Angel Pine Snow V1.2
by Matta Tatta

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This mod turns the whole of Whetstone into a snow covered landscape. Areas include Angel Pine, Mount Chiliad, and a fraction of the forest.

The snow textures were found on a free texture site, they are brighter and more detailed than GTA SA's snow textures, kudos go to whoever made that texture. Other parts of the area, such as cliff sides and roads, were modded by me to ensure the area would not end up looking like a giant pile of snow.

Version 1.2 brings more areas covered in snow, aswell as some tweaks to previously modded textures to ensure a near seamless look.

Use this mod in conjunction with the Snow Coat found in my Camo Clothes mod for more hours of fun!

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Features:

-High res and carefully edited TXD files make a visually appealing landscape
-Quite literally brings a breath of fresh air to the game.
-Individual object TXD's have been edited, this means that every image has been edited to match its object and setting, rather than one image being pasted over ALL the images like how 'OTHER' people do.
-LOD files have been modified too! This means that even from afar the landscape remains textured with snow.
-(7th Dec 09) just in time for xmas!

Bugs/Issues:

-LOD files need to be updated, this will be done for the next version.
-Some buildings in Angel Pine CANNOT be edited without affecting houses spread all other SA, these houses have been left with their green lawns and all. Just imagine the owners shoveled the snow off ;)
-If you have a timecyc.dat mod you may experience snow-blindness during the day, despite it being realistic like that, this has been placed here as a bug/issue to warn you to protect your eyes (and be careful near cliff edges)
-Some textures are not 100% seamless, if you encounter such a texture that you want fixed, email me or comment this mod's page on gtagarage.com. I shall see to it that it is improved in the next version.
-Snow does not exist in surrounding areas of the island of Whetstone, this cannot be fixed without inadvertedly turning the rest of SA into a snowy land, if you want that, find a different mod.

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Installation:

Manual Method:

You must back up all the files before you replace, failure to do so can cause you to not be able to reverse the mod if you later decide you do not like it!

1. Open IMG Tool
2. Open gta3 image in the models folder
3. Use the find feature for each texture I have provided you, make sure you backup the texture before you replace it with the new one.
4. Replace all the textures with the corresponding new textures.
5. Rebuild archive (unless you only used 'replace' and not 'delete' or 'add')
6. Close IMG Tool and play!

SAMI Script Method:

Although SAMI has a Backup feature, nothing beats a full backup of your gta3.img file prior to installation of new mods. I personally recommend this as a full backup saved my game after SAMI glitched and wrecked the original gta3.img.

1. Right Click the Zip file containing this readme, and the rest of the files.
2. Select "Install with SAMI".
3. Check that the Backup option is on if you wish to be able to uninstall this mod later.
4. Click "Continue".
5. Read the details and/or click "Install".
6. Wait a few moments as the script replaces the old textures with the new ones.
7. Once you meet the "Mod Installed!" window, you are now free to close SAMI and play!


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No one can host this mod anywhere without my permission! If you are going to use this mod for another mod, please ask permission.

Questions and comments are appreciated

satanmilk@hotmail.co.uk