The Original Patch Readme File: (read at bottom for this)

NFS1 to NFS2 track converter - Version 0.1 - (c) Denis Auroux 1997
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Note: it is FORBIDDEN to distribute a modified version of this patch or
      to reuse the files from this patch in other patches.
      Furthermore, it is probably illegal to distribute the converted
      tracks, because the NFS1 tracks are (c) Electronic Arts. 

Disclaimer: this is only a preliminary version, and is far from being
            complete. There are more bugs than features, so don't yell at
            me that something doesn't work right. In particular :
            
- At present only Vertigo Ridge can undergo conversion.
- All objects (road signs, trees, etc...) are missing.
- The horizon is missing; some bitmaps have a white background
- Some textures resize incorrectly at times
- NEVER be on the left side of the road under the first 2 tunnels
- many, many other bugs.

Special thanks to Ian Brown for his description of the QFS file format.

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Installation procedure :
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1 - first, make sure that NFS2 loads its tracks from hard disk rather than
CD. To install the track files on the hard disk if they are currently 
loaded on the CDROM :

a) create a subdirectory called GAMEDATA\TRACKS\PC in your NFS2 directory, 
   and copy the contents of the directory \GAMEDATA\TRACKS\PC from the CD 
   into it.

b) edit the file called INSTALL.WIN in the root of your NFS2 directory, and 
   look for a line that says something like "3rnD:\GameData\Tracks\pc\"
   (it should be the 7th line), and replace "D:" (or whatever your CD drive 
   is called) with "." (the line should become "3rn.\GameData\Tracks\pc\")

Note: to edit INSTALL.WIN, open it in any text editor (e.g. the Windows
      Notepad, or DOS's Edit command). Please be VERY CAREFUL when editing
      this file. If you make a typing mistake or edit the wrong line the
      game will no longer work properly and you may have to reinstall it
      from the CD-ROM. If you're not sure what you're doing, make a backup
      copy before modifying the file.

2 - insert the NFS 1.0 CDROM in your CDROM drive. Open a DOS window.
Inside the DOS window, go to the directory where you installed this patch
(type something like "CD c:\the\directory").

3 - run TRKCONV (simply type "TRKCONV" and press enter). The program should
prompt you with the following text:

> What drive letter contains the original NFS 1.0 CDROM ?

Enter the letter of your CDROM drive (usually 'D'). The program should then
say

> Creating VERTIGO.TRK
> Creating VERTIGO.COL
> Creating VERTIGO.FSH
> After conversion is finished, compress this file by running
> QFPACK VERTIGO.FSH VERTIGO.QFS

If something is different, an error occurred : make sure you really have 
NFS 1.0, not NFSSE, and that the CD is in the CD drive.

4 - Run the command QFPACK VERTIGO.FSH VERTIGO.QFS
to compress the track textures. This is usually quite long, so the program
displays a count to inform you of its progress. It's over when the count 
reaches 549888. At this point you should have the following files with the 
following sizes available : VERTIGO.HRZ (866); VERTIGO.TRK (398880);
VERTIGO.COL (37524); VERTIGO.QFS (237897).

5 - To replace Outback with the new track, copy the four files of this patch
    into you NFS2 tracks directory (recall, the one you created in step 1). 

VERTIGO.HRZ   becomes  (your NFS2 dir)\GAMEDATA\TRACKS\PC\TR02.HRZ
VERTIGO.TRK   becomes  (your NFS2 dir)\GAMEDATA\TRACKS\PC\TR02.TRK
VERTIGO.COL   becomes  (your NFS2 dir)\GAMEDATA\TRACKS\PC\TR02.COL
VERTIGO.QFS   becomes  (your NFS2 dir)\GAMEDATA\TRACKS\PC\TR020.QFS

(be careful, the .QFS has a slightly different name !)
If you prefer to replace another track, simply rename the tracks so the
second digit in the name is 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 7 or 8 instead of 2. (anyway
they used to be called TR04*.*, so don't worry !)
Just avoid Proving Grounds and Mediterraneo, since big objects from the 
track you're replacing are going to appear in the new track if you do so...

Uninstall procedure :
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If you want to get back the original Outback track, just copy the four
files that were overwritten in step 5 back from the NFS2 cd-rom.

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All files in this patch are (c) Denis Auroux, 1997.

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Readme for new patch so you do not need the CD.

Copy these files into GameData\Tracks\Pc directory.
If you do not have this directory, refer to line 28
of this readme then copy these files. You will
overwrite Outback.
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All files in this patch we made by Denis Auroux.