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Release History:
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++ Version 2c - Again, very minor update...no restart required. (Any new ship features for existing ships will appear after the ship goes through a jump.)  A couple of small tweaks to the ships based on comments and bug reports (fixed a couple ow weapon bugs, increased A-Wing energy, added lightmaps to ISD view ports, etc).  The version number has also been changed to "re-synch" the number across all the various flavours of the mod.

++ Version 2b - Very minor tweaks.  No restart required.  Moved docking point on ISD down, to avoid collision when undocking fighters.  Added engine effects to YT-1300, A-Wing, and B-Wing.  Adjusted pricing of new ships for better balance.

++ Version 2a - Accidently gave the B-Wing a station interior instead of a cockpit...with interesting results!  Used incorrect part for one of the lasers on the Y-Wing.  Also forgot to add the five new ships to the language file.  All sorted.

++ Version 2 - Added five new Rebel ships; X-Wing, A-Wing, B-Wing, Y-Wing, and YT-1300 (Millennium Falcon).  Down-sized the ISD, so that it could be purchased without blowing up at the shipyard. Significantly tweaked the weapon performance and pricing.  The six additional ship weapons now span from low-end to high-end, and are a bit more balanced between hull and shield damage.  They fire considerably faster than standard X2 weapons.  The rang has been increased at the high-end.

++ Version 1d - Added three new ships; Tie Interceptor, Tie Defender, and Tie Bomber.  Also added two completely new weapon types; the Rapid Pulse Ion Cannon (RPIC), and High Output Turbo-Laser (HOTL).  Finally, added three brand new missile types; Fission Alpha, Beta, and Gamma.

++ Version 1 - Initial release of single-ship, standalone version.

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Credits:

++ All of the many people who have been modeling Star Wars ships, and collecting & sharing information.
++ Admiral TigerClaw for advice on weapon placement.
++ Nuclear_Eclipse for the detailed knowledge of Star Wars ships (as well as scanning and uploading ship plans) needed to create these models for the X2 engine.
++ Barron for translating the language files and readme into German, and keeping an eye on things over in the German forum.
++ Vayde for his help in testing. His ability to find the "little" bugs makes the game better for all of you!
++ Balogt for his assistance with the engine effects on the X-Wing and W-Wing.
++ CheckerTwo for his fantastic work on opening up the X2 OBJ files.  With out him, there would be no additional ships, weapons, or missiles.
++ Doubleshadow for the best development "workbench" any modder could ask for.  Without his tools, I simply would not have bothered.
++ For the inspiration on the Defender, all credit to "Dr. Jones" <docteur.jones@wanadoo.fr>.  Being able to use his excellent model as a reference made the Defender as good as it is.

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This is a mod containing custom models of some of the better-known ships in the Star Wars universe (far far away...etc).  It started with a custom model of the Star Wars Imperator Star Destroyer (ISD) for X2, but has grown to include additional Star Wars ships.  

There are many (actually, many, many, many) models & renders of these ship on the web, which was a big help.  However, adapting it to X2 was a serious challenge, and I had to make a number of compromises.  All on the models/meshes are completely new, and built by myself. 

The custom ship models will probably not have the kind of detail a serious SW fan would like to see, as that level of detail would kill the X2 engine.  Also, I had to use X2 supplied textures, so the textures will not make everyone happy, or match people's expectations.  

I have named the ISD "Bun-Bun", after the homicidal rabbit from the Sluggy Freelance the comic (and from J. Ringo's SF series with a massive tank-like vehicle called a SHIVA, and nick-named "Bun-Bun").

This mod presents, for the first time ever (TA-DA!), brand new weapons and missiles.  The latest version of ChedckerTwo's code allows the addition of 7 additional weapons, and 24 additional missiles.  All weapons and missiles can be selected as per the normal player interface (e.g. hot-keys).

It will take awhile to tweak the new weapons, but I didn't want to wait.  What I am releasing now will be updated, and eventually incorporated into my "core" mods.

Since a number of people said they liked the ISD as a Split ship, I added all of the new Imperial ships and equipment to Split sectors only (Shipyards, Docks, Equipment Docks).  The Rebel ships can be found in selected Argon Wharfs.

I have included a standard X2 universe map, with all the necessary factories/forges required to produce the new hardware.  The new stations are scattered around the various Split sectors.

Here are the ships description from the game...

M5 (X-Wing), Race=Player - The Deadly X-Wing is one of the most powerful M5 fighters ever built.  It was the last star fighter design produced by Incom Corporation before its seizure by the Empire.  It is reasonably fast, and with 4 lasers is quite heavily armed for an M5 fighter.  This ship can be purchased at Selected Argon Wharfs.

M5 (A-Wing), Race=Player - The Deadly A-Wing is a very small and very fast star fighter with two wing-mounted Blaster Cannons. The idea behind the A-Wing was not to create a ship with a lot of firepower, but one that could use blinding speed to outperform its opponents.  This ship can be purchased at Selected Argon Wharfs.

M4 (Interceptor), Race=Split - The Deadly Tie Interceptor is a small maneuverable M4 class ship with good acceleration and a high top speed.  It carries 10MW of shielding and 4 lasers.  However, it has very limited cargo space, and accordingly carries a very limited missile load.  This ship can be purchased at Selected Split Dockyards.

M4 (Y-Wing) Race=Player - The Deadly Y-Wing is an attack star fighter with moderate speed. while not as fast as some M4 ships, it has 4 lasers and has cargo capacity for extra missiles.  This ship can be purchased at Selected Argon Wharfs.

M3 (Defender), Race=Split - The Deadly Tie Defender is an M3 class ship, which is highly maneuverable and offers good acceleration and top speed.  It carries 25MW of advanced shielding, and 6 lasers.  However, it has very limited cargo space, and accordingly carries a very limited missile load.  This ship can be purchased at Selected Split Dockyards.

M3 (Bomber), Race=Split - The Deadly Tie Bomber is an M3 class ship which is highly maneuverable and has good acceleration and top speed.  It carries 75MW of advanced shielding, but only 2 lasers.  In compensation, it offers a large missile payload.  This ship can be purchased at Selected Split Dockyards.

M3 (B-Wing) Race=Player - The Deadly B-Wing is the Rebel Alliance's most powerful heavy-assault star fighter. It was designed to take on much larger Imperial capital ships, thus providing the Alliance fighters with the punch of capital ships at a fraction of the cost.  The B-Wing carries 6 lasers, and can be purchased at Selected Argon Wharfs.

TS (YT-1300) Race=Player - The Deadly YT-1300 is loosely based on the stock light freighter of the same designation manufactured by the Corellian Engineering Corporation. Armed like an M6, and yet able to dock at stations, this ship is much sought after by smugglers.  While it has limited cargo capacity, it carries 8 lasers in two turrets.  This ship can be purchased at Selected Argon Wharfs.
 
M1 (Bun-Bun), Race=Split - The Deadly ISD, affectionately known as "Bun-Bun", is based on technology found in the ruins of a metallic moon-like object from Earth's ancient past.  The Deadly shipyard managed to "acquire" a copy of the plans, and has built several of these monsters.  Only available to those with almost unlimited funds, Bun-Bun carries 54 lasers in five 4-laser turrets on the top, bottom, left, right, and rear, and a single 34-laser turret up front.  It has internal docking capacity for 150 fighter craft, and carries 1,000MW of advanced shielding.  It has a surprisingly high top speed, but accelerates and maneuvers very slowly.  This ship can be purchased at Selected Split Shipyards.

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