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TITLE:		Sonic the Hedgehog Watch for GTA San Andreas (PC)
CREATED:	August of 2010
VERSION:	V1.5 (as of 3/22/2011)
AUTHOR:		wuffox64 (goombario64 [at] ymail [dot] com)
SITES:		TO BE HOSTED AT www.gtagarage.com AND www.gtainside.com BY wuffox64 ONLY
INCLUDED:	sonicwatch1.txd, ReadMe.txt, GMAX_screen2011.jpg
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INSTALLATION:
There's an easy way, and there's an advanced way; But ALWAYS Remember to back up your files :3~!

[EASY]
Tools Needed: IMG Tool 2.0
Instructions:
Start by using the above tool to open player.IMG, which can be found by navigating to the "models" folder in your "GTA San Andreas" root directory.
Once the player.IMG file is open, click "Edit" on the toolbar, and in its menu click "Find" or "Find Next". Alternatively, you could use F2 or F3 to bring up the Find option.
With the Find function displaying, enter the name "watchsub1.txd" (without the quote symbols) into the text entry box and press enter. This should bring IMG Tool's focus to the file of the same name.
With "watchsub1.txd" selected, you may now either right click the selected file and select "Replace..." or do the same within the "Command" toolbar menu.
When the file navigation menu appears, find the folder where you've extracted the files for this mod (it should be something like "WFXSonicWatch1") and select the file "sonicwatch1.txd" and open it.
This should replace a watch in the "Sub-Urban" line of clothing, namely the first one of the two. You should rebuild the .IMG archive first before trying it out to minimize loading errors (except your mistakes 8P).
Rebuilding the .img archive can be done within the Command toolbar menu as well. When you click that option, it may ask about the time it would take to do a rebuild. Click Yes, as it doesn't take that long to rebuild player.img .

Now when you purchase the "Face Watch" from Sub-Urban, you will have a fine 3D replica of a Sonic the Hedgehog watch, without the black background square as seen in GMAX_screen.png . Reasons for the screen being that way and more near the end of the ReadMe.
While this method is the simple way to install clothing modifications to GTA SA, there's a much more sophisticated way to actually ADD clothing to the player.img as well as the game itself; please refer to the "ADVANCED" section for that method.

[ADVANCED]
Tools Needed: IMG Tool 2.0 , GTA San Andreas GXT Editor 1.3 (by Hammer83 at thegtaplace.com) , A Notepad editor (Preferably Notepad++, see Links section near end of ReadMe.txt), Understanding of some concepts that can be found on GTA-Forums (see Links section for this as well)
Instructions:
Use IMG Tool 2.0 to open the player.IMG file as described above, but instead of replacing a file, Add the "sonicwatch1.txd" file to the .IMG by using "Add..." under the Command Toolbar Menu. Next, rebuild the archive the same way as described above.
This is the but the first step; there are a few more technical steps to this process. After rebuilding the .img archive, close IMG Tool 2.0 and navigate to "GTA San Andreas" root directory. Open the "data" folder and open the file "shopping.dat" there with a text editor.
Just so you know, "shopping.dat" contains the data and information for what items are avaliable for purchase from the various stores in San Andreas, as well as their stat changing abilities. With enough know-how, you can change these to your liking and add your own, too.
Now that the data file is open, use your text editor's "Search" or "Find" function to find the phrase "# END OF DIDIE SACHS WATCHES" (without the quote symbols). This should take you to the end of the WATCHES clothing section.
After the last word in that phrase (WATCHES) press ENTER (or Return) twice to double-space. Then type (or copy and paste 8P) the following line into the current line:

		sonicwatch1			WATCH32		watch		14		respect 2	sexy 1		20			# END OF SONICWATCH1

Make sure the TABs and spacing line up, just for cleanliness. At the end of "SONICWATCH1", press ENTER twice to doublespace again; this way you can even visually pick out where the added line is when scrolling through. It's also neater this way.
This line tells GTA SA that.. (in order) the .txd file in player.img is "sonicwatch1", the corresponding American.gxt entry for it's text is "WATCH32" (more on this later) , it's .dff is "watch.dff", it raises the respect stat by 2 points, raises the sex appeal stat by 1 point, and costs 20 dollars ingame.
The "# END OF SONICWATCH1" part is optional; it's another neatness thing for easier reading. With this line in place, this Sonic Watch is -closer- to being ingame. Next is putting the item in a store where you may buy it.
Using the same "Find" function as before, now find "section shops" in the same file. This section contains indices from the above clothing section to place in the various clothing stores in SA, as well as other shopping data.
Scrolling around in this section should reveal that there are a small amount of watches that are sold in the game, all two to a store. The truth is, each sub-section of a store (torso, shoes, watches, etc.) can contain a maximum of 12 items in its slots. 
With this said, you can add the following line to the beginning of any watch section, mainly right after the glasses section ends:

		item sonicwatch1

Be sure to line up the tabs and spacing right, as this is a good practice for readability. Once it's in place, this tells the game that an item using the "sonicwatch1" txd file and clothing entry will be avaliable at the store where you added it to. Be sure to save before closing the file.
This isn't all, however, as we still have one more step to go: Making an entry in the American.gxt (or whatever language GXT you're using :B) to describe the item in the menus. 
Start GTA San Andreas GXT Editor 1.3 and open your language's GXT, in this case we'll use American.gxt . It can be found in the "text" folder that is in the "GTA San Andreas" root folder.
Now, what does this do..? It has all of the text used in the game, be it clothing, mission text, even car names, all recorded in "entries" within "tables". You can use Hammer83's GXT editor to add an entry and give it text, which is what we'll do.
Once the GXT is open, make sure the first table is selected. Click Entries on the toolbar and use the Add Entry option.. The entry must be 7 characters or less. As for what's needed to get this mod working, make sure the entry is named "WATCH32", without quotes. Add it.
With "WATCH32" now added as an entry, it needs a "description" for what it is. Click within the large blank textbox area that's beside the Table Selection (but make sure WATCH32 is selected too.). Now enter "Sonic Watch" as the text for WATCH32. This is about it; Make sure to save BEFORE closing, because it doesn't save automatically.
Now that all of that is out of the way, load up the game and visit the store you added the watch to. If you're successful, you should be able to buy the new watch from the store without much hassle (unless you're dirt poor 8B). If not, you've got some troubleshooting to do ON YOUR OWN. 
Of course, you won't be completeley alone: The links section of this ReadMe should have tips on where to find tutorials and stuff that will help tremendously.
With all this in mind, you can add a few clothing items at first... If you really want to get technical, you can read a certain tutorial for what txd's and dff's you may delete from from the player.img. This will help to keep the game stable, so it's reccomended reading.

[DETAILS/INFORMATION]
This watch definetly has a retro feel to it. Why? Because it IS retro! I bought this watch through a "snail-mail" promotional offer done by Quaker Oatmeal when they featured Sonic the Hedgehog on their canisters. Sometime around the mid-1990's, after saving up enough money and mailing in the order, I got one! 8D!
While the timepiece functions of the watch are quite simple, its colorful design and appropriate placement of the Blue Hedgehog and his logo make the watch something special to look at. It's set with that little dial on the right, and it came in quite a few sizes. It still fits my wrist, even though I don't wear it that often.
I thought it'd be retro enough for San Andreas' 90's theme, especially with the small handfull of Sonic related mods for SA, so I made this watch. I've decided to share it with the GTA modding community as well, just as long as nobody steals it 8P

UPDATE (3/22/2011): Finally found out where this watch came from, thanks to www.sonicgear.com ! Originally, I thought this was from a Spaghetti-O's promotion. It appears that it may have been from a Quaker's Oatmeal promotional offer instead. You learn stuff everyday, don't you?  

As for technical info on it's digital creation, I scanned my personal copy of the watch using an HP (Hewlett Packard at length) scanner and loaded it to my computer. I used GIMP (a free graphics design and image editing program, check it out!) to resize the watche's face, add an alpha layer, do minor touchups, that sort of thing.
After a useable texture was worked out, I used TXDWorkshop on an existing .txd file (which is watchsub1), somehow redid the resolution of the texture (even I don't remember how I did that owo), and renamed the texture and it's alpha to something recognizable. I saved it, put in in using the Advanced method, and it looks great now!
As for that odd looking GMAX screenshot, the big black square is not there in-game. It's just a glitch in how GMAX was displaying the texture. Just try to pretend it's not there in the screenshot and you'll get the picture :3

[HELPFUL LINKS/TIPS]

www.gtagarage.com 			- A nice place to download modifications, as long as they're not stolen :B
www.gtainside.com			- Great place to download a variety of mods, tools, and even themes for your cell-phone. I'll be hosting my modifications here too; however, at least be kind enough to give constructive criticism if you don't like what I have, okay?
www.thegtaplace.com			- Another nice place to download mods and tools. Hammer83's GXT editor can be found here. You might find IMG Tool 2.0 here too.
www.gtaforums.com			- Search up JC_COOP 's  tutorial on "New Clothes Without Changing American.GXT" ; It has some helpful info on clothing, such as what you can delete from player.img to keep it stable. While you're there, check out the other stuff too.
www.sega.com				- Have thanks for the company that's kept Sonic going the past 20 years. Without them, Sonic Fans would be in a sad world, regardless of consoles and software alike. Just don't beat them over the head with this watch; I'm doing this for the fans ;3
www.furaffinity.net/user/goombario64 	- Furry? Damn right, I'm Furry! This is my page. I "update" sometimes, maybe some random stuff, photos, and some GTA stuff. But don't be hatin', don't be trollin'! Remember: Respect is Everything!
www.sonicgear.org			- A website dedicated to Sonic memorabilia, toys, games, figures, accessories, etc. . This is where I found an image of the same watch in its original packaging. If you're really into Sonic stuff, be sure to go have a look sometime!

TIPS: Back Up your files, Follow directions, DON'T STEAL! Simple as dat.

[LAST WAY (Legal Stuff)]
I want this mod to be hosted on GTAGarage and GTAInside only for the time being. 
Please, if you value your place in the community, or even if you don't value it, have some respect: Don't Steal. I have my ways of knowing.. 
For those who play by the rules, be sure to drop me a line via email or GTA Forums if you see it elsewhere without my permission. You'll pick up some serious respect for doing so ;)

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That's about it really, Enjoy the mod!

~wuffox64~