It is the 22nd Century, and the human race is at the crossroads of history. Down one road lies galactic domination; the other holds complete destruction. Space is dangerous and uncharted, pirates hunt the innocent, and war is brewing between the people of Earth and Mars. As a brave mercenary captain, you can help shape the future of mankind, for better or for worse.
Instructions
Please follow these instructions for using Foundation. If you don't, Foundation will not work.
1) Rename EV Data "EV Data.old" or some other meaningful name.
2) Rename EV Graphics "EV Graphics.old" or some other meaningful name.
3) Move the EV Data and EV Graphics files from the Foundation Package folder to the Escape Velocity 1.0.4 folder.
4) REMOVE all non-Foundation plug-ins from the EV Plug-ins folder, including EV Tuner.
5) Move Foundation Tuner from the Foundation Package folder to the EV Plug-Ins folder.
6) Launch EV.
7) Start a new pilot file for Foundation.
Personalities
Foundation features the personalities of many web users who submitted the customized personality form. You should see them throughout Foundation on occasion. Just because Foundation has been released doesn't mean you can't submit a new personality. If you wish to do so, go to the Foundation Page specified at the bottom of this document. Your personality will be included in a Foundation Expansion Plug-In at some point in the future.
Note to Developers
I encourage any plug-in developers to create plug-ins designed to work with Foundation. This can be done in the same way that plug-ins are created for standard EV. If you do create a Foundation compatible plug-in, all I ask is that you indicate somewhere that it is made for Foundation. However, please do not redistribute altered versions of the Foundation Data File without my consent.
Special Thanks To...
Barry Docherty for designing four great ship graphics and for allowing Foundation to be housed on his ftp space.
Tim Morgan for his 3-D target graphics.
My Beta Test team: Andy Antoniewicz, Jake Robb, Barry Docherty, All others who sent me reports.
Bugs, Questions, Comments, or Problems
Known bugs so far:
When a planet is colonized, you will have to jump out and then jump back in to see the new planet. Additionally, the new system will show up as Unexplored. This is a bug in EV which is out of my control. Hopefully it will be fixed by the time EV 2.0 comes out.
Please E-mail me any bugs, questions, comments, or problems involving Foundation at:
