[MINI-MOD] Resized Aldrin Big Rock

someone else · Post by **someone else** » Sat, 25. Jul 09, 12:53

I have still the original "remove Aldrin Big Rock" modfile where the Big Rock becomes a standard size asteroid. (in case you wanna try)

most of the Lag comes from the biggness of the sector and the big number of stations and small asteroids... this mod surely fixes the very very annoying autopilot issues. Dunno on improving FPS. Tell me if your game runs better with it.

Chemical-mix · Post by **Chemical-mix** » Mon, 27. Jul 09, 10:20

Tried out the .Spk version last night- works perfectly, and Aldrin is a much nicer place now.

Thanks again for converting the files into .Spk- it's made my life much easier!

Chem

SerriaFox · Post by **SerriaFox** » Wed, 29. Jul 09, 01:30

Not sure I want to hijack this thread but it got me thinking, could you put orbital accelerator into one zone?

There are system requirement reason to limit the size of each zone, but would not be cool to actually fly around earth.

someone else · Post by **someone else** » Wed, 29. Jul 09, 12:14

could you put orbital accelerator into one zone?

my change would only be visible from a new game.

ask a scripter, it is easy to create a set of gates and link them via script editor in a game already running. (if you know how to script of course, I don't)

There are system requirement reason to limit the size of each zone

No. in fact all zones (Sectors) are big as Aldrin (or more), they look small just because the gates and stations are placed in a tiny spot. all the rest of the sector is void as only vacuum can be.

but would not be cool to actually fly around earth.

yep.

I'd like to do that too... but planets in this game are just emispheres put in the background, so you cannot fly around them.
Nor land on them.

the only thing that tries to be different was the Aldrin big rock... with awful results.

Gazz · Post by **Gazz** » Wed, 29. Jul 09, 12:23

Planets are objects. You can target them or fly around them.

Not much to see there, though.

someone else · Post by **someone else** » Wed, 29. Jul 09, 12:26

but planets in this game are just emispheres put in the background

I meant that the planet's model is a hemisphere. If you fly around it you will see through it. And you cannot target Vanilla planets.

Gazz · Post by **Gazz** » Wed, 29. Jul 09, 12:32

Oh, you can make a script do that. It will show as "Planet" in your target info.

someone else · Post by **someone else** » Wed, 29. Jul 09, 12:34

Oh, you can make a script do that.

see? you need to be ***modified*** to target a vanilla planet

Galluskek · Post by **Galluskek** » Wed, 29. Jul 09, 16:51

I wonder how it shows up on the grav? as a big circle or a tiny dot?

someone else · Post by **someone else** » Wed, 29. Jul 09, 20:29

I've never seen a planet on the gravdar.... never seen Aldrin rock either....

cnecktor · Post by **cnecktor** » Wed, 29. Jul 09, 23:16

This mod seams to work great for me thanks.

Lazyhead · Post by **Lazyhead** » Thu, 8. Oct 09, 22:08

Hey guys,

Tried the resize mod but the asteroid is still just as HUGE! I have the latest patch.
The mod manager has successfully installed the script and it is enabled.

What am i doing wrong?

kelmen · Post by **kelmen** » Fri, 9. Oct 09, 07:28

hi, just wondering why not remove that thing at all?

it's not like that piece of rock has anything to do with plot or whatever.

maybe just to make that planet of whatever left of it to become the standard background thingy

Lazyhead · Post by **Lazyhead** » Sat, 10. Oct 09, 11:06

Well, is anyone able to remove it or at least resize it? I dont think the old script is working with the new updates. Not sure why. Not working for me anyway. I like Aldrin, but that big rock is just screwing everything up.

So, anyone able to fix this?

Saetan · Post by **Saetan** » Sat, 10. Oct 09, 11:12

Just downloaded this mini mod yesterday and for me it worked. Check if you installed it the right way.

To remove the rock at all, you could unpack it from the .cat/.dat, import it in gmax, delete it, export it in gmax, repack it as .cat/.dat

Seems complicated? Instead of importing, deletion and exporting you could use a unpacked .bod or .bob file from a existing "no complex tubes" mod which is empty too. You only would have to rename it, so that it's name fits aldrin rock's name of the file.

Lazyhead · Post by **Lazyhead** » Sat, 10. Oct 09, 11:18

Hmm.. Weird. Mod manager says its enabled and running, but the rock is as big as ever.

As for the rest you said... no idea what that means. Ill have my PC engineer friend look at it.

Saetan · Post by **Saetan** » Sat, 10. Oct 09, 11:31

You may try the fake patch installation of the mod. As in this mod only the file for the aldrin rock got modified there should result no incompatibilities to other mods.

Lazyhead · Post by **Lazyhead** » Sat, 10. Oct 09, 11:41

Where would i find this fake patch?

Saetan · Post by **Saetan** » Sat, 10. Oct 09, 12:12

Download the cat/dat version of the mod and copy these two files (unpack the rar first) into your terran conflict main directory. You will find there other cat/dat's too. Look whats there highest number and rename the cat/dat of the mod to the highest found number + 1.

Solomon Short · Post by **Solomon Short** » Sat, 10. Oct 09, 15:16

Lazyhead wrote:Hmm.. Weird. Mod manager says its enabled and running, but the rock is as big as ever.

As for the rest you said... no idea what that means. Ill have my PC engineer friend look at it.

Quick question, on the X3TC initial startup Popup, the smaller square window, did you hit the "Mods" button & highlight the Mod?

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[MINI-MOD] Resized Aldrin Big Rock