[SHIP] Terran M6 Normandy v1.3 & New Game Start

Krewzur · Post by **Krewzur** » Fri, 13. Feb 09, 23:20

sentinelk92 wrote:
amurph0 wrote:YES!!! You are a god tenk!!!!
amurph0 - can you post the exact instructions on how to combine this mod w/ axel's sihp stuff so we can have both by just loading 1 mod file?

I remember the Tships modification stuff you posted... but I don't know how to combine the cat files

edit:

I installed it as a "fake patch" as per instructions in txt file: renamed it to the next sequential # and put .dat/.cat file in root dir. Put the .xml in scripts folder.

But I don't seem to see the normandy for purchase in the saturn shipyard?

Because the old normandy thread will no longer be used, i'll post the instructions there

Bertone · Post by **Bertone** » Sat, 14. Feb 09, 00:22

A very good ship, Tenk! Congratulations!

I hope not to be "redundant", but is it possible to port it to X3R, too?

Bertone · Post by **Bertone** » Sat, 14. Feb 09, 00:37

Take a look at the bottom turret: in the TShips file it has the same Path Index of upper one.

Could it be the problem?

Hope Slayer · Post by **Hope Slayer** » Sat, 14. Feb 09, 00:39

Excellent ship Tenk!

I went in and added the Guass Cannons to the main guns to give her a bit more ummpphh. Now if I wanted to add another gun to the turrets where would I start?

Raben Schwarz · Post by **Raben Schwarz** » Sat, 14. Feb 09, 00:44

Thank you Tenk!
Hm... got the Problem that the Engines aren't glowing (as someone who posted before me). I had to downturn the Shaders to medium - could that be the Problem ? I'll try Sir Squallus hint.
Anyway - She's a beauty.

sentinelk92 · Post by **sentinelk92** » Sat, 14. Feb 09, 04:53

One of the best ships I've ever flown in X3 - totally awesome!!

xabk · Post by **xabk** » Sat, 14. Feb 09, 04:54

Tenk, this may be important: I was looking through the TShips file in your mod and accidentally noticed that Katana (Terr M6) has SS_COCKPIT_TER_UPDO_M6_TENK (id 152) as a bottom turret. Is it some kind of bug in my X3 Editor or you really changed Katana? To make it clear, I've only removed Apricot PBE (since I don't have it:), the rest of TShips file is untouched. Anybody, just check your (in this mod) TShips entry for Katana, please.

EDIT: found Apricot PBE/PPC in TC stock cat file.. What's this? Never seen it in game..

semiliterate · Post by **semiliterate** » Sat, 14. Feb 09, 14:43

okay the katana turret, i don't think is a problem, because it's like that in my tships file and i merged the Normandy into it manually. it is wierd though so i might be wrong - i ended up fitting Normandy in by trial and error, so i may have lost track of a step somewhere.

Krewzur · Post by **Krewzur** » Sat, 14. Feb 09, 15:24

xabk wrote:Tenk, this may be important: I was looking through the TShips file in your mod and accidentally noticed that Katana (Terr M6) has SS_COCKPIT_TER_UPDO_M6_TENK (id 152) as a bottom turret. Is it some kind of bug in my X3 Editor or you really changed Katana? To make it clear, I've only removed Apricot PBE (since I don't have it:), the rest of TShips file is untouched. Anybody, just check your (in this mod) TShips entry for Katana, please.

EDIT: found Apricot PBE/PPC in TC stock cat file.. What's this? Never seen it in game..

I just checked mine and i don't have that. I don't even have "SS_COCKPIT_TER_UPDO_M6_TENK". Mine uses the Katana's turrets (SS_COCKPIT_TER_UPDO_M6), for both turrets on the Norm

xabk · Post by **xabk** » Sat, 14. Feb 09, 16:00

amurph0 wrote:
xabk wrote:Tenk, this may be important: I was looking through the TShips file in your mod and accidentally noticed that Katana (Terr M6) has SS_COCKPIT_TER_UPDO_M6_TENK (id 152) as a bottom turret. Is it some kind of bug in my X3 Editor or you really changed Katana? To make it clear, I've only removed Apricot PBE (since I don't have it:), the rest of TShips file is untouched. Anybody, just check your (in this mod) TShips entry for Katana, please.

EDIT: found Apricot PBE/PPC in TC stock cat file.. What's this? Never seen it in game..
I just checked mine and i don't have that. I don't even have "SS_COCKPIT_TER_UPDO_M6_TENK". Mine uses the Katana's turrets (SS_COCKPIT_TER_UPDO_M6), for both turrets on the Norm

Well, we both have the same cat files, so I assume it's X3 Editor's fault.. weird fault indeed.. so, that basically means that Katana is capable of mounting Flaks too, by Egosoft design..

Tenk · Post by **Tenk** » Sat, 14. Feb 09, 16:01

The up/down turrets should use a new cockpit I included in the Tcockpits, it does seem to be causing some problems though. I'll take a look at it.

I'm gonna fix what I can now and hopefully get a new version out later today.

Tenk · Post by **Tenk** » Sat, 14. Feb 09, 18:30

amurph0: I was unable to recreate the ReadText error your getting, my only guess is its something else interfering with it.

The turrets on the Katana and Vidar had changed to my versions. When I made a new turret it got slotted in at 152 in the TCockpits file, probably my fault. The Vidar and Katana used 152 so they had my new turret installed. I've changed there turrets to 153, the original Terran M6 turret they should have.

Turret firing has been fixed, was a problem with turret rotation in the scene file, they look funny now but work. I might look at making proper up/down turret models because X just seems to use normal ones and you have to rotate them to get the arcs right.

I was unable to change the engine glow without adding particle effects, which I don't know how to do. It currently uses a post processing filter on the texture to make it glow, if you have you shaders set to medium or below, the engines won't glow

I also couldn't change the colour of the glow, that's taken from the .DDS and I don't want to have to add my own textures at the moment.

X:R I don't have installed so I'm unable to make the conversion unless its something simple, since I won't be able to test it.

Any other problems that are found let me know

semiliterate · Post by **semiliterate** » Sat, 14. Feb 09, 19:09

any chance there's an easy way to add an extra slot to the turrets? i have doubleshadow's editor and can find it and everything, i just don't know where to look to find numbers for the Add Gun button, or even if that's the right one.

Krewzur · Post by **Krewzur** » Sun, 15. Feb 09, 05:01

Tenk wrote: amurph0I was unable to change the engine glow without adding particle effects, which I don't know how to do. It currently uses a post processing filter on the texture to make it glow, if you have you shaders set to medium or below, the engines won't glow
I also couldn't change the colour of the glow, that's taken from the .DDS and I don't want to have to add my own textures at the moment.

Use the engine FX from a Nova.

Or download the engine trails mod, and give it a blue engine trail.

Either of those should cover up the glowing textures of the engine itself and make it appear blue.

dubnium · Post by **dubnium** » Sun, 15. Feb 09, 06:59

love it, the ship is well-balanced. it doesn't feel like cheating, unlike springblossom.

aquemnun · Post by **aquemnun** » Sun, 15. Feb 09, 15:23

I managed to fix the bottom turret bug in v1.1. Go into Tships and change the bottom turret Idx to 4 instead of 2. that means the bottom turret will use the bottom turret instead of trying to fire from the top turret

hope that helps ya for v1.2!

Tenk · Post by **Tenk** » Sun, 15. Feb 09, 15:34

aquemnun wrote:I managed to fix the bottom turret bug in v1.1. Go into Tships and change the bottom turret Idx to 4 instead of 2. that means the bottom turret will use the bottom turret instead of trying to fire from the top turret

The bottom turret Pidx in 1.1 is set to 4, its one of the things I updated. It was set to 2 in version 1.0 though.

Bertone · Post by **Bertone** » Sun, 15. Feb 09, 16:00

Wow! I noticed the problem, incredible!

aquemnun · Post by **aquemnun** » Sun, 15. Feb 09, 16:07

ah my bad, i have a modded tships and forgot to add the version 1.1 normandy to it. lots of changes to my tships...

mikthescot · Post by **mikthescot** » Sun, 15. Feb 09, 17:01

iv downloaded it but now wot how do i use it or install it
plz help?

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[SHIP] Terran M6 Normandy v1.3 & New Game Start

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