[SCRIPT][AP/TC] Improved Races 2.0 v1.08 (6'th-June-12)

[Generic_Username]

As mentioned in the first post, the .spk download is no longer working. Download the .rar archive as described and extract it to your game folder. (If you don't have a program installed being able to extract .rar archives, get 7zip here.)

Quoting seems to be the only way I can reply to this topic, so sorry for that. Every time I hit the "REPLY" button, it sends me back to the Forum Index.

Anyway, I like the mod, but I'm getting a lot of "zzPLACEHOLDER" TL transports. It seems to only be the military TLs. For instance, "Split Military zzPLACEHOLDER Hauler"

These TLs themselves are invisible and I can't see them at all.

I don't even know if this forum is still active, but I'll appreciate any help.

Mods I'm running:

XRM
OK Trade

I started with a fresh install, with XRM. Everything worked. No zzPLACEHOLDERS and no "Military Supply" TLs. Then when I installed IR 2.0, I got the zzPLACEHOLDERS. Everything else in the mod seems to work. There is an increased military presence, and every ship is working. They don't even show up as a Mammoth, they're invisible and I can fly within 1m of them.

[Alan Phipps]

@ Generic_Username: There is nothing in the OP that actually states that it is compatible with the OK Traders mod (which uses a form of ship renaming that is off by default). You would have to cross-check the game resources used by each mod to look for clashes.

This is your posting issue and solution.

[igkillerhamster]

Erro, pardon me for not skimming through 58 pages of posts and thus unaware of it maybe already existing.

Since I have recently went ahead and reinstalled X3TC again and immediately
falling in love with the modding community again and finding out about this
mod through a chain of other plugins (some mod I forgot had WARS
recommended, in which someone recommended another mod in which
another one mentioned this mod).

Haven't played much yet but super excited to see how the universe changes
with this one.

The reason why I am posting actually is, that I went ahead and translated
the XML file (Which I presume is where the whole localization is drawn from?
I dunno, I usually only install mods, never make some myself.) into german.
It somehow annoyed the heck out of me to have a german-english mix
cluttered in my message log.

For anyone interested, the translation can be found here:

https://www.mediafire.com/#4o1h11goje33g

It's already in its proper folder structure (zip:\t\7777-L049.xml) so unpack,
drag on drop and enjoy a fully(?) translated mod.

Since I haven't played much with the mod yet, feel free to note mistakes
I might have made, its just been an afternoon project after all

[Raio_Verusia]

I was reading through today and noticed the SPK was lost? I still have that guy on a harddrive, dated the same as this thread! I really don't know if it's allowed, but if anything for Jack's sake here's the SPK file.

https://mega.nz/#!XIMRTAYL!QN8AY8L97qEf ... CG5YWwPi9Q

Happy hunting!

[Jack08]

I was reading through today and noticed the SPK was lost? I still have that guy on a harddrive, dated the same as this thread! I really don't know if it's allowed, but if anything for Jack's sake here's the SPK file.

https://mega.nz/#!XIMRTAYL!QN8AY8L97qEf ... CG5YWwPi9Q

Happy hunting!

Thanks! I've restored the download link.

[Aldebaran_Prime]

Erro, pardon me for not skimming through 58 pages of posts and thus unaware of it maybe already existing.

Since I have recently went ahead and reinstalled X3TC again and immediately
falling in love with the modding community again and finding out about this
mod through a chain of other plugins (some mod I forgot had WARS
recommended, in which someone recommended another mod in which
another one mentioned this mod).

Haven't played much yet but super excited to see how the universe changes
with this one.

The reason why I am posting actually is, that I went ahead and translated
the XML file (Which I presume is where the whole localization is drawn from?
I dunno, I usually only install mods, never make some myself.) into german.
It somehow annoyed the heck out of me to have a german-english mix
cluttered in my message log.

For anyone interested, the translation can be found here:

https://www.mediafire.com/#4o1h11goje33g

It's already in its proper folder structure (zip:\t\7777-L049.xml) so unpack,
drag on drop and enjoy a fully(?) translated mod.

Since I haven't played much with the mod yet, feel free to note mistakes
I might have made, its just been an afternoon project after all

has somebody downloaded this translation? I'm interested in, but the link above is dead

[Chemical-mix]

I was reading through today and noticed the SPK was lost? I still have that guy on a harddrive, dated the same as this thread! I really don't know if it's allowed, but if anything for Jack's sake here's the SPK file.

https://mega.nz/#!XIMRTAYL!QN8AY8L97qEf ... CG5YWwPi9Q

Happy hunting!

Thank you so much for reposting the .spk file.

[Clappie]

I would definitely love to see this mod, or something like it, work for Litcubes. I exclusively play Litcubes these days, but I just hate that none of the factions are fighting/warring each other. Would definitely love to see such a feature there.

[rhine770]

Has any other XRM user noticed the small build up of inactive response fighters in sectors? They're always small ships (usually M3s) and they just sit around in a their race's space doing nothing and only react if you attack them. The rest of the response is long gone at that point. This does not happen to M6 and larger vessels.

I used universe cleaner to see if it would get rid of them and it seems it does remove the Argon build but not for everyone else. What are the risks this build up could pose? This looks like something that doesn't do much damage now, but later, once there's many of them littered around the universe.

In this case I have many other mods. The largest ones I have on this game is Improved Khaak, Yaki/Pirate Guild/MARS/LoCo, updated bonus pack files, Phanon modded for XRM. This folder and save file doesn't have any other mods that I could see interfering.

[CloneSargaent]

Well it can cause lag IS(in sector) and can cause lag by increasing the number ships being tracked by the game on top of tracking civilian, trader, and normal military ships. I have noticed if you turn off invasions(I think may happen regardless) response fighters also build up in bordering Pirate and Xenon sectors. There needs to be a better clean up script or maybe script that automatically kills any m3(with "response" in it's name) that has 0 throttle after 20 or 15 minutes.

[Iceciro]

I can absolutely report the same occasional stalled fighter.

I'm not sure where it comes from, but we're running very similar scripts.

[Azulius]

ir2 have improved khaak 1.1 integrated ? if not, any idea where i can get it ? all links i found are dead. and i would really like to play like 1 of them

[X2-Illuminatus]

It would help a lot, if you would tell us what game you're playing, because I just replied to your other post in the X3R forum, where you can find a working download link. However, that's of course the X3R variant, which isn't compatible with X3TC/AP. Likewise, a script created for X3TC/AP won't work in X3R.

[Azulius]

oo sorry i absolutelly forgot there is also x3r. i play x3ap. i found working link for improved khaak 2 but there is no option to play as khaak, and if i understand it well 1.1 was giving this option. but for some reason any link for it is not working for me

[Nayder]

Hi,

Is it possible to make this mod compatible with litcube?

[FriendlyFirePhoenix]

@Nayder yep, it would just take a colossal amount of work by a skilled scripter.

[Nayder]

@FriendlyFirePhoenix
I don't think so in fact.
I saw this thread yesterday :
https://forum.egosoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=273973
And i saw this line:
You can set relations between races (with several exceptions), and TrueRelations system mentioned above will take those settings into account. Race1 is also covered here, so you can adjust Litcube's Phanon Corporation relations with other races

Anyway, i tested it, and it doesn't work, but still, it picked my curiosity.

Sadly it's pretty hard to find any information about that... I found not less than 4 different threads for 4 different Improved Race mod version, and i am totally lost about it...

[FriendlyFirePhoenix]

@Nayder Litcube makes massive changes to the game right down to the engine level. There is way more to it than just Phanon. Look at any of the mods which have been made compatible with Litcube and you'll see it's not a trivial task. djrygar's original comment was referring to the standalone Phanon mod made before Litcube's Universe. That standalone mod is still available and can be used with IR2. I will tell you though that these days, IR2 is a bit janky. Even without considering Litcube compatibility, it has serious standalone issues which need fixing. The only part of it I'm currently using is True Relations. For invasions I'm using Military Base Response Revamp recently updated by TechSY930.

[Mapo01]

Hi guys,

sorry to bother you but after the istallation of the mod via plugin manager split shipyards started to sell an argon mammoth instead of split pteranodon... any possible fix please? Thanks in advance

[Skidmarc]

I've encountered a bug when I'm on the the "Highway Patrol" mission. When the Tokyo jumps in I or the NPCs can't seem to destroy it. It will only go down to about 90% hull and then stop taking damage. I suspect it has something to do with the plot protection feature.

https://imgur.com/a/uKLt2

What I've tried:

Disabling Plot protection
Disabling and reloading save
Disabling and Restarting game
Clean Universe and restart game
Disabling entire script from the manager
Reenabling script and turning plot protection on and off.

I can't progress beyond the mission because the Tokyo wont die. I even tried installing a script to kill my current target but unfortunately the game doesnt like it and wont complete the mission.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Cheers
Josh


Edit: I was too far away from the ship. When I got closer it started taking damage. I'll leave my post up for someone to read if they run into the same situation.