Why don't you try something a little different to begin with. Import a known game asset into milkshape, like one of those station modules, don't mess with it too much, export it and put it back in game. You won't need to edit any text, but it will help you find out whether it's your export process that's no good and help you figure out what to do differently if it is.

Shattered worlds has replacement asteroids, ripped from X3 I think, you worked on that mod I thought FF.

Ioncross total war was quite successful once upon a time, condensed freelancer to only a few systems and 2 factions at war, rheinland and liberty. You'd have the same problem as any new mod now though, no community, where a mod such as discovery, crossfire whatever could set aside a single system for duels, combat etc and schedule events.

Asylum51 back in the day had all kinds of kick only systems, red team vs blue team with only 2 bases and a special purpose loadout starflier with big glowing red or blue lights and lasers to indicate team. Race systems, maze systems, capture flag systems. Come to think there wasn't much it didn't have, but we were perhaps all a bit too twisted and mental for most peoples tastes, and if you weren't you would be kicked to a system with disturbing lights, sounds and giant clown face until you either were mental enough and took your meds or quit.

You can have a lot of fun modding this game so go for it if you want to try something, just be prepared to do it on your own and be the only person that ever plays it

Not talking about that stripe, are we watching the same video? I'm sure you can see far better than I can in a video though.

Yeah, that's fixed the lighting, top job, your hard work is paying off in spades my friend!

Grind or pay, grind or pay!

It's as sizer says.

That colour, the goldy stuff is bleeding like crazy throughout the scene.