Colony types and the people who use them
 

I'm looking for some ideas on how to effectively use the "colony types".

Does anyone have a DefaultColonyTypes.txt they'd like to share with me?

Re: Colony types and the people who use them
 

Check out the one in Ultimate Strategies Mod.

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Ah. Very interesting. Don't know what a "Listening Outpost" would entail, however.

Is there "a" webpage that's the main depot for all the mods?

Re: Colony types and the people who use them
 

All of the mods for SE4? Certainly! http://www.malfador.com/se4mods.html

A listening outpost could be a moon that has a long range scanning facility on it, useful in some mods or for Psychic races.

[ February 01, 2004, 02:25: Message edited by: Imperator Fyron ]

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Wow. That's alot of mods to wade through. Are there any mods in that list that are considered standard? Notable mods that are popular? Well done mods?

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I like to use colony types - but its a bit more tiresome in simul. games because the computer names 'em first and then you have to change them to what you really want and that's a PITA.

If only you could right click on the name in the planet display and choose a new colony type.

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I suggest you play all of the mods. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon6.gif Some of the oldest classics are TDM, Devnull, and Pirates & Nomads mods.

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Agreed, Kwok. A few interface annoyances. Does the mouse scroll wheel work for anyone else?

Re: Colony types and the people who use them
 

Wait until the next patch is released, and then the scroll wheel will be supported.

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Really? Sweet action.


As we speak, I'm downloading your quadrants mod. Will the map generator use this mod? Does it implement all the new images in the image pak?


*any idea when the patch is due?

[ February 01, 2004, 03:01: Message edited by: Litcube ]

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Yes really.

The map generator chokes when generating random maps using heavily modified data files. You can generate a map in-game fine, save it, and then load it in the map editor to edit.

If you get the Deluxe Version of FQM, most of the images in Planets.bmp pack of the Image Mod are used. Some of the cornier ones were excluded. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

No idea when the patch will come out.

Re: Colony types and the people who use them
 

You should download Invasion! Mod the link is in my siggy.

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I downloaded that invasion mod, but I'm not quite sure what it's supposed to do, so I'm reluctant to play it. There's no documentation included within the archive.

Fyron, that's one crazy mod you've put together. Looks like alot of work. I'm getting some white squares where planets / wormholes / asteroids should be. Could be because I have an outdated image pack. I can't download the one from the website, because the link is broken.

Re: Colony types and the people who use them
 

From which website? Which link(s) is broken?

[ February 01, 2004, 19:35: Message edited by: Imperator Fyron ]

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The image pack. The images required to use the FQM-Deluxe.

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You're aware there are at least four or five websites you can get the image mod from, right?

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I am?

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Phoenix-D,

I would be most honored if you could bless me with information regarding other locations in which to attain the latest Version of "Image Pack Mod."

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http://imagemodserver.mine.nu/Imagemod/index.html

Main Imagemod site with links

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You can ussually find a list of mirrors at the bottom of any download site..mine's at http://members.cox.net/se4imagemod/ though it may be a bit out of date, it does have a mirror list.

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Yay! I got it! Thanks!

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You play Invasion! the same way you play any other mod what do you need documentation for you seem to have figured out FQM alright check the readme and the Invasion! thread for any details

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Comparing the documentation of FQM with Invasion is apples and oranges. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Note that the FQM Deluxe Readme has this text in the Installation section:

Also, you will need to download and install the Image Mod. It can be installed into the default Pictures folder. It is located at http://www.geocities.com/hohoho611ca/imagepack.html

It gives the location of the Image Mod home page.

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">This did not answer my question. What link were you following that is/was broken?

[ February 02, 2004, 02:15: Message edited by: Imperator Fyron ]

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http://www.geocities.com/hohoho611ca/imagepack.html


9 out of 10 times, it won't load for me.

[ February 02, 2004, 04:18: Message edited by: Litcube ]

Re: Colony types and the people who use them
 

Well Geocities is evil and does not give very much bandwidth. The newer home is http://imagemodserver.mine.nu/Imagemod/index.html . But, you will get better bandwidth at some mirrors, such as http://imagemod.spaceempires.net/ , if you have a broadband internet connection. You only need the Planet Pack for FQM, but you need the other packs for other mods, so best to get them all.

[ February 02, 2004, 04:48: Message edited by: Imperator Fyron ]