Battlestar Galactica Mod V0.0.1

TNZ · #1 January 16th, 2004, 05:03 AM

I have always thought there should be a Battlestar Galactica mod for Space Empires IV Gold and so I thought I would try to make one, with different scenarios that players can chose. Examples of possible scenarios for the mod are the 1000 year war as either the Colonials or the Cylons, the flight of the Battlestar Galactica from the Cylons or the survival of the Battlestar Pegasus. Obviously, this mod will concentrate on Carriers but other types of warships will be featured as well. Any suggestions or comments welcome.

[ February 27, 2004, 21:05: Message edited by: TNZ ]

Drake113 · #2 January 16th, 2004, 05:18 AM

You might want to take a gander at my Battlestar Galactica mod for Starfury. There's plenty of material in there you should be able to use. Let me know if you want to collaborate

Imperial · #3 January 16th, 2004, 06:03 AM

Awesome idea!!-- Do you plan on making new shipsets or using the ones already around?

Captain Kwok · #4 January 16th, 2004, 06:27 AM

I saw a trailer for the new mini-series (on the Space Channel here) and it looks like there will be lots of reference material for you guys to use.

I'm just hoping that there is a lot of poorly-communicating robots. They're my favourite!

gregebowman · #5 January 16th, 2004, 04:43 PM

The only problem about making a BSG mod is that there is a lack of material. Depending on which series you're basing this on, the only thing we've seen is a Battlestar and a bunch of fighters and shuttles. And a whole variety of freighters and starliners. And there weren't too many starfaring races that the original crew ran into. So unless you're going to do a two race mod, with a bunch of neutrals, I don't see how you can do a dedicated BSG mod. Don't get me wrong; I'm all for a BSG mod. I'll play with whatever you come up with. I'm just putting in my 2 cents in.

Drake113 · #6 January 17th, 2004, 12:40 AM

Well, for Galactica-like fan designs, check out Steve Wilson's fantastic CGI gallery here-- that should give you some ideas about what Colonial cruisers, destroyers, etc. might look like. There may be models of his stuff available at battlestargalactica.com or battlestarpegasus.com (although I think their mesh section is down), so you might be able to render some top-down views if you have the appropriate modeler.
Also, Rollo mentioned back on the Starfury forum that the Colonials and the Cylon are part of the TDM-Modpack, so there's some of your work done right there.