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[TrashMan]

I fixed a few things for playing with Nexerlin
Steelclad Nexe Patch

So far it works best with a random core game playing with FFS, FTG, ISA, RSF, UIN, VNS, XLE and the latest LazyLib + Nexerlin.

What were the problems?
I noticed you change something in projectiles?
If you compiled things yourself in a .jar I can't really use that since I changed a quite few things in the meantime as I was preparing for a new version.

EDIT: Nevermind, I see you included a readme

[TrashMan]

New version up.
Had forum trouble so I couldn't post it before.

As always, report bugs becaue I'm quite sure that are a few.

This version MIGHT break savegames if you have the Avenger Mk1 destroyer in your fleet (changes it's hardpoints and graphics)

[vorpal+5]

I'm overjoyed to see this mod back from the grave! I remember playing it in 2016 or so and I liked these 'Earth nations in space' theme.

Just a note, I vaguely remember that Okim was not super fond of sharing his mod for anything, did you got permission, or you applied a ruling like 'not claimed since 2 years, so public now'?

I'm fine with either, because I'm so much happy to have it back! Okim would probably be happy if he ever read this forum again. Hopefully 

[Anysy]

http://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=431.msg205792#msg205792

tldr; 'do whatever you want with the ironclads stuff'

[TrashMan]

Yeah, I got his blessing, don't worry.

While the mod is functional, there are still some things left to do:
1) add AI and ALIENS roaming the map and attacking
2) balancing (especially the weapons. Ballstics need a serious revamp.)
3) prettytfying the systems
4) At 1 new ship (RSF), maybe more
5) Bugfixing.

[TrashMan]

Wow... I missed some things when going over various ships. The ship_data does not show weapons mounts, and while destroyers and cruisers in this mod have more guns on average than core ships (a destroyer can have 3-4 mediums), one ISA destroyer stood out as quite broken.
A carrier with 3 Launch bays, 2 medium ballistic, 1 medium energy, 1 medium universal, 1 large missile and 3 small... With 5000 flux cap and 500 flux dissipation....and the one attribute that sucks is it's burn speed (6). NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERF.

I'm thinking 2 launch bays, replacing 2 medium ballisitcs with small. For starters. Probably downsizing the energy slot too.

[SpacePoliticianAndaZealot]

Game crashes at startup...

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[eidolad]

OK this mod is tripping my "Starblazers" warning threshold.  Beep beep!  I'm looking forward this mod developing to the balanced endpoint you are envisioning.


Now, if there was an "American space navy" version of the Iowa class battleship design lurking about in the future...aaaah bach.

[vorpal+5]

I have tried this mod in combination of Nexerelin and so far, no issue! I can only applaud that! Having Steelclad compatible with Nexerelin, that will provide a 4X / strategy game framework would be awesome!

I have yet to see a planet take over though, but there are wars at least;

Minor remarks:
ISA color has become grey
ISF color has become (or is?) very dark red, almost close to black

Perhaps these 2 minor issues come from Nexerelin overriding the default color?

The price of some ships are just too low compared to what I would expect, although some are a bit too high. For example a light carrier at 13.000 is too low, in vanilla I think it would be around 30.000.

I'll post my progress...

[TrashMan]

OK this mod is tripping my "Starblazers" warning threshold.  Beep beep!  I'm looking forward this mod developing to the balanced endpoint you are envisioning.

Now, if there was an "American space navy" version of the Iowa class battleship design lurking about in the future...aaaah bach.

There is the Missouri I added. I wanted to name it the Iowa, but there is already an Iowa destroyer. Tough I can switch the names.

Minor remarks:
ISA color has become grey
ISF color has become (or is?) very dark red, almost close to black

Perhaps these 2 minor issues come from Nexerelin overriding the default color?

The price of some ships are just too low compared to what I would expect, although some are a bit too high. For example a light carrier at 13.000 is too low, in vanilla I think it would be around 30.000.

It's not just Nex. Since pirates are red, Rsf got a darker color. Faction colors can be edited.
I will look into prices.
As I said, balancing this will be a loong process, so any suggestions are welcome.

*game crashes

Odd.. compiles fine on my end.
I'll post a new version, hopefully today.

[vorpal+5]

What are the files to edit to tweak colors?

3 remarks so far on ISA
The Connecticut Frigate has quite some punch, in theory. Except that its logistic points are even below the ones of a Dram Tanker! A Centurion has 55, how about upping it to 45?

The ISA 'Harvester' should probably get a Salvage Gantry as others ships of similar capability.

The ISA 'Crawler' is a total crap, its a very slow freighter that transport 100. It should have one redeeming quality.

Hulk Baseship is ubiquitous in sells

[TrashMan]

I will go over your suggestion. All sound good.


That said, new verison up. (just the data folder is updated... so only Steelclads.7z need downloading)

[eidolad]

appreciate the Nex campaign feedback from vorpal+5 and TrashMan mod updates! 

Naming of Iowa vs. Missouri doesn't matter much to me...I just might suggest using the naming conventions of the respective ship classes (i.e. such as:  cruisers get state names, destroyers get, well, less stately names).

...man this is the classic situation of being in a good game instance and drooling at the mod choices for the NEXT game instance...

[SpacePoliticianAndaZealot]

Update: the mod works now, but because I enabled LazyLib alongside it as well. I assumed it didn't need it to run since OP didn't have any required mods listed 

[TrashMan]

That was my bad. I'm not even sure if it DOES need it, but it is in mod file, so the game will look for it.


Another note: Do not use the Thudnerbird fighter wing for now (Until I fix the hull/variant). I suspect it has a broken weapon mount that causes crashing in combat.