mAAp Pack v4.7 Readme - Updated: December 23rd, 2008
This will be newer than the one included in the pack
Warning | Precautions | Installation Instructions | Server Installation Instructions | Support & Credits
Before you install this pack you must know one thing:
If you don't install it the EXACT way that is described in the Installation Instructions, it may be possible to get a ban from a Anti-Cheat organization. This is nothing to be afraid of because no hacks or cheats are included in this pack. The reason you may get a ban is simple: The files contained in the mAAp Pack didn't come with the original release of America's Army (DUH!). Files that didn't come with the original release of AA (especially those in the "Maps" and "System" folder) are almost always hacks. However, this is EASILY disproven, just open the maps with AA. You (& Anti-Cheat organizations) will then see that they are maps and not hacks. So, to avoid the painfull ban and appeal process, only play on servers that have the mAAp Pack when you have the mAAp Pack installed.
If you do get a ban and have trouble appealing it, feel free to contact
Spanky.
To avoid any unknown problems, it is
recommended, but not mandatory, that you start with a fresh install of America's Army. If you are running a server with the mAAp Pack, please don't use any mods or stream to Anti-Cheat organizations. Mods may cause problems with certain maps and streaming is useless on older versions of America's Army and will cause un-necessary bans.
| Installation Instructions: (Does not apply to 2.5 Deploy users) |
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1. Start with a fresh/clean installation of America's Army. You may also use an already installed version, but we recommend a clean one.
2. Copy the AA installation to another part of your computer. (Does not matter where, just as long as you have 2 copy's of AA v2.5 or 2.6).
3. Extract the RAR package into your AA directory (i.e. C:\Program Files\America's Army).
-Note: You will be asked to replace some files, when prompted select yes. If you are using Vista you will be asked to merge folders/files, select yes here as well.
-Note: To play offline maps you will first have to open the map by pressing "~" to get into the console and then type "open mapname.aao". Replacing "mapname.aao" with the actual name of the map. To move around type "mpcheat playerlock0".
-Note: To use the offline Karma Map Spankyville be sure to set Physics Detail Level to High in the settings.
-Note: There seems to be a weird occasion where servers will disappear from the browser. We thought that 2.8 and the server authorization process caused this but we're not certain.
| Server Installation Instructions: (Does not apply to 2.5 Deploy users) |
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1. Start with a fresh/clean server installation of America's Army.
2. Log into your server's FTP.
3. You will see various folders in your servers FTP such as "Animations", "Briefings"... etc..
4. Extract the mAAp Pack RAR version to your desktop.
5. You will see similar folders on your desktop "Briefings", "Maps"... etc...
6. Copy those folders to your FTP. You want to overwrite any existing files on your server.
If you wish to talk to the makers of this pack directly, use the following info:
Blueblaster:
Kid0nCraK (AIM)
blueblaster64@hotmail.com (MSN)
Spanky:
homeydontplaythat (X-Fire)
natenkiki2004@yahoo.com (Primary E-Mail & YIM)
natenkiki2004 (AIM)
Some maps were made by and all are optimized for AA v2.5 by Blueblaster and/or Spanky.
We would like to give a huge thank you to iZi at
AA-Maps.net, without you this would not have been possible. Thank you for inspiring us and helping us.
List of mappers who knowingly and unknowingly contributed to this project:
| iZi |
Aimway TE, Breakout, Teh Yeti's Lair, Training v4.3, and UT04 |
| Endboss |
Gladiator, Aimbush, Aztec, Berg, Ice, Monkey Island, and Urban Defense |
| Lifeless |
Aimfun |
| r00t4rd3d |
Bridge Night |
| JPot |
Square |
| Deftones |
Tenement and original version of Sniper Canyon |
| DELTATHUND3R |
AA v2.8 version of Prison Escort and Terminal Conflict |
| Cynthia Bell |
AA v2.8 version of SF Refinery |
| -=BDK=-GIGN^- |
AA v2.8 version of Glass Kill House |
List of Beta Testers (No Particular Order):
| D4n |
General Tester and Ideas - Responsible for sparking 4.7 Release |
| Knight |
General Tester and Ideas |
| [Nifty]-NumNutZ.us |
General Tester and Ideas |
| {HSF}JonnyM |
General Tester and Ideas |
| 3IG + DARTHTAQ |
iZi's Original Breakout Map |
List of Misc. Contributions:
If your name was not in this list, sorry we lost track. There were many that helped out with this project.
This pack was made with time and knowledge while using the following applications:
UnrealEd,
UTPT,
AAME,
Notepad++,
Photoshop CS4 +
Nvidia DDS Texture Tool plugin,
3DS Max,
WinRAR. MD5 Checks were made with
MD5gui.
