Bootypedia (aka the wiki)

[Dioxine]

Yeah, I used to do that in my bug reports but didn't seem Dioxine cared.

Yeah that's probably why I fixed every mistake you've found and reported there

As for your flavour texts, I'm all for it

[niculinux]

As for the Starting bootypedia page aside for Skyranger, for the other starting ships, the Pigeon, Pachyderm and the Hunter-Killer it's not stated whether these use Nuclear Fuel ro not. Some clarification may be needed.

[ivandogovich]

As for the Starting bootypedia page aside for Skyranger, for the other starting ships, the Pigeon, Pachyderm and the Hunter-Killer it's not stated whether these use Nuclear Fuel ro not. Some clarification may be needed.

Much more data is available on the Vessels page.  Just expand the section you are interested in.

https://www.ufopaedia.org/index.php?title=Vessels_%28Piratez%29

[ivandogovich]

I've been wanting a Combat ID Guide of the units in the battlescape for a while.  The paper dolls are awesome, but sometimes a bit tricky to interpret in battle.   

So I started fooling with MCDedit on kkmic's recommendation.



Here's a look at the Academician.

I've tossed it into the 'pedia page online here: https://www.ufopaedia.org/index.php?title=Academician_%28Piratez%29

Any thoughts on better placement?

My intent is to eventually have a page where all the units are displayed.  Look-a-likes would have some pages too.

Edit: Other images added too:

[DracoGriffin]

Yeah, sounds great!

My only suggestion would be perhaps making a .gif that walks/turns in place (instead of the grid placement) but that might take a lot longer to do.

[ivandogovich]

Its official.  Ivan is crazy.

https://www.ufopaedia.org/index.php?title=User:IvanDogovich/Sandbox/Template:CombatID

As far as the animated .gif.... I couldn't figure out how to do it. XD

[Dioxine]

Its official.  Ivan is crazy.

https://www.ufopaedia.org/index.php?title=User:IvanDogovich/Sandbox/Template:CombatID

As far as the animated .gif.... I couldn't figure out how to do it. XD

Niiice. And gifs aren't supported by bare-bones Photoshop - you need a special (free) extension for that. Yeah that is silly.

[ivandogovich]

https://www.ufopaedia.org/index.php?title=Template:CombatID

Ok.  The Combat ID Template is complete.  All images have been uploaded with at least some representation of battlefield appearance.

I've got ideas to make pages with "look alikes"  and a page that breaks the enemies down by armor value: Unarmored, Light Armor, Medium Armor and Heavy Armor.

[Dioxine]

There's false info on the Cyberdisc. Its armor is 34, not 42.

[ivandogovich]

There's false info on the Cyberdisc. Its armor is 34, not 42.

Thanks! Fixed!

[ivandogovich]

Discussion on the new Rebel Faction.

https://www.ufopaedia.org/index.php?title=Minor_Factions_(Piratez)

I'm thinking to add them to the Minor Factions page.  There is no current Ufopedia entry for them in the Piratez_lang.rul file to use, but I can work up a banner for the faction.

A possible entry might be:

Status: UNORGANIZED

Rumors have surfaced of an armed faction that has arisen within the Mutant Alliance.  These misguided souls have turned on their mutant kin and joined forces with Local Government units in an effort to raise themselves from their down-trodden status.

Civilian equivalents of these units are often found as the innocent target of marauders during Pogrom missions.

[DracoGriffin]

Well, if they are only a part of Govt missions, probably best to be placed under Govts unless they ever get their own missions?

(Human Citizens technically get their own with the Hopper shipping; it's a mix of Trader/Hostile Civvies, but mostly Citizens)

[Dioxine]

They'd be best described as "Mutant Rebels" faction, enterprising folks loosely affiliated with Mutant Alliance who protects them. Their cooperation with Govt is circumstantial and only happens if you tick them off enough to launch a Crackdown (at that point, the Alliance is strong enough for these guys to secure Govt support for a Crackdown). Normally there are no Govt units during the only mission this faction flies (so far), the "Rebel Trading". In the future, they will be also flying "Rebel Patrol" mission or something like that (a mission which has a chance to thwart a monthly Pogrom).

[ivandogovich]

How about this:?

Status: UNORGANIZED

Seems as if some members of the Mutant Alliance are trying to make a name for themselves.  They appear to have secured some trading vessels and are making an effort to establish their faction in the Interstellar Economy.  They also appear to have secured weapons and the limited support of some of the local governments.

Civilian equivalents of these units are often found as the innocent target of marauders during Pogrom missions.

Also, I've greatly tweaked the previous crayon version of the rebel lamia.  Still not completely satisfied with the tint, but its a lot better.

[ivandogovich]

Rebel Faction Banner:  Too NSFW?