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RELEASE: The Babylon Project DVD v1.0

Community Created Freeware Space Combat Simulator

Based on the FreeSpace Open-Source Engine.

Release Date: Sept 6, 2008

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The Babylon Project DVD is a compilation of the The Babylon Project v3.4b FINAL, The Babylon Project User-Made Campaign Pack v2.0 and other Babylon Project related materials and Bonus Items. 

The DVD contains the complete game, nothing else is required.

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TBP DVD FEATURES:

-The Babylon Project v3.4b Core (FINAL) - Everything you need to get started playing and building your own missions and campaigns. Includes two campaigns, the Earth-Minbari War Demo and Raider Wars.

-The Babylon Project User-Made Campaign Pack v2.0 - Contains 15 additional excellent User-Made Campaigns and Mission Sets as well as Multiplayer Mission Updates. All are the latest versions at the time of release.

-Advanced installer for TBP v3.4b Final and Campaign Pack v2.0. The Advanced Installer features full installation customizing and maintenance options, as well as theme music and a slide show during install.

-Highly Customized DVD Menu with full motion Intro Video, interactive ReadMe and Extras Menus with authentic B5 Music, Sounds and TBP Graphics. Also includes links to Babylon 5 and TBP related websites.

-Printable Custom TBP DVD Label Art for the Disc and your choice of DVD or Jewel case layouts. Includes Generic JPG Images and Nero Cover Designer Templates.

-TBP Movie Collection - Five TBP Related Videos and Teasers.

-FreeSpace Development Extraction Tools. Useful tools the would-be modders.

-DirectX 9.0c and OpenAL is included.

-Additional Microsoft Voices - Mary, Mike and the hard to find Anna (the best one).

-Gaming Hardware profiles for Saitek X52 HOTAS Joystick and Game Commander 2 Voice Command Software.

-PLUS Bouns Desktop Items to pimp out you PC desktop in true Babylon 5 Style!

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The .rar files can be unpacked with WinRAR (shareware) available at www.rarlabs.com or 7-Zip (freeware) available at www.7-zip.org

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DVD Release Notes:

The Babylon Project DVD is in an ISO format. The ISO Format is a Disc Image containing the data to be written to disc.

Nearly all CD/DVD Burning software supports burning the ISO format to disc because it is a common format. However, if you are confused on how to burn an ISO to disc, I suggest using the "BurnAware Free" (freeware, contains no crap-ware) available at http://www.burnaware.com/burnaware_free.html

Alternately, you can mount the ISO in a virtual drive. You can download a Virtual Drive Program called "Virtual CloneDrive" (freeware, contains no crap-ware) available at http://www.slysoft.com/en/virtual-clonedrive.html

Finally, if you would prefer to extract the data from the ISO to a folder your hard drive, you can use ISOBuster (shareware, unlimited demo) available at http://www.isobuster.com/

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Minimum System Requirements:

Pentium 3 600 MHz or AMD equivalent 
256 MB RAM 
Microsoft Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista (compatible with 64-bit)
DirectX compatible 3D hardware accelerator card with HT&L Support 
DirectX compatible 16-bit or higher sound card 
2 gigbytes hard drive space (2.9 gigbytes with Campaign Pack installed)
Joystick or GamePad Recommended
DirectX 8.1 or higher
OpenAL 1.1 or higher

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For more see http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,56246.0.html

For Multiplayer Support go here: 
http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,52243.0.html

For Multiplayer Times go here: 
http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,52290.0.html

For Linux and Mac Support: 
http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,40036.0.html

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Special thanks to everyone involved in making The Babylon Project and the DVD a reality!

Enjoy!

hip63