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Re: Ascendency (Beta 1.1 Released)
« Reply #345 on: November 03, 2012, 08:44:21 AM »

I like that ship. If that's the style for the Terrans, I'm in love. Great to see that they're not your "moderate" faction, or "goodly". Nope, humanity at its worst/most realistic.  :)

And the name? Oh, that's so fitting. Will the Dominion of Terrans also feature mass driver weaponry?
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Re: Ascendency (Beta 1.1 Released)
« Reply #346 on: November 03, 2012, 11:48:44 AM »

I like that ship. If that's the style for the Terrans, I'm in love. Great to see that they're not your "moderate" faction, or "goodly". Nope, humanity at its worst/most realistic.  :)
Yep, all Terran ships will have a powerful Ancient-Egyptian feel to them. As far as their lack of ethics goes, they're certainly the most extreme, but all human factions in this universe are morally corrupt. There is no good, only varying degrees of evil.


Will the Dominion of Terrans also feature mass driver weaponry?
Probably not. The Lemurian Empire is slated to use massdriver weaponry, while the Thiian Confederation will probably use a balance of both kinetic and energy weapons. And, of course, all factions utilize missiles.

Oh, and I'm making another one of these:

Some Lemurian frigates flying past their homeworld.

This video will be a lot longer, probably--it'll be fully voiced, and will actually have sound (explosions, engines, etc) other than music this time around.
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Re: Ascendency (Beta 1.1 Released)
« Reply #347 on: November 08, 2012, 08:54:43 PM »

More intro video stills:

A Lemurian Somlaan-class Fleet Carrier with escort.


The Lemurian emissaries are welcomed by the Thiian Confederation, and brought to Thtiu.


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Re: Ascendency (Beta 1.1 Released)
« Reply #348 on: November 10, 2012, 03:00:05 AM »

Love your 3D skills what program do you use?
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Re: Ascendency (Beta 1.1 Released)
« Reply #349 on: November 11, 2012, 12:51:07 PM »

I use Adobe Photoshop, After Effects, Wings 3D, and 3ds Max. I use Wings to model all my 3D stuff, 3ds Max to render and texture them, Photoshop to touch up all those renders, and then I composite all those final 2D images in After Effects to create the animatic.
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Re: Ascendency (Beta 1.1 Released)
« Reply #350 on: November 19, 2012, 07:58:50 PM »

Some of the Thiian Confederation's fleet for Dominion:

Ritiak II:


Setrii Interceptor (left), Calsra Fighter-bomber (right)


Kio Rv-4:


Niathus Rv-2:



(Note: Most ships from Ascendency won't be returning in Dominion. The K.T.A., Coalition, and Lyseti factions are all wiped out. Ceni Six and Okouth have been absorbed into Thiiei's military and corps of engineers, and are continually working together to develop new spacecraft designs. Some ships are still considered useable some decades after the war; however, the majority have been modified with the latest technology.)

And more intro video stuff:

The Lemurian fleet halts in awe of the Nexus before being shot into the Milky Way:



Short sequence depicting an asteroid getting whacked: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhSAOP7FbaQ
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Re: Ascendency (Beta 1.1 Released)
« Reply #351 on: November 23, 2012, 03:45:40 AM »

(Note: Most ships from Ascendency won't be returning in Dominion. The K.T.A., Coalition, and Lyseti factions are all wiped out. Ceni Six and Okouth have been absorbed into Thiiei's military and corps of engineers, and are continually working together to develop new spacecraft designs. Some ships are still considered useable some decades after the war; however, the majority have been modified with the latest technology.)

Totally wiped out, no chance of hidden caches or fleets? I have a fondness for the Coalition and Lyseti factions.
Are 'Ascendency' and 'Dominion' separate mods?
If not,
 - What happens with all those sprites?
 - If Starfarer develops in a manner where you can set up events to occur(Dominion invasion and takeover in this case) at certain points in time, would you consider making a Ascendency mod that shifts into Dominion?
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Re: Ascendency (Beta 1.1 Released)
« Reply #352 on: November 23, 2012, 09:25:58 AM »

Totally wiped out, no chance of hidden caches or fleets? I have a fondness for the Coalition and Lyseti factions.
They will both have some ships left in existence, however, they are very few in number, provided Thiiei didn't co-opt their designs for itself. Some Coalition ships will be returning, like the Niathus, the Carrier, and perhaps another frigate or two. Not sure about the K.T.A. stuff yet--I might leave a few ships laying around for lulz, or I might not. Really, it depends on whether or not there are gaps to fill in between the modern ships. Lore wise, yeah, most of these ships are still going to be around in some capacity or another, it's only been a few decades.

Are 'Ascendency' and 'Dominion' separate mods?
Yes. I just haven't made a new thread for Dominion because there isn't much content to show, and it certainly won't be playable any time soon. Once I finish the intro video, I'll post the thread for it, but that might not be until next year.

Ascendency is pretty much done, though--it'll be updated with relevant stuff as Starfarer progresses, but content-wise, it's got all that I wanted originally. Once multiple systems are introduced, I'll open up the rest of the Eskel system to the player.

- If Starfarer develops in a manner where you can set up events to occur(Dominion invasion and takeover in this case) at certain points in time, would you consider making a Ascendency mod that shifts into Dominion?
That's actually a pretty interesting idea, but lore-wise, it wouldn't really work out--there's a ~25 year period of peace after the war, and the player really wouldn't have anything to do during the transition from conflict to conflict. However, this is just my observation at the moment--if modding capabilities eventually make this possible in an acceptable way, I'll definitely consider doing it.
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Re: Ascendency (Beta 1.1 Released)
« Reply #353 on: November 24, 2012, 12:24:39 PM »

Will you leave ascendency up? and or bring it into line with the new patch or is that out of the question?
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Re: Ascendency (Beta 1.1 Released)
« Reply #354 on: November 24, 2012, 01:18:27 PM »

I'm currently working on updating the mod right now--however, it won't be done for a few weeks, probably.

What to expect:
-New aptitudes--Strategics, Logistics, and Tactics.
-Probably some new/reworked hullmods.
-Exceptionally difficult campaign. Now that player progression and iron mode are in the game, I will have no mercy on you.
-The potential for massive battles. 100 fleetpoints isn't going to be the limit any longer.
-Possibly voice acting, giving voice cues when you lose a ship in combat, run out of supplies, destroy an enemy capital ship, capture an objective, and potentially a few other things.
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Re: Ascendency (Beta 2 In Development)
« Reply #355 on: December 04, 2012, 10:36:28 AM »

Some Lemurian ships for Dominion:

Isrizel-class Assault Frigate:



Cordelphia-class Assaultcarrier:

This is the biggest non-terran ship you'll be able to fly.


3D size comparison:



As for Ascendency, the new update will be released sometime after Alex releases the patch for .54a.
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Re: Ascendency (Beta 2 In Development)
« Reply #356 on: December 04, 2012, 10:41:17 AM »

Psiyon, you always deliver.
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Re: Ascendency (Beta 2 In Development)
« Reply #357 on: December 22, 2012, 04:56:35 PM »

Just want to ask a general question to those who have played this: Does anyone actually take advantage of the mercenary system? Or do you guys just sort of ignore it and always fight Okouth/The KTA?

Because now there's this:



And I'm wondering if I should even bother updating the Merc system to work for Okouth as well.
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Re: Ascendency (Beta 2 In Development)
« Reply #358 on: December 22, 2012, 06:42:48 PM »

Totally random note: I love the UI color scheme you've got going on.

Carry on, then :)
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Re: Ascendency (Beta 2 In Development)
« Reply #359 on: December 22, 2012, 09:26:05 PM »

I tend to hire out under the Thiians, (jokes on them I'd shoot Okouths for free). That said it's mainly just something I do for the extra paycheck
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