[MOD] Ship Rebalance Mod ver 0.59 [30/08/2009] + 2 COCKPIT PACKS + Alkeena's BSD!!!!

OOZ662 · Post by **OOZ662** » Thu, 22. Oct 09, 18:21

Well...if you say so.

I'll send him mail after I sleep; been to busy setting up CODEA and poking around in warelists over night...

paulwheeler · Post by **paulwheeler** » Thu, 22. Oct 09, 23:14

It would be a real shame if this mod died. It really adds to the gameplay for me.

I wish I had the time/ability to take something like this on - but I spend far too much time developing addons for MS Flight Simulator as it is. This game is my escape from that kind of thing!

I know Killerog has said he will convert the latest version of his trails mod to work with this and the current cockpit mod seems to work fine with 2.5.

This really only needs a few tweaks here and there... Hopefully Someone else will be back soon.

Paul

OOZ662 · Post by **OOZ662** » Fri, 23. Oct 09, 03:26

Mail's off to Someone Else.

If "worse comes to worse" (he doesn't respond), could the blanket of permission to freely use his mod be used to keep it going?

Gavrushka · Post by **Gavrushka** » Fri, 23. Oct 09, 11:15

Fingers crossed... Isn't it Forum policy to acknowledge the original author and then be able to go from there?

I hope he responds- I am sure he will in a few days. - He put such tremendous effort into this!

szkkteam · Post by **szkkteam** » Mon, 26. Oct 09, 11:01

Hello Everybody!

I don't know this mod cause the problem because i have a lot of mods.
The problem is some specific ship (like: OTAS Escort, Pirate Ospey, Pirate Centaur, but i think i should find more when i explore the deepspace) has got no model. I mean ... like the ship invisible ... they at shooting the enemy as well... but no one can hit them ... 8 capital ship and 2 M2 shooted at a pirate centaur ... but the centaur still live after 30 min! Don't know what is the problem ... it's dosen't matter if i can't see the model ... but don't be immortal

The following mods are installed: (the game work correctly expect this)

Alpha PPC conversion.spk
AP Libraries r2.spk
Befehlsbibliothek_X3TC_V3304
Combat Mod 3 - Full v1.03.spk
CommunityPluginConfiguration-V1.20-03.06.2009.spk
dock_lockup_fix.zip
HotkeyManager-V1.10-10.07.2009.spk
Improved Races r13.spk
Jump_to_me_v1.0.spk
ManualTradeExtension-V2.1.1-06.08.2009.spk
MarineRepairs-V1.02-03.03.2009.spk
msl_def_mk2.zip
PSCO1_CockpitMod_v1.18b_WithHUD.rar
ShipexpansionV1_7b.zip
Signal Boost for TC.spk
SRM0.59.rar (Ship Rebalance mod)
SS_T_TC_Performance_boost.spk
TC update.rar
turret_fix.zip
UniversalBestBuysSells_221.spk
Universe Explorers 2.4.0.spk
Waffensystem_CODEA_X3TC_V3103.zip

If anybody got idea ... except reinstall the game, or anybody has got the same problem ... pls help me

OOZ662 · Post by **OOZ662** » Mon, 26. Oct 09, 14:12

Have you updated to 2.5? What exactly is in "TC update.rar?"

szkkteam · Post by **szkkteam** » Mon, 26. Oct 09, 14:50

Ofcourse my game is 2.5 and in TC update is:

http://forum.egosoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=239591 This mod/script

draffutt · Post by **draffutt** » Mon, 26. Oct 09, 14:53

@szkkteam

1) you'll need to remove turret_fix.zip as ego included that since patch 1.4

2) you'll need to remove TC update.rar as mine patch isn't comp with SRM0.59.rar. his included updates from my patch is a little bit behind and will cause a few issues.

3) if you haven't already done so you'll need the patch i believe someone else put up for PSCO1_CockpitMod and the Combat Mod3

4) i am not for sure if the Alpha PPC conversion is comp with this. as i don't use that.

OOZ662 · Post by **OOZ662** » Mon, 26. Oct 09, 14:55

draffutt types too fast.

Keep in mind that when you updated to 2.5 it likely over-wrote one of your mods. Whatever was in 09.cat/.dat is gone(unless you manually prevented it), so you need to shift everything above that up a number and reinstall whatever got overwritten as 10.cat/.dat.

szkkteam · Post by **szkkteam** » Mon, 26. Oct 09, 22:38

Thank you guys ... i'll trying ... but Turret fix, and SRM also uses Cat and Dat files ... so i don't know wich number was that mods

If i repatch my game to 2.5 and i reinstall all of my other mods, can i continue my save games?

OOZ662 · Post by **OOZ662** » Tue, 27. Oct 09, 02:39

From the looks of it, your save games will still function, but if you mess up which mods are installed, the modified items may wig out (like that invisible ship).

This is a good lesson in keeping track of which mods are installed where.

If you ever figure it out, go ahead and delete Gazz's Turret Fix. It no longer serves a purpose and has a chance of causing conflicts. Also, if you look at all the mods that are left right now, you may be able to see which one's missing and just put it back, shifting all the cat/dats above 9 (10,11,12...) up a number (11,12,13...).

If push comes to shove and you REALLY need help, I may be able to help you directly with a remote desktop program, but that's certainly a last-ditch option.

szkkteam · Post by **szkkteam** » Tue, 27. Oct 09, 09:22

Thank you so much

after my i came back i'll start to reinstall my mods

If i have a problem i will tell you

)

paulwheeler · Post by **paulwheeler** » Wed, 28. Oct 09, 00:22

I would suggest this when you try and load your save game:

Fly to a unknown sector and ensure there are absolutely no ships in the sector - that includes your own.

Eject and send your ship to the neighbouring sector. Save using salvage insurance. Then install the mod and load the save. Call your ship back in and your good to go.

My saves kept crashing when I tried to install this mod initially. I finally scouted the sector I was in and found an abandoned ship way off the sector map. Once I got rid of this the save loaded fine.

Also you can't run the tships addon for the Cmod as it conflicts with this. The basic cmod runs fine with this and 2.5.

OOZ662 · Post by **OOZ662** » Sun, 1. Nov 09, 15:51

I've begun working on an update to this mod, including the optional packs and integration with newer versions of the other mods.

Don't ask how long it'll take, though. I have no idea...

And I think I'd rather not think about it anyhow.

paulwheeler · Post by **paulwheeler** » Sun, 1. Nov 09, 17:03

that sounds great. Im glad this script is going to be continued.

A couple of things i think could use a look at. The boreas i think has been nerfed too much for its cost. Perhaps give it one shield back. The weapons platforms are a bit too expensive and how about putting in 2gj shields in the large platform rather than 20x 1gj.

OOZ662 · Post by **OOZ662** » Sun, 1. Nov 09, 17:09

Actually, it looks like it could take quite a long time with quite a headache overall, specifically because it was integrated with other mods. I don't know which files specifically belong to the SRM or whether they're part of the Bug Fixes or BSD. Add to that that the Bug Fixes is a very active and all-encompassing mod and it may be easiest to start from scratch...

paulwheeler wrote:A couple of things i think could use a look at. The boreas i think has been nerfed too much for its cost. Perhaps give it one shield back. The weapons platforms are a bit too expensive and how about putting in 2gj shields in the large platform rather than 20x 1gj.

It's going to be a VERY long time until I can get to making new changes, as far as I can tell. Updating the two mods that are integrated into it without getting rid of the mods premise will be horrendously difficult.

Look at TShips, for instance; SRM changed the specs and values of nearly all the ships, Bug Fixes changed some things, and BSD changed all the models to add docking ports and changed the number of available docking slots to match.
I can (at the moment) only compare one file to one other. That means I can compare SRM TShips to BF's TShips, but I can't tell what differences are there because BF changed them since the last SRM update or whether they're there because BF is based on the vanilla TShips file.

paulwheeler · Post by **paulwheeler** » Sun, 1. Nov 09, 18:16

sounds like a lot of hard work! Well we all appreciate your taking this on.

I assume someone else would have some kind of log on what changes he made. I dont suppose you heard from him?

OOZ662 · Post by **OOZ662** » Sun, 1. Nov 09, 18:18

Someone Else has disappeared entirely for the time being.

The changes to SRM don't really matter, since I'm the one that's going to be making them.

The problem exists because the other mods that are merged with this one have kept updating since this one stopped. I also have to make this mod entirely 2.5 compatible, but that's not all that difficult.

paulwheeler · Post by **paulwheeler** » Sun, 1. Nov 09, 20:38

I'd imagine that Someone Else must have had a list of changes so that he could easily remerge the other mods if they change.

For example with tships He must have a clean version (no other mods) of the SRM tships in order to know what to merge in. Otherwise everytime one of the other mods gets changed he'd have had to start from scratch.

How about contacting the other mod makers and seeing if they can send you older versions of their mods that match the ones here. That might make it easier to see the changes.

Also Killerog has said he will make a compatible version of his updated trails mod for the SRM so he may be willing to lend a hand - at least as far as the trails mod goes.

OOZ662 · Post by **OOZ662** » Sun, 1. Nov 09, 20:41

Ah, I see what you mean. Yeah, the problem is contacting SomeoneElse. He hasn't responded to PMs either.

I already asked draffutt in his thread. A this point I'm just trying to get the "base" working, ie updating bugfixes and BSD. Then I'll start hacking away at the compatible mods. Thanks for reminding me to get in contact with killerog, though. Thought about that back when I read that post.