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[Maelstrom]

You need to understand that modding a TOTAL CONVERSION MOD is the most difficult task among all possible modding things. Mostly because TC authors don`t take into account any user-friendliness or compatibility issues putting their own 'modding comfort' and mod`s stability/performance on top of things. I can open some ways to allow for modding of my mod, but I will never make things easier for others in the cost of losing any 'comfort' from my side

SO - no modding of existing content like systems unless you know how to work with the JARs.

Okay thanks alot! Will go see how to do it and give everything i have on how to code all this because its fun to be able to build anything in a game!
Btw how long did it take you to just setup all the star systems you currently have?

Also I looked up the black widows and i can't wait to see how they interact with the factions but at the moment i know there is one ship but how many will there be?

Is it alright if i also ask a couple questions about some factions you plan on implementing other than the skulls, serpent and blazes if I am correct? Would be cool to have a australian in the futur

[Okim]

Is it alright if i also ask a couple questions about some factions you plan on implementing other than the skulls, serpent and blazes if I am correct? Would be cool to have a australian in the futur

Aside from the pirate subfactions and FFS there are no more planned factions/subfactions.

Btw how long did it take you to just setup all the star systems you currently have?

All systems? 2-3 days may be more. I don`t remember.

[Okim]

Offtopic - http://vk.com/album-79492997_207641927

A reanimated almost 5-years old project code-named 'Stomper' for Warhammer 40k: Armageddon.
Recently got it back from the local WH40k club where it was hidden from my kid

P.S.: added comments in English especially for you. Let me know if something is not showing.

[mendonca]

That's really cool 

[Okim]

Future Ironclads 8.3 changelog:

1. set up to 1 military base per system for each faction to increase cruiser/capital ship probability odds (vega has no MB)
2. added 1 FTG trading hub per each faction to ensure person bounties.
3. added a couple of FTG resupply depots to distand systems (to make obtaining supplies/fuel a bit easier and stimulate named bounties generation).
4. completely reworked non-economy fleet spawn - faction patrols now protect thier colonies rather than burning fuel in hyperspace or pointlessly patroling the systems. Pirates attack specific colonies/stations. ISA/RSF assault fleets invade their enemy systems and attempt to blockade their colonies (generating basic bounties and disrupting trade).
5. added back AI, Alien and Rock Fly menaces. These are spawned at some slow rate and invade their corresponding faction`s systems. Rocks seek for asteroid clusters and thus may interfere with mining operations. AI survey planets at random and attack some random XLE/RSF colony if allowed to return to their spawn point in large numbers (not being intercepted). ALiens do the same, but in UIN/ISA space and pick only colonised planets as targets. All menaces currently carry basic resources based on their origin for the purpose of the loot/reward. Rocks can drop some brights!
6. added Black Widows to the game. They operate in ISA/UIN space and use the generic pirate relationships with player. They get some high-tech ships based on ISA/UIN hulls.
7. all asteroid/iceroid clusters and space junk are now randomly generated in systems that are supposed to contain these (names are random)
8. buffed a bit the overmining procedure output and experience gained by player for mining
9. added the Marauders and a system for their hideout. Marauder fleets scavange the nearby abandoned stations, wrecks, space junk and scrapping facilities

[TrashMan]

Will 8.3 have the SectorGen outside of the jar, or will that wait for some future release ?

[Okim]

Will 8.3 have the SectorGen outside of the jar, or will that wait for some future release ?

Will have as well as the FleetSpawner script essential for the patrol spawning.

[Gabriel_Braun]

Okim, if npc fleets are going to be raiding stations and planets do you intend to add functionality for the player to do so aswell?  It's nothing pressing but it would be nice to have an interaction for 200 marines to 'raid' an enemy station/outpost for some hefty reward while maybe causing a retaliation fleet to spawn

[Okim]

A custom battle was planned of some sort with a station participating from one side. But I think that this will not happen.

The dialogue-depending raids are, however, a nice idea and are much easier to implement. It also provides an opportunity to put quite a bunch of stuff to the mod - from boarding ships, to EMP torpedoes and many other interesting stuff. Will look into this, but surely not in this year.

[Gabriel_Braun]

No, of course it's not going to be anytime soon since you have your hands full with the new factions and fleet orders as well as the holidays coming up, I wouldn't expect miracles!  It just seemed a logical step forward 

[isaacssv552]

I love the idea of dialogue based raids, like boarding but versus planets and stations. The Marine's description refers to planet side operations so it would fit perfectly.

[Maelstrom]

Spoiler

Hold on a second, if Alex (the creator of star sector) could make multiple maps that look like on land as a background and you make ship sprites that behaves like tanks or such vehicles, use the collision of asteroids to mimic buildings, maybe we could make ground battles, would be a totaly different thing but imagine how much fun it would be to have tank battles with solders acting like fighter squads since they kind of look like troops running and shooting from a top view angle, yes i could look wonky, but who cares as long as its fun and creative that would be great! And he could use the animation fighters use to dock with your ship when damaged and use that for like a dropship dropping you down with your other tanks on the battlefielfd... But that would need the help of Alex to make such a thing possible... We could get ground exploration and many other things like shopping on a station would literly mean you walk around in the station! Since it would still use 2D as a navigation map I am pretty sure it would be possible We just need to yell loud enough to get it in the next major update or two and then we could do almost anything with the game!

[close]

Also for station battles someone actualy did it already on the forums, will post the link when i find it!

[Maelstrom]

here found it!

http://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=8621.0

[Maelstrom]

Will 8.3 have the SectorGen outside of the jar, or will that wait for some future release ?

Will have as well as the FleetSpawner script essential for the patrol spawning.

thx!

[Okim]

Hold on a second, if Alex (the creator of star sector) could make multiple maps that look like on land as a background and you make ship sprites that behaves like tanks or such vehicles, use the collision of asteroids to mimic buildings, maybe we could make ground battles, would be a totaly different thing but imagine how much fun it would be to have tank battles with solders acting like fighter squads since they kind of look like troops running and shooting from a top view angle, yes i could look wonky, but who cares as long as its fun and creative that would be great! And he could use the animation fighters use to dock with your ship when damaged and use that for like a dropship dropping you down with your other tanks on the battlefielfd... But that would need the help of Alex to make such a thing possible... We could get ground exploration and many other things like shopping on a station would literly mean you walk around in the station! Since it would still use 2D as a navigation map I am pretty sure it would be possible We just need to yell loud enough to get it in the next major update or two and then we could do almost anything with the game!

Also for station battles someone actualy did it already on the forums, will post the link when i find it!

lilstrip, please stop doing that.