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Reply to Erm... texture/model help please in Sins Modding Sins Forums

I have more or less the same issue with the B5 model I imported, I left the data map section of your Mesh importer blank it had no effect.

Reply to Babylon 5 Mod Ideas in Sins Modding Sins Forums

[img]http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/7061/b5oase2ef3.jpg[/img] I have 20 shadow vessels flying around now, I'll try and get some video footage.

Reply to graphics wish for final version in Beta Feedback Sins Forums

Lightning is a very difficult effect to simulate accurately as an example look at the Ion Distruptor in X3 where Egosoft got it completely wrong. UT3 has a nice effect with their 'lightning gun'....

Reply to Babylon 5 Mod Ideas in Sins Modding Sins Forums

I have imported the first B5 model as you can see from the 'And so it begins....' thread. The purpose of this test was to see how SoaSE handled a high-polygon model and I have to report so far so good. What I want to do next is to see how the game handles 20+ Shadow vessels, then apply a more advanced texture.

Reply to And so it begins... (Model Importing) in Sins Modding Sins Forums

[img]http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/5076/b5oaseap6.jpg[/img] And so it begins... ;p a mere 5000 vertices & 10,000 faces with credit to the model author(s) Balogt & Cycrow from the X3 modding community.

Reply to New Skins Release in Sins Modding Sins Forums

I think the Vasari textures make the ships much more believable and using the softer colours basically works.

Reply to Less than 60day's left before release! in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

[img]http://img378.imageshack.us/img378/7669/dontpanicsmallyc9.jpg[/img]

Reply to Babylon 5 Mod Ideas in Sins Modding Sins Forums

Through talking to some of the X3 modding community I have also collected various B5 models to try out. I haven't seen the HW2 B5 models myself but even an average X3 model is pretty detailed compared with a HW2 model which might make them unsuitable I guess we'll see. The problem is the models are in the proprietary X3 format '.xsp' and need conversion or a friendly chat with the author(s) to obtain a compatible format for SoaSE i.e. '.3ds' If anyone has any ideas or suggestio

Reply to Stun ability not working how it should in Beta Feedback Sins Forums

Err what about Einstein & gravity? Shouldn't a stunned ship start falling towards the source of gravitational attraction being the resultant force and all that.

Reply to Kane and Lynch - Gamespot Editor/Reviewer Fired for Negative Review =o in Games Sins Forums

They probably wanted him out and were looking for an excuse.

Reply to "EPICness" What can done before SINS hits the store shelf!?!? in Beta Feedback Sins Forums

What could be done to discourage 'singular uber fleet tactics' is an increased intel open to all players. In much the same way a tight battle/carrier group can be spotted more easily in the open sea than a dispersed or distrubuted force. So translating that into SoaSE, the UI could inform players of the presence of a large battle fleet much earlier and thus allow them time to plan their defence. The skill would be to navigate smaller battle groups in relative secret to a single

Reply to Will the AI eventually be z-axis aware in a meaningful way? in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

I think part of the problem is Homeworld players wanting to play Homeworld style battles on the scale of SoaSE with the accompanying galactic UI. Clearly this would be an instant success. Iron Clad however have set out with something else in mind, and are taking a risk by using their own formula. We'll have to wait and see I guess, I'm sure there are plenty of gameplay enhancements to yet to be implemented to offset the things that we think we want. Formations and the 3rd race

Reply to RTS vs 4X Poll in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

And when two fleets of near equal strength meet for battle you're happy for the outcome to be largely determined by the actions of the AI or elements of chance?

Reply to Z Axis in Beta Feedback Sins Forums

You can definately move in the Z axis in Beta4, though its fairly obvious the whole Z axis function isn't polished yet.

Reply to Sins Beta 4 Technical Feedback - *POST HERE* in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Yes thats right, along with the other z-axis points/observations of course like the return journey. You sound like a Developer in disguise sometimes Ron.

Reply to refunds in Beta Feedback Sins Forums

As a father myself I actually found having a newborn child actually creates windows of oppourtunity to play games, though what you need is games you can pause or quick multiplayer rounds like Counter Strike. Essentially any game which doesn't screw you up by having to go afk. So the single player version of most games incl. SoaSE or the mother of all single player games X3 are exactly what you need. What else are you gonna do at 3am whilst your missus is asleep knowing baby nee

Reply to Sins Beta 4 Technical Feedback - *POST HERE* in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Ron wrote: [quote]Huh? Do you mean you arrive "on top" of the phase lane as in prior versions? [/quote] No not above but at the zero level in the z-axis i.e. in the 2D plane where the default SoaSE ships occupy. Start Phase Jump Here ---- ---> Expected to Arrive Here ------ ------ ------> Actually Arrive Here (damn HTML formatting, you get

Reply to Cusor drift still present in Beta4 in Beta Feedback Sins Forums

Correct. Why is it intended behaviour Ron, whats the value in allowing the cursor to move when changing view? If I'm missing something then fair enough atm I find it reasonably irritating.

Reply to Cusor drift still present in Beta4 in Beta Feedback Sins Forums

maybe I need to make a movie if its a problem unique to me...

Reply to Cusor drift still present in Beta4 in Beta Feedback Sins Forums

I don't like how the cursor moves away from a selected/centrally focused object when rotating the camera. I expect it to stay on the object in the center because it can sometimes reach the edge of the screen when you stop which then asks the UI to scroll the view in that direction when you 9/10 wouldn't have chosen to do that as your next command. I don't see why the cursor should move at all whilst rotating the camera, thats why I described it as a bug. I dont use zoom the cur

Reply to I Need Your Voice in Everything Else Sins Forums

[quote]Damn what do you want from me[/quote] Much better, lets get back to the voice business.

Reply to quad core cpu support in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

There is no evidence to support Vista running games faster than XP, in actual fact it is the reverse due to the OS overhead and poor driver optimisation. Hopefully that will change at some point.

Reply to I Need Your Voice in Everything Else Sins Forums

That 3rd sentance is a bit dodgy isnt it? You might want to tweak that one before an admin swats you.

Reply to quad core cpu support in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Its not easy to re-engineer a single threaded application into a multi-threaded app by any means. If SoaSE has been coded with multi-threading in mind that will make life much simplier and therefore more likely in the release code. The truth can only be answered by the lead programmers though it probably lies somewhere between the two in reality. I think I'm right in saying only Crysis takes advantage of Quad core processors to date, though of course in all games the OS will offload its

Reply to Multi's Replay pack in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Well done Multianna your efforts are appreciated.