		
			>>>>>>>>>>  ELITE SHIP PACK 1.1 <<<<<<<<<<

			>>>>>>>>>>  BY GIBBON & GRIFF <<<<<<<<<<




Welcome to the ELITE ship pack 1.1 by Gibbon & Griff. This version of the ship pack is intended as a modders resource only !!



>>>>>>>>>> What's all this about then i hear you ask?

Well it's my way of remembering one of the classic games of yesteryear that started the whole 3D space trading genre back in 1984 to be exact, the all time classic, 'ELITE' by Ian Bell and David Braben. With the 25th anniversary of this ground breaking game, seemed appropriate to do something for the Freelancer community and so this ship pack has been created.

More information on ELITE can be found here: https://www.elitedangerous.com/



These ship designs obviously come from the original game, but have been completely remodelled and retextured by Griff, a serious master of the art. With his permission, i've converted them to Freelancer format for modellers to use in their own mods, so no need to ask us permission, just carry on and add them in. All we ask is that you include this README file in any versions of your mods that you release and that you credit the both of us for all our hard work in getting them to you.

The models used in this ship pack are from a game called 'Oolite', a remake of 'ELITE' which is fully expandable with various addons including ships, stations, missions etc. This is where i encountered Griff and his models.

For more information on Oolite, please go here: http://www.oolite.org/



>>>>>>>>>> So what's in the ship pack?



Well, you get 25 ships for a start, which are:

Adder, Anaconda, Asp Mk.II, Boa Mk.I, Boa Mk.II, Cobra Mk.I, Cobra Mk.III, Constrictor, Fer de Lance I, Fer de Lance II, Gecko, Krait, Mamba, Moray Star Boat, Moray Star Boat Medical, Orbital Shuttle, Python Mk.I, Python Mk.II, Sidewinder, Thargoid Mothership, Tharglet, Transporter, Viper, Viper Interceptor, Worm Shuttle.

For those of you with some knowledge of Freelancer ships, all the models come with working custom made SUR files, made using the Custom Sur Generator by Lancer Solarus. All ships are fully lightmapped, with cockpits and custom rear views, and icons. All you need to do is add them into Freelancer so not much work to do.

Also included is the classic Coriolis Space Station, which is also ready to go. Sample files included on how to get it up and running, also comes with it's own custom SUR file and is fully hardpointed.

For those wanting to make correct infocards for these ships, i suggest a visit to this website to get as much information as you want on each ship. Just find the name and click on it to see plenty of information.

Oolite ships - Elite wiki: http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/Category:Oolite_ships


>>>>>>>>>> Extra Information on some ships


The Tharglet is supposed to be a robot controlled ship dropped by the Thargon mothership during battle. This is the reason it doesn't have an icon made for it as it's supposed to be an npc ship only. 

The Vipers are meant to be police ships, especially the Viper I, just so you know.

The Moray Star Boats are executive  transport ships that can also go underwater. The Medical version is a form of hospital ship.

The Constrictor is supposed to be an experimantal ship designed by the Galactic Navy, how you incorporate this ship is up to you.

The Worm and Orbital Shuttles are not meant for long distance work, typically only seen close to planets or space stations. Normally used for ferrying workers about and trips from planets to stations. Like buses really.

All the other ships are used by normal traders and pirates alike with pirates taking a particular fancy to the Python traders.


>>>>>>>>>> Finally...


Have fun flying these ships, they are classic designs from a classic game, yet for a lot of us, they were the first real taste of interstellar freedom.

If you have any problems with these models please contact Gibbon (me) and NOT Griff, as i'm the one responsible for converting them to Freelancer. If you have any issues then please goto the Gizmo Studios Forum and ask there in the ELITE SHIP PACK section. 

The forum can be located here : https://gizmostudios.proboards.com/



Enjoy !!


© 2011-2022 Gibbon & Griff

16/01/2011 - Original upload
16/01/2022 - Updated readme with new links



>>>>>>>>>> People involved in the project,

Gibbon               -  Converted models to run in Freelancer
Griff                    -  Created all models and textures
Lancer Solarus  -  Sur file making utility

Warm thanks to Griff for allowing me to convert these models and helping me out with the textures when i got stuck, also to Lancer Solarus for the excellent SUR making utility.


Special thanks go to Ian Bell & David Braben for creating ELITE and inspiring a generation.


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