Title                   : Wad2Wal 1.4
Filenames               : Wad2Wal.exe
Version                 : 1.4
Author                  : Steve Winston-Brown
InterNet Nick           : Vengence
Email Address           : s.winstonbrown@student.qut.edu.au
Description             : Utility to extract all the mip textures
                          from a .wad file and convert them into 
                          Quake 2 .wal files.
                          * also converts palette from Quake
                            to Quake 2 palette.
                          * has ability to use custom palettes
                            for .wad files for converting.
                          * has ability to use custom palettes
                            for .wal files when converting.

Requirements            : A Win32 operating system

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Usage:

Wad2wal [-t] <palette> [-f] <palette> <.wad file>

[-f] --- (optional) Use an external palette file for .wad file.
         NOTE: The palette is exactly the same as the .lmp palette.

[-t] --- (optional) Use an external palette file for the .wal files.
         NOTE: Again, the palette is exactly the same as the .lmp 
               palette.

The program adapts the palette of the .wad file when converting it
to .wal files.  By default, when converting it will assume that the Quake
palette is used within the .wad file.  If a different palette is used in
the .wad file, or another palette is wanted in .wal files, it should be 
specified at the command line.

At the moment, no contents, light values or surface attributes are given
to the .wal file when it is created. All attributes for the textures
converted should be specified within your .map file.

I'm working on a utility and I will soon release a beta version that will
be able to edit many/all of these attributes.

Sample LMP palettes are given:
hex_pal.lmp     - Hexen 2 Palette
q_pal.lmp       - Quake Palette
q2_pal.lmp      - Quake 2 Release Palette
q2test_pal.lmp  - Quake 2 Test Palette

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* Construction *

Compiler used           : C++
Construction time       : Not Sure, lost count..
Known Issues            : If you find any, can you tell me..

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* History *

1.0 - Beta Release.
1.1 - Not Released. (Used For Internal Testing).
Code for Reading in WAD files was optimized.

1.2 -
An occasional bug reading in WAD files was fixed, where it sometimes
didn't recognise some WAD files.  Thanks to James Widmark and
Joseph Scott Dixon for reporting it to me.
1.3 - Not Released.  Fixed a few problems.
1.4 - This Version.
Hopefully fixed problem loading palettes using NT. (note: has not been
test).  Added support for converting to custom palettes for .wal files.

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* Copyright / Permissions *

You MAY distribute this EXE, provided you include this file, with no
modifications.  You may distribute this file in any electronic format
(BBS, Diskette, CD, etc.) as long as you include this file intact.

* Disclaimer *

Usage of Wad2Wal is at your own risk.  I accept NO responsibility
for any form of damage incurred through the usage of this program.

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* Where to get this Utility *

ftp.cdrom.com (and all mirrors)
http://www.uq.net.au/~zzsinst/