F/A-37 Talon Start W/O Storyline Mod
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author: Doug (recursion) Cantrell


F/A-37 "Talon" Start W/O Storyline Mod

This mod adds a new ship, the F/A-37 "Talon" advanced light fighter, inspired by the motion picture, "Stealth." 

It also adds new, advanced engine, power plant, scanner, tractor beam, lights, shield, thruster, CM and mine. The shield, CM and mine may be used on other ships, but the thruster is integrated into the engine and is "invisible." Also a new weapons system is added, but should not be used on other ships, nor should other weapons be used in their place. 

Twin M-161 "Vulcan" plasma autocannons are mounted in nacelles just aft of the canopy. A weapons pod below the fuselage contains the newly developed EMPML-37 "Blackout" shield buster EMP missile launcher, the HEML-37 "Copperhead" high explosive homing missile launcher, the M-180 "Thunderbolt" kinetic energy cannon, the CDML-37 "Stinger" cruise disruptor missile launcher, and the HET-37 "Truncheon" torpedo launcher.

Though not available at all locations, replacement guns/launchers/droppers and ammo, as well as the shield and thruster, are available at equipment dealers at all storyline locations as well as chief/capital planets/bases in each system.

The ship is available on Planet Pittsburgh

TESTING:

This mod has been fully tested.

KNOWN ISSUES:

If you try to trade a Talon for a new Talon (and why would you?) it causes the game to go into a hard freeze for some unknown reason. So, as the doctor said to his patient who complained, "Doc, it hurts when I do this..." don't do that.

COMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER MODS:

This mod has not been tested with other mods. Even though this mod is heavily scripted, it may not work with other mods. You may try at your own risk.

CREDITS:

The F/A-37 "Talon" is an original mesh developed by recursion using G-Max v1.2 and Milkshape 3D v1.7.0.

The textures are original, developed by recursion using Adobe Photoshop 7.0.

Original scripting by recursion was done in Macromedia Dreamweaver MX.

OTHER CREDITS (with deep gratitude):

ShipScripter v1.2.1 by Crabtree CCN

FreeLancer UTF Editor by Mario "HCl" Brito

HardCMP v1.0.0.18 by Louva-Deus & Shsan

Freelancer SDK v1.3 by Louva-Deus

thn file decompressor (author unknown) submitted by Wasabe

CMP Exporter v0.3 Beta for Milkshape 3D by Colin Sanby

Freelancer Mod Manager v1.31 by Matthew "IGx89" Lieder

Special thanks to Osprey, Black Lightning, Kirghiz, and PantherX at dragonfeather studios for their advice and encouragement.

The Lancer's Reactor for the oh-so-much they do to promote Freelancer and modding.

COPYRIGHT INFORMATION:

The F/A-37 "Talon" Mod is copyrighted (C) 2005 by Doug (recursion) Cantrell. All rights reserved. This mod and/or its components may be used for non-commercial purposes only with written permission from the author (e-mail: recursionstudios@aol.com).

The movie "Stealth" is coprighted (C) 2005 by Sony Pictures Digital INC. All rights reserved

Freelancer is copyrighted (C) 2002 Micrsoft Corpration and Digital Anvil.
All Rights Reserved.
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