My odf mod

[dontdrunkimshoot]

On the invitation of dagger, I have decided to start posting information about my mod here as well. The original thread is here ( http://startrek.bethsoft.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=8508 ) and is full of information on what I have done so far.

 

basically i have taken a game with bland starship combat and made it so much cooler. All ships have many times more hit points, fire pulse weapons like mad, fling torpedoes like there going out of style, and fire multiple phasers out of arrays were you could fire one before. The config is my masterpiece though, it makes everything behave exactly how I want, and after days of fighting with it I have fully eliminated shield bleed. Now all hull damage is taken on the chin, and the results in ships that look shot to hell like they should.

 

I have released an early version of my work, and then another release with custum ships from various authors, which crashes the game because of some stupid physics file. Ask me how to fix it if you want to try out my stuff so far.

 

http://legacy.filefront.com/file/ODF_Mod;79309x#1241961

http://legacy.filefront.com/file/ODF_Mod_Directors_Cut;79470

 

again, even though they suck, they make the game 3 times better than stock, but what I'm working on now will be 8 times better than those 2 releases. Approximately.

 

here's a bunch of screen shot of my moded install so far

http://www.putfile.com/fangoriously/images/115436

 

I have every intention of releasing this here on combat ace as well as legacy files. Right now I would say I'm ¾ done, and it might be another month before its ready to be released. Questions? Comments?, Requests?, Suggestions?

Edited June 10, 2007 by dontdrunkimshoot

[+Dagger]

hey Great to see you and Thanks for posting those.Hope to see you stop by and keep us informed of future projects and answer any questions folks might have.

[dontdrunkimshoot]

um, bump?

 

i would love to answer any questions...

[+Dagger]

will this work with any of the other mods?I mean I have installs with TLG,UU,community,and a plain one..will this work with any of these or do i need to put them in a plain install?and hey I saw in some of your screenshots a few pics...did you use this unpatched as I thought a few with missing nacelle.I want them to fix that so bad.Looks great.

[Caveman]

no kidding.. man those screenies look awsome!!!!! I love the TLG and UUM mods the only thing i could ever sat in the negative bout any game id the damage models never quite look right don't get me wrong here the TLG and UUM got as close as i've ever seen but this mods dmg models look awsome

[dontdrunkimshoot]

will this work with any of the other mods?I mean I have installs with TLG,UU,community,and a plain one..will this work with any of these or do i need to put them in a plain install?and hey I saw in some of your screenshots a few pics...did you use this unpatched as I thought a few with missing nacelle.I want them to fix that so bad.Looks great.

 

if you dropped my mod into another mod, it wouldn't be pretty. I’d advise agents it. This should be put in a fresh, un patched install, if you want missing nacelles. I plan to have bits and pieces of TEM 01, possibly some exclusive TEM 02 content, with a little bit of community mod as well. Providing I get permission.

 

no kidding.. man those screenies look awsome!!!!! I love the TLG and UUM mods the only thing i could ever sat in the negative bout any game id the damage models never quite look right don't get me wrong here the TLG and UUM got as close as i've ever seen but this mods dmg models look awsome

 

if you like how all those ships look beat to hell, my mod is for you. None of the other mods, as far as I know have eliminated shield bleed. When a ship takes hull damage with the shields up, it doesn't leave a scratch on the hull. Now you have to beat the shields down to cause the hull any damage, and every torpedo hit and phaser score leaves a mark on a ship with all its hull hit points. And I didn’t just take screen shots of when it’s really bad, every skirmish they look like that or worse.

 

More than just balance the ships, I have unlocked tons of weapon possibilities that the game developers lazily denied you. How about all the tng ships firing multiple beams from all over the phaser arrays at once? Stock the Galaxy or Sovereign will only fire one beam at a time from their huge phaser arrays. And in all the other mods too. I think if people give what I’m making a chance, they might find the other mods kind of boring. With all their visual, interactive improvement and all the enhanced content, the ship combat still sucks, and was not improved, in fact unbalanced more than before. But they have put allot of work and love into their products and the community is much better for it. If they weren’t around, the community would be dead by now. Friendly competition makes every product better, and hopefully I can raise the bar in my own little way.

 

Don’t for get to read up on the progress here

http://startrek.bethsoft.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=8508

and don't be shy to post questions or comments here

 

and of course my ever growing screen shot collection

http://www.putfile.com/fangoriously/images/115436

[+Dagger]

Thanks! I guess another install is coming.

[Caveman]

aye i will be installing soon myself

[dontdrunkimshoot]

dont get to worked up, hopefully it will be weeks, not months before i'm done.

[Caveman]

LOL sorry i just ment a "clean" install but as soon as u upload i'll download :)

[dontdrunkimshoot]

Hopefully there will be something to show for all the work I’ve put into this soon. Sorry I never post stuff here, but it’s a bit light on traffic, which is also partly my fault I guess. For the latest info and updates check here

 

http://startrek.bethsoft.com/forums/index....8508&st=140

 

not like many people post there ether, it’s like I’m talking to myself sometimes.

[+Dagger]

Hopefully there will be something to show for all the work I’ve put into this soon. Sorry I never post stuff here, but it’s a bit light on traffic, which is also partly my fault I guess. For the latest info and updates check here

 

http://startrek.bethsoft.com/forums/index....8508&st=140

 

not like many people post there ether, it’s like I’m talking to myself sometimes.

Thanks for posting this.yes traffic has slowed,but i think it has everywhere.

[dontdrunkimshoot]

alright, its done! it will be up on legacy files soon, i sent dagger a pm on where i should upload it to combat ace so it will be avalable for dl soon! i'll post url's as soon as the sites release the mod.