[PROGRAM] Ship Manager - Creator & Installer V1.91 : Update 28/02/2007

[galatei_tf]

For everyone who ran previous version (v1.82), causing the loss of installed ship list, there's a simple solution.
If you want to preserve your current ship configuration and be able to install/uninstall new ships, just rename ShipCreator.cat/dat files (in your X3 Reunion\mods directory) to something like mymod.cat/dat and in ShipInstaller, select it as your base mod. This will recreate ShipInstaller.cat/dat files with your current config as a base.

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[robcoe]

I appologize in advance if this is the wrong place to post this.

I've been trying to use the ship creator to remove the cockpits from the ships I've downloaded and it never seems to work, when ever I reinstall the ship after modifying it the cockpits are still there. I'm wondering what I am missing, or am I going about things the wrong way by useing the ship creator?

[Cycrow]

how is it your actually triyng to remove the cockpits ?

[robcoe]

If you mean the how, i was removeing the tcockpits entrys in the ships xsp files.

if you mean the reasion, on some of the ships im useing the position of the camera combined with the cockpits means near 0 visibility.

as good looking as some of the cockpits are, they are no substitute for being able to see where your going

[Cycrow]

tcockpits arn't actually to do with the cockpit displays.

Tcockpits hold the information for your turrets, each cockpit scene and weapons the turret it can mount.

to change the cockpit, you need to change the main cockpit scene

[tofuflash]

sup?

i am using eXtended mod(as mod) + ashleys fac/extended complexes ( as fake patch )

when i put in the nice ships in xps formath they appare in the game,, but whan i look thru the list im like WhaT where are the extended nodes(havent checked the factories but i suppose they are gone 2 since they are in the same mod)

am i doin somethin wrong or....?

[Cycrow]

you mean the xtended ships dont display, just the ships you install ?

did you make sure you've set the base mod to the xtended ?

[tofuflash]

naa.. the extended mod ships work fine, its the factories from the fake patch that dont work ( ashs facs+extended complex ) is there a way to avoid this?

tnx 4 the reply

[Cycrow]

well the ship creator doesn't so anything with the factories files, so that should effect it at all.

did you have it working before you installed any ships ?

[Cutty]

Issue with Ship Creator/Installer.

Does not like ' in file name.

Example: M0 Kha'ak.xsp

Had to change it to M0 Khaak.xsp for it to open the file in creator.

-Cutty

[hawkbs]

I appologize in advance if this is the wrong place to post this.

I've been trying to use the ship creator to remove the cockpits from the ships I've downloaded and it never seems to work, when ever I reinstall the ship after modifying it the cockpits are still there. I'm wondering what I am missing, or am I going about things the wrong way by useing the ship creator?

You have to extract the xsp using the ship creator. Then using X3Editor you goto the text Editor and open the types\tships.txt file. Look for the ship you want to edit then click on models tab. Where it says Cockpit Scene you may see something like this. objects\ships\argon\cockpits\argon_M3_cockpit_scene
change it to 4512 save the file then repack with x3modmanager then use the ship creator and use the ship import wizard.

messing with cockpits though is not a fun process so back up your files before you do it.

[Cycrow]

actually you can edit it directly in the ship creator, just type in the cockpit scene of the ship creator and it'll change it

[Cycrow]

A new update 1.84
Some checks to hopefully fix the problem with TShips.

anyways with problems with missing ships, or blank entries in the game this version should help.
When first loading the installer, goto Update Mod to get it to recreate TShips.

[Rudenut]

Hey Cycrow...I am having major problems.

I have a few ships I am trying to install into the xtended mod.....one of them is the starfury...which I have rebalanced to 105 for play purposes. when I load a new game I go to the shipdock and purchase a starfury first thing....I get into my starfury and then eject and turn around...and no texture....I believe the ebon hawk and the cyclon raider is also without textures...I haven't gotten the others but I suspect they are all without textures..

I have rechosen the X3 folder as you have suggested as well as selected the standard game and reselecting the xtended mod in the ship manager....I am using a steam version and ship manager 1.84.....please help me....I can send you my cat and dat files via email as well....any help would do

[Cycrow]

have you got a screenshot of what the ships look like ?

[timh1966]

Thanks Cycrow, this updated version takes the hassle out of building custom ships.



It occaisionally crashes on a couple of ships Glorious Heritage & the Ebon Hawk. But I'll suss those out eventually. I hope they pay you a lot of money in the real world, because you are worth it..

Finally I can build the Aerotech mod, & possibly the Freelancer ships mod.

Just finished putting together the fighters from Renegade Legion, this will be an easier job than anticipated thanks to you.

[Cycrow]

is it the ship creator that crashes ?

i dont actually get paid anything right now, still trying to find a job

[Rudenut]

The ships are just blank textures....it's the same problem as everyone else was having...you can target them but they aren't there and u can fly through them. So, there are no screenshots of them...just a blank green square.

[Cycrow]

u mean theres no model ?
thats abit different to blank textures

is it the ships that you installed thats having the problem, or the ships from the mod ?

im currently looking into the problems with Xtended

[Rudenut]

I think only the ships I have installed are having the problem. And yes, you have described the problem more correctly...they are not appearing at all. I have not come across any mod ships with the issue....

Thanks for working so hard on this...I am new to the game and just recently found out Xtended is having problems.