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I'll do hardpoint data plus preliminary slot data for my ships. Naturally I also test how it looks in the game.

EDIT: Btw. If anyone's interested I have added Excalibur into the game.
Conducting weapon tests
Flying inside a nebula
It still needs better textures and little scaling.

[ June 20, 2004, 10:38: Message edited by: Exan ]

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">As long as you ask them first http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif
Or they have included a read-me or some other note saying that anybody can, in which case, you still need to give them credits (even if they dont ask for it, its polite)

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I see... Well in anycase I need your E-mail DeadZone. Gotta send some files your way.

Exan thanks for the hardpoints, BTW Excalibur looks great in Nebulae. One Last thing why can't I DL Spacedock 2?

For all of you please send ANY finished products (Models, stories, ideas, etc) to my E-mail so I can insert them into the game. And another thing please include a readme of some kind, I was never good at installing mods http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Daniel Rastellini
Startrek: Starfury Founder

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Well I've gone straight to oweners of Staryards and asked permission to use most of his models in our game, I should get a reply in a day or two.

I know you said we have permission DeadZone, but there is no harm in bringing a bullet proof vest to a shootout. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

If all goes well you modellers can go a take a break.

Oh I almost forgot the most important descision of the day!!!

I've finally got a list of race put together for the game. (My mind is made up!!)

Federation
Orion Pirates
Klingons
Romulans
Neutral

So that's good news for Exan, only about 100 or so starsystems need to be made.

SamZaWild E-mail me ASAP (Dmart897@yahoo.com) we have to discuss that story tomorrow!!!

Keep up the good work everyone.
Over and out!

Daniel Rastellini
Startrek: Starfury founder

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Longinus I could use another modeller and that Brunhilde is very original. If you want make the models and send them to Exan for Hardpointing. But I still need someone for textures. Anyone?

Daniel Rastellini
Startrek: Starfury Founder

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Well since the modeller knows his/her models best it's easiest for him/her to do the hardpoints himself. It's really easy. Just open the model in some 3D program and create a sphere with 1 in the radius. Then just move the sphere around where you want for example the weapon fire and take the write down the coordinates. Repeat the process until you got all the hardpoints covered and then simply write them to the SpaceObjects_XFiles.txt.

I've used this method to get all the hard points for my models and it has never failed. (expect for Pearl Dragon and I can't quite figure why)

I'm not sure who originally told me this so I don't want to take credit from this method. But it works.

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I've tried that, but the cordinate systems don't seem to match up.

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Well the Pearl Dragon which hard point data I did with 3D Studio Max failed. The others I've done with anim80r and they've all worked nicely.

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Exan i'm going to send you an *** load of ship models, there made for SFC but you can convert them right?

D.R.

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Sorry didn't got any. My dyards.at.mbnet.fi address is redirected to my school's email address and the server tends to destroy all Messages with zip file attachments.

I doubt I'll have the time to convert the models anyway. It takes some job because I have to render the portrait images, transform the ship into x format and edit the datafiles. It takes quite some time.

[ June 22, 2004, 19:55: Message edited by: Exan ]

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my email is
chrisnewton.at.lfhost.com

Yahoo Messenger is chrisnewton1984.at.yahoo.co.uk

Cant gurantee me being on there alot however

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">I just thought you could be interested in this link: ok, maybe ya already know this but... well I just wanted to be sure http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

STARYARDS

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Thank you very much DeadZone, just one problem... Isn't this supposed to say chrisnewton.at.lfhost.com??

[ June 22, 2004, 19:03: Message edited by: Utopia321 ]

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">(Now he tells me) Well what E-mail is safe for attached files? And if I can't get you to convert files prehaps you could try for an "almost" believable replica? Please I need ships though I don't care if there perfect recreations of Startrek ships.

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Thank you very much DeadZone, just one problem... Isn't this supposed to say chrisnewton.at.lfhost.com?? </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Yes, its suppose to be with the @

And I would prefer it if you edit your post and take the @ out as I dont want to be subject to forum email bots
(which is why you should always put an email as someone.at.someplace.com

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My apologies DeadZone, I had no idea a E-mail bot existed or what it does for that matter. In the future I will not add the @.

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Yes they do exist. And curse my stupidity for not using that method myself even though I knew about the bots. Oh well. I still have time to change my previous post.

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I took the redirecting "offline" so you can just send the mail again. I think I get the models converted at somepoint in August.

[ June 22, 2004, 12:31: Message edited by: Exan ]

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You guys are never gonna guess what I found at Staryards. A Miranda class model for Starfury!!!

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I refer you to the following thread

http://www.shrapnelgames.com/cgi-bin...=000186#000000

Sorry I forgot to mention it earlier http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

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Utopia321, I got the models now. I think I can finish Intrepid by tomorrow. I haven't even unzipped the files yet because I've been rather busy today.

The other models have to wait I'm afraid to the end of july. Tomorrow I have lots of things to do because I'll be leaving town for almost a month.

Other thing...I browsed today through some Star Trek sites to get information. Well what puzzles me is the timeline safe warp engine. What does happen if you go past warp 5 without one? I didn't find answer to that.

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Timeline safe warp engine???? Don't you mean Subspace safe?

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I remembered something said about timeline. Well maybe the site wasn't very accurate then. Might have been subspace too. My memory has dozens of other things to remember. And I haven't watched Star Trek so much myself. Only 6th and 7th seasons of DS9 and the three seasons of Enterprise. I'm much more familiar with B5. Too bad you can't add ships with rotating sections to Starfury. Omega class destroyer would have been so cool.

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Well in that case, if it's Subspace then you have to use Warp Nacelles like that on Voyager (Intrepid Class). Someway unknown to me the folding Nacelles don't cause damage to subspace (Subspace allows warp travel but is damaged by Dilitium waste, right Ian?). Anywho, yeah without the enhanced warp drive found on Voyager any warp factor is hazardous to Subspace, it all depends on how fast you want to go and how badly you want the future to be warpless. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

EDIT: In fact I think that warp nodes or gates or points (So on and so on) are way better than free roaming warp capable vessels. Of course it's not like the damage caused by Warp travel is enormously signifigent, most damaged Subspace blends in with unharmed subspace (like sugar in water), but if everyship in the galaxy were to go to warp at the same instant subspace as we know it would cease to exist and warp drive would only be a dream once more!!

So remember that when to super charge your asses home kiddies. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

Daniel Rastellini

[ June 23, 2004, 20:29: Message edited by: Utopia321 ]

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Thanks for the explanation. Also there has been a problem with the models you sent me. Lithunwrap won't open them and reports an error message so I'm afraid I can't add them to the game. If I can't open them in Lithunwrap, I can't do the hardpoint data and I cannot render the portrait and shield layout pictures. Also I think that Starfury can't open them either. Sorry!

If you could find models in a 3ds format it would be a great help.

Somehow Lithunwrap has hard time opening x files. I cannot open all the x files I've saved with lithunwrap most of them having several texture maps or atleast several mapping Groups.

EDIT: I hope you can find some new meshes. The three ships I want to fly are the Omega class destroyer from B5, Defiant from DS9 and White Star from B5. Currently the only model reminding Star Trek is in this state. It works but it doesn't have decent textures yet.
U.S.S Excalibur

ok. I deleted your Posts so I lost your e-mail address Utopia321. And since I can't send you private Messages either I guess I can say it here as well. If you want to test the Excalibur yourself you can get it from the link below. It's a campaign.
http://koti.mbnet.fi/ffguide/kraasaa..._excalibur.zip

[ June 23, 2004, 21:22: Message edited by: Exan ]

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IMHO it looks great!! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon6.gif

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Very nice Exan, but I don't like the registry and name, it screams bold text! Can you do anything about that? Maybe curve it a little?

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Easily. I have the texture map also in pfd form where everything is in layers. You can remove windows, surface patterns, texts, engines etc. easily and draw new ones.

Do you have a new registry number in mind? Currently I use NCC-1973. Also the font is Times New Roman. What do you recommend? Well I have the Enterprise pilot on computer. I'll take a look from it and try to find a similar one. Curving the font is going to be easy.

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Also I've worked with a small shiptesting campaign. Actually I'm just modifying the one Deadzone made. Anyway here's a screenshot on how both of my creations currently looks in the game. I still have to scale the Quetzacotl down a bit.
Quetzacotl and Excalibur in a storm

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I'll get back to you on that Exan right now I have an announcement to make.


Until further notice Startrek Starfury is being postponed. Anyone who uses Startrek Bridge Commander and has skills in modding head over to this site: http://Users.skynet.be/Alexis.Rombau...der/index2.htm
and contact a modder named Apollo. I want everyone interested to help him.

See what we plan to do with Starfury is already being done with BC. In 2 months modding will be done on ATP Dimensions, a awesome 3d adventure of exploration and kickass starship to starship combat. This is the mod that all Trekkies have been waiting for and I want to give Apollo as much help as possible. Who's with me?

(I apologize to all Starfury Users for this delay but if we can get this mod out faster we can start on Startrek Starfury again that much faster.)

Daniel Rastellini
Startrek Starfury Founder

P.S. I'm sorry guys I just love BC more than SF.

[ June 24, 2004, 21:17: Message edited by: Utopia321 ]

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Warp Necells- You are right about them, Daniel. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif


The break- I will see if I can help but the delay will allow SamZawild and I work on the story in more details.

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Well, just finished Quetzacotl's texturemap. I hope someone is able and willing to do a better one.

Anyway, currently it looks like this
Quetzacotl 1
Quetzacotl 2
Quetzacotl 3
Quetzacotl 4

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That's true. And Ian the e-mail is on the way with an explination.

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Has anyone had any luck joining the BC mod ATP Dimensions? It's been a few days and Apollo/Alexis hasn't replied to me about voice overs so I guess if everyone else was as misfortuned then i'll take ST SF off standby mode http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif .

BTW I just had an interesting idea: Voice overs in ST SF, what you think? It wouldn't be too hard to code in right??? And I'm sure anyone with a mic and Audio recorder could help out. In fact if I get good feed back on this idea I can start doing voice overs
immediately.

Let me know, out.

Daniel

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Ok guys it's been 8 days (8 DAYS!!!) since someone sent in a post and frankly i'm a bit peeved, if no one Posts in the next week i'm shutting down the mod! I mean it guys. I reactivated the mod about 5 days ago I know it was a little weird with the delay and deciding to go help someone else finish their mod but that is over a done with. But don't mistake this for a threat, i'm simply saying if no one comes back i'll have no staff and that means no mod. So come on back I promise I won't bite!!! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

Daniel
_\\// Live Long and Prosper

=/\= [LONG LIVE THE UFP]
(And ST SF)

[ July 07, 2004, 22:16: Message edited by: Utopia321 ]

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Hey, people may be enjoying their summer holidays right now and they have no time to check the forums daily. I'll be going to countryside today and I will be back at 26th july. Till then I can do little else expect maybe post here every now and then.

You can see the models in the link below this post. I'll give the urls to the model folders too.
http://koti.mbnet.fi/dyards/images/excalibur/

http://koti.mbnet.fi/dyards/images/quetzacotl/

Till 26th july. When I get back I'll send the two models to you.

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I' still working on the story with SamZawild. But I think he is on vaction now. So I will have to wait. Also if anyone need my technical advice e-mail me.

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Well i'm sorry I don't have the same life as anyone you. I don't have Summers and Springs and so on I sit in my house doing nothing with my life. So i'm always ready and waiting to do something, if anyone has a similar fate contact me and we can get back to this mod.

Daniel the Lifeless http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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I do!

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Thanks Pat, what would you like to do first?

Daniel

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Well, to tell you the truth I'd much rather be at home right now. It's just raining here day after day and so there's little to do here.

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Thats ok Pat im heading over my Grandmas for the Weekend. Going to see King Arthur ;p. So monday ill be back and we can all watch Joe Schmo Show! lol.

See ya then.

P.S. Don't miss Stargate Atlantis next friday at 10:00 EST on SciFi!

Daniel Rastellini

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See you then. And have fun.

Stargate- Never liked it. I am cathing up on my DS9 shows.

Still waiting on SamZawild to get back from wherever he is off to. I Because I have a great twist ending to the story. It would pull your eyes back when it happens http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif !

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I can't wait, send me the story the moment it's finished! Well let everyone else who isn't working on the story get the surprise ingame.

Keep up the good work everyone!

Daniel Rastellini

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Ladies and Gentlemen,

I have some interesting news. From what I can tell our Topic has more Posts than any other SE Starfury Topic with 93 Posts! (Excluding this one)

Does any of you know what this means? It means Statrek Starfury is the MOST popular Starfury mod in the works! That's right guys were number 1 so lets stop lagging and get our butts into high gear!! (We have wasted far too much time already)

Deadzone did you ever get my E-mail with the Campign info I needed edited?

Pat get back to me on that E-mail.

Sam, Aruna you guys keep pouring into that story Pat will give you the E-mail details.

Exan you still alive out there? I need some Ship models. Really good ones cause were on the top now, can't slack off up here. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Longinus? Does this guys even post here? If anyone has info plz let me know so I can remove him from the credits.

Please don't make me shut this thing down because it's just me Pat Sam and Aruna. At the very least send me a 1 word letter saying 'Hi'. Something to let me know you guys still give a crap about this mod.

Daniel Rastellini

[ July 20, 2004, 13:48: Message edited by: Utopia321 ]

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Sorry to bother everyone again but I got a few new jobs for you.

Exan, since your doing Models and limited textures I thought i'd lighten your load. Cease your creation of Federation Vessels and concentrate on Klingons/Romulans/Cardie etc.

Pat contact me ASAP when you see this I have a few more ideas about story but I don't want to risk leaking anything to the public yet.

Also for all of you that don't know it we are Starstruck Entertainment. Cool huh?

Thats all for now. Keep up the good work.

Daniel Rastellini

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I can try. I'm not expert on other ships. (not that I'm expert on Federation vessels either) Anyway, I have done nothing during july. I currently have only two trek ships ready (both Federation) and I'm now concentrating on The People's Mod.

Anyway, if I have time I'll give Romulan, Cardassian etc. ships a try. Try to find someone to do textures. That's far more time consuming than modelling.

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What are you talking about exan? You leaving for another mod? I know that i did the same thing I'm not happy about that but you don't have to go and do the same thing! What gives? ST SF not challenging enough!? Or were you with TPM first?


P.S. I got some serious comp problems right now so until im back up and running you guys will have to just carry on with out me.

Daniel R.

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I was in TPM first. And I originally promised to do only small portion of the models to this mod.

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Daniel, nope, never got any email

If you have MSN, add me damonsteel.at.msn (dont forget thats an @ sign http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif )

But remember my main concern is TPM & PXS since they are my babies and we are starting to make some serious progression with TPM atm