diff --git a/bases/room.py b/bases/room.py
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+++ b/bases/room.py
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+import Base
+
+room = Base.Room ('Sleeping Room')
+Base.Texture (room, 'tex', 'bases/room/room.spr', 0, 0)
+Base.Comp (room, 'missioncomp', 0.824, -0.652, 0.14, 1.058, 'Exit to Mission Computer', 'Info')
+Base.Link (room, 'about', 0.099, -0.041, 0.341, 0.753, 'Information', 1)
+
+room = Base.Room ('About')
+Base.Texture (room, 'tex', 'bases/room/about.spr', 0, 0)
+Base.Link (room, 'exit', 0.605, 0.787, 0.318, 0.138, 'Exit', 0)
+Base.Link (room, 'credits', -0.089, 0.787, 0.326, 0.142, 'Credits', 3)
+Base.Link (room, 'history', -0.488, 0.783, 0.32, 0.097, 'History', 2)
+
+room = Base.Room ('History')
+Base.Texture (room, 'tex', 'bases/room/history.spr', 0, 0)
+Base.Link (room, 'exit', 0.605, 0.787, 0.318, 0.138, 'Exit', 0)
+Base.Link (room, 'about', -0.898, 0.785, 0.33, 0.144, 'About', 1)
+Base.Link (room, 'credits', -0.089, 0.787, 0.326, 0.142, 'Credits', 3)
+
+
+room = Base.Room ('Credits')
+Base.Texture (room, 'tex', 'bases/room/credits.spr', 0, 0)
+Base.Link (room, 'exit', 0.605, 0.787, 0.318, 0.138, 'Exit', 0)
+Base.Link (room, 'history', -0.488, 0.783, 0.32, 0.097, 'History', 2)
+Base.Link (room, 'about', -0.898, 0.785, 0.33, 0.144, 'About', 1)
diff --git a/mission/room.mission b/mission/room.mission
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+++ b/mission/room.mission
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+<mission>
+	<settings>
+		<origin  planet="earth" x="0000" y="100" z="000.0"/>
+	</settings>
+
+	<variables>
+<!--		<var name="continuousterrain" value="continuousterrain.txt"/>-->
+		<var name="credits" value="13500"/>
+		<var name="defaultplayer" value="blue"/>
+		<var name="mission_name" value="Privateer Mission" />
+		<var name="difficulty" value=".25"/><!--good starting difficulty here-->
+		<var name="system" value="Empy/Empty" />
+		<var name="description" value="alternate start" />
+		<var name="savegame" value="Start" />
+	</variables>
+        <flightgroups>
+                <flightgroup name="Private" faction="privateer" type="Llama.begin" ainame="default" waves="1" nr_ships="1">
+			<pos x="119990000000" y="-9000000" z="-109990000000.0"/>
+		</flightgroup>
+        </flightgroups>
+        <python>
+
+import Base
+import Director
+
+Base.LoadBaseInterface("room")
+
+from privateer import privateer
+my_obj=privateer(8000,40000,500,3,2,.6,.25,.1,400000,2000)
+
+        </python>
+
+</mission>
diff --git a/sprites/bases/room/about.image b/sprites/bases/room/about.image
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diff --git a/sprites/bases/room/about.spr b/sprites/bases/room/about.spr
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index 000000000..f8a34c35b
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+++ b/sprites/bases/room/about.spr
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+bases/room/about.image true
+1.94 1.94
+0,0
diff --git a/sprites/bases/room/credits.image b/sprites/bases/room/credits.image
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index 000000000..fc0f57ebf
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diff --git a/sprites/bases/room/credits.spr b/sprites/bases/room/credits.spr
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index 000000000..e9ee3208f
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+++ b/sprites/bases/room/credits.spr
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+bases/room/credits.image true
+1.94 1.94
+0,0
diff --git a/sprites/bases/room/history.image b/sprites/bases/room/history.image
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index 000000000..cca80037f
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diff --git a/sprites/bases/room/history.spr b/sprites/bases/room/history.spr
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index 000000000..2ca3d85c2
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+++ b/sprites/bases/room/history.spr
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+bases/room/history.image true
+1.94 1.94
+0,0
diff --git a/sprites/bases/room/room.image b/sprites/bases/room/room.image
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diff --git a/sprites/bases/room/room.spr b/sprites/bases/room/room.spr
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index 000000000..23ec46952
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+++ b/sprites/bases/room/room.spr
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+bases/room/room.image true
+1.94 1.94
+0,0