Short:    Patch reg. Fields of Battle 1.2->1.3
Author:   Bevelstone Production I/S
Uploader: bvlstone@login.dknet.dk
Version:  Patch reg. 1.2 -> 1.3


Fields of Battle - patch MS-Windows registered version 1.2 to 1.3
Copyright 1996 Bevelstone Production I/S
All rights reserved.

Read first
----------

Use this patch to upgrade your registered version 1.2 of Fields
of Battle to version 1.3.

Do NOT use if:
  - You only have a demo version
  - You have version 1.3 or newer


WARNING: Saved games (from v. 1.2) will not be to load under
         version 1.3. Sorry!


Installing the patch:
---------------------

1.  Extract the patch archives (part 1,2,3) inside the Fields
    of Battle directory.
      (This is the directory where the file "keyfile" is.)

2.  Execute the batch file "update", by changing to the Fields
    of Battle directory and type UPDATE

3.  Delete the file:

    update.bat

4.  Now you should be ready to run Fields of Battle v. 1.3



Changes:
--------

Fields of Battle, Version 1.3, changes.

Generel

a) Climate and Weather. (registered version only)

   The concept of climate and weather have now been introduced in a new
   mission "Winter in Russia...".

   All areas have a climatic type, based on this climatic type and
   the season of the year the weather condition of the areas is decided
   at the beginnging of each month. The weather conditions then affects
   the abilities of each units attack and defence properties.

b) Toolbar for selecting menuitems.

   It's now possible to open a toolbar, with a button for almost every menu
   item.

c) New look and graphics.

   The online help and encyclopedea now looks much better.

d) Bugs fixed.

   All known bugs in fob have been fixed.

e) Advanced PIF system.

   Popup info fields, when holding the mouse pointer still over icons
   a text field will popup giving you information.

f) Dynamic selection of colors

   Fob now adjusts it's color palette dynamic, this gives better
   looking pictures.

g) Support for Play-By-Mail
   Encoded password, uuencoding etc.


_______________________________________________________________________________
Bevelstone Production I/S                        email: bvlstone@login.dknet.dk
Poste restante
Banegaardspladsen 1A                   URL: http://www.login.dknet.dk/~bvlstone
DK-8000  Aarhus C
Denmark