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Reviving my old Star Trek Mod

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Reviving my old Star Trek Mod

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I have already scrounged through all my old backup CD's for my old WIP models, and have fired up 3dsmax for the 1st time in a few years lol.

Thank you Sins for bringing me out of modding retirement.

For those that don't know what the hell im talking about. I used to go by The Stress Puppy back in the days of Starfleet Command, and Homeworld modding. I created the Star Trek: Innocence, and Wrath, and the Beyond the Final Frontier mods for Homeworld, and HW: Cataclysim. Plus i used to do alot of ship modeling for Starfleet Command.

My last attempt at modding was in Nexus: The Jupiter Incident. I helped out the Digital Underground team with the Age of War mod. However that mod failed because of some issues in Nexus that we couldn't work around. Nexus makes a great platform for BSG, and B5, but not Star Trek.

Now here i have in front of me one of the best platforms i have seen in years to do a Trek mod in, and it is still in BETA LOL.

So now i think its time to resurrect my old Trek mod, and port it over to Sins. I will call it "Federation, and Empire" this time. It will be set in the Original Series era with the classic races Federation, Klingon, and Romulans in a good old sandbox skirmish. Irony is the next Trek movie is going to be set in the TOS era as well. Campaigns, and what ships will be in the mod depends on how the beta pans out into a full game, and IF we can remove the jump lanes, and do fully connected maps, or not. I have lots of ideas, but im waiting to see how the game comes together.

Im a modeler not a code monkey, tho i can do wordpad modding as long as i know what does what. I got the models, and textures covered. I just may need help with coding, and FX.

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Reply #26 from Sins Forums Top
Yea, I just now realized that. For those that want to help with the coding/scripting say so, and ill e-mail you with my MSN messenger info. My gaming clan has a ventrilo server. Ill see if i can give that info as well.
Reply #27 from Sins Forums Top
So whatever happened to this?

I think it's a great idea, but would love it if it were expanded to all eras.
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Reply #28 from Sins Forums Top
Nothing is happening right now, because the forge tools (Sins modding tools) haven't been released yet. That wont happen until Sins final is released. I need the forge tools so i can import the models. I especially need them to be able to convert models made in 3dsmax (version 5 preferably). So right now i am just in the process of building, and selecting models for use in the mod.

No more news will come of this until i have some ships, and weapon fx actually imported in game, and working. So when i have any news ill post it, but it wont be until after the final game (and mod tools) are released. Until then enjoy the Sins beta

As far as this particular mod being set in all eras of trek. It aint gonna happen. This is a pioneer mod to test, and see what can be done with the sins engine. I also have a particular fondness for the original series. Being that i am 43, and grew up watching the original Star Trek. In the 70's that was all there was until star wars came along. Then the Sci Fi boom of the late 70's, and 80's hit.

I am more than likely going to be working on this mod alone. However my gaming clan will be watching this mod (and sins), and if they like what they see they may do a mod set in the TNG era. My gaming clan is Digital Underground. The same gaming clan that brought ST: Age of War to Nexus, and MPMP to Bridge Commander.

Until i have something new to post i will leave you with a several screens of some finished models, and WIP's of models i made specifically for this mod.

1st the DY-100 freighter destined to replace the refinery ship in sins


Next is that "anime submarine looking thingy" which is actually a matt jefferies design. It will be called the DY-750 transport. She will replace the trade ships for this mod.


Will need a trade station for the DY-750's to spawn out of, and dock with so heres a WIP of the "K" series station (K-7 space station)


You already saw a Klingon ship earlier this thread. Now heres a WIP of the Romulan BoP. I do hope you can cloak ships in this game. Otherwise i may have to re-think using Romulans


Last WIP is a ship design based on what Ralph McQuarrie envisioned what the refitted Enterprise would look like (for a scrapped Star Trek movie called "Planet of Titans). This ship has a HUGE hanger deck, and would make an excellent carrier, and that exactly what she will be in Sins.
Reply #29 from Sins Forums Top
hey is it posible that you could add another part to this mod that will have the newer star trek ships like voyager, enterprie E or even a futuristic trek mod that would have the enterprise J in it???????? basicly what i am asking is does this have to be a origanal trek sears only?
Reply #31 from Sins Forums Top
thank u Major Stress , the old home world mod was one of the best mods i played ,cant want for this version, if u could , would u providea link to the old mod , i really would love to play that again.