Version 1.2 of the DDTC Mod is available for download!

[DeadlyDa]

Finally! Version 1.2 of the DDTC mod has been released!

As always with a mod of this size, there are of course lots of tweaks and bug fixes to the ship models and MD code. However the really big news that a) the Merry Mercenary Removal Service (MMRS) missions offered at asteroid base now work correctly, b) the PHQ mission sequence plays much more smoothly, and c) we have another cool new ship from Idea!

We currently have just under 100 ships in the game, and we're not done yet! Idea and I continue to fill out the fleets, so watch this space for new ship and station models!

Version 1.2 change log:

- Added the Boron M2 "Stonefish". It's currently a bit over-gunned, but we'll tone it down a bit soon, as we are planning on re-balancing effort in the near future.
- The Split Krait (TS-SF) and Banded Krait (TM) models have "squished" down a bit so they can fit into the TS docking bay on the new shipyard.
- Corrected the tuning & configurations for the docked M3, M4, and M5 in the Boron custom start, as they were not being set correctly.
- The "reset" logic used when the initial "recruiting" mission for the shipyards timed out was incorrect. Now fixed.
- The custom starts now correctly trigger the Terran Bridge Mission in Omicron Lyrae, if you have the necessary Argon and Terran notoriety.
- The MMRS missions that provide players with access to the SciFi-themed ships and crates of 'rare" weapons are now working. (The number of missions you need to complete is based on the size of the ship. For "big ships", it takes 9 missions, for smaller ships and weapon crates, less.)
- Fixed the "Destroy Convoy" mission for the MMRS faction, as it was causing massive race reputation hits.
- The PHQ code tweaked, and now seems to run quite well. The player must ensure that all hostile ships are destroyed in the current mission before the next segment will be triggered, and there is a really substantial wait between segments 1 & 2, and 2 & 3. (The 1st segment is pretty easy, the 2nd is fairly hard, the 3rd is a killer...and of course, once you're done, you still have to board the TL! You will need highly-trained Marines to board...you have been warned!)
- And, of course, many "nameless" bug fixes!

Unfortunately we still do not have a German translation for you. So for the time being DDTC continues to comes to you in English and Polish only. If someone is feeling ambitious, and wants to turn their hand to translating DDTC to German, please contact us!

Download link:
DDTC Version 1.2:
http://www.flatrock.org.nz/wolf/images/X2_Pix/DDTC_1.2.rar

As has been the case since our initial release, the DDTC User Guide is the place to get all the current info and links to pix of the ships. If you want to know what DDTC is all about before investing your time and bandwidth in a download, then please check out the DDTC 1.2 User Guide. (Don't forget the "hot links" embedded in the PDF. These links will jump you directly to the fleet pages on our site, so you can check out all the ships!)

[Russian Ranger]

Wow! I've been lurking the modding forums for a bit, going through my first run through x3, experimenting with what works and what I like best, and I have to say this mod certainly seems to add tons of depth!

I would like to know how compatible it is with other mods, such as Combat Mod 3, Improved ships, etc. But so far this looks like pure gold and you can bet your credits I'm going to give it a shot!

[Aragon Speed]

Nice to see you with a mod for TC Deadly.

I hope it's even more popular than the X3R one was.

It was DDRS that got me interested in modding - before I was mind-wiped into working with the XTM team.

Good luck to you and your team with DDTC.

[Hieronymos]

@Russian Ranger:

[Idea]

Long live the Archduke

[Sartorie]

ah the return of a classic and his mod the X3:R version stole me weeks of my lifetime

[flaicher]

Wow.. the ships look fantastic

[ezra-r]

That Charon simply looks awesome, the Eyrie looks wonderfull too!

Hammer and Naga look too X2'ish for my taste though.

Cant wait to see what are you guys preparing!

[Fearguis]

How feasible will it be to use the new cockpits mod with this?

[Hieronymos]

[DeadlyDa]

Sorry to be a "wet blanket", but I cannot think of any way that a cockpit mod would work with DDTC short of a very extensive modding effort.

Changing GUI's...no problem

Adding cockpits...not going to happen unless the cockpit mod in question is built expressly for DDRS

[Jack08]

It was my understanding that simply dropping a fake patch wont make a bit of difference being that each patch loaded completely overrides the previous... that being said

[pelador]

For people wishing to consider mod introduction to DDTC. I would encourage them to become actively involved with the beta project. Firstly so that they can get appreciation of how things have changed from Vanilla even if the differences may be apparently subtle in some areas but also to help with the quality assurance aspects of it. You cant judge a book by its cover.

DDTC incorporates new challenges to the combat area, with new suprises with user configurable degrees of difficulty. And in some areas also "tweaking" the characteristics to provide a more combat orientated role. E.g. increase in hull values. But I will emphasise we also cater for elements other than combat.

We are not adverse to users using or suggesting potentially compatible script packages or mod ideas. And in some cases we can likley encourage some custom content. And also intentionally provide a package of scripts as identified for use with DDTC. Kind of like a bonus pack with optional download options. But we dont prohibit players from using other scripts or mods, but unless they incoporate sympathtic consideration to the design and build ethic and the need to incorporate them sensibly into DDTC then its still at own risk potential and management for compatibility considerations.

This is not a promise that suggested mergers will occur as we simply cannot cater for every mod and every script. That would be an unrealistic expectation. This is all subject to visionary aspects we have for the mod and also what we see as being of benefit to it, in keeping with the Arch Dukes goals.

So I would say if you want to become more active in the outcome for DDTC then do so by visiting the forum and becoming actively involved.

[Hieronymos]

DDRS mod for X3R worked very well with a German weapons mod that really upped the graphics of laser and missle effects, and that substantially altered weapon specs. It was used with DDRS as a false patch.

Since DDTC does not alter weaponspecs, but CMOD does...there should be a way forward to merging said content.

But as I'm a Technophobe Luddite, if you're smart, you'll listen to Pelador's opinion on the matter

[Russian Ranger]

Ok, so here are the mods that I want to know if it will or will not be compatible with and I'm not requesting for you to make it so, but just curious, so if it isn't, no need to feel like I'm demanding lol.

-Pirates Guild 3
-Marauder Shipyard
-Factory Complex Constructer
-CODEA and Lucike's other mods (Economy and Supply, Commercial Agent, etc.)
-MARS (Forgive me if you listed compatibility with some mods, just saying everything that comes to mind)
-NPC Bailing Add On
-ATF/Xenon/<Insert Race Here> Shipyards
-RRF
-Improved Kha'ak
-Advanced Hyperdrive
-Salvage Claim Software Mk I
-Salvage Commands and NPC

It may be a pretty extensive list to fill, but a grand majority of these mods are really good, and it would be a shame if most of them were incompatible. Regardless, even if they were, I would still play your mod. 70 ships is something else. And if there was just one mod that I would say make compatible, it would be the NPC bailing.