I don't have any fancy logo for this or anything, but here is the FreeSpace 2 mod I've been working on for a while. It integrates with the base game, spawning a station filled with ships and equipment at Corvus IV. The GTVA will also spawn fleets and one type of convoy, which will add to the equipment and ships in the station. The GTVA is hostile to the vanilla Pirate faction and neutral to all others.
This mod is also compatible with Uomoz's Corvus 17. The GTVA is neutral to most factions, and hostile to the Pirates, Junk Pirates, and Gendune.
Please note:
I hold NO COPYRIGHT to any of this stuff. FreeSpace2 is essentially abandonware, it's opensource, has an extensive modding community, etc. The original art and sounds are NOT my own.
Download link: http://anbuteam.net/starsector/FS2_1.2.zip (http://anbuteam.net/starsector/FS2_1.2.zip) (that's my own hosting)
Coming Soon (in order of when it'll get done):
First round of capital ships
GTVA Faction
Shivans Faction
More capital ships (Vasudan)
More fighters/bombers (Vasudan)
Currently it contains the following:
Weapons
A bunch of ship-size weapons. These are mostly balanced. They have ugly placeholder graphics. I'll be adding these eventually. These include the "Big Green Beam", "Small Green Beam", "Terran Turret" "Anti-Fighter Beam", "Flak Cannon" and other iconic weapons.
Loads of fighter weapons. These are balanced for use ONLY on the FreeSpace 2 fighters in this pack and have no turret graphics. Many of these have the original sounds for their weapon type. They do not spawn in stations or convoys and have no fitting requirement.
List: GTM Cyclops, GTM EMP Adv., GTM Harpoon, GTM Hornet, GTM Infyrno, GTM MX-64 Rockeye, GTM Trebuchet, GTW Kayser, GTW Mekhu, GTW Morning Star, GTW Prometheus S, GTW Subach
Fighter Wings
GTF Ares: Heavy Assault Fighter
GTB Artemis: Agile heavy bomber. Anti-cruiser/capital.
GTB Artemis DH: Upgraded version of Artemis, slightly faster & more maneuverable. Anti-cruiser/capital.
GTB Boanerges: Very heavy bomber. Anti-capital.
GTF Hercules mk I: Assault Fighter
GVF Horus: Interceptor
SF Mara (Terran-spec): Assault Fighter
GTF Pegasus: Stealth Fighter (yes, it uses phase cloaking). Does heavy EMP damage and basic armor/shield damage.
GTF Perseus: Interceptor
(http://anbuteam.net/starsector/ares_assault.png)(http://anbuteam.net/starsector/artemis_bomber.png)(http://anbuteam.net/starsector/artemis_dh_bomber.png)(http://anbuteam.net/starsector/boanerges_bomber.png)(http://anbuteam.net/starsector/hercules_mk_i_assault.png)(http://anbuteam.net/starsector/horus_interceptor.png)(http://anbuteam.net/starsector/mara_fighter.png)(http://anbuteam.net/starsector/pegasus_fighter.png)(http://anbuteam.net/starsector/perseus_interceptor.png)
Ships
Spoiler
GTC Aeolus - Assault Destroyer. Heavy armament, fairly low armor & HP
(http://anbuteam.net/starsector/aeolus_dd.png)
GTCv Deimos - Corvette (Cruiser-size). Heavy point-defense with fairly effective but not exceptional anti-destroyer-and-smaller weapons.
(http://anbuteam.net/starsector/Deimos_ca.png)
GTC Fenris - Decent destroyer with fairly good point defense but weak against other frigates
(http://anbuteam.net/starsector/fenris_dd.png)
GTC Leviathan - Good anti-frigate destroyer with decent point defense capability
(http://anbuteam.net/starsector/leviathan_dd.png)
GTA Charybdis - AWACS ship (Destroyer). Custom ship system with custom AI. Buffs friendly fleet, debuffs enemy fleet. Very fragile, point defense weapons only.
(http://anbuteam.net/starsector/charybdis_awacs_dd.png)
GTS Hygeia - Rearming ship (Frigate). No weapons, no ship system. No hanger space, but has a flight deck. This is essentially a mobile rearming ship for fighter/bomber wings.
(http://anbuteam.net/starsector/hygeia_rearming_fighter.png)
GTD Orion - Capital Ship. Heavy broadsides on one side. Relatively unprotected engines with front-facing weapons ineffective against most cruisers and larger.
(http://anbuteam.net/starsector/orion_cap.png)
GTD Hecate - Capital Ship. Very dangerous to most ships, but will have problems with more powerful assault-oriented capital ships like the Onslaught.
(http://anbuteam.net/starsector/hecate_cap.png)
Balancing
Balancing is tough! I've tried my best to ensure that these are balanced against the base fighter/bomber wings in Starfarer. Keep in mind that generally these ships are more powerful than most base Starfarer craft, and they all have shield systems (with the obvious exception of the Pegasus), and their prices and fleet points requirements reflect that.
For the most part, I've balanced the Assault Fighters against the Xyphos and Warthog, while also seeing how they do against Lashers and Buffalo mk2s.
The Interceptors I've balanced around them killing Trident Bombers but not too quickly. Wing vs wing the Interceptors will always win, though it may take a bit and they will take some damage. They will wipe the floor with Wasps and Talons, but can have problems against the heavier fighters.
The Pegasus is balanced around being able to turn the tide of skirmishes in your favor. They won't do much by themselves, but with their EMP missiles they are great at taking out engines and weapons on distracted frigates, destroyers, and even some cruisers.
Bombers are much more difficult to balance, but they are pretty effective in support roles against cruisers and capital ships (and slower destroyers) while they will get shredded by most fighter wings.
As this is my first mod release for Starsector, balancing suggestions are always welcome.
How You Can Help
I'm looking for a spriter/artist to help by creating weapon turret graphics. I'd also like some help making the ship sprites pop a bit--probably by adding subtle outlines or other tricks to make the ships look better in Starsector.
Enjoy!
could you help me create a mesh for the antiproton beam
Spoiler
(http://www.stowiki.org/images/thumb/b/b8/Antiproton_damage.jpg/800px-Antiproton_damage.jpg)
ive got a place holder right now
Ah, I'm not even using a mesh. Here's what the relevant code for my beam cannon looks like:
"fringeColor":[27,150,41,255],
"coreColor":[255,255,255,255],
"glowColor":[76,255,82,235],
"darkCore":false,
"width":75.0,
"textureType":ROUGH,
It looks like you'd also need to utilize (and change) this section from other Starfarer beam weapons:
#"textureType":["graphics/fx/emp_arcs.png","graphics/fx/emp_arcs.png"],
Btw What are your thoughts on SD Lucifer? Are you going to stay "Lore friendly" and not add it or since it's starsector and supposed to be fun and add it anyway?
I initially considered adding it, but it unfortunately doesn't really fit in very well--I actually don't think it would be a particularly interesting ship to fight or pilot, and the Shivans will already have several other Capital options.
It may go in, but while it is fun to think about, I don't think it would add much to the mod since the armament is pretty pathetic.
Hmmm... true... the only advantage that ship had in freespace was that it's the only capital ship known to man to actually have shields. :p
Btw is it normal for a group of 3 ships 1 deimos class corvette and 2 leviathan class cruisers to be able to take down a pirate armada? :D Spoiler
(http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff92/Finlander/screenshot000_zps1f5f3334.png)
Then again not sure if you even bothered to balance the freespace 2 ships agains the vanilla one's since the uomoz corvus has alot more stuff to add.
Edit1: Or it might be that the pirates just flatout suck. :D
Edit2: And now that i'v flown around with some of the ships i was wondering why doesnt the Deimos class corvette have any beam weapons? By default it's supposed to have 2. Then again considering how much damage the leviathan class cruisers do with their 1 i dont want to imagine the corvette. damn it... i'm already starting to see problems with the Blue Planet ships.... there's 1 new ship for GTVA in that mod that has 4 forward facing beam cannons... and it has 2 friends that both have atleast 2-3 beam cannons as well (In the mod they moved around as a "wolfpack" of sorts..)
Oh well i'm already increasing the work load on your list by asking for you to do this so i wont ask anything related to the Blue Planet untill we actually get that far! :D
Cheers!
-Sandremo
Thanks, all.
Ok, so here's my first theorypass at the non-fighters. I basically took the OP's ship post and modified it, taking a high-level look at what the comparable strengths of the larger ships are.
Ships
Spoiler
GTC Aeolus
The Aeolus is an older, slower workhorse cruiser. While it's not as heavily armed as other cruisers, it's extremely heavily armored for its size. It's especially geared toward anti-fighter roles.
Anti-ship Armament: Low
Point-Defense Armament: High
Armor: Moderate
HP: Moderate
Speed: Moderate
(http://anbuteam.net/starsector/aeolus_dd.png)
GTCv Deimos
The Deimos Corvette is a newer ship designed as a convoy escort. It's moderately fast, but doesn't boast extremely strong weapons or armor. It's designed as an all-around ship, not especially good at any role.
Anti-ship Armament: Moderate
Point-Defense Armament: Moderate
Armor: Moderate
HP: High
Speed: Moderate
(http://anbuteam.net/starsector/Deimos_ca.png)
GTC Fenris
A very basic cruiser, primarily focused on smaller engagements. The Fenris is not going to be able to hold the line against larger capital ships, but has the capability to outmaneuver them.
Anti-ship Armament: Low
Point-Defense Armament: Low
Armor: Moderate
HP: Low
Speed: Slow
(http://anbuteam.net/starsector/fenris_dd.png)
GTC Leviathan
The Leviathan is an upgrade over the Fenris in terms of armament and armor, making it a real threat to fighters, but it does not have a large-enough powerplant to take advantage of these upgrades, reducing its speed to a crawl at best.
Anti-ship Armament: Low
Point-Defense Armament: Moderate
Armor: High
HP: Moderate
Speed: Slow
(http://anbuteam.net/starsector/leviathan_dd.png)
GTA Charybdis
Custom ship system with custom AI. Buffs friendly fleet, debuffs enemy fleet. Very fragile, point defense weapons only.
Anti-ship Armament: None
Point-Defense Armament: Low
Armor: Low
HP: Moderate
Speed: Low
(http://anbuteam.net/starsector/charybdis_awacs_dd.png)
GTS Hygeia
No weapons, no ship system. No hanger space, but has a flight deck. This is essentially a mobile rearming ship for fighter/bomber wings.
Anti-ship Armament: None
Point-Defense Armament: None
Armor: Low
HP: Low
Speed: Moderate
(http://anbuteam.net/starsector/hygeia_rearming_fighter.png)
GTD Orion
An extremely well-armed carrier, capable of handling itself well in a fight against other capital ships. While a capital ship-killer, the Orion is barely capable of defending itself against bombers and their payloads.
Anti-ship Armament: High
Point-Defense Armament: Low
Armor: High
HP: High
Speed: Slow
(http://anbuteam.net/starsector/orion_cap.png)
GTD Hecate
While not as all-around capable in capital ship engagements as the GTD Orion, the Hecate can support more fighters and has a more extensive point-defense array. That being said, do not underestimate the Hecate in a direct engagement--its super-heavy forward beam cannon is a threat to even the largest of vessels.
Anti-ship Armament: Moderate
Point-Defense Armament: High
Armor: High
HP: High
Speed: Slow
(http://anbuteam.net/starsector/hecate_cap.png)