1. Install the Ventrilo client after downloading it from the Ventrilo website. This is very self-explanatory but if you need any help just go to the Ventrilo website.
	2. Once it is installed you have to create a user by clicking the button shown below:

	3. Now a window should appear that looks like this but mostly grayed out:

	At first everything is grayed out so you have to click new.  Next, type in your desired user name and click ok.  In the Phonetic box shown above you can type in how you want the program to announce your name to others when you join/leave the channel/server.  To check how it will sound just click the play button.  Thats basically all you need to do here.

	4. Now click the arrow for the Server setup. ( its the button directly under the one circled in red in the first picture) The box that comes up should look like this but mostly grayed out:

	Once again the first thing you have to do is click new.  You then have to type in Preverts-Lair and say ok.  Then type the information exactly as listed above and you need to check the first two boxes as shown above.  The Password is 1359pl       Make sure you have caps lock off because the password is case sensitive.  Now you are done with that part of the setup.

	5. Next click the Setup...  button shown in the first picture on the right-hand side. A box should open that looks like this:

	Ok the red circles are generaly the only thing you need to worry about on this tab.  If you find people telling you that it just sounds like static you may need to check the option in the blue circle otherwise don't worry about it.  Basically, Ventrilo auto-detects anything you can use and lists them in the drop down arrows for the red circles on the right.  You just have to choose what you are using from those lists which generally have about 3 items in them.  If you are not sure or you are finding the setup options your choosing aren't working just try the other options.  As for the red circles on the left, you need to check the circled option.  Where it says Hotkey just click in the white area, it will probably say MOUSE1 when you click but you can change it now by pressing whatever key you want to use as your talk key. NOTE: DO NOT use the same key that you use in the game already.  I also do not recommend going into the game and unbinding you voice chat key just to make it easier because there will be other players who don't or can't use the Ventrilo system so you will still need the in-game voice-chat to talk to them.

	6. One last option that you should check is the "Minimize to system tray" option in the Misc. tab:

You are now finished with the Setup window.

	7. Now you are ready to connect to the server.  So, in the main screen simply click the Connect button shown in the first picture.  The connection should be successful and you should see the following:

	This area displays the alien and marine channel.  If a person's name is displayed under a channel that means they are currently connected to that channel.  If they aren't listed under a channel like I am not, in the picture, that means they are in the lobby.  To join a channel simply double click it and to go back to the lobby double click the channel you are on.  The password for the alien channel is: hive  and the password for the marine channel is: commander        These may or may not ever change but if they do change check the Ventrilo page at http://www.preverts-lair.com/ for the updated ones.  In this screen, a green mic icon means that person is speaking and a red one means he/she is not.  After you connect to the Ventrilo server and then join the Prevert's Lair NS server you must make sure you join the channel appropriate for the team you join.  To do this just press your windows key or Alt+Tab to minimize your game.  Then just make sure your on the marines channel when your on marines and the aliens channel when on aliens.  If you want to talk to people in the ready room you probably want to go to the lobby by double clicking the channel you are on.

	NOTE: Passowrds are case-sensitive so be sure to have your caps lock turned off.

	Basic rules:

		1.) If you are on the marine team make sure to switch to the marine channel if you are not already on it.  Same goes for the alien team/channel.
		2.) If caught on the marine channel while on the alien team or vice versa, you will get kicked from the channel.  If caught again you will get a one week ban from the game server, and a permanent ban if
		     caught a third time.
		3.) These rules will be displayed on the NS server (type /rules in chat) so there are will be no accepted excuses if caught.  They will also be displayed at the website on the Ventrilo page where you got
		     this file from.

			Please do not break the rules they are there to keep things fun and enjoyable for everyone.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CREDITS------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

PREVERT-MAXIMUS: Clan Leader and Overseer of the website/server manager

prevert-breasthound: website/server manager, writer of this readme

	ENJOY!!