[v0.43]Babylon 5 - Sins of the Younger Races {Diplomacy1.34} UPDATE 08.12.2012

Babylon 5 mod effort for Sins

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This is the story of the last of the Babylon 5 mod-efforts. It's goal, to prevent another failure, by creating a place to solve our problems collaboratively. Its a port of call, home away from home, for modelers, texturers, programmers and sound engineers.

Babylon 5 - Sins of the Younger Races

Disclaimer:
The authors are not responsible for any damage that may arise from using this mod. This mod may not be sold under any circumstances. It may be downloaded, bundled with other mods as long as it does not violate the laws of the state/country you live in and this disclaimer is distributed with it. For other used please contact me personally.

Thanks to the TEAM:
2D Artist: SteinerX, Tobias Liebhart (TobiWahn_Kenobi)
Coders: Davroth, EvilTesla-RG, zRazor (Ronie Albesa), Zvezdochets, Rodney Jenkings (HotRod), Rob Cummings (NewHorizons), Tobias Liebhart
Modelers: Fileosoft, Koobalt, Timmaigh, zRazor (Ronie Albesa), Stefan May, Zvezdochets, Tobias Liebhart
Musician: Pauli Valkeejärvi (Hawkwall)
Research: Rodney Jenkins, Darvroth
PR: SteinerX
Texturers: SteinerX, TFL_BigBangTheory, Timmaigh, ZombiesRus5, Tobias Liebhart
Bughunters: Peter1x9, ZombiesRus5, Darvroth, Rob Cummings
Support: Lavo_2, boshimi336

And to
MysticAngel for the Automated Fighter docking ability

Sounds provided by: Zvezdochets

And thanks to all those modelers whose work is a inspiration and a template for creating ingame assets

If I forgot anyone, please contact me so I can give proper credit. (There seem to be so many decent people involved at the moment)

Update 0.431 HotFix (Requires 0.43)

https://mega.co.nz/#!sFRnDZCa!Asl6qQ3N-KkqlKnxnq541XWsbARTbGMhLjX3lcK1vdw

http://www.mediafire.com/?bvvbotkoao86uic

http://www.gamefront.com/files/22724745/sotyr_0_431_Update_rar

Release 0.43 Full

https://mega.co.nz/#!EIgQVLIR!EwaLA3pCL2z5xAd5fgBmqjHJPWwktwVP5jb5pWee5dM

http://www.gamefront.com/files/22720978/sotyr_0.43_Full.rar

http://www.mediafire.com/file/8djsoefyxvv7fj9/sotyr_0.43_Full.rar

http://www.filedropper.com/sotyr043full

Put contents into the gameInfo directory

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put the folder "b5-sotyr"

using winxp
C:\Documents and Settings\'user name'\Local Settings\Application Data\Ironclad Games\Sins of a Solar Empire\Mods-Diplomacy v1.34

using vista/windows 7
C:\Users\'username'\AppData\Local\Ironclad Games\Sins of a Solar Empire\Mods-Diplomacy v1.34

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PreAlpha 0.43 for Sins Diplomacy 1.34

Contents:

Races:
    Minbari
    EA
    Narn
    Centauri
    Shadows
    Vorlon

Models:

   General:
       Jumpgate

   Minbari:
       Tinashi
       Nial (Tishat)
       Flyer
       Sharlin (Sharkaan, Sharoos)
       Neroon

   Earth Alliance:
       Avenger Carrier
       Artemis Frigate
       Hermes Transport
       Omega Destroyer
       Hyperion
       Sagittarius Cruiser
       Starfury Aurora
       Victory Destroyer
       EA Explorer
       Apollo
       Starfury Badger *NEW*
       NOVA Dreadnought *NEW*
       Global Orbital Defense *NEW*
       Poseidon Super Carrier *NEW*

   Shadows:
       Ancient Battlecrab
       DeathCloud
       Scout *NEW*
       Young Battlecrab (smaller) *NEW*
       Fighter *NEW*
       Carrier *NEW*

   Narn:
       G'Quan
       BinTak
       Ka'Toc
       Dag'Kar
       Frazi
       Gorith

   Centauri:
       Vorchan
       Centurion
       Liati

   Vorlon:
       Heavy Cruiser
       Light Cruiser


Abilities:
    Many added

Starbases:
    Basic Starbases for younger Races ( Military, Jumpgate )
    Jumpgates for EA, Narn, Centauri and Minbari

Research:
    EA
    Centauri
    Minbari
    Narn
    Vorlon
    Shadow

GUI:
    Fonts
    Intro Music
    Loadscreens
    Intro Videos
    Icons

Music:
    Battle music 1, 2
       & 3 *NEW*
    Quiet music 1, 2, 4, 5

Sounds:
   Vorchan Ion cannon

SOTYR manual

If anyone wants to contribute to this mod, please contact me. Any models, sounds, music, textures, abilities and so on are welcomed. I will however keep control of the stats (with input from the most active members/posters).

Home
https://bitbucket.org/TobiWahn_Kenobi/sotyr/wiki/Home

Screenshots
https://bitbucket.org/TobiWahn_Kenobi/sotyr/wiki/Home#!screenshots

Bug reporting over here (you need to be a member of Origo and the team, if you want to do this, please contact me)
https://bitbucket.org/TobiWahn_Kenobi/sotyr/issues?status=new&status=open

Old Blog with screenshots and infos maintained by SteinerX can be found here (*OUT OF DATE*)
http://babylon5ins.blogspot.com/

Yours TobiWahn_Kenobi

civilization if Ikarra

The 'if' should be 'of'.

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@boshimi - good catch & corrected. I'm not firing on all cylinders today - full of a cold

Thankfully the text is correct in the string file - I hope!

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Quoting NewHorizons,

reply 3302

I'm not firing on all cylinders today - full of a cold

Well then, drink a good whisky and get well soon

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is this mod still being done?

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Quoting jry87,

reply 3305

is this mod still being done?

It is still actively being developed yes.

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Quoting TobiWahn_Kenobi,

reply 3303

Well then, drink a good whisky and get well soon

Cheers, I'm over it now.

Anyhows, Darvroth's Technomage Coven has been discovered, let's hope they don't clear off to the rim at the first sign of trouble!

Infocard text:

Technomage Coven

Research cost decrease: -10%

Research upgrade rate: 5%

Culture spread rate increase: 10%

Culture resistance increase: 5%

Structures improved:

ISN Broadcast Station

A secretive guild of dreamers, shapers,

singers and makers that have agreed to

covertly assist your empire's research programme.

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Nice, me like!

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Quoting jry87,

reply 3305

is this mod still being done?

It is, but our current development team is very small (Darvroth and me, with help from NewHorizons), so things takes time. My Day2Day job is keeping me very busy at the moment as well, and my preparations for vacation (come September). I then have to do a database for a friend of mine (a gift) as well, so that limits my time for the mod at the moment. But We are still developing it. The difference is that I do mostly no modelling/textureing right now, but correct issues and bugs found by my colleagues.

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@Darvroth

Is it just me or is BitBucket IssueTracker now completely botched?

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Yes, Master ticket 3 had 10 issues not 8 and I now need to figure out what those other issues were... It might be a size limitation per entry issue...

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TobiWahn,

Been thinking, PlanetModule_race_Orbital_Dockyard is an area ship repair as is the starbase ability. I propose that the PlanetModule ability be adjusted so it repairs only a few ships at a time at a higher repair rate and the starbase module remain a slower area repair. It would go better that planet docks have limited capacity but full facilities (quick repair) while the starbases have a lot of capcity but limited capability (slower repair) and would add more of a calculus to player options for repair. Thoughts?

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I've changed Triluminary, from the initial proposal, to give a slight growth rate penalty to reflect the "Fewer Minbari being born into each generation". (Lennier)

A +2 relationship bonus seems to be large enough, +3 maybe over the top - you could end up with a Narn/Centauri alliance.

Infocard text:-

Triluminary

Relationship bonus: 2.00

Growth rate increase: -5%

Culture spread rate increase: 20%

Culture resistance: 10%

Structure Improved:

ISN Broadcast Station

An ancient genetic profiler that can

recognize and reorganize DNA

sequences from different species. This

sacred artifact is the foundation of the

Minbari belief of the sharing of souls

between sentient races.

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NewHorizons,

Don't fear mixed results. Feel free to give a bigger pop growth penalty, there are several techs that increase it, the penalty for the artifact would merely reset the controlling faction to closer to starting values.

TobiWahn,

Following tickets need review for closure: EA Hyperion, EA Poseidon, Shadow Ancient BattleCrab and Minbari Stealth Ability.

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TobiWahn,

To date all abilities uploaded have been working but require modification to conform to the master string and entity files. Do you prefer to continue making these modifications or would you rather receive files with those modifications made?

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Quoting Darvroth,

reply 3314

... there are several techs that increase it, the penalty for the artifact would merely reset the controlling faction to closer to starting values.

There's not that many techs affect growth rate, the Centauri have the most**, but they're a mix of +ve & -ve values (upto -+20%).

Most races have one or two techs that give them a +5% or +10% increase, so I might increase Triluminary's rate to (at most) -20%.

** There's a duplicated entity file ResearchSubject_Centauri_Drak_Intrigue.entity & ResearchSubject_Centauri_Drakh_Intrigue.entity - the former is not referenced in the manifest but is referenced by ResearchSubject_Centauri_Years_Of_Isulation.entity which is also unreferenced. Looks like those two entity files could be removed.

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Quoting Darvroth,

reply 3312

TobiWahn,

Been thinking, PlanetModule_race_Orbital_Dockyard is an area ship repair as is the starbase ability. I propose that the PlanetModule ability be adjusted so it repairs only a few ships at a time at a higher repair rate and the starbase module remain a slower area repair. It would go better that planet docks have limited capacity but full facilities (quick repair) while the starbases have a lot of capcity but limited capability (slower repair) and would add more of a calculus to player options for repair. Thoughts?

I like that! Please make a ticket. Thanks

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Quoting Darvroth,

reply 3314

NewHorizons,

Don't fear mixed results. Feel free to give a bigger pop growth penalty, there are several techs that increase it, the penalty for the artifact would merely reset the controlling faction to closer to starting values.

Agreed!

Quoting Darvroth,

reply 3314

TobiWahn,

Following tickets need review for closure: EA Hyperion, EA Poseidon, Shadow Ancient BattleCrab and Minbari Stealth Ability.

Will try to do so in the coming days

Quoting Darvroth,

reply 3315

TobiWahn,

To date all abilities uploaded have been working but require modification to conform to the master string and entity files. Do you prefer to continue making these modifications or would you rather receive files with those modifications made?

To be honest better with the modifications already made, but using the Syntax "Ability_Race_xxx". Buffs just need to begin with "Buff", not other thing required for them.

Quoting NewHorizons,

reply 3316

This should already be corrected.

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There is an issue with the constructor frigate. Ability spot 2 and 3 while blank on the .entity file display push buttons for building civilian and military planetary modules. I'll play with it some more but abilities in spot 2 or 3 don't seem to work. Uploaded the modified repair module and ability files but don't adopt till the constructor issue is also resolved or there will be no repair mechanism for planetary modules. If all else fails that can be automated with a passive restoration rate as it could be easily presumed the planet facilities would be capable of repairing what had been built by the planet. More to follow.

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Hi Guys,

As an avid B5 fan I wish you all the luck in getting this mod finished as I cant wait to play it.

It was such a shame that B5 Simulator a few years ago got cancelled, oh well.

All the best.

Riker13

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Thanks Riker!

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fashion over? Where is he?

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TobiWahn,

When you resolved ticket 3 did that include the Nuklear mine issue? The ticket didn't specify.

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I hope I'm not being too much of a disruption when I say, the the downloads for the full mod aren't working. I've tried both the links several times and neither of them work.

The Admiral

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admiralrevan did you try the full download from gamefront? (the eth.cz link is also dead for me, BUT the gamefront link works for me

harpo

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I tried the gamfront link too, and it doesn't want to work either unfortunately. After the download counts down, the page says "This webpage is not found" with an error at the bottom saying it couldn't find the file/directory. Sorry to be such a pain.

The Admiral

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[v0.43]Babylon 5 - Sins of the Younger Races {Diplomacy1.34} *UPDATE 08.12.2012*

Babylon 5 mod effort for Sins

TobiWahn_Ke...

[v0.43]Babylon 5 - Sins of the Younger Races {Diplomacy1.34} UPDATE 08.12.2012