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+# cleaned up the file a bit.
+# is in order from simple to advanced: infantry, vehicles, tanks, air, sea, buildings, superweapons, misc.
+
+Pistol:
+  ROF: 7
+	Range: 1.75
+	Report: GUN18
+	Projectile: Bullet
+		Speed: 100
+	Warhead:
+		Spread: 3
+		Versus: 
+			None: 100%
+			Wood: 50%
+			Light: 50%
+			Heavy: 25%
+			Concrete: 25%
+		InfDeath: 2
+		Explosion: 1
+		Damage: 1
+
+M16:
+	ROF: 20
+	Range: 2
+	Report: MGUN2
+	ValidTargets: Ground, -Wall
+	Projectile: Bullet
+		Speed: 100
+	Warhead:
+		Spread: 3
+		Versus: 
+			None: 100%
+			Wood: 50%
+			Light: 50%
+			Heavy: 25%
+			Conrete: 25%
+		Explosion: 1
+		InfDeath: 1
+		Damage: 15
+
+Rockets:
+	ROF: 60
+	Range: 4
+	Report: BAZOOK1
+	ValidTargets: Ground, Air
+	Projectile: Missile
+		Arm: 0
+		High: yes
+		Shadow: no
+		Proximity: yes
+		Inaccuracy: 3
+		Image: DRAGON
+		ROT: 10
+		Trail: smokey
+		Speed: 25             
+# ^ 35 in 0504
+		RangeLimit: 40
+	Warhead:
+		Spread: 3
+		Versus: 
+			None: 30%
+			Wood: 75%
+			Light: 75%
+			Heavy: 100%
+			Concrete: 50%
+		InfDeath: 4
+		Explosion: 4
+		ImpactSound: xplos
+		SmudgeType: Crater
+		Damage: 30
+
+Grenade:
+	ROF: 50
+	Range: 3.5
+	Projectile: Bullet
+		Speed: 8
+		High: yes
+		Angle: .1
+# weapon is "lobbed" in C&C. Looks close enough.
+		Inaccuracy: 5
+# no information on inaccuracy in cncrules.ini 
+		Image: BOMB
+	Warhead:
+		Spread: 6
+		Versus: 
+			None: 90%
+			Wood: 75%
+			Light: 60%
+			Heavy: 25%
+			Concrete: 100%
+		InfDeath: 3
+		Explosion: 5
+		ImpactSound: xplos
+		SmudgeType: Crater
+		Damage: 50
+
+Flamethrower:
+	ROF: 50
+	Range: 2
+	Report: FLAMER2
+	Projectile: Bullet
+		Speed: 100
+	Warhead:
+		Spread: 8
+		Versus: 
+			None: 90%
+			Wood: 100%
+			Light: 60%
+			Heavy: 25%
+			Concrete: 50%
+		InfDeath: 5
+		ImpactSound: flamer2
+		SmudgeType: Scorch
+		Damage: 35
+
+Chemspray:
+	ROF: 70
+	Range: 2
+	Report: FLAMER2
+	Projectile: Bullet
+		Speed: 100
+	Warhead:
+		Damage: 80
+		Spread: 6
+		Versus: 
+			None: 90%
+			Wood: 75%
+			Light: 60%
+			Heavy: 25%
+			Concrete: 100%
+		InfDeath: 6
+#		^InfDeath was 2 in original. Chemical death looks kind of cooler, though.
+		SmudgeType: Scorch
+		ImpactSound: xplos
+
+
+Sniper:
+	Report: RAMGUN2
+	ROF: 40
+	Range: 5.5
+	Projectile: Bullet
+		Speed: 100
+	Warhead: 
+		Damage: 100
+		Spread: 1
+		Versus: 
+			None: 100%
+			Wood: 5%
+			Light: 5%
+			Heavy: 5%
+			Concrete: 5%
+		InfDeath: 1
+
+
+MachineGun:
+	ROF: 30
+	Range: 4
+	Report: MGUN11
+	Projectile: Bullet
+		Speed: 100
+	Warhead:
+		Spread: 3
+		Versus: 
+			None: 100%
+			Wood: 50%
+			Light: 50%
+			Heavy: 25%
+			Concrete: 25%
+		InfDeath: 2
+		Explosion: 1
+		Damage: 15
+
+BikeRockets:
+	ROF: 60
+	Range: 4
+	Report: BAZOOK1
+	ValidTargets: Ground, Air
+	Projectile: Missile
+		Arm: 2
+		High: yes
+		Shadow: no
+		Proximity: yes
+		Inaccuracy: 3
+		Image: DRAGON
+		ROT: 5
+		Trail: smokey
+		Speed: 25
+		RangeLimit: 40
+	Warhead:
+		Spread: 3
+		Versus: 
+			None: 30%
+			Wood: 75%
+			Light: 75%
+			Heavy: 100%
+			Concrete: 50%
+		InfDeath: 4
+		Explosion: 4
+		ImpactSound: xplos
+		SmudgeType: Crater
+		Damage: 30
+
+BigFlamer:
+	ROF: 42
+	Range: 2
+	Report: FLAMER2
+	Projectile: Bullet
+		Speed: 100
+	Burst:2
+	BurstDelay: 8
+	Warhead:
+		Spread: 8
+		Versus: 
+			None: 90%
+			Wood: 100%
+			Light: 60%
+			Heavy: 25%
+			Concrete: 50%
+		InfDeath: 5
+#		Explosion: 3
+		ImpactSound: flamer2
+		SmudgeType: Scorch
+		Damage: 50
+
+ArtilleryShell:
+	ROF: 65
+	Range: 6
+	MinRange: 2
+	Report: TNKFIRE2
+	Projectile: Bullet
+		Speed: 12
+		High: yes
+		Angle: .09
+		Inaccuracy: 30
+		Image: 120MM
+	Warhead:
+		Damage: 150
+		Spread: 6
+		Versus: 
+			None: 90%
+			Wood: 75%
+			Light: 60%
+			Heavy: 25%
+			Concrete: 100%
+		InfDeath: 3
+		Explosion: 8
+		SmudgeType: Crater
+		ImpactSound: XPLOSML2
+
+70mm:
+	ROF: 60
+	Range: 4
+	Report: TNKFIRE3
+	Projectile: Bullet
+		Image: 120MM
+		Speed: 40
+	Warhead:
+		Spread: 3
+		Versus: 
+			None: 30%
+			Wood: 75%
+			Light: 75%
+			Heavy: 100%
+			Concrete: 50%
+		InfDeath: 4
+		Explosion: 4
+		ImpactSound: xplos
+		SmudgeType: Crater
+		Damage: 25
+
+105mm:
+	ROF: 50
+	Range: 4.75
+	Report: TNKFIRE4
+	Projectile: Bullet
+		Image: 120MM
+		Speed: 40
+	Warhead:
+		Spread: 3
+		Versus: 
+			None: 30%
+			Wood: 75%
+			Light: 75%
+			Heavy: 100%
+			Concrete: 50%
+		InfDeath: 4
+		Explosion: 4
+		ImpactSound: xplos
+		SmudgeType: Crater
+		Damage: 30
+
+120mm:
+	ROF: 80
+	Range: 4.75
+	Report: TNKFIRE6
+	Projectile: Bullet
+		Image: 120MM
+		Speed: 40
+	Warhead:
+		Spread: 3
+		Versus: 
+			None: 30%
+			Wood: 75%
+			Light: 75%
+			Heavy: 100%
+			Concrete: 50%
+		InfDeath: 4
+		Explosion: 4
+		ImpactSound: xplos
+		SmudgeType: Crater
+		Damage: 40
+
+120mmDual:
+	ROF: 72
+	Range: 4.75
+	Report: TNKFIRE6
+	Burst: 2
+	BurstDelay: 8
+	Projectile: Bullet
+		Image: 120MM
+		Speed: 40
+	Warhead:
+		Spread: 3
+		Versus: 
+			None: 30%
+			Wood: 75%
+			Light: 75%
+			Heavy: 100%
+			Concrete: 50%
+		InfDeath: 4
+		Explosion: 4
+		ImpactSound: xplos
+		SmudgeType: Crater
+		Damage: 40
+
+MammothMissiles:
+	ROF: 72
+	Range: 5
+	Report: ROCKET1
+	ValidTargets: Ground, Air
+	Burst: 2
+	BurstDelay: 8
+	Projectile: Missile
+		Arm: 0
+		High: yes
+		Shadow: no
+		Proximity: yes
+		Inaccuracy: 3
+		Image: DRAGON
+		ROT: 10
+		Trail: smokey
+		Speed: 25
+		RangeLimit: 35
+	Warhead:
+		Spread: 3
+		Versus: 
+			None: 90%
+			Wood: 75%
+			Light: 60%
+			Heavy: 25%
+			Concrete: 100
+		InfDeath: 4
+		Explosion: 4
+		ImpactSound: xplos
+		SmudgeType: Crater
+		Damage: 75
+
+227mm: 
+	ROF: 72
+	Range: 6
+#	MinRange: 2
+	Burst: 2
+	BurstDelay: 8
+	Report: ROCKET1
+	ValidTargets: Ground, Air
+	Projectile: Missile
+		Arm: 2
+		High: yes
+		Shadow: no
+		Inaccuracy: 20
+#inaccuracy only has "yes" for Heatseeker
+		Angle: 0.1
+		Image: DRAGON
+		ROT: 5
+		Trail: smokey
+		Speed: 20
+	Warhead:
+		Spread: 6
+		Versus: 
+			None: 90%
+			Wood: 75%
+			Light: 60%
+			Heavy: 25%
+			Concrete: 100%
+#ora		InfDeath: 4
+		InfDeath: 3
+		Explosion: 4
+#		Explosion: frag3
+		ImpactSound: xplobig4
+		SmudgeType: Crater
+		Damage: 75
+
+227mm.stnk:
+	ROF: 52
+	Range: 4
+#	Report: ROCKET1
+	Report: BZAOOK1
+	Burst: 2
+	BurstDelay: 8
+	ValidTargets: Ground, Air
+	Projectile: Missile
+		Arm: 2
+		High: no
+		Shadow: yes
+		Proximity: yes
+		Inaccuracy: 5
+#no hard value for inaccuracy given in cncrules.ini
+		Image: DRAGON
+		ROT: 5
+		Trail: smokey
+		Speed: 25
+		RangeLimit: 55
+	Warhead:
+		Spread: 3
+		Versus:
+			None: 30%
+			Wood: 75%
+			Light: 75%
+			Heavy: 100%
+			Concrete: 50%
+		InfDeath: 4
+		Explosion: 5
+#cnc haven't confirmed what explosion it does
+		ImpactSound: xplos
+		SmudgeType: Crater
+		Damage: 30
+
+HonestJohn:
+	ROF: 200
+#fires every 14 seconds 
+# fires once, then 8 seconds later, then at 16 seconds, then at 30.
+	Range: 10
+	Report: ROCKET1
+	Projectile: Bullet
+		Arm: 10
+		High: yes
+		Shadow: yes
+		Proximity: yes
+		Inaccuracy: 5
+#no inaccuracy info is provided in cncrules.ini
+		Image: patriot
+		Trail: smokey
+		Speed: 15
+		RangeLimit: 35
+		Angle: .15
+	Warhead:
+		Spread: 6
+		Versus: 
+			None: 90%
+			Wood: 75%
+			Light: 60%
+			Heavy: 25%
+		InfDeath: 5
+		Explosion: 3
+#		Explosion: big_napalm
+		ImpactSound: flamer2
+		SmudgeType: Crater
+		Damage: 100
+
+OrcaAGMissiles:
+	ROF: 52
+	Burst: 2
+	BurstDelay: 8
+	Range: 4
+	Report: BAZOOK1
+	ValidTargets: Ground
+	Projectile: Missile
+		Arm: 0
+		High: yes
+		Shadow: no
+		Proximity: yes
+		Inaccuracy: 3
+		Image: DRAGON
+		ROT: 10
+		Trail: smokey
+		Speed: 25
+		RangeLimit: 30
+	Warhead:
+		Spread: 3
+		Versus: 
+			None: 30%
+			Wood: 75%
+			Light: 75%
+			Heavy: 100%
+			Concrete: 50%
+		InfDeath: 4
+#		Explosion: 4
+		Explosion: 5
+# ^ it looks like small arty explosion in C&C Gold
+		ImpactSound: xplos
+		SmudgeType: Crater
+		Damage: 30
+
+HeliAGGun:
+	ROF: 50
+#	ROF: 20
+#	Burst: 2
+#	BurstDelay: 0
+	Range: 4
+	ValidTargets: Ground
+	Report: gun5
+	Projectile: Bullet
+		Speed: 100
+	Warhead:
+		Damage: 25
+		Spread: 6
+		Versus: 
+			None: 90%
+			Wood: 75%
+			Light: 60%
+			Heavy: 25%
+			Concrete: 100%
+		InfDeath: 2
+		Explosion: 2
+
+Napalm:
+	ROF: 2
+	Projectile: GravityBomb
+		Image: BOMBLET
+	Warhead:
+		Spread: 8
+		Versus: 
+			None: 90%
+			Wood: 100%
+			Light: 60%
+			Heavy: 25%
+			Concrete: 50%
+		InfDeath: 5
+		Explosion: 3
+		ImpactSound: flamer2
+		SmudgeType: Scorch
+		Damage: 100
+
+BoatMissile:
+	ROF: 35
+	Range: 8
+	Burst: 2
+	BurstDelay: 7
+	Report: ROCKET2
+	Projectile: Missile
+		Arm: 0
+		High: yes
+		Shadow: no
+		Proximity: yes
+		Inaccuracy: 5
+		Image: DRAGON
+		ROT: 10
+		Trail: smokey
+		Speed: 20
+		RangeLimit: 60
+	Warhead:
+		Spread: 6
+		Versus: 
+			None: 90%
+			Wood: 75%
+			Light: 60%
+			Heavy: 25%
+		InfDeath: 3
+		Explosion: 4
+#		Explosion: frag3
+		ImpactSound: xplos
+		SmudgeType: Crater
+		Damage: 60
+
+HighV:
+	ROF: 40
+	Range: 5
+	Report: GUN8
+	Projectile: Bullet
+		Speed: 100
+	Warhead:
+		Damage: 40
+		Spread: 3
+		Versus: 
+			None: 100%
+			Wood: 50%
+			Light: 50%
+			Heavy: 25%
+		InfDeath: 2
+		Explosion: 1
+
+TurretGun:
+	ROF: 50
+	Range: 6
+	Report: TNKFIRE6
+	Projectile: Bullet
+		Image: 120MM
+		Speed: 40
+	Warhead:
+		Spread: 3
+		Versus: 
+			None: 30%
+			Wood: 75%
+			Light: 75%
+			Heavy: 100%
+			Concrete: 50%
+		InfDeath: 4
+		Explosion: 4
+		ImpactSound: xplos
+		SmudgeType: Crater
+		Damage: 40
+
+SAMMissile:
+	ROF: 50
+	Range: 15
+	Report: ROCKET2
+	ValidTargets: Air
+	Projectile: Missile
+		Arm: 3
+		High: yes
+		Shadow: no
+		Proximity: yes
+		Image: MISSILE
+		ROT: 20
+		Speed: 40
+		RangeLimit: 50
+		Trail: smokey
+	Warhead: AP
+		Spread: 3
+		Versus: 
+			None: 30%
+			Wood: 75%
+			Light: 75%
+			Heavy: 100%
+		InfDeath: 4
+		Explosion: 4
+		ImpactSound: xplos
+		SmudgeType: Crater
+		Damage: 50
+
+TowerMissle:
+	ROF: 32
+	Range: 6
+	Report: ROCKET2
+	ValidTargets: Ground, Air
+	Burst: 2
+	BurstDelay: 8
+	Projectile: Missile
+		Arm: 2
+		High: yes
+		Shadow: no
+		Proximity: yes
+		Inaccuracy: 3
+		Image: DRAGON
+		ROT: 10
+		Trail: smokey
+		Speed: 25
+		RangeLimit: 40
+	Warhead:
+		Spread: 6
+		Versus: 
+			None: 90%
+			Wood: 75%
+			Light: 60%
+			Heavy: 25%
+			Concrete: 100%
+		InfDeath: 3
+		Explosion: 4
+#		Explosion: frag3
+		ImpactSound: xplos
+		SmudgeType: Crater
+		Damage: 60
+
+Laser:
+	ROF: 90
+	Range: 7.5
+	Charges: true
+	Report: OBELRAY1
+	Projectile: LaserZap
+		BeamRadius: 1
+	Warhead:
+		Spread: 1
+		InfDeath: 5
+		SmudgeType: Scorch
+		Damage: 200
+
+IonCannon:
+	Warhead@impact:
+		Damage: 600
+		Spread: 6
+		Ore: true
+		Versus: 
+			None: 90%
+			Wood: 60%
+			Light: 60%
+			Heavy: 25%
+		InfDeath: 5
+	Warhead@area:
+		DamageModel: PerCell
+		Damage: 200
+		SmudgeType: Scorch
+		Size: 2,1
+		Ore: true
+		Versus: 
+			None: 90%
+			Wood: 60%
+			Light: 60%
+			Heavy: 25%
+		Delay: 3
+		InfDeath: 5
+
+
+Atomic:
+	Warhead@impact:
+		Damage: 1000
+		Spread: 6
+		Ore: true
+		Versus: 
+			None: 90%
+			Wood: 60%
+			Light: 60%
+			Heavy: 25%
+		Explosion: 6
+		InfDeath: 5
+		ImpactSound: nukexplo
+	Warhead@areanuke:
+		DamageModel: PerCell
+		Damage: 250
+		SmudgeType: Scorch
+		Size: 5
+		Ore: true
+		Versus: 
+			None: 90%
+			Wood: 60%
+			Light: 60%
+			Heavy: 25%
+		Delay: 3
+		InfDeath: 5
+		ImpactSound: xplobig4
+
+Tiberium:
+	ROF: 4
+	Warhead:
+		Spread: 1
+		InfDeath: 6
+		Damage: 1
+		PreventProne: yes
+
+TiberiumHeal:
+	ROF: 4
+	Warhead:
+		Spread: 1
+		InfDeath: 6
+		Damage: -2
+		PreventProne: yes