BLACWATER OPERATIONS DEMO README
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1) INTRODUCTION & DISCLAIMER

Thanks for downloading the BlackWater Operations Demo for FreeSpace 2.  Before you get any further into this readme, know that BlackWater Operations was developed by fans for fans.  It carries no warranties, no guarantees, and therefore no blame can be associated to the creators of this FreeSpace 2 campaign for any damages caused by downloading or installing it.

Enjoy the demo, as it is a prelude to what will happen in the full campaign.  Let the fun begin!




2) HOW TO INSTALL

If you have any other MOD's installed on FreeSpace 2, there are two good solutions to dealing with this problem: 
1) Rename the FreeSpace2/data directory to another name (i.e. /data_FS2) and then install the demo into a new /data directory. 
2) Backup the table files in the FreeSpace2/data/tables directory and save them elsewhere.

Installation aside from that is simple.  Extract the contents of the compressed ZIP file to /FreeSpace2/data and open the program.  If you have made a new data directory you will be asked to create and configure a new pilot just like you had reinstalled FreeSpace 2.  Your other pilot is safe provided that its saved in the other data directory.  If you did not make a new data directory, it is suggested that you make a new pilot in any case to prevent any problems relating to the addition of MOD's.




3) DEMO FEATURES

- four missions in the campaign
- GVI Cairo & GVI Karnak MOD's
- full voice acting in the voice pack



4) STORY <<

Its 2375 and its been roughly eight years since the Capella star was destroyed by a Shivan juggernaught fleet.  Since that time, the GTVA has seen a number of skermishes, small wars, and minor disputes among its member worlds.  Dissent over the resources consumed by the Charon project, the Terran's only way to return to Earth, has spread among a growing number of Vasudan's. 

You play as Aidan Mallory, a young but capable pilot in the GTVA pilot corps and a memeber of the 95th White Lightning Squadron.  During a officer exchange, Aidan and members of his squadron enter the heart of a new rebellion that is bent on destroying the Alliance.



4) KNOWN PROBLEMS

- Difficulty levels of some of the missions may be extreme on Medium and Hard difficulty.  Recommended difficulty level for all missions is based on the FreeSpace 2 default level which is called Easy.

- The game may crash or statistics may not be saved correctly if you do not make a new pilot for the demo campaign.




5) DEMO CREDITS

Kellan - Mission Design, Story Writer
IceFire - Mission testing and editing, Story Writer, Nebulas
Bobboau - GVI Cairo MOD
Dark - GVI Karnak MOD
BlackSheep -  Voice editing and management


6) VOICE ACTORS

Alpha 1 - Samuel "SamK" Kimpton
Alpha 2 - Amanda B. Baucum
Alpha 3 - Marcel "Matze" Glöde
Alpha 4 - Greg "Clydesdale" Living
GTM Farrington -  Arve "Silent Warrior" Eriksson
Captain Winters - Richard "Zosolias" Lueck
Commander Syme - Mike "Avatar" Krcil
GVA Setekh - Yogi "Black Sheep" Löschner
GVCv Khnum - Yogi "Black Sheep" Löschner
GVD Kauket - Mike "Avatar" Krcil
Shomali 1 - Matthew "CptWhite" White
Delta 1 - Matthew "CptWhite" White
Command - Peter "elorran" Ector
GVD Hedetet - James "Omega" Smith
Zeta 1 - Rob "JBX-Phoenix" Dullnig
Ahmose - Mike "Avatar" Krcil
GVCv Geb - Matthew "Moses Inc." McGeary
Beta 1 - Noboru Akimoto
Alexandria - Rachel "Kaitou" Haycraft
GVD Memphis - Steve "Dutch" Andeweg
LaBach - J. M. F. Stokes


7)  CONTACT INFORMATION <<

WEBSITE: http://freespace.volitionwatch.com/blackwater
E-MAIL: icefire@telefragged.com


8) SPECIAL THANKS

A special thanks goes out to Sandwich, Thunder, Ace, Fetty, Alkichi, Woomeister, and Knight Templar for beta testing the demo.  I'd also like to thank our countless and seemingly fanatic fans on our forum and elsewhere.  Your encouragement and support for a fan project that has taken this long to product any results has been amazing.  You know who you are!  And thanks to everyone who gives this a try.  I hope we can impress you more in the final!

This campaign and its contents are copyrighted (C)2003 except where Volition Incorporated, Interplay, and other copyright holders may apply.
