'86 Ford LTD Crown Victoria 351ci Cop Car
Originally...October 5, 2002
Updated......December 24, 2002


*** Update *** 

This version has been fixed to work on software render and multiplayer modes. The cause of the original to crash in software render and multiplayer was the wheels. I manage to make new wheels which cut about 800 polys total from the old file. The new wheels use the same texture, but has a different mesh. It will override the old file, but I intentionally wanted that to happen. It has the exact same body, textures, and tuning as the old file. If I hadn't told you what I fixed, you'd have to have a sharp eye to tell. ;) I've also added two new paint schemes to this vehicle. Arch County Highway Patrol and Arch County Sheriff. :D

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*** This car is only compatable with Microsoft Midtown Madness Chicago Edition ***

You may not use this car to build new additional cars.
You may not modify this car (this includes any tweaking of performance).
No part of this car may be used without written permission from me (Qwerty_86).
You may distribute this car only free of charge, only without modifications to this package and
only with permission from me.
When distributing you must leave this file intact together with the car.

*** I am not responsible for damages this file causes to your computer. ***

Software Used     : 3D Studio Max 2.5
		    Paint Shop Pro 7
                    Midtown Madness Vehicle Creation Kit
                    WinZip v8.0
                    Notepad
		    Sound Recorder
	            GoldWave

Author            : Qwerty_86
Author's E-mail   : qwerty_986@hotmail.com
Author's Homepage : http://rracing.cjb.net/revo/qwerty/garage.html

Thanks to         : Mike_P for a Ford LTD grille and Crown Victoria rear end picture. Thanks to FmmF for 5.0 engine sounds. Thanks to Tek_Xacto for an Arch license plate. And thanks to Speedy for wheel textures and a new lightbar.

Installation      : Copy vp86cvcop.ar file to your Midtown Madness directory. Usually under "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Midtown Madness\"

MM Car information:
New Car Model     : Yes
New Textures      : Yes 
Custom Sounds     : Yes
Custom Tuning     : Yes
Dashboard         : Yes
Damaged textures  : Yes
Colors            : Chicago Police Department, Lamer Patrol, Rent-A-Cop, Arch County Highway 
		    Patrol, and Arch County Sheriff
Rendering modes   : Hardware AND Software Render

Car Specs         : 
Year              : 1986
Name              : Ford LTD Crown Victoria
Engine            : 351-cid (5.8L) V8
Horsepower        : 180
Transmission      : 4-speed Auto and Manual
Body              : 4-Door Sedan

CarLoader         : CarLoader is a program that keeps track of cars and tracks for Midtown Madness. I suggest getting this program (http://drive.to/carloader). The Ford is not compatible with CarLoader. If it reads the file as "(error) vp86cvcop.ar", then let it finish loading, then right click "(error) vp86cvcop.ar" and select "Change Name" and change it to "'86 Ford Crown Victoria Cop Car". Move the picture that's included in the zip to your CarLoader images folder. To view the picture, right click "'86 Ford Crown Victoria Cop Car" and select "View".

Recommended       : 80-100% Physics, anything lower and the car's steering gets too sensitive and it may tip on two wheels.

Notes             : It's a full-sized Ford sedan. This car is very well known. This MM re-creation has recessed headlights, recessed rear license plate, recessed taillights, 3D mirrors, hood ornament, 3D bumpers, and a raised portion of the hood. The horn is from the '68 Mustang in-game and it works well. The selection screen sound is a clip from the Blues Brother's version of "Jailhouse Rock". If you have a problem with the sounds, turn off your speakers. The tuning is pretty good for a 2 ton car. The shocks are tuned to be slightly soft for the big car feeling. It powerslides really good. Just tap the handbrakes to get it sliding. If you start to oversteer, give lots of counter steer to correct it. It takes some getting used to the tuning. It can do 0-60 in about 6-7 seconds and a top speed of about 140 MPH. Each color has it's own license plate (courtesy of ACME License Plate Maker - http://www.acme.com/licensemaker/, the License Plate Shack - http://www.plateshack.com/plateshack.html, and Tek_Xacto). The dash is special. It's based of the camera that police cars have (ever watch police chases on TV?). I made this for several reasons. First, the real Ford dash has a horizontal speedometer. Second, dashes are a pain in butt to make, so this saves me time making cars. And third, it suits the car well. If you complain to me about the dash, I'm going to tell you to make a dash. Also, the wheels show some of the polys in the selection screen, but aren't visible in-game. I've also added a bottom tex to the car. It comes with three colors. The standard CPD paint scheme, Lamer Patrol (about time the K-Car has some backup, eh? ;) ), a Rent-A-Cop paint scheme, an Arch County Highway Patrol paint scheme (to protect the highways of Arch), and an Arch County Sheriff paint scheme (finally a player vehicle to rival the props!).

Known issues      : The hubs on the wheels have the polys showing in the selection screen, but the wheels are fine in-game. Since the side textures are square, some of the text might be blurry.