Thanks, i'll let him know. 

Z i just emailed you the new textures for the Hades and Basestar. 

The artist is working on a new texture for the starbase, which will be the last new model. 

Thanks! I know I can be a little "Sheldon" at times, but I wanted to let you know I appreciate you and Cylon_Luvr taking ownership in this mod too. Having community involvement with the direction of this mod from the beginning with the original blood and chrome name is why this mod is IMO one of the best mods for Sins even though it seems to get overshadowed by the trekkie and SW themed mods. We've had contributions ranging from ideas, designs, voice dialogue, models, etc from many people over the years too!

There's also a lot of history in this mod dating back through the Sins of Althea to Sins of the Thirteenth Tribe. While we completely rebuilt this mod from the ground up there wouldn't be a mod without their prior work and contributions.

After we get the next bit of changes in we can do another QA test and hopefully move towards a release.

Thanks Z. I've been involved in this mod since the beginning, when Kyogre12 was first developing Sins of Alethia. Back then I would never have guessed that the mod would turn out so well, and that is because of all the time and hard work you've put in to it, not for any other reason than to allow yourself and gamers like me to enjoy playing it. Thank you for all the hard work you've put in and for putting up with my long lists of rambling changes!! As you've been able to see, i'm fairly passionate about this mod and BSG, and I can be a bit of a perfectionist at times! 

Looking forward to testing out the next QA test version. 

Z, link for the updated Worldstar model: 

https://www.dropbox.com/home/SinsBSGMod?preview=LastDelivery.rar

I've been working on a Fall of Kobol map that I want to test out with another person. It starts with 2 Colonial Players at Sol. The system is divided equally at the start. It essentially takes place ~25-40 years after the end of the series. The main goal is to return back to the original 12 colonies and clear out the reactivated Cylons before they become an organized entity that finds Earth. 

About 30-45 minutes into the game, players will be under invasion. The map of the 12 colonies is laid out for easy AI decision making. The goal is to see if the players can survive a 2 front war, and if not, if they can survive at all.

Sol system has all the planets and nearly all the moons, as well as the new far away Planet 9; and a bonus for the other player as well (video game logic). If the Cylon's manage to reach Sol, then the game will take a dire turn. Sol system has a realistic circular layout, making it possible to survive by retreating to a fortified world, or running for as long as you can (like the TV show but with a far lower chance of survival).

The map is still a WIP, and is a tad rough around the edges. I was able to test the map with an AI teammate, but having a real player would let me actually test the map. Because Sins of the Fallen (and Fall of Kobol) have no Galaxy Forge that I could find, I've been forced to be quite creative making the map feel like it was made for Fall of Kobol.

The map has 2 versions right now. Normal mode is essentially a 2v2, and Hard becomes a 2v3. I designed the map so the AI teammate is normal or hard AI (defender type). The 2 enemy Cylon factions are made to be Unfair/Cruel/Vicious(any type)! Fall of Kobol's low income rate makes a Vicious AI rather balanced for this map. The hard version is recommended to have 2 unfair/cruel and 1 cruel/vicious on the opposing team.

Please PM me if you're looking to test the map in Coop, as I do not want to upload this map publicly until I fine tune the 12 colonies system. I would love to test the map with someone who is experienced at surviving against a challenging foe, and is a big BSG fan. The 2v2 Normal version is quite easy with a dumb AI, so I would like to choose the Hard version to test first. Chances are, the game will be over within 2-4 hours if the Cylons find Sol. If we survive (holding the line) long enough, then I will happily end the match and try to improve the map.

The final version (if it is good) will be sent to ZombiesRus5 if he is interested in it; as he could make it Galaxy Forge compliant with Fall of Kobol. Currently, planetary models are random, making each world not match with its type. For example, Earth is just a Terran planet, and Caprica could be a Virgon type planet in one run, and a Picon type planet in the next.

Replied in email. The link appears to not be a shared link 

This sounds really awesome. I'll add you to the Beta test for the latest FoK. Check your PM for the download location.

Check you PM... I had to update the docshare URL to download the mod.

I've uploaded FoK.Baked.Reb.1.82.38.3.7z for testing.

Just sent you a new link Z. 

Loving the latest work that has gone into this mod especially the new skins for the ships etc. I have been working on some new audio files all in OGG format for (SoundDialogue, SoundEffects and SoundMusic ). I have found adding these new files helps enhance an already amazing mod. I will give some examples; hero Capital Ships such as the Galactica and Pegasus both come with rallying speeches for the fleet given by Adama and Cain on creation. Additional dialogue has been added for general/attack orders for both ships etc. When a Colonial Envoy is created you will hear Laura Roslin taking her oath into office to protect the colonies. When your capital ship is heavily damaged you will hear damaged control teams being dispatched, when its is destroyed you know hear evacuation orders. When an allied capital ship is destroyed you will hear a Battlestar breaking up with crew screaming! I have been working on other event driven sounds too. I have had them all working in game. If your wanting a copy of the files Z just let me know.

Hey quick question

I'm getting a minidump every time I try to enable the mod. Is this compatible with 1.84 yet? I've tried

Kobol

Artifacts

Moons

Cylon Mil

Cylon Heavy Pirates

Colonial

Cylons

Core

and

Colonial

Cylons

Core

CTD every time. Can you please help me?

Hey guys, the 1.84 release caught me completely off guard. Thank the Gods FoK still works with 1.84 LOL. I am releasing my Sol Map Pack. The pack includes 6 maps including a readme of important information regarding each map.

I consider only 1 map "finished" which is "Battle of Sol". The biggest issue with these maps is that I do not have a way of matching planet types with the mod, Fall of Kobol. This means that the planets will most likely not match up.

The Sol System contains all of the planets with nearly all the moons. It is made to feel authentic while still remaining fun for a video game.

DOWNLOAD: https://www.mediafire.com/?5rnicefdulo8ov8

6 maps (readme.txt contains far more info):

"Battle of Sol Coop" - A map designed for the AI not to frack up too much. It includes the 12 colonies all merged into a Black Hole system (a nod to "FoK Caprica is Burning"). The map is primarily for a 2 front war to be fought. If the 2 front war is lost, chances are the war will be fought in the Sol system instead.

"Eye of Jupiter"  - Similar to Battle of Sol, but with the 12 Colonies laid out like the BSG Universe. This is the most incomplete map included. I have not been able to test this thoroughly as I need another person. AI teammate is not recommended. 

"The 12 Colonies of Kobol" - A singleplayer map. Player is in control of the 4 main Helios systems. The Cylon invasion is about to begin. The goal is to survive and end up in Sol. It is NOT recommended to rush for Sol until your fleet is ready. The Cylons WILL follow you.

"The 12 Colonies of Kobol HARD" - A singleplayer map. Player is in control of the Helios Alpha System. The other 3 Helios systems went silent. The invasion begins sooner than the normal version.

"The 12 Colonies of Kobol MP" - A coop variant of the normal 12 Colonies map. Not recommended for AI teammate unless you are a sadist.

"The 12 Colonies of Kobol MP HARD" - A coop variant of the 12 Colonies on Hard. AI teammate may be better behaved. Best to assume your AI teammate is gonna die with their planets.

I am 100% the maps are not bug free. They are still in the early phases of optimization. Please post any feedback or feel free to edit them yourselves. I used E4X Galaxy Forge because it was compatible with FoK content.

*The 12 Colonies maps include the Sol system. Anyone can FTL jump to Sol, but entering past the star requires the Eye of Jupiter. To enter the Sol system, a player (or AI) must find another system containing the Eye. Each variant of the 12 Colonies maps have a different system name for the Eye, making it difficult to find right away. The only similarity is that the star containing the Algae Planet is always near the system containing the Eye. 

It is not recommended to rush for Sol as the Cylons only care about destroying your fleet. If they discover your small fleet near the Eye, the Cylons will eliminate you. It is recommended to fortify the Helios Alpha system and then continue colonizing elsewhere to throw the Cylons off your trail.

P.S. Any bugs or issues, look at the known issues section in the readme. It contains some of the problems with the maps.

It is also recommended that players not build trade/refinery facilities to improve end-game performance, but it isn't necessary.

The maps are also compatible with Vanilla Sins. I was able to test the FoK mod without major problems with 1.84; so no need to downgrade versions to play!

@ ZombiesRus5, if you like the maps, feel free to use them. I just ask for credit somewhere. The only issue is that they need to be properly edited in a FoK Galaxy Forge.

edit: I regret to say that DLC is required. I can try to remove all the DLC, but I feel like the BSG universe really needs it.

The mod is build for 1.82. I can't guarantee it's compatible with 1.84. I have already started updating the mod with all the new features for 1.84.

Yeah, I want BSG to be a community effort for improvements. Feel free to send them my way. 

Nice! I'll check these out and get them included if they test out ok 

1.84 gives us a new buff of GiveExperience. I was thinking about having the Resurrection Hub be able to give this to newly created CapitalShips that utilize Resurrection. Thoughts?

Z, 

The latest version still has Natalie Faust for Loyalists instead of the Number 5 model in the Plan tree. 

Also, could you send me the updated artifacts mod and the moons mod (so I can test the Cylon asteroid base)? Would like to take another look at it. 

Have you put in the new meshes for the Hades and the Basestar in version 38.3? They look the same as the old ones. 

Thanks

Maybe put it in there and we can test it... what are you trying to simulate with this ability? To restore experience to destroyed capital ships? 

Z,

That should be the OGG files on their merry way to you. If they do not arrive let me know.

I have the 5/Faust thing fixed in my 1.84 build.

The texture updates he did for the Basestar and Hades only show as subtle improvements in game.

I've uploaded the artifact and moon to dropbox.

Yes, someone asked about resurrection hub doing something similar to this in the past. This new buff type is a much more reliable way of doing this. For example all capital ships resurrected from the Hub could start at Level 2.

Thanks I will check them out.

Z, just had a look at the Cylon Asteroid. Most of the above changes still haven't been made (the first lot of strings above, and the second lot - should just be a cut and paste). Are you happy with the descriptions? 

I'm not sure what's going on here: 

Changes for Artifacts: 

Its was awesome that you added shields for the alien ships. Would you be able to create a shield for the alien starbase as well? Is there a lot of work involved in doing that? 

The effect for the Stabilize Phase Space ability (Alien starbase) doesn't seem to be working properly? It should be activated within the starbase itself ... Its kind of flipped upright, but should be horizontal and in the starbase.

Need a space between "Meteor" and "Storm": 

Description for Nanocannon Artifact needs to be fixed. Need to delete the first sentence, and needs a full stop at the end of the sentence: 

Z - just a very cosmetic change from me. When a colonial battlestar is bombing a planet, they use MIRV's, which looks exactly like the ones used by the Cylons when they were bombing the 12 colonies (they break up into smaller missiles upon entry): 

I don't think that they Cylons are using this effect though (which they should). After you have researched "Antimatter MIRV's" in the Hand of God research tree --> Model Subsystems, it should give the cap ships the same effect. Could this please be changed? 

I see those strings except for the city population and tradeport. I'll need to make new upgrade abilities for the cylon moon base to change the city population string. It also appears the Cylon starbase and Cylon moon base are sharing weapon strings. I'll need to fix that.

Quoting Mord_Sith84, reply 2870

I'm not sure what's going on here: 

Reduced 43%

Original 1306 x 676

End of Mord_Sith84's quote

It's an error in the string file. Easy to fix.

I'll look at these.

Done

And done.

It's all or none on bombing effects. I can give cylons the same effect the colonials have but I can't change it with research. I've thought about doing this too.

Drop this file in Core's String directory to resolve some of the cylon moon string issues. Strings were there just some older entries from other locations were overriding them. It won't fix the colony pods because that needs a new entity file and we need to split the descriptions still for the weapons.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5790092/Temp/English.str

Quoting ZombiesRus5, reply 2873

Quoting Mord_Sith84,

reply 2869

Z, just had a look at the Cylon Asteroid. Most of the above changes still haven't been made (the first lot of strings above, and the second lot - should just be a cut and paste). Are you happy with the descriptions? 

I see those strings except for the city population and tradeport. I'll need to make new upgrade abilities for the cylon moon base to change the city population string. It also appears the Cylon starbase and Cylon moon base are sharing weapon strings. I'll need to fix that.

Quoting Mord_Sith84,

reply 2870

I'm not sure what's going on here: 

Reduced 43%

Original 1306 x 676

It's an error in the string file. Easy to fix.

Quoting Mord_Sith84,

reply 2871

Its was awesome that you added shields for the alien ships. Would you be able to create a shield for the alien starbase as well? Is there a lot of work involved in doing that? 

The effect for the Stabilize Phase Space ability (Alien starbase) doesn't seem to be working properly? It should be activated within the starbase itself ... Its kind of flipped upright, but should be horizontal and in the starbase.

I'll look at these.

Quoting Mord_Sith84,

reply 2871

Need a space between "Meteor" and "Storm": 

Done

Quoting Mord_Sith84,

reply 2871

Description for Nanocannon Artifact needs to be fixed. Need to delete the first sentence, and needs a full stop at the end of the sentence: 

And done.

Quoting Cylon_Luvr,

reply 2872

Z - just a very cosmetic change from me. When a colonial battlestar is bombing a planet, they use MIRV's, which looks exactly like the ones used by the Cylons when they were bombing the 12 colonies (they break up into smaller missiles upon entry): 

It's all or none on bombing effects. I can give cylons the same effect the colonials have but I can't change it with research. I've thought about doing this too.

 

End of ZombiesRus5's quote

Thanks Z. I've also just sent you an email about the Worldstar, please have a look.