<<< Small Installation Instructions >>> Special thanks goes to Mark Kinkead (mok) for making EDEE such an easily customizable game. This mod would otherwise not be possible. <<<>>> Unit Design/Balance: Ted Green (Oblivion) empireaddict@hotmail.com Enhanced Unit Sounds (except for the Commando and the Train sounds): IKON <<<>>> SPECIAL NOTE: Make sure your version of EDEE is fully patched with the latest patch from the Killer Bee website: http://www.killerbeesoftware.com/kbsgames/patches/ UltraDB will NOT work without the latest patch!!! <<<>>> These are the steps you need to follow in order to install the "small" version of UltraDB: - Download the "UltraDBSmall.zip" file from: www.ultradbsite.com/EDEE - Start up Empire - Go to "Editors" - Select "Unit Databases" - Go to "Data" - Select "Load Unit DB..." - Go into the "HCDB" folder. - Select the "UnitDB.ini" file and load it up into the editor. - Go to "Data" - Select "Save Unit DB As ..." - Type in "UltraDB" EXACTLY that way, CASE SENSITIVE The above step will automatically create a new directory typically with the following path: C:\EDEE\Data\DB\Unit\UltraDB - Unzip the entire contents of the "UltraDBSmall.zip" file into this directory. The above step will also create 4 sub-directories: C:\EDEE\Data\DB\Unit\UltraDB\configs C:\EDEE\Data\DB\Unit\UltraDB\dlls C:\EDEE\Data\DB\Unit\UltraDB\docs C:\EDEE\Data\DB\Unit\UltraDB\scripts - Copy "UltraWorldBuild.dll" from the C:\EDEE\Data\DB\Unit\UltraDB\dlls directory into the following directory: C:\EDEE - Copy "UltraSoloConfig.ecf", "UltraMultiplayerConfig.ecf", and "Ultra1on1Config.ecf" from the C:\EDEE\Data\DB\Unit\UltraDB\configs directory into the following directory: C:\EDEE\Data\configs - Copy "UltraAI.eai" from the C:\EDEE\Data\DB\Unit\UltraDB\scripts directory into the following directory: C:\EDEE\Data\AIScripts <<<>>> If you do NOT want the enhanced sounds you're ready to play, but you may see error messages in the game when some units fight/die because the game cannot find the defined sound files. (".wav" files) (If you have downloaded and installed the latest patch for EDEE you should NOT get these error messages.) - Load the "UnitDB.ini" file into the unit editor and designate any default sounds you choose for these units. - Save the changes and exit the editor. YOU'RE READY TO ROCK N' ROLL OR: If you DO want the enhanced sounds then do the following: - Download the file "UltraSounds.zip" from: www.ultradbsite.com/EDEE - Unzip its contents into the newly created directory: C:\EDEE\Data\DB\Unit\UltraDB YOU'RE READY TO ROCK N' ROLL (You're ready now only if your top level directory for EDEE is C:\EDEE and you have not changed the names of any directories, otherwise you need to point the config files to your location of the UltraWorldBuild.dll as described below) <<<>>> When you start either a solitare game, or a network game, be sure to select one of the game configuration files you copied over. These config files specify to use the newer unit DB files. Play -> Setup New Game -> Game Configurations -> Load a Configuration -> (Select "UltraSoloConfig.ecf") Then double check to make sure that the config is pointed to the UltraWorldBuild.dll map generator by looking in: Random Map Info (Tab) -> Advanced (Button) -> Use External DLL For Terrain Placement "Use:" ON (checkbox) -> "UltraWorldBuild" (display box) Click the "Find" button if you don't see "UltraWorldBuild" displayed in the grey box to find the map generating DLL and use it. This is not an option, attempting to play one of the Ultra config files without this DLL set will cause the game to crash. Then press the "Begin Play" button! <<<>>> Enjoy!