Install by unzipping the zip into the TC directory. All files should be placed in the correct places. Select the mod in the jump off screen before starting the game. Select the start you wish to use when selecting newgame. If you choose a standard game start, you will not be given any Apricot ships to start with, these only come with an Apricot start. All ships are available in Apricot shipyards.

The existing ships have been refitted a bit. This includes M1, M2, TL, M7 (gunship not missile ship), 2 x M6, TS and M5 hauler.

New Guns : Apricot PBE, Apricot PPC. The PBE has longer range to match kyrons, and hits harder. The PPC has a lower hit yield, but fires faster.

Docking and Coms range increased. Scanner ranges increased.

PHQ cargo space extended hugely, and building and RE’ing times reduced. Included in the mod, so the patch version is superceded by the mod.

New Stations :
AMS Shipyard, EQ and Retail Store. Located in Argon Prime, Legends Home and Elysium of Light. Honest Bob’s Superstore. LV’s Darkside Depot. Osirus Sam’s Trading Post. (Thanks to LV and Osirus_Sam for their help with the superstore code.)

AMS Start
- The AMS has fallen on hard times, but unlike some, you are still CEO of a viable corporation with a small fleet to command and some unique technical innovations. You are a friend to most. Time to rebuild.
- Starts in Argon Prime.
- 9 new ships, including an NPC Apricot Wanderer ship, Auster M8, Minotaur M7, Vidar M6, Nova M3, Eclipse M3+, Buster M4, Express TP and Apricot Sprint M5.

Goner Start
- The Goners are without a Temple and times are hard. Can you rebuild the Goner Cause without picking up a gun ?
- Starts in Elysium of Light.
- Ships limited to missile defence only.
- Goner Temple available in Apricot Shipyards.
- 5 new ships, including M1, TL, M7, M5 (from Mule), M5 (from Sprint).

Khaak Start
- You will be infiltrated deep within enemy territory with technically enhanced resources and well disguised bases. Strike hard and fast.
- Starts in Freedom’s Reach. Second set of supply bases in an Unknown Sector.
- 7 modified ships. Intruder M6, M1, M2, M3, M4, M5 and M5 hauler.
- 3 Cleverly disguised bases to strike from.

The AMS mod has made provisions for CC and FDN mods, so these are compatible when CC and FDN are installed as false patches.

Includes the following scripts :

Beamdock
Apricot Claim software
Cbeam
Abeam
Dbeam
Jump to Derelict
Outfit Apricot Ship
Outfit to jump
Create abandoned ships on start

Notes on specific features :

Outfit Apricot Ship in the initial release, will not charge you anything, but there is a version in a subfolder under scripts that does charge. Copy it over the scripts folder if you want to be charged for outfitting ships. This script loads all basic fittings on an Apricot ship, then loads shields and 2 sets of guns, using the new Apricot guns. The charge made is at a discount for bulk purchase. Activate the script on the ship you want to fit out, while it is in space.

Charges include....
750k for the basics, which will install on any ship.
PLUS
16.5 mill for a Gunbus or Camel.
13.5 mill for the Masterdon.
25 mill for the BigMother.
5 mill for a Mule.
23 mill for a Hyper.
58 mill for a Battle.
5 mill for a Minicar.
6 mill for a Mistral.
6.5 mill for a Sirocos.
9 mill for an Auster.
17.5 mill for a Minotaur.
16 mill for a Vidarsaurus.
7 mill for a Nova.
7.5 mill for an Eclipse.
6 mill for a Buster.
2 mill for an Express.
5 mill for a Sprint.

Jump to Derelict has absolutely no safety provisions built in at all, use at own risk.

Create abandoned ships has 12 identical scripts that create a single random ship in a random location. To get more, copy the scripts in the script editor. To get less, delete some scripts.

Cbeam, Abeam and Dbeam all slurp up all available targets in scanner range wih one button click. Attach to hotkeys before using. C does containers, A does astronauts who are changed to player race and D does all drones, which are changed to Drone Mk2.

Apricot Claim software works anywhere in scanner range. It is not detectable by security forces. It is however, very expensive to buy.

Beamdock works for any ship in scanner range. Ships up to M7 size can be beamed up, but anything bigger than a fighter must be beamed off again. Do not be inside a ship being beamed, the results are not pretty. You can beam onto a M1, M2 if it has docking defined, TL and TM. The TM has a known bug that you can beam a big ship onto it but not off, which you get around by beaming it to an M1 first, and then off the M1.
Beamdock does not work from an M7 and no plans to add beaming onto an M7. However, an M7 ship can be beamed onto a larger one.

Outfit to jump creates a jump drive, nav 1 and ecells on the target ship, so it can be rapidly jumped away to a safe destination. This is not as yet charged for.

Incoming Transmission.

John, Its Bob.

Bob, what have you got for me !

The fleet has arrived here in Omicron Lyrae. We disassembled the HQ and its sitting in the TL waiting for you to decide where to rebuild it. I'm not sure where that is, the universe is so much more dangerous these days.

I'll find somewhere, don’t worry.

Good news, the new MT class mini carrier is ready, and the new freighter and M7M, as are the new shields and gun designs. Get yourself out of that flying piece of tissue paper and into something with some decent shielding. A Mule at least, since they can now carry 200mj shields.

Ok, I will.

We have reports of derelict ships around the place, I’m uploading the co-ords to your computer. The new jump software is ready to go, so you can jump straight to them. Take the new Mini-carrier and give it a test drive ! We’ll be waiting for you here when you get back.

Thanks Bob, see ya soon.

Transmission closed.

Your Mission : You are a freind to everyone (except those who shoot at you), an explorer, a builder, and a helper. Be nice, be unafraid, and build a new empire !

Game Start : The Argon Patriot Start has been modified to provide a full Apricot fleet at the start of the game, including 1 of each ship type. The Player name is set to John (Apricot) Slice. Race rank is set to the highest rank for all races, except Terran which is marginal landing rights since you have not actually met them yet, and Khaak and Xenon who are shoot on sight Enemies. Pirates are sort of half and half. Yaki are freindly-ish. How the game goes is completely up to you.