I know what you're thinking.

"OK", thinks you to yourself, "I've seen the website, I've had a peek at some of the documentation, I've downloaded this great big zip file ... NOW WHAT??"

Well, never fear, I'm here to help you get started!

SECTION ONE: SO YOU WANT TO INSTALL THE POOP PACK

The first thing you must understand is that the Poop Pack is not just another script pack that you can include with all your others. This pack is a complete script management system, and therefore replaces your old script directory completely. Don't worry, though, it is highly likely that any script you may have now is included somewhere in the Poop Pack, and if it's not, you can just add it in yourself. Clever, huh?

So, that being the case, we should begin, appropriately enough, at the beginning, with:
 
 

STEP 1: BACK UP YOUR CONFIG AND GUI DIRECTORIES

This is the only fiddling about with files that you're going to need to do with this pack. In truth, even this step isn't completely necessary, if you trust us enough ... if you do this step, and you decide later you don't want the Poop Pack, getting back to your current configuration will be a snap. If you don't perform this step, you'll have to re-install Tribes. You be the judge.

Using your file browser of choice (i.e., Windows Explorer, DOS prompt, etc.) find the directory 'config' inside your Tribes directory (the path will probably look something like c:\dynamix\tribes\config). Take that entire directory (yes, the WHOLE thing, it and everything in it) and move it somewhere else. It doesn't matter where you move it, you just want to know where it is so you can find it later, if you need it. One good solution is to just rename the directory 'config.old'. Now try to find the directory 'gui' near the same place (c:\dynamix\tribes\gui). You may or may not have this directory. You will only have this directory if you have previously installed another script that needs it. If you do have one, move it somewhere else as well. (again, a good solution would be to rename it gui.old) If you don't have one, don't worry about it.

You are now done with the fiddly bit. Congratulations!

Moving on, we get to...
 
 

STEP TWO: INSTALLATION

This step couldn't be easier. Simply take that big file you downloaded, execute it, and unzip into your tribes directory (probably c:\dynamix\tribes), overwriting without prompting. I know, it sounds complex, but it really isn't. Just run the file and click on "Unzip". You should now have new config and gui folders in the same place you just moved the old ones away from. Additionally you will have a new directory called "HELP". In \HELP\manual.htm you will find all documentation for the Pack.
 
 

STEP THREE: THERE IS NO STEP THREE

You're done! Next time you start up Tribes, you will have over 40 scripts to play with! That's it, no messing around with editing files, no cursing at them when they don't work, it's there. Have fun!

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Alright, well, it's not QUITE that easy. You do have all the scripts up and running, but now comes the real beauty of Poop's Pack: configuring them just for you. So, I guess we might as well move on to...
 
 

STEP FOUR: EXPLORATION

At this point, we recommend you carefully study all the documentation that comes with the Poop Pack in order to learn what all the scripts do, and how to use them. You can find them with the file c:\dynamix\tribes\help\manual.htm (assuming that your tribes directory is C:\dynamix\tribes\ of course) If you just jump into a game, you will be lost, I promise you. After you have studied this file, get onto an empty server and play with them for a while. Try them all out, see what they can do. After you are confidant you know how to use them, start playing the game. A note: you will notice that all information about your character, your favorite servers, your filters, and so on have mysteriously disappeared. That's normal. For now, don't worry about it, I'll get back to it later. The point, here, is to find out which scripts you like, and which are just annoying. You almost certainly will absolutely hate some of them, but don't worry, because all that will be taken care of in the next step, which I like to call...
 
 

STEP FIVE: CONFIGURATION

So you've played with all the scripts and you've decided that while WarPoints is a godsend, FlagCapHud is driving you bonkers. What do you do about it? Simple...

Fire up Tribes, go to the Options screen. There you will see a brand new category called 'Scripts'. Click on this, and you will see the scripts control center. There is a pull-down menu at the top to specify which script you want to configure, and a content area just underneath where you can actually configure them. Right now, you want to configure ScriptChanger. You will notice all the scripts in the pack, with little checkboxes beside them. Just run through the scripts and uncheck any of them you don't like. This script will no longer be active. If you ever wish to activate them again, just come back here and recheck the box.

Now is also a good time to do a little more experimentation. A few of the scripts included in the Pack are by default not enabled. Enable them now, try them out, see if you like them. In particular, we recommend you try out FastFaves. This script is just mind-bogglingly useful. Really. You’ll like it, I PROMISE! We left it disabled to begin with because it is a little tricky to get used to, and we figured you had enough to worry about with all the other changes made. PLEASE, for the LOVE OF GOD, try this script!

Now, I've been a nice guy, up till now, because you and I are friends, right? Buddies, pals, compadres. I apologize in advance, but I'm gonna have to be a little rough on you here. Right here is where 99% of your trouble is going to arise, and if we see an e-mail asking for help on this particular subject, we will simply laugh heartily at you and possibly mock you at the Poop's Pack Christmas Party. So PAY ATTENTION!!!! After you get done checking and unchecking all the little boxes on the script picker screens, YOU MUST QUIT TRIBES AND RESTART BEFORE ANY CHANGES TAKE EFFECT!!!!!! Every single time you change this particular configuration screen, you must QUIT TRIBES AND RESTART, or nothing will happen. And, just for effect, I will say it one more time, QUIT TRIBES AND RESTART!!!

.......

Are we all back yet? I'll wait. *taptaptaptap* K, now that we've restarted Tribes again, you've got two more configuration tasks ahead of you. Go back to the Options screen, to the Scripts tab. From there you can set various options on all the different scripts you have left (things like keybindings, etc.) There is no need to restart Tribes after playing with these options, just jump into a game.

Lastly, you now have a bunch of new HUDS and such like littered all across your game screen, and as we are all different, no doubt the placement of them bugs the hell out of you. Easily enough fixed!! Simply press ALT-H to start up the HUD mover! Simply click on the item that you want to move, then use the arrow keys on your keyboard to move it. If you use SHIFT-arrow, it will move much faster. One note here: if you decide to disable the reticle compass script, you will be without a compass at all. Use the regular Tribes provided HUD manager to re-enable the compass, then use the HudMover to place it where you want it. Now that everything is where you want it, you're all ready to play again, right?? Well, ALMOST.... First we have to do...
 
 

STEP SIX: THIS IS (PROBABLY) THE LAST STEP

As mentioned earlier, in step, oh, four or so, all of your set-up information like character name, favorite servers, etc. have been zapped. There are two ways to solve this problem: the boring way and the fiddly way. The boring way is simply to use the in-game menus to set all that stuff up again. Now, now, don't cry, you did it once, you can do it again, I promise it won't kill ya!! Jeesh, crybaby.....

OR you can use the fiddly way. Get back into your file manager of choice, and find the directory that holds the OLD copy of your config directory (you DID perform STEP ONE didn't you?? If not, I have no sympathy. You and your kind are the reason why the world is in such a mess these days, with high prices and ... um, moving on...) In This directory, you will find the following files:

ClientPrefs.cs
Config.cs

Players.cs
ServerPrefs.cs

And, if you prefiously installed Writer's FastFaves,

favorites.cs

Copy these files over into your NEW config directory. Most likely you will be asked if you're REALLY TRULY SURE you want to do this, since you will be overwriting some files, but trust me: you're sure. Now, restart Tribes, and there ya go! All better!
 
 

STEP SEVEN: OK, SO I LIED

Enjoy your new Poopified game :) It will probably take a little while to get used to your new set up, so until you do, we recommend that during any Match or other game where good performance is mandatory, go to the ScriptChooser in the Options Screen and simply de-select ALL scripts. This will give you a base game once again. Once you're ready to play, re-select.
 
 

STEP EIGHT: HOW TO UNINSTALL, or YA UNGRATEFUL BASTICHES!!!

As long as you performed STEP ONE correctly, uninstallation is extremely easy, although we have NO IDEA why you would EVER want to do something so PATENTLY ABSURD. Simply open your file manager of choice, delete the NEW config and gui directories, locate the OLD config and gui directories, and put them back in their accustomed place. Easy. In point of fact, if you were a lamer and skipped OVER step one, it's STILL pretty easy to uninstall ... just delete your entire Tribes directory, and reinstall the game.
 
 

SECTION TWO: FOR ALL THE GEEKS OUT THERE

This pack was designed for maximum ease of installation and use. We hope that even the most new of newbies to scripts will be able to get up and running in just a short time. For all you people out there (quick quiz to identify yourself: how did you react to my description of the fiddly bits? If you were grateful that I spelled out exactly what you needed to do, this means you) you're done, there's nothing else for you here. Thanks for coming, enjoy the Pack, and please close the door behind you! Bye, goodbye, hope you enjoyed the trip, bye-bye, fly with us again, etc..... OK, for all those that are left ... (quick quiz: was the title of STEP ONE enough information to tell you exactly what to do? If not, please leave with the rest of the newbies) ... the PoopPack was ALSO designed for maximum flexibility and power. If you're the type of weirdo who actually ENJOYS the fiddly bits, you'll be in heaven here! None of the scripts installed were altered in any way from the way the original writer wrote them. All of the .CS files are out there, so go ahead and fiddle to your heart's content!! As an example, the Presto Pack contains DynHUD, but it is disabled by default. The writer of this document (hereinafter referred to as 'I' or 'me') decided that I just couldn't live without my DynHUD, so I edited the Presto config files to re-enable it. Now I'm happy again. There are nearly infinite possibilities for personalizing all these scripts by just fiddling... For another instance, the Suicide script automatically makes you say various things upon dying in various ways. I got quickly tired of THAT, so I edited the script to give out my own, much wittier comments, and disabled a few of the death types. You see what I'm getting at here? Endless possibilities...

The only exception to the rule of untouched scripts will be found in the directory \CONFIG\POOP. The scripts in this file have been altered in some way to better fit in with the other scripts in the Poop Pack.

Please note that you take the ever-present risk of the fiddler here, in that unless you know pretty darn well what you're doing, you're likely to end up with a busted Pack. Don't blame us if you end up with your fire key bound to the 't' key of your 4th grade teacher's computer, is what we're trying to convey here.

Lastly but certainly not leastly, you're probably saying to yourself, (well, maybe not, but if not just play along, ok?) "Well, this is all well and good, but I've got autoaim.cs and it is inexplicably NOT INCLUDED in the Poop Pack! What do I do? Huh?" First of all, tone down the attitude. You'll take the scripts we GIVE ya, MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA*choke*choke*gaspgasp*wheeze* Um, sorry got a little carried away there. Actually there ARE two things you can do. If this script you've got is so good you've just gotta have it, please e-mail it to MrPoop for consideration of inclusion in the next version. Meanwhile, we have already thought of just this situation and have included a solution! If you poke around in the config directory a bit, you will find an empty file called "AddedScripts.cs". Treat this as equivalent to an autoexec.cs that gets called after all the Poop Pack stuff is loaded. Call those extra-special can't-live-without scripts from here. If you are seriously considering doing this, we will assume you are enough of a guru to be able to take it from here. If you're still confused about how to do it, feel free to e-mail us about it, but we suggest you just learn to do without it.
 
 

SECTION THREE: SHAMELESS PUBLICITY SEEKING

This little guide was written by ME, {BEE}Grr[SL], I take all credit for anything you might have enjoyed, and blame anything you found stupid, unfunny, or just plain unhelpful on a virus that has obviously infected your computer and altered this document. Anyway, I am always looking for ways to improve this. If you found any part of this confusing or unhelpful, let me know so I can change it. If you think something should be added or taken out, let me know so I can do it. The goal here is to make the whole process as painless as possible: any ideas on how to make that happen are always welcome. Please e-mail ithomas@bigfoot.com to get ahold of me. Note also that I am NOT in the business of doing tech support, all such questions should go to MrPoop.

Well, thassit, the whole show, hope you enjoyed yourself and learned a little something in the process, BUH-BYE!