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				 Star Trek Mod Version 1.9.0.4


				Use the Mod Launcher by Mytrix
		http://www.shrapnelgames.com/cgi-bin/newuploads/1039630481.zip
		
			   Also Install SE IV Fonts To Your Hard Drive	        
http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/threads/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=314003&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=&vc=#Post314003


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				        GAME SET UP
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When setting up your game know that the mod is best played with the following settings:

Racial Points:			5000 
Technology Cost:		 LOW

Computer Player Difficulty: 	HIGH
Computer Player Bonus: 		MEDIUM ** Read NOTE 2 below **

NOTE 1:
Play By Web

Advanced Trait
PBW Advanced Research 

I added the PBW Advanced Research Trait to the mod in order to speed up PBW games.  That this trait is free, and I strongly suggest that it be stipulated in any PBW*, EBEM**, or PBIM*** games that this Advanced Trait be used by all or not at all.  To use it when others do not is considered cheating therefore all game hosts must consider this as a mandtory rule.

NOTE 2:
Single Player

Advanced Trait
Mild Research Boost
Medium Research Boost
Heavy Research Boost

Now for Single Players you can set your Computer Player Bonus to low or medium and then give these trait to one or more of the AI's. By doing so you will be giving the AI a boost in research and an advantage over you.  In this way you can make a more unique game for yourself by giving each race its own level for research boosting.  For example: Give the Heavy Research Boost trait to the Borg and they will research faster than you and say an AI with the Mild trait.  These settings will provide for a more unique type of game play whereas the AI players will research at differant levels in stead of one size fits all.

Turn OFF the following Technology to speed up your game turns:

				Fighters
				Mines
				Shuttles
				Support Craft
				Taunt Tech

It is also suggested that you turn OFF Sabotage.  This way if you set up your empire you can optimize your Cunning points by reducing them to 50% and applying them toward other characteristics.  

Set Events to NONE
You can then take the Un-lucky advanced racial trait and gain extra racial points to be used for characteristics or advanced racial traits.

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					      Warp Scale:
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			Warp Core I 	+ 2 Warp Nacelle I 	= Movement of 2
			Warp Core II 	+ 2 Warp Nacelle II 	= Movement of 3		
			Warp Core III 	+ 2 Warp Nacelle II 	= Movement of 4
			Warp Core IV 	+ 2 Warp Nacelle III 	= Movement of 5
			Warp Core V 	+ 2 Warp Nacelle III 	= Movement of 6
			Warp Core VI 	+ 2 Warp Nacelle III 	= Movement of 6
			Warp Core VII 	+ 2 Warp Nacelle IV 	= Movement of 8
			Warp Core VIII 	+ 2 Warp Nacelle IV 	= Movement of 8
			Warp Core IX 	+ 2 Warp Nacelle IV 	= Movement of 9
			Warp Core X 	+ 2 Warp Nacelle V 	= Movement of 10

			TransWarp Core I + 2 Warp Nacelle V 	= Movement of 11
			TransWarp Core II + 2 Warp Nacelle V 	= Movement of 12
			TransWarp Core III + 2 Warp Nacelle V 	= Movement of 13

NOTE:  	It is recommended that you also add at least 2 Impulse Engines to each design.  Impulse engines give you combat 		movements. 

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					 ABOUT MONSTER RACES
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It is best that you MANUALY add the MONSTER Races to your game.  You can turn them off if you wish in the TECHNOLOGY tab under MONSTER TECH and BORG MONSTER TECH.

I have not play tested the BORG MONSTERS so I do not know how they work.  USE AT OWN RISK

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SEIV FONT INSTALLATION
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It is strongly recommended that you take the time to copy the SEIV fonts to your system.  By doing so you will be able to see the longer messages that the Mod Launcher displays.

1. 	Go to Control Panel.
2.	Open "Fonts" folder.
3.	Select "File" menu item and then click "Install font" item.
4.	In the dialog window choose you se4 fonts folder, ie, C:\Rpogram Files\Malfador Machinations\Space Empires IV\Fonts\".

	Windows will scan this folder for fonts and list them in the "List fonts" box.

5.	Check "Install fonts to system fonts folder" option.
6.	Now click "Select all" button and then OK button.
Enjoy.

edit: some names of buttons and menu items may differ for you, since I have russian windoze and my translation can be slightly incorrect 

Provided by:	Aiken


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TERMS
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PBW 	(*) 	= Play By Web www.pbw.cc
PBEM 	(**)	= Play By EMail
PBIM	(***)	= Play By Instant Messinger (Yahoo, MSN, Trillian, ICQ)