SFTC - Page 11

Kana · #**101** January 9th, 2007, 06:11 PM

Other than maybe knowledge of Starfire, and AI, I dont see any reason for you not to release it. I mean I missed the whole small quarters thing, but of course I may not have actually read the whole component entry...

Derek · #**102** January 9th, 2007, 09:04 PM

Currently, I would say the Ai is the biggest thing, which is solvable by just making it more than clear for anyone that there is no Ai whatsoever, and that they can't even try and use the stock AI, because that causes it to crash (something I found out when I was trying it just to see what happens)

President_Elect_Shang · #**103** January 9th, 2007, 09:52 PM

I did mark it on the start up screen that the AI is not working. I can also mention it when I post it here for download. It will take about two days to convert it over. Another item I will warn about is that there are experimental systems that may or may-not work. I will also do as SJ did and make it clear that this is an "Open Beta". Problems ranging from broken components to spelling errors are expected. Did you get that list by chance? I was wanting to try and include it as part of this update. That will be the last of the 0.11-B update. Then I will make the change over to 0.20-B which will be actual conversion from Phase Out Generational to Complete Line Generational. Hay, shoot me if you want but I am making these terms up as I go along you know. I am the first modder to do this so I get that privilege!

Also gentlemen let us start thinking of a proper name.

SFTC = S? F? Total Conversion

President_Elect_Shang · #**104** January 9th, 2007, 10:02 PM

Hot off the press from Shadowstar I give you the SFTC opening screen. This is PERFECT!

Edit: I wanted to paste the image here but I think it must be to big?

Kana · #**105** January 10th, 2007, 02:45 AM

Quote:

President_Elect_Shang said:
Also gentlemen let us start thinking of a proper name.
SFTC = S? F? Total Conversion

Shang-Fire !!!!!

Also to give you an idea of what else takes up my time...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hhOXGJuddQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NxxzfR3tNU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQjYgxQQSEc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aX-y_n25tY4

Suicide Junkie · #**106** January 10th, 2007, 10:53 AM

Quote:

President_Elect_Shang said:
Edit: I wanted to paste the image here but I think it must be to big?

It is not the size per se, but the fact that it is a BMP.

BMPs are the worst thing you can send online... You should hit it with a JPG or PNG conversion before trying to post it uncompressed on the net.

President_Elect_Shang · #**107** January 10th, 2007, 11:40 AM

Thanks SJ, as always your guidance and advice are invaluable. I have decided to go with the touched up one David E. Garvais did:

However; as I pointed out in the thread asking for help on this none of it would have been possible without Shadowstar.

Edit: Also I like David's suggestion of Solar Flare TC.

President_Elect_Shang · #**108** January 10th, 2007, 03:24 PM

I have completed the conversion process and now all tech is forward phasing and retro-engineering is possible. However; to keep the components within there proper tech level I had to keep the dual restriction. Thus in the science window the components are still not displaying although they are still reading as "ready to be developed" when the specific tech area is clicked. Given this I have decided to create two versions of the SFTC. The one I have been working on will be the "by canon" hard core version. The second one will contain the spirit but be far more flexible. I will release both at the same time. Please if you have any bugs to report I need them ASAP. Now as for the name of the second version... well SFTC is already taken but this is still the SFTC right? So I have decided to call it:

Kana · #**109** January 10th, 2007, 06:03 PM

So PES, do you have copies of the Nexus Magazines that had articles on the older versions of Star Fire? I use to have almost all of them, and somehow they got lost in a move. Now I have like two, and only one has anything on Starfire, one of which is a good extended article on the Rigelians....which includes a large list of ship names, and a couple of other pictures of what they look like. Basically I ask, because there surely has to be similar articles on the other races...

President_Elect_Shang · #**110** January 10th, 2007, 06:29 PM

Honestly I have a lot of stuff, I mean a lot! I do recall having a few Nexas laying around but I don't know which or where they are right now. Why? I assume you want to create a ship list of names for the empires? I am sure if you ask Steve or do an internet search you can come up with the names. That would be easier [to a copy and paste] than retyping.