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RE: [REL] Kalthaniell's Shipyards -Updated 07.08.11 ( j... - 12/17/2011 6:39:57 PM

Upuauta

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Hello,

I just downloaded these awesome looking shipsets. Are there some instructions anywhere how to install them? I just copied the content in the game folders where the original files are and overwrote the existing files when asked. Was that all? I don�t think so, because after starting the game and designing a new ship I saw that the new shipsets weren�t selectable. TIA for any help.

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RE: [REL] Kalthaniell's Shipyards -Updated 07.08.11 ( j... - 12/18/2011 8:49:29 AM

Kalthaniell

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Man these things look great cant wait for my game to arrive and use these shipsets thanks a lot

Say do you have the carrier allready included in the set or would I need too download it seperatly? The third shipset is my favorit they look great and the fighter is really cool.

And I do have a small question you have written you used 500x500 bzw 300x300 so that the ships look good even thought in size over 1300. Does this mean the ships will actually look bigger if I use the same Shippicture for a 1000 than for a 200 size ship?

That said thanks for the hard work you have put into that. When I see mods like this I wonder allways why the developers not put these things officially in the game

Thanks Heliot.

The carriers are not yet included in the files. I'm working on the update now, but I don't plan to release it until Christmas. The resolution does not affect the ship size in game but it can affect how the ship looks. In the higher resolution ships look better, especially in ROTS. In Legends resolution vs quality was improved, but it appears some of the bigger ships still look better in 500x500. As for including such stuff in official releases, it's usually very expensive to get shipart of this quality into the game, and even more importantly very time consuming. And let's not forget the game developers' intended style for graphics. If you change the style of one element of the game, you usually need to modify the rest. Again, a lot of work.

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RE: [REL] Kalthaniell's Shipyards -Updated 07.08.11 ( j... - 12/18/2011 9:31:50 AM

Kalthaniell

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quote:

ORIGINAL: UPUAUT

Hello,

I just downloaded these awesome looking shipsets. Are there some instructions anywhere how to install them? I just copied the content in the game folders where the original files are and overwrote the existing files when asked. Was that all? I don�t think so, because after starting the game and designing a new ship I saw that the new shipsets weren�t selectable. TIA for any help.

Yup, I should have included a more detailed instructions.
You need to extract a shipset to your Shipimages folder in the Customization folder in the game directory ( for example: C:\Games\Distant Worlds\Customization\Mod1\Shipimages). In shipimages folder a folder named 'familyX' should appear. In that folder there should be ship images named after thier ship classes (capitalship.png, cruiser.png etc). Now change 'X' in the folder name to the number of the ship family you want to be replaced by the new shipset. To know which number represents a certain shipset go to Distant Worlds\Images\Units\Ships. It's all there. After you changed the name of the 'familyX' folder to for example 'family2' you can start the game. Than active your custom theme from the main menu (here it would be 'Mod1' for example) and start a new game. The new ships should be there when you create a new design.

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RE: [REL] Kalthaniell's Shipyards -Updated 07.08.11 ( j... - 12/18/2011 2:56:30 PM

Upuauta

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Thx Kalthaniell - I will try that.

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RE: [REL] Kalthaniell's Shipyards -Updated 07.08.11 ( j... - 12/23/2011 1:29:31 PM

Kalthaniell

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Guys, I need someone to beta test something for me. Somone with DW Legends would be great. Any takers?

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RE: [REL] Kalthaniell's Shipyards -Updated 07.08.11 ( j... - 12/25/2011 12:26:40 PM

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The new shipset is ready. Have fun, and report any problems!

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RE: [REL] Kalthaniell's Shipyards -Updated 07.08.11 ( j... - 12/25/2011 2:34:00 PM

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thumbs up! Some wonderful additions here! Thanks for the hard work!

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RE: [REL] Kalthaniell's Shipyards -Updated 07.08.11 ( j... - 12/25/2011 8:27:39 PM

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Just tried it out and its looks great.

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RE: Kalthaniell's Shipyards - 12/26/2011 5:27:43 AM

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Wow! These look REALLY sharp! Nice work!

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RE: Kalthaniell's Shipyards - 12/28/2011 9:38:37 PM

Grisha

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Excellent work, Kal! I love your designs, great stuff. Only thing I would say is no carriers for most sets, but that is a little thing. Overall, very impressive!

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RE: Kalthaniell's Shipyards - 12/29/2011 7:07:17 AM

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Ah I now see where you were talking about for your shippack and effects pack. Mmmmmm Interesting.

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RE: [REL] Kalthaniell's Shipyards -Updated 25.12.11 ( i... - 12/29/2011 8:07:15 PM

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As always, much appreciated Kal- hope for more good things from you in the future... this is the type of thing that really enhances DW!

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RE: [REL] Kalthaniell's Shipyards -Updated 25.12.11 ( i... - 12/30/2011 11:07:40 AM

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Thx guys, it means a lot to me. Hi Lonestar ;) what brings you here?

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RE: [REL] Kalthaniell's Shipyards -Updated 25.12.11 ( i... - 12/30/2011 3:47:40 PM

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chocolate shipset is AMAZING, can't get over how good it looks? At first on the forum post I thought wow looks really detailed. Then as I was installing I was thinking mmm brown bit of a boring colour, but no they are nice, fit in really well with the rest of the shipsets + planet graphics.

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RE: [REL] Kalthaniell's Shipyards -Updated 25.12.11 ( i... - 12/30/2011 6:19:31 PM

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I like how the freighters have those different coloured cargo containers.It is a nice touch that I would like to have seen in all the other shipsets.

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RE: [REL] Kalthaniell's Shipyards -Updated 25.12.11 ( i... - 12/30/2011 11:11:50 PM

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ORIGINAL: ASHBERY76
I like how the freighters have those different coloured cargo containers.It is a nice touch that I would like to have seen in all the other shipsets.

I like that too...
The only reason I do not use more kinds of frieghters is for the fog of war. If they all look alike, I have to be careful before opening fire... that is if it is my intention to open fire.
So I have two sets of freighters only that have been put out across all of the shipsets.

But I agree... I like the different colord cargo containers...

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RE: [REL] Kalthaniell's Shipyards -Updated 25.12.11 ( i... - 12/31/2011 9:18:19 AM

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Thank you for this great ships, personally i cant play without them) hope they will be updated for Leends. Your weapon pack is the best for DW.

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RE: [REL] Kalthaniell's Shipyards -Updated 25.12.11 ( i... - 12/31/2011 3:59:35 PM

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I seem to get a significant slowdown when using the green and purple shipsets but not choc..any idea why ?

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RE: [REL] Kalthaniell's Shipyards -Updated 25.12.11 ( i... - 1/1/2012 9:59:39 AM

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Thx guys for the positive comments. It's good to know that one's work is appreciated and enjoyed.

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I seem to get a significant slowdown when using the green and purple shipsets but not choc..any idea why ?

I'm not entirely sure but I think it might be due to destroyers and frigates having 500x500 resolution. There's a lot more ships of this class around during gameplay, so theoretically that would explain the slowdown. It wasn't a problem ,as far as I know, for ROTS, but Legends use different image loading system. Reducing smaller ships to 300x300 is a part of what I'll do in the updates. I only wish I had more time to do it faster :/

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RE: [REL] Kalthaniell's Shipyards -Updated 25.12.11 ( i... - 1/1/2012 4:59:39 PM

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I only wish I had more time to do it faster

Is that even possible? Having more time, offcourse, not the faster part

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RE: [REL] Kalthaniell's Shipyards -Updated 25.12.11 ( i... - 1/2/2012 12:07:39 AM

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ORIGINAL: Data

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I only wish I had more time to do it faster

Is that even possible? Having more time, offcourse, not the faster part

It is. I spend much less time on shipsets and DW stuff then you guys probably realize. If the only thing I did in my free time was making new neat ships for this game, there would be something around fifty more shipsets in the first thread by now :P. Hell, I could've made my own DW expansion ^^ (If I knew more about coding and programming)...Yeah, I wish I will spend more time on DW this year.

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RE: [REL] Kalthaniell's Shipyards -Updated 25.12.11 ( i... - 1/2/2012 11:24:03 AM

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I just updated magneta shipset. I reduced most of the ships to 300x300. The only ships which will be 500x500 from now on are: capital ships, resupply ships, some colony ships and some construction ships. There's never a lot of that ship classes being build and if they are they are the biggest.

I didn't want to remake the preview from the first post so I'll just post the new carrier here. It's 500x500 below but the one in the upload is 300x300. I did not test any of the ships, new or old for legends so please let me know if any are blurry or have too many position lights or engines etc.

Vasari updated too:

Alliance updated as well. You already saw this one, but I'll repost it anyways ;)

First AFF shipset updated.

And the last shipset is updated, uploaded and converted for legends

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RE: [REL] Kalthaniell's Shipyards -Updated 25.12.11 ( i... - 1/2/2012 7:03:25 PM

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This is really stunning.
Great job and keep up the good work.

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RE: [REL] Kalthaniell's Shipyards -Updated 25.12.11 ( i... - 1/2/2012 7:46:17 PM

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Great work Kalthaniell! With your permission, I plan to use a few of your
ships in an upcoming mod I am working on. I'll certainly have you credited
for your designs that I use.

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RE: [REL] Kalthaniell's Shipyards -Updated 25.12.11 ( i... - 1/2/2012 11:37:27 PM

Kalthaniell

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ORIGINAL: ehsumrell1

Great work Kalthaniell! With your permission, I plan to use a few of your
ships in an upcoming mod I am working on. I'll certainly have you credited
for your designs that I use.

Sure Ehsumrell, you can use them. That's what I make'em for xD

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RE: [REL] Kalthaniell's Shipyards -Updated 25.12.11 ( i... - 1/3/2012 6:30:28 PM

Shuul

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Thanks alot, cant play without this anymore

But will you update weapon pack?

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RE: [REL] Kalthaniell's Shipyards -Updated 25.12.11 ( i... - 1/3/2012 7:50:20 PM

Kalthaniell

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I would, but I'd need to know legends weapons image formats. Resolutions and such

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RE: Kalthaniell's Shipyards - 1/4/2012 9:36:14 AM

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Kalthaniell, can you make a compilation pack? To have all of the stuff together?

The gamefront links don't work...

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RE: Kalthaniell's Shipyards - 1/4/2012 3:19:35 PM

Kalthaniell

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I'll do that when I'll have everything updated. Otherwise I'd have to reupload it every time I update something.

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RE: Kalthaniell's Shipyards - 1/4/2012 4:50:21 PM

Grisha

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Woohoo!, carriers!

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