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 Game File Explorer, Version 0.94
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GFE is a Windows resource ripper useful for total or partial conversion projects. Supported formats are: 

     - Doom, Doom II, Heretic, Hexen WAD
     - Duke Nukem 3D, Blood, Shadow Warrior, Redneck Rampage, Witchaven GRP and ART
     - Jedi Knight GOB, MAT
     - Mysteries of the Sith GOO
     - Outlaws LAB
     - Quake, Hexen 2 BSP, Lump, MDL, Pack, SPR and WAD2
     - Quake 2 Wall, PCX and TGA
     - Terminal Velocity POD

GFE let’s you: 

     - view a listing of all entries and extract single files or all files 
     - view and save images (most formats) 
     - play sound files 

System requirements
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Windows 95, more than 256 colors.

The Menu
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     FILE 
          OPEN - Opens a file. (Ctrl-O) 
          CLOSE - Closes a file. (Ctrl-W) 
          EXIT - Closes the program. 
     IMAGE 
          COPY - Copies selected image to clipboard. (Ctrl-C) 
          SAVE - Saves selected image to a BMP. (Ctrl-M) 
          SAVE AS - Saves selected image to a BMP, but asks the filename first. (Ctrl-A) 
          SAVE ALL - Saves all images (only Duke3D ART, Quake BSP and Quake WAD2 files). Make sure you have enough disk space before selecting this. 
     ENTRY 
          SAVE - Extracts selected entry to a file. (Ctrl-E) 
          SAVE AS - Extracts selected entry to a file, but asks the filename first. (Ctrl-T) 
          SAVE ALL - Extracts all entries. Make sure you have enough disk space before selecting this. 
          PLAY - Plays selected wave file. (Ctrl-P or double-click) 
          STOP - Stops playing the wave file. (Ctrl-S) 
     PALETTE 
          CHANGE - Changes the current palette. 
     HELP 
          ABOUT - Shows the About Box. 

Problems
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If the images look funny or they are black, you need to load the appropriate palette. 
Please report other weird problems to aahlstro@geocities.com 

Legal stuff
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The author is in no way responsible for any damage that occurs to your software or hardware as a result of using the software.
Use at your own risk. 

GFE is freeware. You can distribute GFE freely as long as you don't charge anybody any money for it and include this file
unmodified. 

History
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version 0.9 

     - first release 

version 0.91 

     - fixed some PCX and TGA bugs (a problem with padding) 
     - sorted out one very annoying memory problem 
     - fixed many other minor problems 
     - added "Save" option 

version 0.92 

     - added full Jedi Knight MAT support 
     - added text viewing 
     - added wave playing 
     - added support for 256-color JASC palettes 
     - added bitmap scrolling 

version 0.93 

     - added multiple selection of entries 
     - removed repetitive overwrite prompts and added "Yes to All" and "No to All" options 
     - lots of minor improvements 

version 0.94

     - added Doom sound playing and conversion to .wav
     - added toolbar and changed the look of the program
     - GFE can be now run on pre-OSR2 win9x platforms... (but I had no way to test it)

Future Plans
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adding new formats (suggestions?)

If you have suggestions, comments or bug reports, please send them to aahlstro@geocities.com 
Updates and news about GFE can be found at: http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/8271.