Help Darsnan finish his "Beta Lyrae" SMAX mod!

[binTravkin]

Yes, pass it over to me as well.

[Darsnan]

Originally posted by Cataphract887
hey darsnan do you have a log you kept,of every single edit made to any files etc?

Essentially my computer is communal (i.e. wife and kids use it as well), so while I'm waiting my turn on it I jot my notes down on paper as ideas come to me, then edit in the ideas. Some ideas didn't work, and so were taken out. Nothing is documented as far as in a softcopy form for changes that I've made, nor has there been an organized effort to keep track of the changes that were kept. The way that I decide as to whether to incorporate a change or not is that I have an underlying theme that I am following, and if the idea/ concept I've thought of makes sense (and it works!) then I incoporate it.

Also please remember that this has been an off again/ on again project that I've been working on for almost 2 years now (It all started one day when I decided to try giving the Sealurk the marine detachment in addition to its sub special abilities. When I saw that this worked, I then started building the whole game off of that), so my recollection of every little edit may not be complete. If you have a specific question, why I should be able to answer that relatively easy though, as I can pull up the pertinent files and see what I did versus an unedited version.


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[binTravkin]

We will see a bit later once we know which file (meaning SMACX game files) holds the essential change..

[GeoModder]

Well, an attempt of sorts for a Kra'lek hovertank.

Does this look like something, Darsnan? (note that the discoloration around the unit is for the .jpg conversion, the original should look better)

[Darsnan]

Originally posted by GeoModder
Well, an attempt of sorts for a Kra'lek hovertank.

Does this look like something, Darsnan? (note that the discoloration around the unit is for the .jpg conversion, the original should look better)

Yeah! Can you make it symetrical (so that the unit won't look like its going backwards sometimes)? Say maybe shift it about 30 degrees counterclockwise, then mirror the pic down its centerline so that the unit looks the same coming or going?

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[GeoModder]

Not easily satisfied eh?

Yeah, can do. Will take a bit longer tho. Agenda is getting full for this weekend.

[Kataphraktoi]

this isnt related to the prob i have dars,but how does the texture2.pcx file work ? my fresh installed copies dont have it, photoshop opens it as a graphics file,with rivers etc. is this a graphical overlay onto the original stuff? somewhat confused as to what it does or how


EDIT: sorry about any false alarms raised over your mod dars. a log file and questions are no longer needed

[GeoModder]

Done.
(was easier then first thought.)

I placed it in the 5th line of the attached units.pcx file

[Darsnan]

Originally posted by GeoModder
Done.
(was easier then first thought.)

I placed it in the 5th line of the attached units.pcx file

Now that looks like a Kra-Lek Tank!


Any chance you can give this to wgabrie (or vice versa) to incorporate into the work he's alerady done on some of the other units?

Originally posted by Cataphract887
this isnt related to the prob i have dars,but how does the texture2.pcx file work ?

I think I accidently included this. Essentially it was wgabrie's first attempt to modify the texture file. When I downloaded his updated file I relabeled the original (instead of deleting it). When I uploaded all my modified files for the mod, I sorted by date and then zipped, which of course included this file. You can disregard it....

Originally posted by Cataphract887
EDIT: sorry about any false alarms raised over your mod dars. a log file and questions are no longer needed

[Kataphraktoi]

whats not to understand?

[binTravkin]

He forgot you said you need a log, no need to bother, we know what's up, don't we?

Darsnan will know a bit later as soon as I check it out.

[Kataphraktoi]

when *are* you checking it out? id like to know if you got it going... patiently not spamming your pm box

[wgabrie]

Darsnan and GeoModder,

I have downloaded GeoModder's units file and merged it with one I submited to Darsnan previously. I don't know which units Darsnan and or GeoModder want to keep so I've been careful not to touch too much. I placed my own icons on 0, 1, and 9 leaving the tank and the native life.

[wgabrie]

And it seems I forgot to add the attachment...

[GeoModder]

Oh, don't bother with the other graphics of that file. I have plenty of copies lying around on my comp.