Genesis 1.5 OSP by Gibbon - �2013 - 2023 Gizmo Studios
************************************************************************


CHANGELOG 1.5 OSP
****************************


Added the Coalition Jump Gate from Starlancer in the Sol systems as originally planned
Nomad ships updated to include meshes by Treewyrm
ISS space station updated
Added Planet Nine to the Pluto system
Modified colours of the hud bars to make them easier to see
Added new npc courier ships, DHL, UPS, FEDEX & Lynx ships with personal pod escorts + factions
Updated Hellhound model with breakable parts
Added new pirate station model by SolCommand
Added dockable old gas miner model with working docking bays and animations
Added dockable mining platforms as an alternative way to dock at stations that have them
Updated all the original and custom wrecks with correct ships and fixed infocards
Added some new ships; Intruder II Very Heavy Fighter, Mining Ship cargo vessel
NPC ships now use bats and bots properly
Added drag modifiers to nebulas, affects ship speed in cruise as well so beware
Removed shaking effect when using jump gates and jump holes
Updated some custom factions not showing up in the reputation list, plus other rep anomalies
Interpork and Skanmilk now offer missions
Added the Skanmilk Pachyderm Freighter as a buyable ship and also for the NPC's
Custom tradelanes in Sirius resized to make the animation fx look better
Added ability to remove all HUD elements so you can take pictures. You will have to define this in the OPTIONS->CONTROLS->USER INTERFACE section. Best to go cockpit view for this as well
Put back all the original ship explosions and updated the custom ships accordingly
Original Mission and News textures updated by BC46
Added turrets to Nomad Gates, all allied with the Order, should give some protection from the Nomads
Updated the Edingburgh system to show Skye Ice asteroid field in missions correctly
Tidied up Tau 37 and increased view distances there
Put back Benford Station and Baxter Reseach Station which were destroyed in the storyline
New cargopod textures
Encounters redone in Sol systems
Pachyderm transports cargo holds increased in size
New faction in Sol systems, Skanmilk, now delivering Saurian Mudmilk to your favourite retailer
Simian Trade Federation now carry Banana Beer and Serpent Venom in correct cargo pods for their ships
Introduced the Pachyderm Tanker for the GMG, ALG and Skanmilk factions
View distances increased making it easier to see things in the universe
Various ship loadouts amended
Ships now show correct speed at all times
New sur files made for all the custom ships, further eliminating any lag issues that were still present
New ship added, the 'Langur' heavy fighter, available on Planet Primus
New engine effects for the Simian Trade Federation
Reactor glow effects enabled on Liberty Battleships and the Osiris. Unused effect added back into game
New commodity added, Saurian Mudmilk. Available on Earth
A custom dll has been removed due to a conflict with some scanners
Mod defaults to borderless window when you first fire it up. Handy if you're doing things on a second monitor. The downside is it makes the mod a little darker and disables the gamma slider. If this is too dark for you, press ALT+ENTER to go full screen and return to normal brightness.
Added a new dll that gives the names of zones like asteroid fields and nebulas as you enter them. Also gives you a leave message as you exit them
Engine volume for the Razid and Marsflyer increased
Razorback turret view lowered
Nomad Bomber hull fixed
Atmosphere effects added to numerous landable planets
New London crash at Battleship Suffolk seems ok now, patrol paths in wrong order plus a destroy mission zone named incorrectly
Updated all the custom dll plugins to current versions, as some were causing issues with text displays in the left hand HUD due to their age.
Various HD textures updated by BC46 from his Freelancer HD edition mod, available on MODDB. These include updated base interiors and planetscapes, nebula textures, house ship textures for Liberty, Bretonia, Kusari and Rheinland, also updated ship textures for all the pirate fleets and all commercial ships
I've left the various faction licences in the game which is a leftover from my Multiplayer (MP) version of Genesis. You can ignore these if you want. These will work in game, if you choose to do a bit of roleplay, be aware npc ships know about the licences and will act accordingly
Included the CONSOLE plugin by Adoxa. Use sparingly. This gives you numerous functions in game, including opening up the map, giving yourself loads of money, being able to transport yourself all over the map. Bear in mind the fun of this game is finding things out for yourself, but i know some of you are limited on time which is why i've reluctantly included this. Hit 'ENTER' in game and type in your command. Use the HELP function for all commands. If you type 'SHOW', all will be revealed on the map
Made it slightly easier to get a Nomad bribe
Made it slightly easier to get a Fugitive bribe
Fixed crash at Trenton shipdealer
Fixed crash at Pueblo shipdealer
Fixed crash at Neuss Smelter shipdealer
Fixed Nomad Bomber still having its cloak on, making the ship invisible
Fixed Nomad Crusader still having its cloak on, making the ship invisible
Planet Kyushu mooring fixture fixed
Refire delay fixed on Order Flame Hammer Mk.II turret
Adjusted commodity pricing...again
Various QOL fixes


CHANGELOG 1.4 OSP
***************************

Fixed a couple of typos on some of the bases in Jupiter
Changed the texture on the Nighthawk Pachyderm freighter
Adjusted commodity prices
Mission payouts adjusted across the universe
Added a new Bounty Hunter base in Tohoku
Added a Nomad bribe in game to be able to fly the Nomad ships
Added new Nomad Lairs to go with the new Nomad rep in Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Omega 13, Venus, Mars, Chugoku, Kyushu, Sigma 19, Kepler, Bering, Edinburgh, Manchester, Tau 37 and Omega 3
Incorrect engines on Corsair ships - FIXED
Incorrect engines on Bounty Hunter ships - FIXED
Incorrect engines on the Sabretooth, Ravensclaw, and Hellhound - FIXED
Added new weapons to various factions
Blood Dragon Arisaka guns & turrets (Anti-Shield)
Outcast Lonbarda guns & turrets (Anti-Shield)
Red Hessian J�ger guns & turrets (Anti-Shield)
Bounty Hunter 'T' series Thunderbolt guns & turrets (Anti-Shield)
Simian Trade Federation Tamarin guns & turrets
Added new weapons to appropriate NPC ship loadouts
Incorrect loadout on Blood Dragon Samurai NPC ship, was one gun short - FIXED
Capship loadouts altered, more cargo loot added
All Asteroid Field Jump Holes renamed Asteroid Belt Jump Hole, also Jump Gates leading to Astreoid Belt renamed
Yet another major upgrade for all missiles, torps and cruise disruptors, they are all much faster and more useful
Wrong tradelane name used in Mercury - FIXED
Tradelane infocards in Sol showing up as 'object unknown' - FIXED
Alcatraz system name not showing up - FIXED
Infocard corrected on Liberty Rogue base in Earth
Added 5 new commodities to trade:
Mandroid
Organic Sidearms
Organic Ammunition
VR Neural Chips
VR Neural Programs
Paychyderm 500 R Rebel engine sound adjusted, now used for cruise speed as well
Hardpoints redone on APS Coyote, Hyena & Jackal
Updated player flyable Nomad Crusader ship from Freelancer Beta 1 with folding wings
Nomad Gunship added
Various other infocards updated
Audio volume for Monolith reset to normal
Changed tractor beam hardpoint on Nomad Battlecruiser
Kellingley Mining Facility infocard fixed
Three custom bases with inproper npc loadouts fixed
Tractor beam issue with new Patriot model fixed
A small number of other ships affected by animation issues, all fixed
Updated market commodities file to reflect the buying and selling of Mezzrats
Updated some more base infocards
Updated NPC names on some bases not showing up correctly
The Sol system addon, comprising ten systems that have been added (each planet has its own system) is very, very loosely based on Mephistopholes' Sol mod. I have re-textured all of the planets used, using the latest NASA satellite images. I've redone all the solar infocards for all the systems, using up to date information and made all the minor moons available to see on the navmap and positioned them to taste. Systems have been resized as well. In fact there's not a lot left of his mod at all, but i did start out with it as a basis for the Sol systems, so only fair it gets a mention.
New tradelane model added for the Sol system - Original model by Angryfly - Heavily modified by Gibbon
New custom news items added in the Sol sector
Custom Asteroid models in Sol systems by Forsaken
Asteroid draw distances increased in some of the new systems
Marsflyer added
Nomad Battlecruiser added
Discovery XD-1 wreck added
Winnebago wreck added
Pachyderm handling fixed on the player freighters (YAY!!) Will now dock properly without circling for hours
New Pachyderm freighters added
New Pachyderm Transports added (NPC only)
Kusari Blood Dragon Samurai ship now has correctly named breakable parts
Enabled NPC's to actually use countermeasures properly
New trading faction added, Interpork. Famous for their square pigs!!
Missile & Torpedo engine trails more realistic
Redone all the patrol path files making route planning a bit better
Patrol paths fixed, especially in Sigma 13, Sigma 19 and California which were leading to crashes
Reworking of all the encounters in game
NPC shields renamed, so when scanned they don't have NPC in the name (doh)
Fixed pilot names not showing correctly on Nomads, Razids and Martians
Slowed down planet rotations
Blackhole texture redone in Omega 13
Increased docking speed when docking at bases
Create a secondary 'MINIMIZE HUD' key in the 'CONTROLS' section in 'OPTIONS' to completely remove all HUD elements in game
Various typos fixed
Firefly freighter reduced in size by 25%, was a bit on the porky side
Encounters reduced mod wide as there were simply too many of them
Commercial Armor now displaying stats correctly
Ter Tholen infocard updated in Tortuga
Cerberus Battleship infocard added
Simian Cruiser infocard updated
Resized all the Pachyderm 500 models so they are a 25% smaller, should make docking a lot easier. Still a pain at Freeport 9 but way better than before.
Fixed Nomad Gunboat Shield on the flyable version
New Nomad ships and custom turrrets added with special FX by Treewyrm
New flyable Nomad ships added
Scanning for Stolen Art by NPC's now works as it should
Various other under the bonnet/hood fixes
Multiplayer buttons removed from menu screen


CHANGELOG 1.2 OSP
***************************

Razorback hardpoint issue fixed
Stinger hardpoint issue fixed
GMG guns availability fixed
Weapons don't fall off as easily on capships and other weapons
Licences availability issue fixed
Licences defined correctly
Missing mooring fixtures in Sigma 13 added
Angul Smelter radiation zone fixed
Neuss Smelter radiation zone fixed
Pirate gunboat missile turrets fixed
Domes rearranged at various bases to aid docking
Wreck moved from inside planet Hiran
Planet rotation speeds reduced dramatically universe wide
Planet inertia added to keep planets spinning
Alaska exclusion zone fixed
IDS 197140 issue fixed (missing space in npc names)
Lowered tradelane weapon power
Lowered tradelane disruptions
Kone Shidan availability fixed on Battleship Matsumoto
Coyote loadout updated
Some commodity drop rates improved
Cursor colour changed to yellow
More police patrol paths added universe wide
Turret zoom added to a distance of 2k (zoom in or out with the mouse wheel)
Order thruster updated and priced accordingly
Missing missions added to Stuttgart system
Asteroid miners now sell correct commodities
Corrected commodity pricing on Thorsen base
Junkers sent on vacation from Manhattan
Pirate Scanners and Tractor beams now more difficult to obtain
Many smaller fixes and updates


CHANGELOG 1.1 OSP
***************************

Patriot fighter - Cargo bay fixed
Defender IIA - Cargo bay fixed
Liberty Gunboat - Cargo bay fixed
Nomad Gunboat - Cargo bay fixed
Dagger fighter - Torpedo hardpoint added
Stiletto fighter - Torpedo hardpoint added
Valkyrie - Cloak removed
Valkyrie II - Cloak removed
Anubis - Cloak removed
Nomad Fighter - Cloak removed
Nomad Elite - Cloak removed
Nomad Gunboat - Cloak removed
All the custom ship infocards corrected and updated
Sigma 17 - Patrol paths redone
New York - Patrol paths added back in
Liberty Rogue weapons - Values fixed
Planet Harris - Made Clysedale & Firefly freighters available instead of a Humpback
Nomad City turrets - Adjusted firepower
Nomad Elite fighter - New ship added with folding spike animation, activates on cargo bay use
Combat Attack Vehicle - New ship added by Kuze
Rujin - New ship added by Kuze
Tractor beam ranges now work as advertised
Plus other subtle changes


LATEST NEWS FROM THE COLONY NEWS SERVICE
*****************************************************************

Only a few years have passed since the Nomad Wars, but the pirate situation in the border worlds has now reached epidemic proportions. Many of the larger factions now have larger craft to attack the unsuspecting trader or company transport. The war of words between the Corsairs and Red Hessians has now escalated to all out war, with Omega 5 declared a designated warzone. Enter at your peril.

----- >>>>>

The smaller pirate factions seem to have been upgrading as well, with many now using small and maneuverable freighters to ferry various goods to their bases. These small convoys are not the easy pickings they once were, and caution is advised should you decide to attack.

----- >>>>>

While the Nomads were resolutely beaten during the war, "it's only a matter of time before they return" claimed Edison Trent, Liberty representative of the Order and hero of the Nomad Wars who has been monitoring the situation. There have been many reported sightings already in numerous systems, with the house naval forces on a heightened state of alert.

----- >>>>>

The discovery of an asteroid eating spacefaring lifeform, the 'Razid', has caused a major stir in academic circles. This creature apparently consumes the minerals it finds in the asteroids for nourishment. It's eggs have become somewhat of a collectors item due to the high concentration of a diamond like substance which is much sought after for research purposes. The four main houses have declared the 'Razid' creature a protected species, with heavy penalties aimed at anyone caught in possession of the valuable eggs.

----- >>>>>

The emergence of the Simian Trade Federation was another major coup for the Zoners after one of their pilots came to the aid of a stricken convoy populated by an intelligent Simian species, capable of spaceflight. The Simians major export, banana beer, is now a favourite tipple of the masses. Its numbers are controlled by the Zoners who are undermanned to say the least regarding the distribution of this most popular beverage. Much favoured by the pirate clans as well, some in the press claim that the 'Beer Wars' have started, with many convoys coming under attack from pirates. Many independent traders have sought to locate the source of this magnificent brew, but the Zoners are staying very tight-lipped about the location of the Simian homeworld, preferring to sell you the item themselves. Search at your own risk.

----- >>>>>

A major upgrade across Sirius has been the update of the popular tradelane system by Ageira Technologies. They claim their new tradelanes are easier to dock with, plus they can be seen from much farther away due to their new 'Illumo�' lighting system. Dock with one today to experience it!

----- >>>>>

A more bizarre rumour currently doing the rounds in many space bars, is the alleged sighting of a sleeper ship motoring at speed through the outer reaches of some systems. Some would say the pilots who claim to have seen the ship, have had a bottle or two too many. The major houses have sent out a few ships in an attempt to try and track the vessel, assuming it exists of course! If it does exist, the obvious question is who built it? Is there anyone aboard? More importantly, where have they been? More on this when we have something to report.

----- >>>>> NEWSFLASH <<<<< -----

Sol has been rediscovered and re-colonised by the Four Houses. There's plenty to do and rebuild, although a heavy Nomad presence has also been detected. Pirates have also flocked to humanity's home system. Traders beware.


Stay tuned for the latest news...


THE MOD
************

The Genesis mod is a major revamp of the original Freelancer code. I've gone through each system and altered things as i'd like to see them, fixed numerous original errors and added in plenty of missing items from the original game. There are various updates which visually enhance the game including in no special order,


- Planets and suns resized and made much larger to give a sense of scale
- Updated and enhanced planet textures
- Original systems - Omicron Minor, Tohoku, Alaska can now be accessed and are fully working
- New systems - Omicron Kappa, Omicron Delta, Tortuga, Omega 13, Nomadia
- Sol systems - Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Asteroid Belt, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto - Very loosely based on an earlier standalone mod by Mephistopheles. I've added all new textures to the planets and added all in system items
- Black and silver interface added - Maverick
- HD replacement starspheres - Hunor - K�sz�n�m sz�pen :)
- New Trent textures - Hunor
- New Icons and Interface buttons - Hunor
- New HD textures for all asteroid models by Gibbon
- Brand new icons for everything in game - Gibbon
- New tradelanes - JSNCalif - Rebuilt by Gibbon
- New tradelanes - AngryFly - Rebuilt by Gibbon
- Custom blue and purple jumpholes - Cheese On Toast
- New Menu screen - NX-317 - modified to taste by Gibbon
- New Menu screens - Ruppetthemuppet - modified to taste by Gibbon
- New Menu screen - Chips - modified to taste by Gibbon
- New realistic lighting for all the systems
- Custom encounters for all the new systems
- New weapons available and others updated
- New commodities to trade and new places to trade them
- New factions added and some of the original ones have returned
- New music for all the pirate bars - Marc Pullen & Mortice
- Aldebaran's Plastic Surgery Kit - Aldebaran
- Battleship encounters
- Ambient explosions and battledust - Why485
- Widescreen support - Now updated so HUD and all elements align correctly
- New HD textures by BC46


CUSTOM SHIPS - 70
**************************

AUTHOR - MODEL

3DHeaven - Banzaimaru
3DRT - Addanc
3DRT - Denizen
3DRT - Narwahl
3DRT - Nimrod
3DRT - Platypus
3DRT - Stinger
3DRT - Peccary
3DRT - Boar
3DRT - Warthog
3DRT - Razorback
AngryFly - Beetle Freighter
AngryFly - Typhoon
Astral Prime Studios - Cougar
Astral Prime Studios - Coyote
Astral Prime Studios - Hornet
Astral Prime Studios - Hyena
Astral Prime Studios - Jackal
Astral Prime Studios - Starviper
Atra-Hasis - Discovery XD-1
Awts0c - Zorg
Darkpetzi - Intruder II
Digital Anvil - Samurai - Flyable original model
Digital Anvil - Starblazer - Flyable original model
Digital Anvil - Defender II - Flyable original model
Digital Anvil - CSV - Flyable original model
Digital Anvil - Megatrain - (Original unused model)
Digital Anvil - Mining Ship - Flyable original model
Fuzzball - Cerberus Battleship
Godzero - Firefly 'Serenity' Freighter
Griff - Pirate Gunboat
Griff - Pirate Cruiser
Griff - Shuttle
Harrier, Glock36 and Crabtree - Marsflyer
JSNCalif - Scarab Freighter (Large & Small)
JSNCalif - Colugo
JSNCalif - Goliath
JSNCalif - Langur
JSNCalif - DeLorean Admin Ship
JSNCalif - Personal Pod
Kasida - CTE Liberty paint scheme
Kuze - Combat Attack Vehicle
Kuze - Rujin
LordFjord - Liberty Gunship
Mancer - Hayabusa
Mancer - Bloodhound II
Mancer - Mule II
Mancer - Rhino II
Mancer - Sabretooth
Mancer - Wolfhound II
Mancer - Valkyrie II
Mhonolog(noire) - Bretonia camouflage paintscheme
Panther X - Hellhound - from mknote's ship pack - Updated by Thaddeus
Panther X - Konoe Shidan - from mknote's ship pack
Rimshot - Waran Freighter
Scarecrow - Razid Space Creature
Skotty - Nomad Elite - From the Freelancer Beta 1
SolCommand - Hippo Freighter - Made from the 'Vandal' modular ship pack for the Genesis mod
SolCommand - Hippo Freighter GLX - Made from the 'Vandal' modular ship pack for the Genesis mod
SolCommand - Hippo Freighter Deluxe - Made from the 'Vandal' modular ship pack for the Genesis mod
SolCommand - Hippo Interceptor - Made from the 'Vandal' modular ship pack for the Genesis mod
SolCommand - Hippo Invader - Made from the 'Vandal' modular ship pack for the Genesis mod
SolCommand - Hippo Intruder - Made from the 'Vandal' modular ship pack for the Genesis mod
SolCommand - Hippo Fleut - Made from the 'Vandal' modular ship pack for the Genesis mod
SolCommand - Mae Arae Freighter
SolCommand - Simian Cruiser - (retextured Ghost cruiser)
SolCommand - Sleeper Ship
Treewyrm - New Nomad ship models and textures and effects
Whitestar - Winnebago, DDS texture conversion by Gibbon
xXx - Pachyderm Freighters - Remodelled by Whitestar - Retextured by Gibbon
Yedan - Serafina Freighter

All of the models, including the custom station models, have been modified in some way by me. They have all been re-hardpointed, some have had their textures modified in some way, in some cases parts added to them. All the models have had custom sur files made for them.


CUSTOM STATIONS
************************

Thaddeus - Old Gas Miner model with working docking bay and animations from an early Freelancer Beta
SolCommand - Kono Station model
SolCommand - Pirate Base model - Modified by Gibbon and Thaddeus
JSNCalif - JSN Station
JSNCalif - JSN Docking Bay
Griff - Asteroid Base model
Griff - Pirate Base
Unknown - ISS model


RANDOM STUFF
********************

AngryFly - New Tradelane model - Sol Systems
JSNCalif - New tradelane model
Gibbon - Monolith TMA-2
Nephilim - Omega 13 system plus my own custom additions
RIP Team - Borrowed a couple of your planets, Cord and Rides. Appreciate the loan
SWAT_OP-R8R - Loan of the updated vanilla planet textures from an earlier version of Crossfire, much appreciated
Adoxa - Various tools, hacks and enhancements
Schmackbolzen - obj -> sur converter
Cold Void - Price randomizer for singleplayer
XxSargexX - Custom engine and weapon effects
Custom Asteroid models in Sol systems by Forsaken
Thaddeus - Lots of help and fixes for some of the Starlaner models i converted to Freelancer format


CUSTOM MUSIC
********************

New custom music for all the pirate bars created by Marc Pullen. Originals free to download from here: http://www.last.fm/music/Marc+A.+Pullen
Other custom music by Mortice: http://www.reverbnation.com/mortice
Buy the album 'Mayhem' at all good online retailers including iTunes, Amazon and many others. See Mortice in the popular console game, ROCK BAND 3!!


LEGAL STUFF <<<<< VERY IMPORTANT >>>>>
**********************************************************

Please read the Creative Commons Licence details, i suggest the non LEGALESE version as there is important information in there regarding model useage and other legal stuff. Failure to comply to these rules may result in legal action.


THANKS
**********

To all the people who offered advice, assistance and most importantly, the utility makers, without whose help, this mod would not have been made. I salute you!!


CONTACT
************

If you have questions about the mod, please visit the Gizmo Studios forum and post a thread in the Genesis section by clicking on the Gizmo Studios Forum Icon included with the mod.



Enjoy!

� 2013 - 2023 Gibbon - Gizmo Studios 16/02/2023