Battle Command WHDLoad Pack

README
Short : HD Installer for Battle Command
Author: Mr. Larmer, Bored Seal, DJ Mike (djmike@crystalmike.com)
Version: 2.0
Type: game/patch
Requires: WHDLoad 19, RawDIC 5, 512k chip mem

This patch applies to "Battle Command" © 1990 Ocean.

Two versions are supported:
- Europe release (SPS #858)
- US release (SPS #2044)

If upgrading from v1.0-1.2, you must reinstall the game.
Any existing save games can be retained by copying the file 'Disk.2' from
your old install to the new data folder, and renaming it 'usersave'.

Thanks to Mark Knibbs, Henri Lange and Aegis for original disk images.

REQUIREMENTS

- Original disk or compatible disk image
  (Cracks have not been tested and are not supported)
- Slave requires WHDLoad 19+
- RawDIC 5 for the imager
- Game requires 512k chip memory
  (+ approx 700k other memory for preload option)

FEATURES

- Game loads fully from HD using real files
- Quit game at any time, including on 68000 machines
- Save games stored to HD
  If you have a savegame disk, use DIC to create an image of the disk,
  then move it to the data folder and rename it to 'usersave'.
- Rob Northen Copylock protection removed in European release
- PAL-only check removed in European release
- Manual protection removed in US release
- Faulty PAL/NTSC check fixed
- Fixed UI mouse click repeating if button held
- Stack moved to fast memory if available
- Trainer/other options added - set CUSTOM1 with any of the following:
  + 1 for infinite health
  + 2 for infinite ammo
  + 4 to enable cheat keys:
    * F8 or numpad '0' to restore health
    * F9 or numpad '.' to restore ammo
- Color/New/Rom Icons included
- Manual included
- Source code included

HISTORY

Version 2.0 (2025-05-19) by DJ Mike
- Patch refreshed to use modern WHDL functions, with splash screen options
- Installs as real files (must reinstall)
- US release supported, with manual protection check removed
- Crash bug fixed due to rogue copylock key check
- Faulty PAL/NTSC check fixed - NTSC now works!
- Game bug fixed: UI mouse click repeating if button held
- Fast RAM for stack now optional
- Infinite energy + ammo trainers added
- New icons made
- Manual added
- Source now included

Version 1.2 (2001-10-07) by Bored Seal:
- Version check updated
- Stack moved to fast RAM

Version 1.0-1.1 (1998-07-20) by Mr. Larmer:
- Initial release

WORDS FROM THE AUTHOR

A bug in v1.2 meant that the relocated stack was causing a copylock key
check to trip up. Ironically, that check would have been no trouble at all
to any cracker back in the day!

The US version of the game is now supported. I'm not sure what the other
version alluded to in v1.2 was, because only the one (PAL) release was ever
supported. If you do happen to have yet another verison that doesn't work
with this install, please get in touch!

I've also fixed a game bug where mouse clicks would repeatedly trigger UI
elements if the left button was held down rather than waiting for the button
to be released - a very trivial case of a 'not equals' that should be an
'equals' check!

The game installs as real files now to reduce space, but the way the mission
data is structured would lead to a load of tiny disk loads so I have kept
that as one big file.

A couple of infinite health/ammo trainers added (I've retained the previous
'top-up' keyboard cheats), plus the full manual is now included.

Enjoy! :-)

--- DJ Mike (19th May 2025)

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