Major Features

Slipstream Drive 2

• Faster sub-luminal way to get around the 'verse.
  
• Only works when no enemies nearby.
  
• Very fast travel in-sector.
  
• Requires special drive.

Better Gate Travel

• No-Ring gates = fewer collisions.
  
• Gate Safety: Temporarily disable collisions for a few seconds after sector change.

Jumpdrive Mk2

• Set a hotkey to Shift-J to replace the vanilla jump drive.
  
• No energy cells. Ecells are only for factories in Deadly Space.
  
• Jump range limited by class (and maybe other factors). (not yet implemented)
  
• Cooldown timer (2 minutes?) between jumps. (not yet implemented)
  
• Several different jumpdrives with slightly different features, including point-to-point jumpdrive and shorter jump timer. (not yet implemented)
  
• Player has to think a little about jump distance. Simulates "plotting" a jump. Making a mistake increases chance of malfunction. (not yet implemented)
  
• Long-range jumps increase chance of jumpdrive malfunction. (not yet implemented)
  
• Jumping when damaged increases chance of jumpdrive malfunction. (not yet implemented)
  
• Malfunctions may be gentle (places you in sector near your target) or severe (could put you anywhere on the map; even unexplored territory). Rarely extremely severe. (not yet implemented)

Autoslide Thruster Override Control

• Turn your ship while flying in a straight line.
  
• Allows high-speed attack runs against stationary or slow-moving targets.

Cartel, Inc.

• An umbrella corporation that participates in multiple businesses.
  
• Create piracy-oriented products, such as the Cartel Shield Hacker™, to enhance your game.
  
• Rival Corporation to make the economic game (Trade, Build) more challenging.
  
• Enemy with AI features different than vanilla game.
  (more about Cartel, Inc...)
  

Ships

• Added Deadly Ships and Stations.
  
• Added Cadius Ship and Station Pack. (Over 200 new ships in total)
  
• Some new ships have better specs than vanilla.
  
• All ships: 20% speed increase.
  
• M4's: Additional 20% speed increase.
  
• All ships: 2x cargo space.
  
• Cargo Bay Life Support on all marine-capable ships. No more losing *all* of your 5-star marines due to a single lucky shot.
  
• Most Capital ships have external mooring points for TS/TP. Some have mooring points for M6 and M8.
  
• TS Class: Now have flak cannons in turret. Stronger shield generators, much stronger laser generators. No more stealing TS's with an M5!
  
• TS Dolphins still have no turret, but get a strong missile to compensate. Could be *more* dangerous than other TS's.
  
• TS Miners all get mining laser compatibility (duh).
  
• TP+ Class: M3-size laser gen (10x weapon recharge rate).
  
• M7C Class: Stronger shields and shield generators. All have at least 1GJ shields.
  
• Small improvements to several individual ships, including Deimos, Chokaros, Falcons.
  
• Two unique, one-of-a-kind ships with excellent features. Quest rewards only.

Single Hotkey file

• Most hotkeys will not need to be reassigned if you start a new game.

Main Menu

• Many features controllable from single menu.
  
• Fewer hotkeys; more menus.
  
• Configurable Combat Difficulty.
  
• Export-Import to improve importing empire from vanilla-based game.
  (Main Menu)

Better Globals

• 500k Comm Range
  
• 200k Complex Hub Range
  
• 20k Docking Computer Range
  
• 20k Transporter Range
  
• Larger storage at Equipment Docks

Web Site

• Custom Web Site for information about the mod.
  
• Wiki for easy updates by contributors.
  
• Ship and Weapon Stats charts updated from game files.

Bonus Pack Built In

• Turbo Booster and Missile Defense Mosquito are built in (and improved).
  
• Turret On/Off Hotkey is built in.
  
• OK Traders (built in) replaces CAG.
  
• Mk3 Blacklist Manager is built in to Mk3 Improvement (built in).
  
• Commodity Logistics Support (CLS2)
  
• Hephaisto Building Company, and Dockware Manager. (not yet implemented)
  
• CLS1 is intentionally ignored. You can do everything with CLS2.
  
• SEWN will be built in after we fix its bugs relating to the automatic response squads. (not yet implemented)
  
  

Built-in Features

• All TC and AP plots, Plot Manager (simplifies some plots), and ATF Outpost.
  
• Advanced Complex Hub Mk2 (can dock capital ships at complexes)
  
• Advanced Racial Interactions (more reasons for people to hate you -- or just harass you)
  
• Autoslide (allows you to turn -- and shoot -- while traveling in a straight line)
  
• Black Market (stocks rare wares at some Pirate stations. Locations change).
  
• Board Station (using marines)
  
• Bounce
  
• Cartel, Inc (competitive corporation/enemy). Increases challenge of trading game.
  
• Cartel Shield Hacker (early game way to steal gear from other ships. Risk increases with target size.)
  
• CLS2
  
• Color-Code Freight Menu
  
• Combat Tricks OBS (harder enemies) (now with smoother challenge increase with Fight Rank).
  
• Community Configuration Menu and Ware Manager (enhanced) (Plugin Manager not required)
  
• Complex Cleaner
  
• Custom Start (allows player-defined game start).
  
• Custom Wing Manager (not yet implemented)
  
• Dedicated Assistance Drones (special-purpose drones for specific tasks)
  
• Detector
  
• Docking Lockup Fix: Ships with Docking Computers will use them.
  
• Dockware Manager
  
• Dynamic stock at Equipment Docks (more items, more variation in stock)
  
• Ejector Seat with Space Suit Survival Kit (second chance when your ship is toast)
  
• Emergency Jump (fixes vanilla - for capital ships only)
  
• Equipment Docks: Available equipment increases with Trade and Combat Rank. Most Shipyards get an Equipment Dock for easier outfitting.
  
• Export your universe and import into a new game (useful when new game start required)
  
• Follow Me + Spaceloot (enhanced). When you leave your capital ship to fly your personal yacht, your capital ship will follow, at a safe distance (20km), avoids enemies, and will collect loot in the sector while you do whatever you need to do.
  
• Freight Drone Transfer (buy/sell from capital ships using fast drones) (not yet implemented)
  
• Galaxy Explorers
  
• Holy Asteroids
  
• Immersive HUD+ (enhanced)
  
• Improved Boarding (enhanced)
  
• Jumpdrive Mk2 (more complex jumping rules; small chance of failure)
  
• Marine Repairs and Training (enhancements planned)
  
• Manual Trade Extension (automates buying and selling; easier than CLS2) (not yet implemented)
  
• Missile Defense Hotkey (target nearest incoming missile)
  
• Missile Defense Mosquito (enhanced)
  
• Mission Briefing Fix (enhanced mission briefings give enemy and/or target info)
  
• Mobile Mining Mk2 (fixes many issues with vanilla mining) (not yet implemented)
  
• Mission Briefing Fix (highlight race and ship type for mission briefings)
  
• Mk3 Improvement (fixes all bugs in Universe Traders; enhances their operation)
  
• No-Ring Gates
  
• NPC Bailing
  
• Numeric Ranks (enhanced)
  
• OK Traders (better than CAG)
  
• Organic Hulls (Boron and Kha'ak hulls slowly auto-repair)
  
• Pandora Crates, Better (limit number of tunings that can be added to any one ship). (not yet implemented)
  
• Pandora Crates, More (so you can tune a couple of ships)
  
• Pandora Tuning Transfer (allows you to move Pandora tunings to a different ship)
  
• Passenger to Marine (conscript astronauts into your marine squad)
  
• Plots Reset (allows resetting hung plots)
  
• Repair Ships Command (for ships equipped with Repair Lasers) (not yet implemented)
  
• Replicator (rare and expensive ware allows on-board generation of wares)
  
• Resized Aldrin Rock (makes AI travel easier when player is In Sector).
  
• Salvage Commands and NPCs
  
• Salvage Insurance Contract
  
• Satellites and better Scanners fit onto M5's (for exploring). (not yet implemented)
  
• Scorp Map support on Main Menu
  
• Signal Targeted with Emergency Jump (for traders that need it)
  
• Slipsteam Drive Mk2 (In-Sector travel at 5,000 m/s)
  
• Spaceloot Transporter (Use Transporter Device to collect wares in sector)
  
• Station Camper
  
• Stop, Thief! (Makes Return Stolen Ship missions fun) (not yet implemented)
  
• System Override Software Mk2 (better abandoned ship claiming)
  
• Taxi Missions fixed so that they work with ships with built-in Cargo Bay Life Support.
  
• Teladi Information Service (find rare ships and wares)
  
• Teleporter (beam astronauts and spacewalking marines to ship)
  
• Tubeless Complexes
  
• Tugs/Tow Trucks: TM's can tow any size ship, including jumping them. (not yet implemented)
  
• Turbo Booster
  
• Turret On/Off Hotkey (switch turrets to Missiles Only mode -- good for boarding ops)
  
• Undefined Space: More enemies, more Pandora tunings, more reason for going there. (not yet implemented)
  
• Universal Best Buys Locator (Find best trade deals in known 'verse)
  
• Weapon Select Extension (swaps main guns)
  
• Where is My Stuff? (helps you find which wares you own and which ship has them)
  
• X Missions Reloaded (more new generic missions)