[MINI-MOD] Resized Aldrin Big Rock
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[MINI-MOD] Resized Aldrin Big Rock
ever been annoyed by that OMG WTF BIG rock in Aldrin?
ever wanted to crush that big object that transforms any Autopilot manouver in a Rodeo?
this is the solution!
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cat/dat version
.spk (Plugin Manager) version
what have I done? I resized the model of the Aldrin's Big Rock to have it about half Vanilla size.
<<<2.1 compatible>>>
<<<Completely compatible with other Mods>>>
(unless they change something to the Aldrin's Big Rock)
Installing:
Extract the cat/dat and place in your TC game folder. Rename these files to be in the highest numbered position. i.e. if you already have a number 08 cat/dat then you will need to name them 09.
if you choose the .spk version just double click on it and the Plugin Manager will do the rest.
I know it is not a big mod but I hope some of you will find it useful.
Edit: Added alternative xdownloads download link. X2-Illuminatus
ever wanted to crush that big object that transforms any Autopilot manouver in a Rodeo?
this is the solution!
[ external image ]
Outdated links:
cat/dat version
.spk (Plugin Manager) version
what have I done? I resized the model of the Aldrin's Big Rock to have it about half Vanilla size.
<<<2.1 compatible>>>
<<<Completely compatible with other Mods>>>
(unless they change something to the Aldrin's Big Rock)
Installing:
Extract the cat/dat and place in your TC game folder. Rename these files to be in the highest numbered position. i.e. if you already have a number 08 cat/dat then you will need to name them 09.
if you choose the .spk version just double click on it and the Plugin Manager will do the rest.
I know it is not a big mod but I hope some of you will find it useful.
Edit: Added alternative xdownloads download link. X2-Illuminatus
Last edited by someone else on Fri, 24. Jul 09, 18:20, edited 4 times in total.
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I see you left it a .bob and did not wrap it up as a compressed .pbb
Yer sure this won't mess with the loading hierarchy?
Oh, it may work, I'm just saying that it would be safer to use the exact same extension as the "original" in the CAT.
Other than that - good job. Good riddance.
Yer sure this won't mess with the loading hierarchy?
Oh, it may work, I'm just saying that it would be safer to use the exact same extension as the "original" in the CAT.
Other than that - good job. Good riddance.
Last edited by Gazz on Fri, 29. May 09, 13:31, edited 1 time in total.
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boh... I started the game with this mod installed and Aldrin Big Rock works as intended, didn't knew that repacking was necessary.
I'll repack and compress it...
I'll repack and compress it...
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yes, but the framerate is still eaten by the bigness of the sector.
in any case try it, if you don't like it just trash it, no incompatibilities.
drop a post here to report your results in case you try.
EDIT: Gazz is right, if you are IS the big rock wreacks havoc with autopilot, now the autopilot works as usual.
in any case try it, if you don't like it just trash it, no incompatibilities.
drop a post here to report your results in case you try.
EDIT: Gazz is right, if you are IS the big rock wreacks havoc with autopilot, now the autopilot works as usual.
Last edited by someone else on Sat, 13. Jun 09, 12:01, edited 1 time in total.
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The big benefit is not just the framerate.
It's that ships can not navigate in this sector with such a huge object present.
It's that ships can not navigate in this sector with such a huge object present.
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Autipillok... yeah, returns stupid as usual...
without the rock you'll have the usual 70% chance of docking and 20% chance of splatting somewhere and 10% chance of it getting stuck and freeze/move randomly
but at least you would no more have a rough ride as before.
waiting your results friend...
p.s. I was planning of putting in a Sun.... there is a Frikkin' load of space for it but all the suns did not show properly... any ideas?
without the rock you'll have the usual 70% chance of docking and 20% chance of splatting somewhere and 10% chance of it getting stuck and freeze/move randomly
but at least you would no more have a rough ride as before.
waiting your results friend...
p.s. I was planning of putting in a Sun.... there is a Frikkin' load of space for it but all the suns did not show properly... any ideas?
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i most certainly dont understand how ES could pass this crap system to the fans. Its so ugly, the Rock kills autopilot and its also a FPS killer. The whole system looks like slobbed together in 2 hours with no usability checks.
(not to mention the economy problems...the ridiculous system size etc etc)
I mean *** a 130 ms baldric needs to traverse like 300 km to reach a station ? and with the rock its even like 3x times as much? LAWL.
Shame...i just had to vent off about this ..bugged me since the first minute i entered that system. Thanks even more for this removal .
(not to mention the economy problems...the ridiculous system size etc etc)
I mean *** a 130 ms baldric needs to traverse like 300 km to reach a station ? and with the rock its even like 3x times as much? LAWL.
Shame...i just had to vent off about this ..bugged me since the first minute i entered that system. Thanks even more for this removal .
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I can see what they were going for, finally a system that had stuff to do on all sides of a central "planet" but autopilot and the distances kind of ruined it.
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Well the sector is so big because isn't it supposed to represent their lack of acceleration gate technology? Hence why the Aldrin ships are so damn fast so they can get between them, so of course flying a commonwealth or Terran ship through Aldrin is going to take a while. But on the matter of the big rock, I remember when I entered the sector I was like "WTF is that, where do they live?"
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Honestly you'd think that the Aldrans would have all evolved slightly into very pale, big-eyed sorts of people for living inside a big rock for a thousand years. They'd probably be quite un-trusting of, like, everyone too.
I'll give this a look, by the way. Thanks for it. ^^
I'll give this a look, by the way. Thanks for it. ^^
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I'm pleased that all of you are intersted in this mod... but the discussion "where the Aldriners live" doesn't belong here.
p.s. the big rock and all the debris were a planet before the Xenon attack imho, and the Aldriners now live into rocks, as you can see in their stations.
p.s. the big rock and all the debris were a planet before the Xenon attack imho, and the Aldriners now live into rocks, as you can see in their stations.
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at first when i saw the Asteroid I thought, that HAS to be in the background..lo and behold i was wrong
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I found a way to save the Aldrin's feel while mantaining operational the Autopilot... the Aldrin Big rock has been resized.
try it!
try it!
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Resized Aldrin Big Rock
SIDE/TOP/FRONT Ship Size Comparison
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