TAR 2.51 walk-through

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The first time you execute TAR 2.51 you will see the "Alas Rojas" window, where you will find the people and software behind this tool. Take a look around and then click "Ok" to continue.
You are probably already at your preferred language for the user interface, but it's always nice to know that you can it anytime. Just click on the pull-down menu and choose the language you wish to work with: "Español", "English" or "Português" as your default language, then click "Ok".
Now you are at TAR's Main Screen. From here you control the whole program as you will see through in this walk-through.

Click on the "Options" button to finish configuring TAR 2.51 to work with Flanker 2.51.

Now you will have to tell TAR which directory structure to use. I recommend you use the "Explore" button next to the "Flanker Directory" field to make sure TAR will find your current Flanker 2.51 program. Highlight the Flanker executable file and click "Ok" to continue setting the directories up.

From now on, I suggest that you carefully type the subdirectories for the other fields: "Camouflages", "Cockpits" and "Scenery". I say so, because if you were to use the "Explore" button you would have to already have some file inside the chosen directories since the "Explore" window won't accept only the subdirectory path. Adding to this, you probably want to rename the subdirectories to it's English counterparts, as I did in the following picture.

Tip: Make sure you to keep all your texture directories under TAR's root directory!

Next you will find one of TAR's great new features: the "Backup Files" option!! With this option selected, TAR will be able to keep a safe copy of all your original (or custom made) texture files. So it will be easy to restore the original Flanker files, or that camo which you simply love, with a mouse click. Since TAR saves the backup copies in compressed format, you won't have to worry that much about hard disk space, but keep in mind that the more backup files, the more disk space required. So go ahead and select "Yes".

There's also a check box named "Ask before unzipping" which you should only mark if you want to be asked for a confirmation every time before installing any file. It's good to have this option to keep it on the safe side, but if you know what you're doing (and I bet you do!) just leave it unchecked because after a while this confirmation option becomes a little annoying.

To finish setup, click on the "Advanced Options" button.

The next window gives you the option to set a different directory for the "Camouflages & Cockpits" and "Scenery" texture directories which Flanker refers to for loading in game textures. You better not change these, unless you have a 3dfx board, in which case Flanker might look for the texture files in directories other than these. So, just click "Cancel" to close this window and "Ok" to finish configuration and let's go use this thing!