The Bard's Tale 1(tm) & 2(tm) Character Editor version 1.0
Copyright (C) 1995 Digital Software Systems and David C. Allen
All Rights Reserved

*** Standard Installation ***

Follow this easy one-time installation procedure:

1) Create a directory to hold the The Bard's Tale 1(tm) & 2(tm) Character
Editor related files. The recommended directory name
(used in the following instructions) is "C:\BARDED2".

2) Copy all The Bard's Tale 1(tm) & 2(tm) Character Editor-related files 
to this directory. At a minimum you need the following files:  
BARDED2.EXE  
THREED.VBX   
VBRUN300.DLL 
BT1ITEMS.TXT
BT2ITEMS.TXT

3) Use the Windows Program Manager to place The Bard's Tale 1(tm) & 2(tm)
Character Editor within an existing program group or create a new group and
then add the program to it.
Refer to your Windows' documentation on adding new programs
and groups. NOTE: BE SURE TO SET THE WORKING DIRECTORY OF THE ICON TO THE SAME
DIRECTORY YOU COPYIED THE FILES TO!

That's all there is to installing The Bard's Tale 1(tm) & 2(tm) Character
Editor.

Common installation problems:  
Many of today's applications include components from other 3rd party
distributors.  These components are like snap-together parts.
When an application is initially designed, the programmer
is probably using the latest version of all of the components his
application needs.  Over time, these components may be enhansed to
include new features and capabilities.  A frequent problem occurs when
a newer application makes use of features that were not available
in earlier version of the software.  This can cause problems when
multiple versions of these components exist on your computer. 
Please refer to the following list of files and eliminate older
versions if possible.  
   BARDED2.EXE  
   THREED.VBX 
   VBRUN300.DLL

>>>      New Users:  Please select "Help" <<<
>>> from the The Bard's Tale 1(tm) & 2(tm) Character Editor menu. <<<

*** Requirements ***

This program requires Windows 3.1 or Windows for Workgroups.  

*** List Of Files ***

The The Bard's Tale 1(tm) & 2(tm) Character Editor 2.0
package consists of the following files:

README.TXT   introductory information
barded2.EXE  required executable
THREED.VBX   required custom control
VBRUN300.DLL required runtime dll
BT1ITEMS.TXT required text file
BT2ITEMS.TXT required text file
LICENSE.TXT  license agreement/warranty disclaimer
ORDER.TXT    order form
VENDOR.TXT   information for Shareware Distributors/Disk Vendors

If you did not receive all these files please contact the author via
by sending postal mail to Digital Software Systems, c/o David C. Allen,
P.O. Box 5, Deford, MI 48729 or by calling tech support at (517)872-3799.

(tm)
The Bard's Tale game series is a trade marked and copyrighted product of
Interplay Productions, and Electronic Arts Inc.
