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Modding => Released Mods => Topic started by: Solarius Scorch on May 16, 2014, 09:50:24 pm
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Time for my first ego mod! (I mean, one with my name on it. Because there are many map mods.)
This mod adds 3 new UFOs to the game. They are completely new, not just new maps.
(https://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa43/SolariusScorch/Modding/Sentry.jpg)
This is the Sentry Ship, a small but reasonably tough opponent. The other two you'll have discover yourself; one is really big (see attachment)!
WARNING: If you're using my Alien Armoury Expanded, this mod will not be compatible; there will be a special version of it added to the next alien Armoury Expanded version.
EDIT: A crash was fixed, file replaced.
EDIT: Map fixes.
EDIT: Updated to the current X-Com version.
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Man this looks great!
Show us the next 2 ships too please!
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please remember to add [TAGS].
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please remember to add [TAGS].
Sorry, I was sleep deprived and under duress from the community. :P
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This one is nice, really good job !
(I just hope there is a door to enter it ???)
Do you think you added enough spawn nodes for my Hell mod ?
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More maps = autowin! :)
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There was a bug which crashed the Geoscape, now fixed. Please re-download.
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Could we see the other UFOs too?
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Could we see the other UFOs too?
No. Some things must remain undiscovered, so that you would have to work on it :)
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There was a bug which crashed the Geoscape, now fixed. Please re-download.
Yep, I was just about to post about it! :) Thanks for the quick update!
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Similarly to your Alien Armory mod, I made a czech translation for this one.
- type: cs-CZ
strings:
STR_FIGHTER_SHIP: Útočník
STR_SENTRY_SHIP: Pátrač
STR_LAB_SHIP: Vědecká loď
STR_FIGHTER_SHIP_UFOPEDIA: "Útočníci jsou postaveni k jedinémů účelu, ničení pozemských letadel, včetně našich stíhačů. Na svou velikost jsou extrémně dobře vybaveny, ale mají jen malou posádku."
STR_SENTRY_SHIP_UFOPEDIA: "Toto malé UFO je určeno k pátracím a hlídkovacím činnostem. Je vybaveno pro boj a bude výzvou pro naše stíhače."
STR_LAB_SHIP_UFOPEDIA: "Vědecké lodě jsou velké plavidla, určené k hlavním výzkumným a sběračským operacím. Mnohem větší nez Kombajny, jsou vybaveny k provádění komplexních experimentů přímo na palubě. Posádka je početná a vcelku dobře vybavená."
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And here is another slovak translation...
- type: sk-SK
strings:
STR_FIGHTER_SHIP: Stíhač
STR_SENTRY_SHIP: Hliadková loď
STR_LAB_SHIP: Laboratórna loď
STR_FIGHTER_SHIP_UFOPEDIA: "Mimozemské stíhačky sú postavené za cieľom zničiť pozemské vzdušné sily, vrátane stíhačov XCom. Vzhľadom na svoju veľkosť sú extrémne dobre vyzbrojené, avšak ich posádka je obmedzená."
STR_SENTRY_SHIP_UFOPEDIA: "Úlohou tohto UFO je sledovanie a hliadkovanie. Je plne vyzbrojené pre boj a bude výzvou pre našich stíhačov."
STR_LAB_SHIP_UFOPEDIA: "Laboratórne lode sú veľké plavidlá, ktorých úlohou je hlavne výskum a zberné operácie. Omnoho väčšie ako kombajny, sú vybavené pre uskutočňovanie komplexných experimentov priamo na palube plavidla. Majú početnú, dobre vybavenú posádku."
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French Translation (your file is already converted to UTF8, nice !)
- type: fr
strings:
STR_FIGHTER_SHIP: Chasseur
STR_SENTRY_SHIP: Sentinelle
STR_LAB_SHIP: Vaisseau Laboratoire
STR_FIGHTER_SHIP_UFOPEDIA: "Ces chasseurs ont été élaborés exclusivement dans le but de contrer la flotte aérienne terrestre, incluant nos intercepteurs. Extrêmement bien armés pour leur petite taille, ils abritent à leur bord un équipage très réduit."
STR_SENTRY_SHIP_UFOPEDIA: "Ce petit OVNI a pour mission l'observation et la surveillance. Il est néanmoins armé pour la guerre, et représente un danger à ne pas sous-estimer pour nos intercepteurs."
STR_LAB_SHIP_UFOPEDIA: "Les Vaisseaux Laboratoires ont pour objectif principal la recherche et la 'moisson extraterrestre'. Plus grands que les Moissonneurs, ils sont équipés pour mener des expériences complexes à leur bord. Leur équipage est conséquent et relativement bien armé."
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French Translation (your file is already converted to UTF8, nice !)
Yeah, there's already a bunch of languages with non-English characters.
Now, an update! I added one new ship to the collection. Its story is a bit funny: when I was making the interception picture for the Lab Ship, I made a mistake and made it way too small (16 m across instead of 30). Since making the actual battle map is about as much work as that little picture (well, maybe I'm exaggerating a little, but you get my thinking), I just made a completely new map for that failed pic. Because more UFOs is always better! ;)
The update is in the opening email. Translation updates for the new ship would be nice! :)
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The new UFO does not have any ufopedia text to translate though. Just the name :)
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Well, since there is no ufopaedia description, this one would be simple...just :) (slovak translation, of course)
STR_EXCAVATOR: Exkavátor
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Oops, I forgot to move the strings to the release version. :P Now fixed.
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OK, here are the two new strings for slovak translation:
STR_EXCAVATOR: Exkavátor
STR_EXCAVATOR_UFOPEDIA: "Exkavátory sú malé lode, ktoré sa využívajú najmä na kopacie a konštrukčné práce. Pre naše stíhače nepredstavujú veľkú hrozbu."
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Czech translation incoming!
STR_EXCAVATOR: Exkavátor
STR_EXCAVATOR_UFOPEDIA: "Exkavátory jsou malé lodě užívané hlavně ke kopání a konstrukčním pracem. Představují malou hrozbu pro naše lodě."
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The update is in the opening email. Translation updates for the new ship would be nice! :)
I think we are all glutonous with new ships... Do not stop making such mistakes !
French translation
- type: fr
strings:
STR_EXCAVATOR: Excavateur
STR_FIGHTER_SHIP: Chasseur
STR_SENTRY_SHIP: Sentinelle
STR_LAB_SHIP: Vaisseau Laboratoire
STR_EXCAVATOR_UFOPEDIA: "Les Excavateurs sont de petits ovnis principalement destinées au forage et à la construction. Ils ne représentent pas de véritable menace pour nos vaisseaux."
STR_FIGHTER_SHIP_UFOPEDIA: "Ces Chasseurs ont été élaborés exclusivement dans le but de contrer la flotte aérienne terrestre, incluant nos intercepteurs. Extrêmement bien armés pour leur petite taille, ils abritent à leur bord un équipage très réduit."
STR_SENTRY_SHIP_UFOPEDIA: "Ce petit ovni a pour mission l'observation et la surveillance. Il est néanmoins armé pour la guerre, et représente un danger à ne pas sous-estimer pour nos intercepteurs."
STR_LAB_SHIP_UFOPEDIA: "Les Vaisseaux Laboratoires ont pour objectif principal la recherche et la 'moisson extraterrestre'. Plus grands que les Moissonneurs, ils sont équipés pour mener des expériences complexes à leur bord. Leur équipage est conséquent et relativement bien armé."
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I think we are all glutonous with new ships... Do not stop making such mistakes !
You know, if someone else agrees to make these interception pictures, I can produce the actual maps. ;)
Thank you for all translations, they were added to the files and will be distributed soon.
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When I send a squad to the Excavator (new UFO) crash site, the game crashes to desktop with an error message saying "vector::_M_range_check". I didn´t see it land yet so I can´t tell if its just in case it crash-lands or always.
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When I send a squad to the Excavator (new UFO) crash site, the game crashes to desktop with an error message saying "vector::_M_range_check". I didn´t see it land yet so I can´t tell if its just in case it crash-lands or always.
I'll certainly look into this, but first please tell me: does it work when you try a Quick Battle with this ship? And if you're using the latest nightly?
I've tried doing this with no other mods and it runs fine... We need to get to the bottom of this.
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Ok looks like its my bad, it conflicts with your Alien Armory mod it seems (only crashes when both are loaded). Its weird though, in the readme it states it can´t be used with the Alien Armory, but in the ruleset, it states the opposite (that you need Alien Armory). Which one is it then? :) Previous versions (without the Excavator) worked completely fine for me together.
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The fighter ship looks like a very good idea. A well-armed ship (better range than XCOM) with comparitively small crew, so you had better recognize their shape when you get a visual, and wait for them to land.
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Ok looks like its my bad, it conflicts with your Alien Armory mod it seems (only crashes when both are loaded). Its weird though, in the readme it states it can´t be used with the Alien Armory, but in the ruleset, it states the opposite (that you need Alien Armory). Which one is it then? :) Previous versions (without the Excavator) worked completely fine for me together.
OK, I forgot to remove these lines from the ruleset... :P The readme says the truth though. Follow the glorious readme, not modder's treacherous side notes which he himself forgot about! :P
The fighter ship looks like a very good idea. A well-armed ship (better range than XCOM) with comparitively small crew, so you had better recognize their shape when you get a visual, and wait for them to land.
Thanks! That's how it should be.
If you or anyone else has more ideas, I'd be happy to see think about them.
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Will you make it compatible with the AA in the future? Would be great :)
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Will you make it compatible with the AA in the future? Would be great :)
Yeah, I'll do it tonight. :)
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Scuse me
what is "AA" :-[
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Scuse me
what is "AA" :-[
Alien Armoury Expanded, my other mod.
By the way, I noticed the Lab Ship had some holes in it. I'll fix it ASAP.
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Scuse me :-[
but I am interesting about this integration too :P
Thanks
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Scuse me :-[
but I am interesting about this integration too :P
Thanks
If you mean using both mods at once, just download the Alien Armoury Expanded mod and it already contains these new ships. :) (Remember to disable this mod when using AAE.)
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Thanks! :)
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Some nice UFOs there, solariusScorch! Could test them as I am a bit healthier atm, excellent work and surprising attacks :)
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Some nice UFOs there, solariusScorch! Could test them as I am a bit healthier atm, excellent work and surprising attacks :)
Good to hear that! you actually inspired me to fixing the Lab Ship. :) The new version is in the OP.
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Is there a chance that there will be variations on these ships, along the lines of Luke's UFOs?
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Is there a chance that there will be variations on these ships, along the lines of Luke's UFOs?
Maybe. :) I'm doing other stuff now, but if there's a demand, why not?
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Maybe. :) I'm doing other stuff now, but if there's a demand, why not?
Solars, be sure there will be always demand for having unpredictable ufos
However it is better to remind this ;)
PS : first step of providing new ufo types is already a great contribution, thanks for that
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Can I offer my translation into russian?
- type: ru
strings:
STR_EXCAVATOR: Экскаватор
STR_FIGHTER_SHIP: Истребитель
STR_SENTRY_SHIP: Дозорный Корабль
STR_LAB_SHIP: Летающая Лаборатория
STR_EXCAVATOR_UFOPEDIA: "Экскаваторы - это небольшие суда, которые в основном используются для шахтных и строительных работ Они не представляют большой угрозы для наших кораблей."
STR_FIGHTER_SHIP_UFOPEDIA: "Истребители конструируются специально для уничтожения человеческих самолетов, включая перехватчики. Они исключительно хорошо вооружены для своего размера, но их команда очень мала."
STR_SENTRY_SHIP_UFOPEDIA: "Этот небольшой НЛО специализирован для наблюдения и патрулирования. Он вооружен и его перехват будет проблемным."
STR_LAB_SHIP_UFOPEDIA: "Лабораторные корабли - крупные суда, специализированные для научно-исследовательских и собирательных операций. Они намного больше, чем Сборщики, кроме того, они оборудованы для проведения сложных экспериментов на борту. Их экипаж многочисленен и довольно хорошо экипирован."
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Thanks! I'll update soon.
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Solars, could you have a look at mod portal, seems there is some issue with your screen shots
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Solars, could you have a look at mod portal, seems there is some issue with your screen shots
Thanks, but nothing I can do about it, this bug has been unresolved for months - in short, the user can't delete images. Since you noticed the problem, I uploaded yet another file as a temporary measure, but I can't make it first or delete the corrupted ones.
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Thanks, but nothing I can do about it, this bug has been unresolved for months - in short, the user can't delete images. Since you noticed the problem, I uploaded yet another file as a temporary measure, but I can't make it first or delete the corrupted ones.
I'm having the same issue. I might just have to go hack into the html and see if I can get around the issue some way.
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There's an update on the mod site. I plugged some map holes on the Lab Ship and fixed that awful Sentry Ship mess.
EDIT:
Grzegorzj was so kind and fixed some glitches on all maps. Please download the newest version.
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Haha I just noticed that the Sentry ship could tessellate easy, you could possibly make a multi-segmented "Worm" UFO with it.
Or you could connect it into a circle and make a belt for poor Orion who can't keep his interstellar pants up. :P
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Haha I just noticed that the Sentry ship could tessellate easy, you could possibly make a multi-segmented "Worm" UFO with it.
Ha, interesting idea... Or I we could have a 10-story level with 3 Excavators, one on top of the other! :D
Or you could connect it into a circle and make a belt for poor Orion who can't keep his interstellar pants up. :P
That would require... many Sentries... :D
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Gonna try it,, in openxcom 1.0 on linux, tomorrow!
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Tested the very latest 0.6d, seems sompatible with linux, don't know if it may be compatible with other mods anyway :)
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Ey Solarius,
you really could update this Mod!
With all those new Maps i made for you and the FMP, feel free to update this Mod also. :)
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Ey Solarius,
you really could update this Mod!
With all those new Maps i made for you and the FMP, feel free to update this Mod also. :)
Yeah, I never got around to it. Until now. 8)
EDIT: Animal310 brought my attention to the fact that this mod no longer worked with newer nightlies. Updating the first post with a fixed version.
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This mod is OXCE compatible?
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This mod is OXCE compatible?
Yes.