What is DMXCOM? It is a program that will patch your X-COM saved game files to give you $320 million, will heal all of your wounded soldiers, will max-out your soldiers attributes, will speed up (complete) the building of base facilities, and will place 1000 units of Elerium-115 at your 1st base. What version will this program work with? It has been tested with version 1.2. How do I use it? Just place the program in your XCOM directory, and type DMXCOM. Why $320 million? Some editors I have seen allow you to have in excess of $2 billion. The problem with this is that if you try to sell anything, your money will exceed the allowed value, and you will actually end up with a negative balance. $320 million is plenty of money, and will allow you to buy anything you desire. Why would I want to heal my soldiers? More times than not, your wounded soldiers are your best soldiers. Some take over a month to heal. Just run this patch, and they will be available for reassignment to your landing ships. What happens when I max-out my soldiers attributes? Your soldiers abilities will be increased to their fullest. You will be able to walk farther, shoot harder, and take more damage. What happens to my facilities when I speed up production? Instead of taking many days to finish, select this option and whatever facilities you are currently building will be completed. Why can I only give my 1st base some Elerium-115? To be honest, I couldn't see wasting the code to do this when you can easily select Transfer and transfer what you need to other bases. I chose 1000 units due to the fact that this stuff does count against your stores, and if you have too many units, you will not be able to purchase anything until you either build a new store, or sell/transfer what you have. I have found 1000 units to be sufficient for game play. If you need more, re-run the patch. I have 10 saved games. Why can I only modify the 1st one? The unregistered version of DMXCOM will allow you to modify only the games saved in the first saved game position. Most users will find this satisfactory. What happens when I select Unprotect? If you are a registered user, your X-COM game will be patched to remove the copy protection. When the protection screen comes up, all you have to do is hit . No more looking up the codes. You only have to run this once. If you are an unregistered user, this option is not available. Uh Oh. Here comes the sales pitch. What's the difference between registered and unregistered? Here are the differences: a) The registered version allows you to update any saved game, while the unregistered only allows you to update game 1; b) The registered version will have your name emblazoned for all to see; and c) The registered version will allow you to bypass the copy protection of X-COM. Since most people will find that the unregistered version will suffice, it should be obvious that I am not out to become rich off of this. If you want to be able to patch the other games, register. What if I don't want to register? No one will come knocking on your door at 3 am and ask to see your papers. If modifying game 1 is sufficient to your needs, then enjoy my program. Let's say I want to register. What do I need to do? Registration is only $5.00 (US). Upon receipt of your payment, I will send you the latest registered version personalized to you. I would register, but the program doesn't do everything I would like. Ok. Tell me what you would like. If I use it, I will send you a free copy and put your name in the credits. How long will it take to get my registered copy? If you pay by check, I will have to wait until the check clears (usually one week). Money orders, etc will be shipped the next day. Where do I send the payment? Don Moore 2518 Belmont Terrace Apt 1C Fredericksburg, Va 22401-7900 What? No legal mumbo jumbo? Oh yeah, almost forgot. While this program has been tested on several machines, I have no way of knowing what your set-up is. There is always a slight chance you have a incompatible system. I cannot be held responsible to any problems caused by this program. I have written it in good faith, and do not forsee any problems occurring. If you want to be safe, save your game in two different slots, then run this program. If something bad happens, just reload your other saved game. This program may not be sold by anyone else. A small processing fee may be charged for disk duplication, etc, but no fee may be charged for this program. Any recommendations on using this program? I use it every time I load the game. That way, every time I play the game I am rich and healthy. A hint for you, if you take out the INTRO line in your XCOM.BAT file, you will go directly to the copy protection screen. Special note for users who have already registered- If you send me a self-addressed stamped envelope with a floppy disk inside, I will send you this version free of charge. It will be registered to you as is the version you currently own.