[MOD] Immersive environments 1.1 [09-11-2011]

fud · Post by **fud** » Wed, 30. Dec 09, 15:11

I'm fairly (99%) certain about it. Any changes to the main universe/map file require a new start to take affect.

Swapping out dds files and changing the Tbackgrounds file can be done without a restart though.

Robert Foster · Post by **Robert Foster** » Wed, 30. Dec 09, 15:36

We'll that depends.

Because right now I am using a Hubble Background mod and
another background mod on top of that and All I did was rename the CAT and DAT files.
and placed them in the same directory the .exe
is in within the main directory.

and I did not have to restart the game.

So it all depends on how he finishes the mod.

connary · Post by **connary** » Wed, 30. Dec 09, 15:56

Tested with and old save and you get the backgrounds but dont get the sector changes, ugly at best.

fud · Post by **fud** » Wed, 30. Dec 09, 16:04

That's what I thought. Anytime you change/edit the x3_universe file, you'll need to restart. Backgrounds and textures you won't.

e1team · Post by **e1team** » Wed, 30. Dec 09, 16:25

connary wrote:Tested with and old save and you get the backgrounds but dont get the sector changes, ugly at best.

Well, I guess this mod worth the new start!

Hopefully I started just several days ago, accumulated only 2 million credits...

BTW if you'll need a new start for this, when you disable the mod you gonna need to start anew too?

connary · Post by **connary** » Wed, 30. Dec 09, 21:13

e1team wrote:
connary wrote:Tested with and old save and you get the backgrounds but dont get the sector changes, ugly at best.
BTW if you'll need a new start for this, when you disable the mod you gonna need to start anew too?

I dont know.

Added Green outland sectors. Boron sectors basically.

surferx · Post by **surferx** » Thu, 31. Dec 09, 05:01

I really like the midnite blue sector. It's going to make a great screenshot with my heavy Dragon in there. All these pics look awesome; nice work.

connary · Post by **connary** » Fri, 1. Jan 10, 19:26

Dark Horizon screenshots added to the first post.
Also added Brennan's triumph sector screenshots.

Enemyone · Post by **Enemyone** » Sat, 2. Jan 10, 05:26

The planetary nightlights look stunning. Absolutely amazing work on this, certainly look forward to using this in future.

connary · Post by **connary** » Sat, 2. Jan 10, 19:16

Khaak sectors added¡¡

Gripen · Post by **Gripen** » Sat, 2. Jan 10, 19:26

Well looking awesome as always, now to find the energy to start all over...

jlehtone · Post by **jlehtone** » Sat, 2. Jan 10, 20:41

The "pixelation discussion" was split out and moved to Off-Topic. May it be more fruitful there.

Requiemfang · Post by **Requiemfang** » Sat, 2. Jan 10, 21:19

Whoa... these screenshots are awesome

StormMagi · Post by **StormMagi** » Sat, 2. Jan 10, 22:05

Where is the download link? I can mirror it (as well as use it myself

) for you.

connary · Post by **connary** » Sun, 3. Jan 10, 15:16

StormMagi wrote:Where is the download link? I can mirror it (as well as use it myself ) for you.

Its a WIP. Its a 300 Mb mod for the moment. Im thinking to use rapidshare or megaupload. Thanks for the offer.

Red dawn added. Taking some risk on color palette but i found this solutions very impressive ingame. The galaxy seems bigger, plenty of special looking places that one remember and want to visit one more time or avoid completely, lol.

StormMagi · Post by **StormMagi** » Sun, 3. Jan 10, 22:11

I would use megaupload personally and size is no problem for me to mirror

(and sorry I got this mod confused with another that just released)

connary · Post by **connary** » Mon, 4. Jan 10, 20:05

No problem, thanks one more time, you are so kind.

First loadscreens added. Vote for your favourite sector to create the last ones.
Xenon sectors and bluewell sectors added.

djrygar · Post by **djrygar** » Mon, 4. Jan 10, 20:47

Gripen wrote:Well looking awesome as always, now to find the energy to start all over...

I think it could not necessaily true. Last time dig trough dorector.xsd, and found set od commands that suggest (judging by their descriptions), that it would be possible to write quite simple MD script that could swap maps (backgrounds, planets etc) in existing game with new ones

Gripen · Post by **Gripen** » Mon, 4. Jan 10, 23:05

djrygar wrote: I think it could not necessaily true. Last time dig trough dorector.xsd, and found set od commands that suggest (judging by their descriptions), that it would be possible to write quite simple MD script that could swap maps (backgrounds, planets etc) in existing game with new ones

Do not kid' about these things.

djrygar · Post by **djrygar** » Mon, 4. Jan 10, 23:29

I am not kidding.

I loaded it and there is:
<alter_sector>, params are: background, size, population, musicid, security

and second: <load_map>, description of it: "Loads data from a map file into current universe"

also there is whole set of commands like <create_planet>, <create_sun> and they might be useable - I think x3_universe.xml can be loaded and parsed as any other file. So, it seems doable. But never been playing with that so cannot be sure.

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[MOD] Immersive environments 1.1 [09-11-2011]