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"The Brass of Red Fleet"

Created with FRED for Descent: Freespace

By: Stargazer187
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CONTENTS:

I. File List
II. Installing the Mission
III. Installing the Nameplate
IV. The Story
V. Ship Modifications
VI. Mission Creation Details & Closing Remarks
VII. Contact Info

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I. File List
	
	1. BrsRdFlt - The Mission
	2. capital01-05a - GTD Enterprise Nameplate (See Section III)
	3. Readme - This text file

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II. Installing the Mission

	1. Place the mission file in your Freespace/Data/Missions directory.

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III. Installing the Nameplate

The graphic included in the ZIP file is a nameplate for the Orion destroyer in the mission.

	1. Create a Maps folder in your /Data directory
	2. Place the capitol01-05a in the Maps folder

WHAT THIS DOES: This will place the name GTD ENTERPRISE on the side of the Orion destroyer in the mission. Now here's the catch: The nameplate also appears on every destroyer in the game except the Galatea and the Bastion. To keep this from occuring, simply move the graphic into another folder when you're not playing this particular mission.

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IV. The Story

This mission takes place a three years after the Lucifer battle. Terran forces outside of Sol have not yet restablished contact with Earth. The acting-command of the GTA has begun a project to build a fleet capable of massive attacks behind enemy lines for long periods of time. The crews of this fleet were to be the best in the GTA; and the ships were to be top-of-the-line. This project was code-named "Red Fleet" and was to take place at the new Red Fleet Operations Base/Shipyard in Vega. Five years later, Red Fleet has been completed. Red Fleet's mission is to travel from system to system and retake the space that is rightfully ours. The flagship of this fleet: the mighty 2.1 km GTD Enterprise.. equipped with the most powerful weapons in the GTA arsenal. But first, the Admiral and other commanding officers must be transported to the Red Fleet Operations Base in Vega. This is where the mission begins.

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V. Ship Modifications

These are just a few details I thought everyone should know before playing this mission.

1. The GTD Enterprise has been modified... now every turret on the ship is a Terran Huge Turret.
2. The GTC Freestone has also been modified... every turret is a Terran Huge Turret.

These modifications represent the advance in technology during the 8 years between the Lucifer battle and the present day.

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VI. Mission Creation Details & Closing Remarks

BEGAN: Monday, May 31, 1999
COMPLETED: Tuesday, June 1, 1999
TOTAL HOURS SPENT: 10 Hours

This is my first attempt at creating a mission.

If I get good reviews, I will make a campaign based around the operations of Red Fleet with the player as a pilot aboard the GTD Enterprise.

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VII. Contact Info

This Mission Created By: Stargazer187
			 
EMAIL:  stargazer187@earthlink.net
ICQ #:  8289850		         

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