What is with people's systems.... I rarely have to even turn my graphics down, and I run the game fine....mine you if you don''t use the dynamic movement it can trim down even more on the cpu and the ram usage, since the computer don't have to generate new movement paths

It's called bad programming and luck.  Two identical systems playing the same game, one made by manufacturer A, the other by manufacturer B.  Spec wise they should operate and play exactly the same, however the reality is, for some reason, a game plays differently on each.  The way they're built and the parts used have just as much of an impact as how the OEM programs used to run something as simple as a sound card can misbehave if it's coded poorly, and thus kill your game.  Hardware on the 12V power bus need to have that 12V to operate in an optimum fashion.  If there's corrosion or an inferior blend of copper used and the power bus operates at 11.8V, then hardware wise, you're never going to get your best performance out of every card connected to it.  Ultimately, a computer is like a snowflake in the sense that every single one is different so we all end up with different results even if we have the same PC model from the same manufacturer built only minutes apart.

You and I have systems that play the game well.  In single player I run everything on high with all of the effects on and don't crash.  Multiplayer, I turn everything down because of lag and other PC's wouldn't like to have to wait for mine if I have a hiccup and slowdown.  So for me, I just attribute it to having a well built system with parts that work as they're supposed to, and coding that's good enough to not cause problems.  Others, unfortunately, can't run it as well for one reason or another.

I too run most things on High, but I slow down a bit when I have 100 planets and max players with max fleets. That aside, I have the same build/brand computer as my bro. They still run completely differently. Even telling the comp to go to sleep doesn't work the same. Messed up really.

computers are like women

why they can be so crazy is an everlasting mystery

that us men must continue to strive to figure out

but yeah, I can run max graphics and while I get slow downs I never crash (and my system is old, need new woman, er system)

I will say I LOVE this mod, It for me, completes this game in a way the expansions did not, adding the new planets and the planets powers really gives it more depth. My only gripe is the Lack of a new model for the Planetary defense structure. But its a small one, and something I am sure is being worked on. 

Anyway, Good job on an amazing mod, Quite honestly I think they should strait up add your mod as a full on expansion, but thats just me. 

Actually, we don't have a 3-D modeler. It's been a while since I've done it, so I don't want to risk making something shitty. So unless you know someone that wants to contribute one, that's the model we have to live with.

We might recruit SuperZero0 to help with that

Any where I can look up the ship speeds for Distant Stars (or Sins in general, if they're unchanged)?  Trying to optimize my fleets, and a look at the individual ship speeds would help.

in the entity files with these lines

mass 80.000000
maxAccelerationLinear 150.000000
maxAccelerationStrafe 80.000000
maxDecelerationLinear 990.000000
maxAccelerationAngular 49.999992
maxDecelerationAngular 99.999985
maxSpeedLinear 2000.000000
maxRollRate 2.000000
maxRollAngle 35.000000

numbers are just examples

Thanks for the info.  Poring over them, max speeds look like

CapitalColonizer = 450

All other caps = 525

Most frigs and cruiser = 500

Heavy cruisers = 600

Light frigs = 800

Scout frigs = 1000

Anti-fighter frigs = 700

Siege frigs = 525

basically, never pay much attention as it rarely factors into tactics (except kiting)

Well, it can if you have multiple fleets (empire tree fleets) moving in on a target, but you want to make sure you're smaller support vessels keep behind the big dogs. Nice to know how long before they rush past.

Granted, targets are decided from the get go and there's no way to block a shot or enemy movement. Everything in this game gets willy nilly after a point.

As I said, I was sure it was something that was being thought about and such. Its not a do this now kind of thing, but if you do eventually find a 3d modeler giving some new models to the few things you added would be a great thing. Nothing that really changes the mod, but just something that adds a little bit more flair

I'm an idiot...

So, I was looking to bring the David's Lions into Homeworld, so I wanted to make a quick badge and did a little digging till I found where. I do the deed and wander off.

Then it hits me, "Wait, have I ever really hunted for .tga files or anything in Sins? No, I usually get base material from poor Nacey, whose probably tired of me asking for little 2-D tidbits. So I go looking around and finally find the slew of .tga files. Some of the stuff, I feel, was surprising to find it is done in 2-D. They do a good job with their alphas. Other things, I find and think, "Poor Nacey must have been yanking these files for me, thinking I'm a babbling, retarded child. Obviously, I can be. Now I have found the spot and have thought, "I wonder if anyone care about the small details? For example, many of the GF maps made for the mod have no images for map selection purposes, you know those little images with the cool text types. Wondered if I might fill those in. While I'm at it, I'm now more open to helping the whole mod with 2-D, if anyone comes up with requests.

Btw, put the skinning idea on the back burner cause I want to know if anyone has an idea how they would get different skins for different races, assuming it can be done.

And no, I'm opting out of doing new victory images by hand, but would be willing to composite some images with stylizing filters. A little airbrush and it might work. Will have to make a test image.

I'd like to see if we can get a few new icons in or replace a few for some new lore based ones.

I know we talked about the skins, Ive tried to tinker with each race having their own skin but I could not get Sins to see the new skins. At any rate you could make 3 basic themes and if nothing else you could create a mini mod for each per se. Allowing anyone to pick the one they like or goes with their favorite races theme. I just changed the color saturation on my personal version. It could be something that simple.

Victory Images IMHO could be something as simple as a screenshot ingame. With nice fancy writting slapped on it. Hell I could do it.

At any rate any 2-d work that gives the impression that your play DS and not SINS is great. If anything a new main menu would do wonders. And if I get the AI to do what I want, I could finally finish the DS into, Ive talked/worked on for what seems forever.

Just me dreaming big again though...lol.

EDIT: On Map pics. Dude I'd love to see the added maps get some cool pics like the standard ones do! Though Im bias b/c they are mostly my maps.

Heh.  I always include a custom picture for my maps.  They just seem incomplete to me if they don't reference some image to display in the window.  I'll zip up my early work and post it later today in the map thread.

I really need to get around to finishing up my map pack too...

What kind of skins are we talking about?

The big reason I'm slow on the skins is that there is a lot of work if I want to do anything other than a color/texture change. It's not like the zerg, where I can just use a few skin palettes I have and bam, it's done. So if we can't get it to work for each race, I could always consider doing one basic thing for all, just to give it a different feel. As it is, I think I'll go with easier than not jobs first and work my way up.

And I was talking to Ryat elsewhere about doing some meshes. Was thinking that I had an idea for a pirate ship and the orbital defense control. I would be a little slow on getting the 3-D done, but if someone else jumps on board for that, I have sketches I can share. Just a thought.

As for icons, let me know what everyone has in mind for their faction.

I'll hop on the map images.

The main menu will come a touch later. If I'm going to do that and the HUD, I want a stylistic consensus.

go talk to Superzero0, he might have time to work that out with you

Map images and icons first. For all lore players and others interested, send me any sketches or descriptions you have for your icon ideas. I don't make icons if no one gives me any feedback.

And I contacted SuperZero0. Hope to hear from him soon.

Btw...

The David's Lions have officially found a wormhole to an alternate reality! We're going to take over the multiverse, one bit at a time.

Homeworld! yay! erm... huh?

Well..guess I will have to wait for the fix on this Mod before I can really say my PC can not handle it. Saving up my pennies for New System: AMD Phenom II X6 1055T Thuban 2.8GHz -- MSI 890FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Mobo -- CORSAIR HX Series CMPSU-1000HX 1000W ATX12V 2.2 -- Corsair DOMINATOR 8GB -- SAPPHIRE Toxic Radeon HD 5850 2GB - Windows 7 x64 Ultimate

Current System:

AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6400+ 3.2GHz -- Corsairs XMS 8.0 GB RAM -- Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate Edition Service Pack 2 (build 6002), 64-bit -- Geforce EVGA 9600 GT 512MB (2 in SLI) -- ASUS M2N32 SLI Deluxe ATX AMD Mobo -- Thermotake 750W power supply

Use to think my CPU was giving out because Mass Effect 2 crashes even on low settings, however I can play Prototype, Aliens vs Predator (2010), CoD MW2, BioShock2 with ease on high settings with ease. Crysis was also a breeze in the park for my current system, so guess only time well tell. Was thinking about installing Win7 64 Ultimate, but not having Directx 11 cards just seems pointless.

the issue is not the mod but the core of the game, so it must be handled differently then what we normally do

as one in contact with the main modder (Nacey), I can say we are very close to releasing an update that will reduce/remove the issue

Thanks for the update Ryat