Taera Hive Imperium Racestyle
 

Hi all.
I've posted my racestyle to download (1.49 only, didnt revamp the AI for gold)
Took a while to finish.

The link is:
1015700158.zip

A complete texture revamp, fully neo-standard compatible, minor AI tweaks. Overall much nicer race to play with/against. Plus a personal names list.

Comments please.
(On the images, the AI, the descriptions)

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Oh well, no comments. I see.

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Actually....as before the shipset is great (took a peek at USy)! I just need to get off my bum, d/l the set and play it http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

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IM now on gold Taera

Waiting on your gold Version so I can play it.

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I'm on Gold too. Love to use it when Gold compatible, though.

Dan

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Thanks for at least some responses.
Didnt know at all that my Taera got anything special at the USy...

Actually i'll sort out all the "extras" im planning by tomorrow and then go into making it gold compatible.

My personal comments - Andrey, get working on Taera MK II.

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Taera fourth edition is now available on SOTAS :

http://diesel2035.free.fr/hosted/taera

thanks Andrey http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

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I like it Taera, i only just downloaded the Version of USY recently after i accepted that despite it being overly green it was a classic shipset. I love the new gold texturing, definatly makes it look good and the new racial portrait is great! I have to admire you Andrey, i don't think anyone on these forums has put so much work onto one shipset as much as you have, well done!

The only Complaint i have is the barge, i think myabe it should have been rendered slightly smaller so it fit in the freame, but other than that this is a great revamp! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Is it Gold Compatible? If not I'll probably use the TDM Modpacks Xi'Chung Ai, i await it as the Taera were a challenging foe in my previous games, if they can use gold technologies like drones it will be an even greater shipset http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon6.gif

[ April 13, 2003, 11:28: Message edited by: Raging Deadstar ]

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Trooper: thanks for uploading it AND taking care to find this thread

RD: Thank you for kind words. As for the barge, i made it be so huhge intentionally. Because IT IS a huge ship! i dont think i would scale it down because right now it looks HUGE as it should be, and also there arent any special details not seen http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif
The AI... well im lazy enough to have copied some TDM AI (i believe its Vaxin but i might be wrong) but the speech, anger and a couple more files are personalized. I will put some time and effort into the race AI soon though.

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Regarding the effort: you might know in all my 6 years of being here i've done only two sets. I have endless partially done on my PC but only two were truly done. I say that i put a soul into that set and i actually did because i've done it wihtout any knowledge of any of the most powerful tools in the program and i think it still looks good. I spent a whole summer working on it, many long hours. Then i revamped it four times by now. The race portrait itself is a part of a whole bug model which was a month's product and right now at its seventh revision. And i also love this shipset personally and dont even need any more. Thank you for the kind words, its not common that i get feedback on it.

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I always thought it was a good shipset. Se4 needs more "abnormal" ship sets. Too many that are just normal ships... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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Just downloaded the Empire of Technologic! I have to say it's not as good as the Taera but it's a good set, i really like the dreadnought. I like your work! Just curious but will any of these partially finished shipsets ever see the light of day, i'd love to see some more 0f your stuff

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Fyron: thats my goal http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif not realy but yes

My other sets.. i have previews Online if you realy want to see. dunno if they will be completed tho.

[ April 13, 2003, 21:48: Message edited by: Taera ]

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Whats the links to the preview stuff? I'd really like to see http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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Trooper, this is older Taera but not the other stuff.

RD, you asked for it. Dont tell me i didnt warn you http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/rolleyes.gif

http://tlogicempire.tripod.com/temp/.../taeramk2.html
http://tlogicempire.tripod.com/temp/shar/shar.html
http://tlogicempire.tripod.com/temp/organic.html
http://tlogicempire.tripod.com/temp/illea.html

Taera MK2 will, if ever, be released differently.
Taera Sha'ar Swarm is not likely to see a release but might, and is also had been already modified.
Organics will see a release but it will take a real while.
Illea is not likely to be ever completed.

Edit: forgotten the Taera-LoE
http://tlogicempire.tripod.com/temp/.../taeraloe.html
Will not be completed.

[ April 13, 2003, 22:55: Message edited by: Taera ]

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trooper, i just noticed that the picture for taera_mini_fightergroup2 is showing a different image.

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WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Taera, they are amazing!!!!

The Taera Mark 2 are ok, i like the feel for them, but i don't think they should replace the Taera. Maybe as a Taera War fleet or something. The Taera themselves certainly don't deserve to be replaced! Not even by something with as much potential as this!

The Taera Swarm is a great looking set, i perfer it over the Taera MK2. It has a more deadly feel over it. I like the curves.

The Illea is quite good, but IMHO not as good as your Taera stuff...

I saved the Best For Last! The Organics. That is the most amazing, beautiful and detailed organic shipset i have ever seen! It practically makes the United Flora look like daisies! That is trully incredible. I beg of you to release this my friend! The Organic Many Spikes is the sweetest ship i have ever seen. I ranked you as Number 7 in my Favourite Shipset designers. I think this work bumps you up to 4, i am well and trully impressed! In fact, i rate you a full 5 stars for impressing me this much!

I believe you should make a mod my friend! An organics Mod, you certainly have the shipsets for it! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Q: I'm after an Organic looking shipset to place in my fanfiction and i am extremely impressed with the Organics (i would have used the Taera but you have started a story about them), could i include them in the Liberation Of Tamarr? I'm sure you have ideas for it and i would really like to write about the Organics! Also can i include the Portfolion story on my Fanfiction site, are you ever going to continue it?

[ April 13, 2003, 23:30: Message edited by: Raging Deadstar ]

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The unnamed organic set is just awesome (and it was just as awesome back when you first posted it months ago http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif ). Why don't you finish it?

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Edited my post below, just in case you read it already (yes this was a shameless bump)

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Fyron: the uniqueness of the set is because each ship is an individual inspiration. This is the first set that is first drawn on the paper. I am continuing it, slowly, and do have a couple of sketches done for now.

RD: thank you for the kind words.
Taera MK2 never meant to replace Taera, just as an alternative. Sha'ar swarm are RP "right hand" of the Taera. Both are about two years old.

Illea... well that was an idea that passed quickly, i wont continue it, though i still like those ships.

The organic shipset... originally started just to see if i can do it, it grew to what it is now and continues to grow.

This is a role-play race of ancient beings that see all living things as worms they want to crush. They are supposed to hold area equivalent to about 1/4th of a galaxy and have unimaginable, ever-growing numbers. They dont attack a lot but when they do they burn all on their way.

I am always happy to have the Taera put in any sci-fi set or story or anything else, so feel free to do so. Same with the Organic set. All i ask is that if you do insert them in stories you follow the basic personality settings.

Re: mod - i am, actually, helping Fyron to do his mod. I dont have the patience to do a complete mod and mod with only an organic racetech is a waste of time IMO.

Re: portfolio - guess what, i had actually forgotten about it. Yes i should and would continue it, thanks for the reminder.

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">The Organics shipset would look fantastic as an alternative to the 'Space Monsters' shipset, IMO... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Yeah! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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thanks for the reminder, i should get working on it again. lotsa sketches outa there lol.

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Missed that one. I'll fix thaht this week end.

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Uhm...sorry, I'm doing something wrong after I enter the scenario/mods upload forum. I started creating a new thread, replying to a thread, creating a poll...I typed some random stuff in, but nothing popped up http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif
Using Internet Explorer 6.0.28, I shouldn't be having compatiblity issues...I must be doing something wrong.

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Replying to a thread (any thread) is enough.
To the left hand side of the box where you normally type your message, it should say "upload file form".

Make sure you don't ahve popups disabled, it uses a popup screen for the upload.

Like I say, once the file is uploaded and you've copy/pasted the URL somewhere safe you don't have to go through with the post- you can just hit the back arrow and make your way back here.

[ May 16, 2003, 14:15: Message edited by: dogscoff ]

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Grrrrrrrrr....are there no well-documented instructions on how to upload something? Do you need some sort of approval before you're given the option to upload something? The FAQ says "For security reasons, nothing can be attatched to a message - you'll have to provide a link to an external website." http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif
But I've seen plenty of members post a link to a download whose URL includes "www.shrapnelgames.com/cgi-bin/newuploads/"...which means there has to be some way to upload files.

Any help, more experienced people? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/confused.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/confused.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/confused.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif

(Oh, and by the way...I was planning to upload Taera's '4th-edition Taera race', but compatible for non-Gold players. If the race converetd for Gold was still compatible with non-Gold SEIV...then I forgot to mention that SOTAS has a corrupt Version of Taera v4 http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif ...so to make a compatible Version of Taera v4, I had to right-click on every single racial image on http://diesel2035.free.fr/hosted/taera/ , save it as a .bmp image, add the images not on that website, get rid of everything that said 'drone' in the .txt files...ugh, poor me http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif )

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Dingo: To upload something you need to go to the upload forums. At the top of your screen now it should say

Intel Forums » Malfador Machinations » Space Empires: IV » Taera Hive Imperium Racestyle »

Click "Intel Forums" and then go to the scenario/mod upload forums. Begin a post somewhere in there, and you will be given an opportunity on the left of the screen to upload. Once the upload is sone, it gives the URL of your file. You don't need to complete the post to use the URL.

[ May 16, 2003, 12:47: Message edited by: dogscoff ]