    Frontier: First Encounters Equipment Modification Patch
         3.5in Disk (English Release 1.1 - Remastered)

   This patch modifies the Shipyard Upgrade page to  include  nine
new equipment items.  ALL items on the list are now FREE, and have
no weight value.    

   Note that due to the limitations of  display,  ten  items  were
removed to make room for the new ones. However, they are available
in the original FIRSTENC file. The items are as follows:

              Removed                        Added

         XB74 Proximity Mine          Thargoid Laser
         KL760 Homing Missile         Thargoid Missile
         LV111 Smart  Missile         Mycoid   Missile
         NN500 Naval  Missile         Nuclear  Missile
         MV1 Assault  Missile         "Stowmaster" fighter
         MV2 Assault  Missile         Transmission jammer
         Missile Viewer               Inter-species Translator
         Auto Targetter               Class 4 Military Drive
         Chaff Dispenser              Class 8 Hyperdrive
         Combat Computer

   The equipment lists were also modified so that all  the  drives
and lasers now appear at Gateway type systems, and remaining items
at Soholia type systems.

   The cost of any ship is now 1000 credits, and all ships have  a
crew of 1.  Should you need a few fast credits, all you have to do
is install passenger cabins, then sell them back at 90,000 credits
per cabin.

   With this patch you can now buy any ship in the  shipyard,  and
install equipment you desire, without regard for cost  or  weight.
Many designs can now be performed without hacking the code, or  by
regular gameplay.  You can also increase your  cargo  capacity  by
buying items using FIRSTMOD, save  the  game,  then  selling  them
using FIRSTENC. You will get both the space of the item  added  to
your ship, and be paid for it.

   Any drive can be removed from any ship, which cannot be done in
the regular game.  Note that any ship you sell  should  have  it's
normal drive installed, as no drive or upgraded  ones  will  cause
the exchange rate to go negative. If you change a drive, then want
to sell the ship, just reinstall the original drive before selling
it.  It is recommended that  you  make  ship  modifications  using
FIRSTMOD, then play the game using the ship in FIRSTENC.

   A Falcon savegame is also included ready for customizing.  This
ship has been modified for  60.1g  main  and  retro  acceleration,
1000t cargo space, and two gunmounts.  The  missile  viewer,  auto
targetter, chaff dispenser, combat computer, military cameras, and
standard flight equipment have been installed.

   This is a modified 1.06 patch for the  3.5in  disk  version  of
the game.  After installing  Fontier:First  Encounters,  and  then
installing the regular 1.06 patch, copy the FIRSTMOD.EXE  file  to
your FIRSTENC directory. Then run the game by typing FIRSTMOD.

George Hooper
hooperh@ix.netcom.com

   