Leduspick37,thanks!
Actually make your mod is not as difficult as it may seem at first glance.
For starters, if you want to add your new faction for example, need to learn how to build ships. At the forum you can find many good guides how to draw your ship depending on what you do best is obtained, draw or build 3d models. And insert your ship in the game will help you Trylobot's ship editor.
http://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=375.0This is a wonderful thing to create a file of the ship, set all its features and create variants of his equipment.
I advise you to start to create something small, to make it easier to learn the basics and have mastered them to start something grand.
How to arrange the files in your mod better look at the example of the existing or the main game.
Now you need to insert a ship in the game. If done correctly while he will only appear in the Codex.
The easiest way if you dig into complicated scripts or laziness, the easiest way, in my opinion, to use Exerelin mod.
http://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=6053.0It makes it very easy to integrate new ships and factions in the game.
To insert it in his first ship, you can simply follow the instructions in his theme to insert it as a start ship for one of the factions and start a new game for this faction immediately see your ship in action.
The same a new faction, is enough to create a faction file for example existing, insert there all needed to run in Exerelin fleets, carry out all instructions on installing a new faction in the subject Exerelin and launching new game with Exerelin can choose your faction and play for her.
If you want to add a faction in original campaign, so that, for example, the new ships can be bought at the new station will have understand with scripts that create a station in the game world. Here again, it is best to start from the basics to borrow an example.
Borrow from any mod where new stations are, for example from my, files from the data \ scripts \ world, see how it all arranged and changed coordinates of created stations. And of course there write at appliances to replace your faction and ships in the list for sale on your own.
To your fraction combined good with already existing do not forget to balance it with Codex 20 or Ship BalanceSuite 5000.
http://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=2382.msg31058#msg31058http://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=2749.0Something like this, in this case the main thing to start.
If you have questions - ask. I am glad to answer what I can.
