100 25 0

Change the first line from 1 to 2, and add the checksum you generated
to the end of the third line.  In our example the first three lines
would now read:

2
98 55
100 25 0 12345

That's it!  Good luck, and happy map editing.

NOTICE:  Copyright 1998 Mark Tomas.  All Rights Reserved. 
You are granted a non-exclusive license to use this software
for non-commercial purposes.  You may not use this software for any 
commercial purpose.

Mark Tomas
mtomas@greatnorthern.net
