Bridge Commander Ship Menu Creator

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Bridge Commander Ship Menu Creator 5.5
by USS Sovereign (BCS : TNG)
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MOD FEATURES
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- Ability to create ship plugins (defs)

- Replaces the outdated BCMP's tool

- Ability to create submenu code for you

- Ability to create CWS 2.0 code for you

- Ability to create SDT code for you

- Ability to create multi ship plugins (suitable for large ship packs)

- BCMP Fixer fixes your ship plugins which BCMP disables

- Fast BCSMC Mode which allows fast/multiple creation of plugins

- N00b input protection to a certain degree

- Ability to edit existing plugins by loading the data into the memory of BCSMC

- Secure mode which first asks users permission to overwriteappend data into them (can be shut down)

- Ability to predefine location where the plugins will be saved

- Quick Battle Ship Description Fix 

- BCMod Unpacker is a tool which can extract *.BCMod files

- Ability to create SoundDef plugins

- Ability to backup scripts folder for later restoration


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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
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This program is the intended replacement of the BCMP's ship plugin tool and it now has several modes. 

BCSMC Mode: By default it's the ship def creator with extra features such as creating the SDT code, CWS 2.0 code, Submenu code for you. Also it allows the creation of multi ship plugins, suitable for large ship packs.

BCMP Fixer Mode: This mode is used to fix the plugins which BCMP disables on your installation.

Fast BCSMC Mode: It's a somewhat light version of BCSMC and it allows appending data to the list and BCSMC instantly creates all plugins in the list (Simply putting it: you can create 30 plugins or more at once by a click of a button). However, in this fast mode you can only define ship names and icons the rest such as descriptionssubmenuswarp speeds are not supported.

Plugin Editor: This mode allows users to load data from the existing plugins for editing. This mode doesn't support Multi Plugins or SDT. It supports Submenus and CWS.

BCSMC Options: Users can specify the default location where the plugins will be saved and can either turn onoff the secure mode which ALWAYS prompts the user, if the plugin with the given name already exists, to be overwritten.

QB Desc Fix: Launches an installer which installs QB Ship Description Fix which fixes the description outputs in Bridge Commander (requires any version of Foundation).

BCMod Unpacker: BCSMC can now totally replace BCMP & BCMI, this tool extracts *.BCMod files which were created using BCMP (this is for older mods out there).

SoundDef Plugin: Allows you to create and "inject" sounds into BC. This is used for weapon sounds (phaser and torpedoes).

Backup BC: This mode allows you to backup your scripts folder. It is useful if you install a mod which "destroyed" your installation so you can always revert back. 


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FULL PROGRAM DETAILS
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Refer the pdf manual for more info.


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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
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This program comes with an installer so just run it and follow on screen instructions or you can use the copy & paste method (a guess work is also a part of this method).


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REQUIREMENTS
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Net Framework 2.0 or higher


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GLITCHES
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None that we know of


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CREDITS
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- To Me, USS Sovereign of BCS : TNG for making this program

- Mike Krüger, Christoph Wille, Christian Holm, Bernhard Spuida: the team who is behind the SharpZipLib

- Nanobyte who created the bcmod format

- Dasher for the Foundation


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LEGAL INFO
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This program is not made or supported by Activision. You may distribute this program freely
as long as the original archive is distributed and no part of it, including this
document, is modified or missing.

Star Trek, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager
and related properties are Registered Trademarks of Paramount Pictures registered
in the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

We do not take any responsibility for any kind of damage this does to your computer.
Use it at your own risk.


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SHARP ZIP LIB INFO
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BCS:TNG takes no credit or claim whatsoever for this library, if you are a developer and wish to use the library please check on their website regarding their licensing details: http://www.icsharpcode.net/OpenSource/SharpZipLib/


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CHANGES
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Changes from v5.0 include:
-Overall code cleanups
-Improved the overall code
-Fixed some minor GUI bugs
-Improved the speed of the BCMod unpacker
-Fixed a bug when BCSMC in some instances wouldn't retrieve settings very fast
-Improved BCSMCs error handling when retriving badcorrupt settings
-Added new GUI effects (mouse hover effect over buttons)
-Made the Mode selection more intuitive (Mode selection is redesigned)
-Added a new mode which allows users to create sounddef plugins (for phasers and torpedoes)
-Added a new mode which allows users to backup and compress their scripts folder and restore them later if needed


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CONTACT INFO
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Go to http://www.bcs-tng.com for support, questions, comments, etc. The home of BCS:TNG!