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Nacey
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Reply #4776 April 10, 2011 4:03:37 AM
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Holy Shit, Sivcorp, that thing is monstrous. From this angle it appears that everything blends together much better than the old model, that prow is simply terrifying, and the deletion of the egg means that it finally has that sharp, predatory look that Vasari capitals require. That is hands down one of the most improved models I have seen in my time, and you aren't even finished yet.

 

This is gonna be a rough vote.

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Reply #4777 April 10, 2011 11:42:26 AM
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Damn, SivCorp, that is one beautiful beast of a flagship. You've done very well sir. Can't wait to see it textured, cause you already have my vote for the model.

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Reply #4778 April 10, 2011 3:41:51 PM
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Ryat, I was playing a short game against some AIs and was surprised to find myself in quite the pinch.

I had hunted this one AI's flagship through the heavens, crippling, but never destroying it. I go home and later find that not fully recovered flagship leading a fleet against me. Funny thing is that it had another flagship, brand spanking new, with it. I thought that it might be a problem with Kol production, as I noticed that the Kol description had a String Not Found label on one of the abilities. I figured you had toyed with it. Lo and behold, I make a normal Kol.

So how the hell did the AI get two flagships?

Btw, I managed to fight them off with only fair casualties.

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Reply #4779 April 10, 2011 4:13:48 PM
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Well, they can't be built unless you tweak things to give that function to one of the factories so it didn't build it.  They don't randomly spawn that I know of.  You can't even capture them anywhere.  Maybe it just had a higher level Kol showing the Flagship tag?  Outside of that, the only other situation would be an ally also had brought their flagship in.

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Reply #4780 April 10, 2011 5:05:10 PM
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Having trouble installing. I'm not completely stupid, so I've read the destructions (and the link to the better destructions), but I seen to be having problems. I've tried doing it twice from scratch, but every time I get as far as enableing the modules, Sins spits out a mini-dump and crashes. On the thrid try, it seems as though WinRAR is falling over on several files, and giving me these messages -

!   C:\Documents and Settings\DeathDespoil\Local Settings\Application Data\Ironclad Games\Sins of a Solar Empire\Mods-Diplomacy v1.2\Distant_Stars_(D)_0.99_B2.7z: Cannot open Distant Stars (D) 0.99 B2\GameInfo\RESEARCHSUBJECT_PLANETMODULEIMPROVEMENT_TECHINDUSTRY_CAPITALSHIPCONSTRUCTION.entity
!   C:\Documents and Settings\DeathDespoil\Local Settings\Application Data\Ironclad Games\Sins of a Solar Empire\Mods-Diplomacy v1.2\Distant_Stars_(D)_0.99_B2.7z: Cannot open Distant Stars (D) 0.99 B2\GameInfo\RESEARCHSUBJECT_PLANETMODULEIMPROVEMENT_TECHINDUSTRY_PLANETMODULECONSTRUCTION.entity

- as well as several more from some of the extras folder, which I didn't paste here for space and sanity.

Any ideas? (Corrupt download? WinRAR is crap?)

Ive also run the batch file in the patch, but as it shows up and vanishes so fast I've no idea it it's worked or not. I'm running XP SP3, if that makes any difference to anything.

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Reply #4781 April 10, 2011 5:20:03 PM
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Could be a bad download if there are errors during the unzip process.  I use WinRAR and have never had a problem with this so it's not that, not unless you've had a lot of issues with it before with other downloads of yours.

 

If you're downloading the full install you do not need to download the patch since that's for upgrading from the previous version.  You shouldn't need to run the batch file as the files that are deleted by it aren't included.

Full download Alternate Location: http://www.moddb.com/mods/distant-stars/downloads/distant-stars-diplomacy-099-beta-2-73571136

 

If you are upgrading from an older version it's typically better to get the full install once it's available and get rid of the older version. If you're not into downloading large files and are sticking with the patched version, and want to verify if the batch worked or not, simply browse through the texture folder and you should not see textures for the original Sins planets.

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Reply #4782 April 10, 2011 5:31:14 PM
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Stant, you know me. I'm a little better than that.

I double checked everything. They both said Phoenix class, both had the proper models, damage, hitpoints, etc. They both had the same faction emblem hovering over and the same faction name in their info cards. It was certifiable. There were two flagships. If I come across it again, I'll take a screenshot.

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Reply #4783 April 10, 2011 7:15:10 PM
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Iunno....  I looked at all of the files, played a few games on 8x speed against multiple AI's can't get it to repeat.  Team colors with two factions just happening to have the same icon?

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Reply #4784 April 10, 2011 8:23:05 PM
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Right. I'll try again without the patch tomorrow, then, that's probably a good starter for ten (and try re-downloading the mod as well.) Thanks.

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Reply #4785 April 10, 2011 9:11:11 PM
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Another update.....

 

Views - Front, Top, Perspective, Close Perspective

 

Views - Back, Left, Bottom, Back Perspective

 

This is the finished model layout.  I still have to weld some seams and make sure it is a solid mesh.  After that, it is on to putting these 3 textures into one map.... not fun.

 

Feedback is welcomed!  Let me know if anything doesn't look right, I've been staring at this model way too close, for way too long

 

NOTE:  Due to the Easter season, the texturing will not begin till the week following Easter.  I've got too many live shows to produce.  Thanks.

 

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Reply #4786 April 10, 2011 11:22:33 PM
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Wow Siv, you really outdone yourself, most impressive....

Quoting Draakjacht,
reply 4782
I double checked everything. They both said Phoenix class, both had the proper models, damage, hitpoints, etc. They both had the same faction emblem hovering over and the same faction name in their info cards. It was certifiable. There were two flagships. If I come across it again, I'll take a screenshot.

Didn't the auto record get your game footage....

 

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Reply #4787 April 10, 2011 11:24:03 PM
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Looks good. I cant see any smoothing issues, or texture clipping, though the view isn't close enough to really pick out the individual angles. Can't wait to see ti with a proper texture.

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Reply #4788 April 10, 2011 11:29:37 PM
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Quoting G_Bison,
reply 4786
Didn't the auto record get your game footage....

Only if it's turned on.  ;]

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Reply #4789 April 10, 2011 11:34:34 PM
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Quoting Stant123,
reply 4788
Only if it's turned on.

Did not know you can toggle that feature on/off. Guess you do learn something everyday. And yes, I'm going to beat you in saying, "Knowing is half the battle. Yo Joeee."

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Reply #4790 April 10, 2011 11:55:24 PM
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If I remember, I keep the auto record off. As for the factions, double checked and there are no colors or symbols overlapping. I'm playing on the Implosion map with a full cast, 2 Advent, 1 Vasari, remainder TEC. It was a TEC faction assaulting me and I was playing as TEC. No other players have territory withing 3 grav wells of that spot.

Dunno what to say.

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Reply #4791 April 11, 2011 12:06:11 AM
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@Sivcorp - Damn! You may have just pushed SuperZero0 out of the running. Well he did contribute the other two so I don't think he would complain too much.

@Draakjacht - That is odd as there is NO WAY for the flagship to be built. It is simply not coded in. And last I checked you can only clone frigates. Need screenies.

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Reply #4792 April 11, 2011 12:19:50 AM
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Quoting G_Bison,
reply 4789

Did not know you can toggle that feature on/off. Guess you do learn something everyday. And yes, I'm going to beat you in saying, "Knowing is half the battle. Yo Joeee."

I would never say that...

In case you're interested in saving the hard drive space on a feature you may not use very often (or like me and you don't use it at all), in the area of the mods folders, there's one called "Setting".  In that folder (if you're playing Diplomacy) you want to open the file diplomacy.user.setting  In that list there's an item called IsAutoRecordOn  The default setting is TRUE  Changing it to FALSE means no autorecorded games.

You can change that setting to FALSE in the user.setting file too if you want the same behavior in Entrenchment and Vanilla.

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Reply #4793 April 11, 2011 12:40:50 AM
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Thank's Stant for the info, as usual, you guys are the best... Now I'm gonna share something  as well.

For a future lore post....

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Reply #4794 April 11, 2011 2:26:00 AM
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Nice screenie.

And I would love to give you a snapshot, but I didn't think to do it at the time, especially with some of the abilities hindering the view. And it was a TEC faction, so cloning wouldn't be a possibility either. Again, I'll let you know if it happens twice.

Edit: SOB, I figured it out. Thanks for mentioning the autorecord, Bison, cause it turns out after my last reinstall, I didn't disable it. So, it turns out that the game bugged and the Tondam Corporation somehow started with duplicate forces. Two of everything, including frigate construction hangars, scouts, flagships, the whole kit and caboodle. Very weird.

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Reply #4795 April 11, 2011 7:39:50 AM
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Quoting Ryat,
reply 4791
@Sivcorp - Damn! You may have just pushed SuperZero0 out of the running. Well he did contribute the other two so I don't think he would complain too much.

Its no problem, SivCorp has done a fantastic job. I'm happy with what I have achieved, though its still a ways off finished. Perhaps it may be of use some where else. I know ZombiesRus5 was interested in it.

@ SivCorp, congrat's there champ, I bow to your superior mashing abilities. If you need a hand with anything with it I'd be glad to help out. And in saying that;-

Quoting SivCorp,
reply 4785
After that, it is on to putting these 3 textures into one map.... not fun.

 You don't need to combine them into 1 map. You can use the existing texture files, and is better if you do for the overall memory if you don't create any new textures, and easier. You just need to assign each UV set from each ship you have used its own material. I can help you with this in Mod Tool if you like. Max I don't know, but would think you would be able to with that also.

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Reply #4796 April 11, 2011 9:11:23 AM
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 Carbon will be taking your calls on TS most of today.

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Reply #4797 April 11, 2011 10:13:41 AM
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Except I have to work.

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Reply #4798 April 11, 2011 12:40:22 PM
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New capturable star base?!

 

New planet type?!?!

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Reply #4799 April 11, 2011 1:16:50 PM
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It's a Roleplaying game thing we do on the DS Lore thread. Not gonna become in-game as far as we know. Sowwy.

But look at it this way? THe flagships were a lore thing... and here we are!

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Reply #4800 April 11, 2011 5:54:34 PM
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Quoting SuperZERO0,
reply 4795

You don't need to combine them into 1 map. You can use the existing texture files, and is better if you do for the overall memory if you don't create any new textures, and easier. You just need to assign each UV set from each ship you have used its own material. I can help you with this in Mod Tool if you like. Max I don't know, but would think you would be able to with that also.

 

I did not know this, Excellent!

 

I may need a little help on the textures, so I will take you up on that help SupeZero.  Thanks.

 

3D studio has a material that can use multiple material IDs and I know how to use it and apply it.  I'm just not sure how to make it work for the game import.  All I need to do is just label the mesh parts with the correct ID, arrange the mesh points up correctly on the corresponding texture, and that is it?  Cause if that is how its done, that is just too easy, and I may be making many more models then

 

 

 

EDIT: and DS Lore is Mmmmmm *Homer Simpson droooooool* blarrrrgh!  Excellent!

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