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+  ------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	Project::OSiRiON - TASKS
+
+  ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
+
+	This file contains a list of reasonable easy tasks than can
+	be done by anyone who is interested in contributing to 
+	the project. No programming skills are required to 
+	do any of these.
+
+Create skyboxes
+
+	The program Spacescape is a freely available tool to
+	create skyboxes with stars and nebulas. 
+	
+	http://alexcpeterson.com/spacescape
+
+	Note that this tool only works on windows, attempts to run
+	it in linux with wine have been unsuccessful.
+
+	I wrote a small shell script to rename its output to osirion
+	conventions:
+
+	http://ingar.satgnu.net/osirion/files/util/rename-sky.sh
+	
+Ship definitions
+
+	A lot of ship definitions in base/ini/ships.ini are incomplete:
+	price, cargo hold size, jump drive, dockable and movement
+	specifications have to be added and tweaked where necessary.
+
+	Note that 'mass' can not be set through the game's 'specs'
+	command. As a rule of thumb, define mass first and tweak the
+	other specs accordingly.
+
+Cargo definitions
+
+	Add cargo definitions to ini/cargo.ini.
+
+Cargo models
+
+	Each cargo definition needs a model to represent the type of cargo in-game.
+
+	Required models:
+	- Iron (ore)
+	- Niobium (ore)
+	- Liquor (bottles?)
+	- Carbosteel (plating / blocks?)
+	- Superconductors (fancy magnet thing?)
+	- Optronics (optical chips)
+	
+Trade definitions
+
+	Add trade definitions to the world ini files.
+
+	The easiest way to do this is by thinking in trade routes:
+
+	- A base resource is sold at the source location, with unlimited supply 
+		amount = -1
+		price = low
+		e.g. iron is mined and sold at an iron mining installation
+
+	- The resource can be sold at a good price at a target location that probably needs the resource 
+		amount = 0
+		price = high
+		e.g. a carbosteel forge will buy the iron at a good price
+
+	- On the route from source to destination, the resource can be sold along the way. The price
+	  increases with distance from the source location.
+		amount = 0
+		price = medium
+		e.g. the iron ore can be traded on a supply station along the route
+
+	After finishing a route, traders like to take back other profitable goods, 
+	therefor it is generally a good idea to provide a trade route in the opposite 
+	direction to the same area.
+
+Models
+
+	Required objects
+
+		- Iron mining facility (Finnmark system)
+		- Carbosteel forge
+		- AMTEL optronics production plant
+		- Border Guard station (Karelian system)
+
+Documentation
+
+	The list of attributions needs updating
+
+	Most of the documentation needs updating: 
+		doc/attribution.html 		List of attributions
+		doc/guide.html			Player guide
+		doc/manual.html 		Engine user manual
+		doc/world.html			Editing the world
+		
+	Hints from this document can probably be added to the main documentation.