The Babylon Project Unofficial Patch addon

The Babylon Project Unofficial Patch
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Copyright by Werner Spahl, "Wesp5", email: spahl@cup.uni-muenchen.de
The Babylon Project: fsnebula.org/mod/TBP and babylon.hard-light.net
ModDB link www.moddb.com/addons/the-babylon-project-unofficial-patch

This is an unofficial patch for The Babylon Project Knossos version,
common fixes are typos, wrong names, escort flags, UTF8 encoding and
subspace drive. Mission specific fixes and changes are listed below!

To install the patch, get Knossos from Fsnebula.org,
install it and TBP 3.8.X, and then extract the data folder from this
archive to the Knossos TBP-3.8.X folder, overwriting existing files.

Most of these fixes are already in Knossos TBP, but compatibility to
FSO 23.X was improved. For best visuals enable all FSO graphics, HUD
and gameplay options except for emissive lights and post processing.

Thanks to Shaun Williams, Darkmaster and Vidmaster for the missions,
to Heiko Herrman and Asteroth for tools, and FUBAR-BDHR for support.
Thanks Admiral Nelson, OverDhill and karajorma for Knossos releases!

Version Changelog:
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v1.5 02.10.2023
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Fixed many docking point paths and detail0 warnings using pof-tools.

v1.4 07.07.2023
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Fixed more bounding boxes, detail levels, names and paths in models.
Corrected bottom turret base rotations for some ships, thanks den5.
Removed the bad camera warning from first Earth Brakiri War mission.
Fixed encoding and details of some campaign names and descriptions.
Updated main menu text to reflect that it's for The Babylon Project.
Fixed text and icons for Star Wars: The Original Trilogy bonus mod.

v1.3 28.02.2023
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Corrected many "beam damage factor disabled" warnings in weapon.tbl.
Fixed errors in 7th mission of Emearon Incident, thanks to Toranks.
Removed yellow CR Primus beam in weapon.tbl as it's already default.
Corrected rotation and missing texture of EA Explorer, thanks den5.
Included beam effect changes from the original version of the patch.
Fixed <none> syntax error in lightning.tbl, thanks Trivial Psychic.
Adjusted custom wingman font, variable and position of HUD elements.
Ordered ships in technical database and removed some unneeded ones.
Corrected wrong logos in intelligence section of technical database.
Fixed problems with EA Defense Platform, G'Quan and Victory models.
Added EA Aurora named Volition Bravos, so the ship cheat is working.
Corrected Whitestar shine maps which broke technical database view.
Fixed bad bounding boxes of Bin Tak turrets, thanks Trivial Psychic.
Restored first person muzzleflash for Vorlon fighters, thanks den5.

Mission Changelog:
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A Distant Star
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- Restored not appearing Zeta 2.
- Renamed Zeta 5 to missing Zeta 3.
- Fixed condition for leaving squadron range.
- Restored briefing and debriefing with voices.

And Now For A Word
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- Increased chance of the Narn cruiser winning.
- One voice file is missing and couldn't be fixed.

A View From The Gallery
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- Replaced Shadow chaser model with Drakh fighter.
- Fixed not attacking breaching pods and Whitestar.
- Improved mission ending by removing fighter waves.
- Restored voice file and fixed jumppoint directions.

A Voice In The Wilderness
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- Fixed mission breaking when leaving patrol range.

Fall Of Night
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- Fixed wrong end mission condition for Narn cruiser.
- Removed left over life pod and surplus fighter waves.

In The Beginning
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- Restored briefing and debriefing.
- Reduced some waiting time before action.
- Fixed retreat directive triggering too late.
- Corrected asteroid directive finishing too soon.

Points Of Departure
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- Made Dogato fire only one beam like in the show.
- Fixed bad condition to avoid accidental screw up.
- Replaced two missing voice files with similar ones.
- Removed a surplus directive and fixed one not ending.

Severed Dreams
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- Fixed broken breaching pods hotkey.
- Corrected wrong beam turret attacks.

Shadow Dancing
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- Fixed score and escort table bugs.
- Corrected spitfire AI chasing battlecrabs.
- Made briefing appear similar to other missions.
- Improved friendly AI attacking Shadow battlecrabs.
- Swapped stray Eurora and destroyer with Shadow ships.
- Replaced Brakiri frigates with cruisers like in the show.

Signs And Portents
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- Fixed warp effect at the beginning.

The Battle Of The Line
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- Fixed crash on president's speech, thanks to E.
- Renamed Olympus corvette and removed surplus scouts.

The Long Twilight Struggle
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- Swapped a mission voice and several animations.
- Unlocked inconsistently sensor blocked spitfires.
- Removed show inconsistent surplus waves and ships.
- Made Shadow battlecrabs use power beams more often.
- Set mission ending dependent of Narn cruiser status.
- Added Narn jump-explosion effect, thanks to Vidmaster.

Dark Children
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- Added hotkeys to all missions.
- Decreased explorer fighters to six.
- Restored Vorlon beams and a message.
- Kept Mind visible in explorer mission.
- Reduced Minbari patrol fighters to two.
- Enabled Vorlon cruiser goals and turrets.
- Removed inactive Mind from Minbari mission.
- Made Vorlons attack out of the same jumppoint.
- Added battlecrab and Vorlon transport as in show.
- Removed MP starting wings and fixed last objective.

Guardian Of Light
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- Fixed null vector errors.
- Decreased EA fighter numbers.
- Added hotkeys to all missions.
- Decreased Dilgar fighter numbers.
- Removed EA missiles from Pentacan.
- Fixed two broken goals against Dilgar.
- Removed custom music and colored sun effect.
- Restored Vorlon beams and subtitles for Ivanova.

Modified Weapon Effects:
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- Made Minbari beams greener.
- Made Drakh scatter gun blue.
- Made Dilgar projectiles pink.
- Made EA and Narn beams redder.

Bonus Files:
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There is an unfinished Star Wars: The Original Trilogy mod at
Moddb.com.
To fix some of its issues extract the /bonus/data folder into
its game folder! Also included are vpw20b5.exe providing tools
for original FS2 files, pof-tools.exe to view and edit the FS2
models and scptrackir dlls in case of FS2 missing dll errors.

Patch Permission:
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Email to Shaun Williams 29.9.2010: ... I noticed some typos and
bugs though and being aware that the pack is very old I want to
ask for the permission to fix them for the next TBP DVD release.
Email from Shaun Williams 05.10.2010: It will be fine to update
the star fury pilot mission pack and the earth brakiri war if
you can spare the time. I am really busy and will be for the
next year so I am afraid I can not do any further work on this.

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