! Using this ZIP-file happens at your own risk!
! If you're not familiar with modifying your Simutrans installation,
! DO NOT DO IT!
! Consider asking for help in the Simutrans forum, if necessary.
! Find the forum at: https://forum.simutrans.com
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To add the chat and player-ranking button to your
existing pak128.german installation, proceed as fallows:

1. Find your local pakset installation. Usually it's called 'pak128.german'.
2. Enter the folder and the sub-folder called 'config'.
3. Rename the file 'menuconf.tab', to 'original-menuconf.tab', as back-up.
4. Now you can copy the content of the here included folder'pak128.german'
   in to your local pakset folder.
   NOTE: Nothing should get deleted.
         Nothing will be overwritten, when copying for the first time.
5. Start Simutrans with the pak128.german-pakset and enjoy!
   NOTE: Chat and ranking buttons are only displayed in multiplayer mode.


Further information:

What this ZIP-file includes, and what it does?
   This ZIP includes essentially 3 files. These are a modified menuconf.tab
   and the additional menu.ChatButton.pak and menu.RankingButton.pak files.
   - The modified menuconf.tab-file, is where chat and ranking functionalities
     are enabled and get defined as buttons in the pakset's main menu.
     Also a hotkey will be defined for each feature:
     ctrl + c opens the chat window.
     ctrl + f opens the player ranking.
   - menu.ChatButton.pak and menu.RankingButton.pak contain the graphic
     symbols, wich will be shown as button icons in the menu.

For help or information you can contact me through the forum private messaging
service (PM) at: https://forum.simutrans.com/index.php?action=profile;u=16927

Author: FLN	Date: 2025-04-23